SFAM Item of the Week!

This amazing Ralph Lauren jacketdress is SFAM's item of the week

For the boardroom: button her up, add a chunky statement necklace, platforms and go. For after hours: unbutton, add a shirt and your favorite skinnies and you're a quick change artist with attitude.

See how I rocked a similar look here with a different jacket/dress.

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And Congrats to Latise for winning the I Got Wired Charm Necklace! I will be sending you an email soon:)

Latisse said...

I would get Kalen...my son's name, with a heart stamped next too it. He is my heart! I've been debating on getting the tattoo of a K and heart behind my ear, but I think that the necklace would be lovelier.

And thank you Olive Paperie for using me as a muse here!

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GFS: Christ Chic and The Night Before

I wore this to church...and to eat pancakes... but the most important part was church:)

Ralph Lauren Blazer

Zara Skirt

Stolen Borrowed men's belt

Jessica Simpson Heels

My dog might refuse to bark (not because he can't but because it's beneath him) but he's got "hops."

The night before...same shoes...I went to a birthday dinner.

( I bought the random black sash from Goodwill)

I was thumbing through the Marie Claire magazine and got inspired to rock my trench to breathe life back into one of my favorite strapless dresses.

Have a great week!

GFS Trivia Answer

I'm impressed...most of you guessed that atleast the jacket and boots were thrifted. But many of you refused to believe that I thrifted this L.A.M.B. bag. Guess what!?!? I DID! Total Score! Can you believe that!?!?

Go ahead and say it...

I'm a thrifting beast!

Hopefully, I will go somewhere this weekend that will warrant me dressing stylish and taking pics:)

Have a great weekend!

GFS Trivia Game

Let's play a little game!

(L.A.M.B. Satchel, Riding Boots, Ralph Lauren Blazer, Cargo Pants)

Can you name the items I am wearing that are from the thrift store?

I'll update this post later with the answer!

Oh, I've nicknamed this look the "Boarding School Equestrian Soldier" look!

Now, let's play GFS TRIVIA!!

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P.S...Thank you to The Trendy Socialite for Spotlighting my weekend look!

One Whole Dolla

Remember that shopping ban that I may have or may have not put myself on? If I bought this dress for a dollar, does that really count? I mean really. One whole dolla? You be the judge! The dress is a tad too big and a tad too long but it was nothing a belt couldn't fix.

I have really been into the Ralph Lauren Spring 2010 look. That whole "housewife during the Dustbowl era with heels" look really appeals to me for some reason. This dress reminds me of the uniform my mom wore when she was a waitress when I was about 5 or 6 years old. She worked at Sambo (what a name)...it was basically a Denny's...I think. I remember she had to wear a uniform and it looked alot like this.

That's amazing that I remember that because I can't even remember what I ate for breakfast! I have the worst time remembering people I went to high school with and I have the nerve to remember where my mother worked when I was 5? Since I'm reminiscing...I also remember one time my mom dropped me and my brother off at elementary school and the car caught on fire when we got there!

Inspiration: Ralph Lauren Spring 2010 Collection via Style.com

(By the way...the season finales of Grey's Anatomy and The Good Wife have me freaking out!!)

Never Say Never

I hate when people make me go back on my word. I never thought that I would be wearing denim with denim. But here I am rocking the look. I still kinda loathe certain washes of denim together but atleast I'm coming around. Here is my version of the double denim trend.  I wore something a little different to work but my date insisted asked that I stuff my face with sushi for dinner with him...so this is what I threw together.

I go through phases with my clothes. I'll be really into something and do it to death and then I'm over it. A few years ago, I was all about the fedora and had to have one in every color. Once the phase was over, it's over. For some reason, I'm back into hats again so I dug this hat (a la' Kyla) out of the closet.

Here is a conversation I had with one of my female students today. I teach high school.

Student: Ms. G, why is your shirt buttoned up so high?

Me: *blank stare* Ummm, because I'm at work?

Student: Yea, but can you atleast unbutton one more button?

Me: Boo, if I did that your Papi' would be calling me Mami'.

Student: Huh?

Me: Never mind. Don't worry about my clothes!

Fedora: (old...from a vintage shop I think)

Denim Shirt: Goodwill $3

Belt/Paperbag skirt: Target

Shoes: Pour La Victoire

Louis Vuitton Sac Plat

Earrings: F21

Bracelet: Urban Outfitters

(Here is my inspiration for today's outfit: Ralph Lauren Spring 2010 Collection)

What is something you swore you would NEVER wear but find yourself atleast "leaning" in that direction again?

 For me, it's double denim. I draw the line at Jellies and Crocs. That will never happen...EVERRRRRRR!!!!!!

Inspired

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It rained like crazy this weekend. Rain + Afro= Wearing a Cap/Hat

Here's just a quick weekend post. I rarely wear shorts...and by rarely I mean never. But for some reason, I've decided it's okay. I absolutely loathe the feeling of shorts "riding up" on me. It drives me crazy but these are actually comfy to wear.

Photos from NY MAG online

 I am not one of those "runway" watchers but I must say that I've stumbled across a few of the Ralph Lauren Spring shots and immediately fell in love. I'm really into menswear and this is done oh so right. It kind of has that "I'm a farmer during the Dust Bowl era and the only thing I have to wear are my husband's clothes" kind of look. My ensemble today was directly inspired by the Ralph Lauren "look". I already have a few more "inspired" outfits in mind:)

By the way, I was a having a discussion about my style today and I couldn't come up with an official title for my style. Scroll down this page and take a look at some of my pics. How would you describe my style?

