As seen online.....

It's no secret that I love to shop. Fortunately for my closet and unfortunately for my wallet, I am often influenced to buy clothes after seeing them styled online, whether it be on Pinterest or on various fashion blogs.

 

Here are some of my purchases:



 

After seeing this outfit online at Girl Gone Fashion, I wanted both the skirt and the top! I love the mixed patterns, colors, and how well everything went together. I looked online and only saw the shirt. I honestly forgot about the it, until I stopped in a Francesca's store. While looking around, I found both the skirt and the top on sale! The skirt came to $16.00 and the top $19....both less than $20!

Shopping tip: Top is still available online here. So many items were on sale, I recommend going to the store. Also if you text Join227 to 22466, you will get a 20% off coupon for in store purchase!

 

I fell in love with this Ralph Lauren Nantucket striped top featured on Summer Wind. When I went to the RL website, it was sold out. I did a search on ebay and found brand new, with tags, for really cheap. It is great quality and super comfortable. I wore it in late summer with shorts and then again in the fall with jeans.

on a lazy Saturday afternoon, bowling with the hubs.

 

 

I really liked this Kelly green sweater seen on The Classy Cubicle. Another Ralph Lauren item and another item no longer sold on their website. Although the blogger offered some similar options on the post, none were as cute as this one pictured. I did another ebay search and was able to find the sweater at only $10 (if I remember correctly)! Even more stunning in person, this is great paired with white cropped pants just as the blogger styled. It also looks great with gold chunky jewelry!

 

 

I think I stumbled across this Everly chevron top on Pinterest. I clicked the link but their site did not have online shopping. After a Google search I saw the brand was sold at boutiques and at Nordstrom. I think I ended up buying this top for $8 off Poshmark.

 

Shopping tip: Poshmark is one of many online consignment shops where you can buy and sell clothing. Although I have had more luck selling on Ebay, there are some great sites to find some good deals or hard to find items.

 

 

 

I found this adorable dress on Instagram of all places, on the account of Ali Fedotowsky (I'm guessing a Bachelorette contestant?) The dress she listed as a BCBG dress and I went to their site and purchased it ASAP. I wore it for the Sandals dinner cruise in Baltimore a week later. I used a promo code and got $25 off and free shipping....dress was around $55.

 

Shopping tip: Always search for coupons or promo codes by simply searching the web, before making any purchases online!

 

 

Dress paired with a Lilly Pulizer belt, blogged I about here

 

How to look better in the clothes you already have.....

You can look better in the clothes you already have by following these 5 simple tricks!

This blogger shows how simple alterations make the difference!

1. FIT! Make sure your clothes fit the way they are supposed to fit you. Pants that are too long and clothes that are too baggy are easy fixes with a trip to the dry cleaners. I take anything ill fitting in for tailoring. Within a few days and usually $5-20 per garment charge....it's well worth the time and the money. inexpensive clothes tailored to you, instantly look more expensive!

Buttons shouldn't gap! Either wear open or use fashion tape!

Make sure your clothes aren't too small either. Nothing worse looks than clothes that are toooooo small! For more on fit, visit this bloggers tips!

Really Bradley?!

2. CLEAN! This seems simple, but you would be surprised how many people overlook this! Make sure your clothes are free of loose strings (especially around buttons). This is an easy fix with a few snips from some scissors (don't pull!)

Lint roll items to remove dust, hair, or lint. Remove pills on sweaters with a pill remover, razor, or a hair curler (go here for how to).

Don't wear clothes with stains, makeup or other spots (especially the often overlooked: COATS!)

Dry cleaning clothes will also keep your clothes looking better for longer, especially cheap items from stores like H&M and Forever 21.

Don't forget to clean your shoes and handbags. Don't let your footwear get scuffed up and worn out, covered in mud or in salt. You can wipe with a damp cloth, magic eraser (especially on athletic shoes) and use restorer (for leather). Soles can be repaired at a shoe cobbler.

3. LOOK! Make sure your clothes look the way they are supposed to! If wrinkled, iron or steam. A crisp white button up oxford will look terrible if wrinkled and not properly starched. Store sweaters and shirts properly to avoid them from being stretched out in the shoulders or sleeves.

4. PAIR! Pair your outfit with the right accessories: jewelry (always earrings), belt, handbag, scarf. These items can make an inexpensive or plan outfit look high end and amazing.

5. BEAUTY! If your hair and makeup is a mess, it doesn't matter if you are wearing a top designer runway dress! Amazing hair and makeup can make a jeans and t-shirt outfit look like a million bucks. It doesn't have to be a ton of makeup (overdone can be trashy). Hair just needs to be maintained with no roots and trimmed free of frizzy ends, basically clean, and styled. Groomed eye brows and manicured nails are a must!