Pinterest Pinspiration: Bright is alright

It would be difficult not to notice all the bright hues of denim in stores right now.   My first instinct was to steer clear of putting any colored denim on my derriere.  My second instinct arrived about 15 seconds later and screamed, "you need to get your hands on some of those!  pronto!"  And while I intended to go with a safe color like blue, well, you can see below how that turned out.  The yellow was calling to me and the nice boy at the Gap assured me that they were cool.  And nice boys at the Gap don't lie, right?

Be aware that most brands are using a skinny legging jean style for their colored denim looks.  The bad news?  That isn't everyone's best look.  The good news is they have so much stretch in them that it doesn't matter.  They are actually quite comfortable and all it took for me was finding a rise that works for my, ahem, mom body. 

Since this was my first foray since sixth grade wearing neon pants, I decided to play it safe and pair it with a denim dress tunic.  Again the nice boy at the Gap assured me it wasn't maternity, it didn't look maternity, and there was no way anyone would mistake it as such.  Cuz, you know I don't want to throw anyone into a tizzy thinking that baby #3 is on the way.  It isn't.   Just to emphasize the point, I paired it with a wide belt.  Cuz I can.  Topped off (or bottomed off?) with some leopard print shoes and the outfit was complete in my book.  If you are ever in doubt, finish an outfit off with some animal print and you'll be good to go.  Works every time.

Here's my Pinterest Pinspiration for today:

 

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Yellow pants + dark denim + flats + brown accessories

Daily Style File
Dress:  Gap
Jeans:  Gap
Belt:  Gap (old)
Shoes:  Calvin Klein

Pinterest Pinspiration: jeans, tweed + neon

Apparently I have a thing for jeans and blazers.   I only know this because I have an awful lot of pins with this look and an equal amount of jeans and blazers in my closet.  However, I often feel like wearing a blazer looks too formal for my normal running around activities.  Which doesn't make sense since I wear skirts and dresses often enough. 

Boyfriend jeans are always a classic look.  As are tweed jackets (a la Chanel).  And throw a white tee in the mix and voila, you have a totally perfectly put together look.  Why the heck is it that I needed to have Pinterest remind me of this?  That I am not sure.  So let's just cut to the chase. 

Here's my Pinterest Pinspiration for today. 

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Boyfriend jeans + tweed jacket + tshirt = done.  You've certainly seen that neon is HOT right now but added to a tweed jacket.  Shut. up.  See the subtle neon goodness below.  The best part?  This jacket was already in my closet.  For a couple of years.  Glad it is finally getting some wear.

 

PS.  Oh, and did you know the latest accessory is the white finger wrap?  Let's just say this morning I learned that a knife + an unruly avocado pit = 5 stitches in my finger.  Whoops.

Daily Style File
Tshirt:  Gap
Jacket:  Cynthia Steffe
Jeans:  Express
Shoes:  All Black via Anthropologie

Introducing....Pinterest Pinspiration Challenge

I've been pretty bored with my wardrobe lately.  Ridiculous, right?   I have an entire closet full of clothes.  But, I get bored easily and haven't been shopping lately to infuse anything new and exciting into the mix.  Recently I have found myself searching Pinterest for outfit ideas when I normally would be blogging.


Which got me thinking.......




(don't be skerred - but imagine smoke coming out of ears from thinking so hard)




......what if I actually looked at the items I pinned and used them as inspiration for getting dressed?




SAY WHAT?!?!?!  Is this what Oprah calls an 'AHA' moment?!

It seems surprisingly simple but I can't be the only one to find myself pinning all these amazing ideas and then never looking at them again. Right?  

Starting today and continuing until I am bored (a week? a month?), I have decided to use my Pinterest boards as pinspiration for my own dressing.  Any major event like this needs some preparation.  And preparation = shopping.   And pinning.  And research.  And research = more pinning.

My goal is to mainly use items I already own and wear them in a new to me pinspiring way.  I am also going to purchase a few new pieces that will help infuse some excitement into my wardrobe.  WAHOOOO, right?!  Now THIS is what gets me out of bed in the morning!!  (Either that or it is my kids waking me up and telling me they are hungry, but you get the idea.)

So, amuse me and amuse yourself and check back daily to see what new must have Spring items I added to my closet, what I am wearing and what pinspired it.  Don't forget to follow me on Pinterest.   

PS. What pinspires you?  If you have any pins that you have been crushing on but aren't sure how to make work, let's chat.