School Girl Chic

Ralph Lauren Blazer via Marshall's (Kinda in love with it)

Limited Khakis (hand me down from my homie Taneca!)

Shirt from Target (I think it's really a "beach cover up" but I love the length and how thin it is)

Scarf/Marc Fisher Shoes via Marshall's

Hat from Urban Outfitters...I think...it's so old

The outfit looks much better in person...the details on the back of the jacket make me want to stroke it while singing Killing Me Softly in Spanish to it.

I very much felt like a cross between a school girl/school boy in this outfit...but I liked it:)

(These are actually wide legged Khaki's but "old school" rolled them up like I did in middle school! I'm not a fan of light colored pants but I so didn't care today)

Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I've been busy losing weight...and by losing weight, I mean puking my guts out from a stomach virus or a touch of food poisoning...not good! This was my first attempt all week to get dressed in a decent way. Slowly getting my energy back so today, just pictures...no witty stories:)

.....Oh wait...I was reading this great article (when I wasn't in an Imodium AD induced coma) on bloggers in the current issue of Vogue and it mentioned the "target" audience for most successful bloggers. So here is what I assume all of my readers/lurkers/followers have in common...

1. They YOU eat real food.

2. You have to check your bank account atleast once a month. Let me explain this one. I gage how wealthy people are by if I think they check their bank accounts to see where every penny goes. For example...Oprah doesn't HAVE to check her account. The rapper Coolio (yes, exactly)...checks his account on his Cricket phone! LOL

3. You agree that my afro puff, thick hips, witty banter and worship of heels and pencil skirts make me a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for Financially Challenged, Big Dreaming Bloggers!

4. You too think about how much weight you might lose when you are sick from stomach viruses/food poisoning.

5. You giggle atleast once while reading a post of mine or atleast nod your head and said..."That girl is working it".

I digress. This was supposed to be just pictures:)

Psychology 101

I am a Virgo, which means that I am overly analytical. On top of that, I minored in Psychology to "mask the crazy!" I believe that everything has a reason for happening, and it is my sole purpose on earth to figure the reasons for everything! With that in mind, I must say that today was quite the day for reasoning and statistics in my head.

Does it mean something that I counted how many steps it takes to get from my car to my desk at work? 468 steps to be exact. Does it mean something else if I counted how many steps it took from my desk back to my car at the end of the day? 398 to be exact. I am almost certain those numbers are significant and mean a great deal!

Does it mean something else if I felt heavily sedated on my drive home from work, even though it was broad day light? Does it mean something that as soon as I got home, I went straight to the shower? Is there a reason why I literally sighed aloud over ten times while taking that shower? I'm talking about like I was auditioning for a Garnier commercial! I even caught myself whispering "yes, yes" to myself! When I caught myself, I looked over my shoulder like an idiot as if anyone could hear me except my dog!

While I ponder what all of this means, here's the outifit I wore today.

 I loved this look as long as I was standing still  because any time I was in motion, the skirt kept bunching! That annoyed the hell out of me! I even limited my trips around the building at work today to avoid my inside voices screaming to the top of their lungs! Don't judge me...I minored in Psychology in college...that makes me normal!

P.S....I'm thinking the shorter trip back to my car at the end of the day had something to do with me RUNNING to my car! LOL

Black Out Challenge...Sorta

Okay. Let me explain. I know I'm not supposed to wear black all week...I know, I know. I KNOW!! It was an accident! I didn't realize that this dress was black! I SWEAR!! I completely thought this was NAVY BLUE! Honest! This dress has been hanging in my closet for weeks and I've never worn it until today. I was under the assumption that I was wearing a navy blue dress. It wasn't until I got to work, sitting in a meeting... bored to tears that I realized that this was BLACK PLAID, NOT BLUE PLAID!! AGGH!! I felt disgusted at myself!
How in the hell am I going to initiate a challenge and FAIL at it!Ralph Lauren Taffeta Wrap Dress, Kate Spade Shoes, Old Gap Jean Jacket

Yes, I could have run home to change into something all colorful and challenge worthy but that's just psycho and an honest mistake. Doesn't it look navy to you? It does right.



(Are you wondering if I am actually standing in the frozen yogurt shop posing for pictures? The answer is yes. I was thinking it was a cute place, why not take a picture there...lol)

Since I am confessing...let me go ahead and tell it all. I didn't wear that jean jacket to work. Because I thought I was wearing a navy dress, I wore my Navy blazer with it. When I was in the meeting and made the horrible discovery, I felt dirty. I hate not matching...well not matching in an ugly way. All of a sudden, I started feeling paranoid. I kept thinking people were pointing and laughing at me. My left shoulder started twitching as if I was having an allergic reaction to the discovery that I was wearing navy and black together...not that I'm against that combo...but this was not one of those cases where it was cute. I finally just took the damn jacket off because I kept scratching like ants were crawling over me(not really)...ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I WASN'T MATCHING THE WAY I THOUGHT I WAS! So just may be I am a little psycho.
(Kate spade Shoes)
As soon as I got home, I knew I had to take pictures but I couldn't handle wearing the wrong jacket any longer. For your sake, I threw on the jean jacket. Ay de mi'!!. Extreme mental exhaustion today...all behind the color NAVY!

(Here is the dress posted on Ralph Lauren's site. Overlook the fact that the model doesn't do the dress justice like I do...but doesn't it look navy? LOL)

So, I'm guessing I failed at this challenge today? In my defense, I really believed I was wearing navy. Really I did. That's got to count for something? In my heart, I was wearing navy:) God knows my heart! LOL