Day 28- J.Crew Copycat

What I'm wearing: Gap blazer, Forever 21 sweatshirt, Nine West boots, Forever 21 necklaces

Although I'm not wearing anything from there, this look is straight out of a J.Crew catalog. I cut a similar image out of one of their catalogs about a year or two ago of a girl wearing a sweatshirt, navy blazer, and a tangle of gold necklaces. I had been wanting to recreate it for a long time, but I didn't have a thin sweatshirt that would look right with a blazer. I picked up this one at Forever 21 right before the 30 for 30 challenge began. Unfortunately, the original catalog cutout is on my bulletin board in Columbus (shown here), so I can't share it with you, but I think I did a pretty good job of copycatting. I would have liked to have worn my tan boots instead of the cognac ones, but I'll have to try that after the challenge is over. I wore this outfit for dinner and game night with my aunts and girl cousins. Since I go to school out of town and one of my cousins just moved to Florida, I don't get to see them very often, which made the night even more special and fun.

Days 28 & 29-Functional vs. Fashionable

MIA blogger alert! I ended up moving into my apartment four days earlier than planned, so the last week has been spent packing and unpacking, mostly while wearing workout attire and looking the opposite of stylish. Therefore, I am STILL not done with my 30 for 30 challenge. I think I'm about to hold the record for the longest it has taken anyone to complete it.

What I'm wearing: Target dress, Merona sandals via Target, H&M flower pin, Vintage earrings via Talk of the Town

What I'm wearing: Gap tee, Gap Always Skinny jeans, Forever 21 cardigan, Merona sandals via Target, Forever 21 green eyelet headband

So I realize that these pictures definitely aren't high quality, but I'm still adjusting to the move and trying to figure out how to proceed in terms of outfit pictures. I had gotten used to my mom taking my pictures everyday and really don't want to have to revert back to a self-timer. I'm hoping I come up with a good solution soon; until then, I hope you can tolerate some possible sub-par pictures. As for the outfits, they aren't my most creative, but they were practical for what I was doing on those days. Sometimes functionality wins out over fashion.