16 Day Skirt Challenge: Days 1 and 2

A co-worker asked if I wanted to meet up with her at the mall and go shopping this past weekend.  Not one to be rude, I said yes.  Oh, I also needed some essentials for fall so I thought it would be a great opportunity to snatch them up.  Luckily, we were met with promotion after promotion.  (Now if I didn't go, I might have lost out on some great deals and would've had to pay full price at a later date.)  I was careful to mainly buy essentials (layering pieces i.e, turtleneck, long-sleeve blouse, long-sleeve shirt).  Of course, I couldn't resist the 35% discount at the GAP and paid $45 for a pair of cords (on my "need" list).  I did not, however, buy a skirt.  Even though I wanted one.  I said earlier that I had about 15 skirts for fall and I was challenging myself to wear each and every one of them.  Last fall, I think I rotated about 3 or 4, along with a couple of pairs of pants. Maybe a dress or two.  Not very exciting.  This fall, I am excited to mix things up!

Challenge: 16 skirts x 4 days/wk (Fridays are casual day) = new outfit every day for a month!  

Skirt #1

I didn't wear this top all summer.  Thankfully it got warmer out so I had one last chance to wear it.  Of course, I could wear a sweater over it for fall, which I plan on doing.

Top: French Connection; Skirt: Club Monaco;
Shoes: Steve Madden; Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Skirt #2

I think the last time I wore this skirt was 4 years ago (could be longer).  Not sure why - it's pink!

Top: Forever 21; Skirt: GAP; Shoes: Nine West

Glasses: Marc Jacobs

Wear Me Already: Guess by Marciano Wedges - The Final Days

It's September.  Ugh.  I am not prepared.  Today I saw a woman, once again, wearing tights!  It is still warm out, people!  I know fall is coming, but you don't need to rub it in my face.  Don't get me wrong, I love tights, boots, sweaters, the whole bit.  It's my favourite season for shopping.  (Mostly I dread it because it means winter is also coming. I think I lived in California in a previous life.)  I especially LOVE looking through September issues.  But I'm trying to cut down on shopping here and fall is going to be the most challenging season.  I'm not going to pretend I won't be buying anything because I'm desperately looking through my closet to see what I can put up on eBay, just to make up for my purchase(s).  And I'll be working a bit of overtime, which I may have offered to do just so I can go shopping.  I already have a long "need list" and a much longer "wish list". It's too bad I just started falling in love with these wedges.  But like Jay-Z, it's "on to the next one".

Top: Guess; Skirt: FCUK; Shoes: Guess by Marciano;

Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Wear Me Already: Bright Green Handbag - Day 2

I know I was supposed to wear a different bag every day this week but I'm off on Friday again (I love summer holidays!).  I only have three coloured bags so the fourth bag I was going to wear was my Dior.  I felt I had to make an executive decision and change the challenge to be about wearing my bright coloured bags (sorry, I couldn't put this one away!)  Dior will have to wait until next week.  Either way, I'm wearing a bag other than my Louis Vuitton that I wear every day and isn't that the point of this challenge?

(On a side note, recently I noticed that I seem to have a thing for blue and white stripes. I counted 6 new items I had purchased over the spring/summer.  Not quite sure what that's all about.)

Top: Gap; Skirt: French Connection

Bag: Nine West; Shoes: Guess; Sunglasses: Juicy