But I do have pictures coming up - November 10th, and while my mind is just reeling thinking how I need to lose 10 pounds so I don't have chubby-face in my nice, professional, will-be-up-on-mantles-for-years pictures, I still need to decide...what to wear? Among many other things. Well not decide on...stress about. Did I mention my face broke out worse than a 15 year old boy? Just saying.
I've visited Polyvore - which is a favorite of mine. It's like paper dolls for adults. I've come up with two options:
Option One:
I know - that's a lot of black. But I have a different idea in mind of how this will look on...and the operative word here is "Slimming."
This outfit is a little over $1000. Of course - I can't afford that. The good news is that I already have a coat like that which is important. It's already getting chilly and the leaves were in full force the last couple of weeks, so that means they'll be all but dead by the time we take pictures. The chill has set in early which means it probably will have snowed by November 10th. We are planning on taking pictures by a local lake, but I'm starting to lean toward an orchard depending on how it will look by then.
So here's my plan:
I purchased these...today:
Famous Footwear
$45.00
The reason they are out of stock...is because I took the last pair. They only had one size left...and it was mine...and they were on sale for $45.00...it was FATE! I snatched them up and they're on the way. I also have Fergalicious brand boots in brown as well. I like the way Fergie does shoes.
For the plain-ish sweater, instead of expensive J.Crew I found this:
Hollister
$29.50
I realize...this is a bit...plain. I know. However when you see the scarf I'm TOTALLY buying - you'll understand why this top is understated. It looks like a guy's sweater, right? But it's not. I'll have a white cami underneath. I am also thinking about maybe...finding a white top instead? Now that I put it down - definitely white. For sure.
Lobster Point Sweater
Hollister
$19.75
Maybe this...it might be a little too off-white though. I'll keep looking. Maybe I could just do a long sleeve white tee? Or another whiter sweater?
So Cal Prep Orange County Sweater
Hollister
$44.50
This is whiter and with a long sleeve white tee underneath it would be warm enough and create texture? But would the scarf clash with the texture? I'm really liking the scarf. Ah! I don't know!
For the scarf:
Etsy - Scarves Infinity
$19.50
Yeah...now you're starting to get it, aren't you? Crazy adorable, right? And for when I switch things up a little bit, I have a white bubble necklace that can take it's place in a hot second. Done and done. This is happening.
American Eagle
$49.50
You know when you're losing weight and you think, "I don't want to buy new jeans right now because I'm losing weight and if I buy them now...blah blah blah?" That's where I'm at right now. With ANY luck I will buy the size 4's and hope and pray I don't muffin out of the 4's I have now. Please, oh please, I pray I don't muffin!
The accessories:
Target
$6.16
I also purchased this with pictures in mind. Why? Because I will need color in my face and while this color may not be "in" right now - this is the color I've always had put on me when someone else was deciding my make up. I lean more toward nudes with a gold hue whenever I pick anything for my lips, but this Mom-color is what makes my face pop for reasons I will never understand. I remember in high school, at cheer competition, we all had to put on the same lipstick so we all looked uniform (hygenic, right?), and it was this color. While the rest of the 40+ girls complained that they hated this Mom-color (Bonne Bell Vanilla Swirl was what everyone wore back then), people started turning to me and saying, "Oh, that actually looks really good on you, Jessa." Thanks?
Anyway:
Like I said I am leaning more toward option one for the slimming reasons, but just for kicks let's add another option:
Now this is a lot more casual, I already have the top, the scarf, the boots, the jacket, and the necklace, the nail polish and the lip gloss, really the only thing I would have to purchase are the jeans...which scare me most of all. It seems whenever I try on colorful jeans I always try them on in about eight sizes bigger than what I'm used to, and I still don't fit in them. Which is depressing, even though truthfully it's the jeans, not me...right? RIGHT?!
Also...it will be really chilly...like thicker jacket cold. And while I have sacrificed for pictures before, and while I love my jean jacket, or what are they now? Chambray Jacket. (silly people, I grew up in the nineties when these were in before...again after the early fifties.) While I like this option because of the colors, I'm leaning toward the above option. Which I know will be the less popular, but I can see this in my head better than option two.
Now for my husband, here's the easy part...I don't have to worry. The man dresses well on his own. True story - he's a straight man who knows how to dress, they exist. All I have to tell him is colors - please wear white, gray, or black. And he'll look great. It's nice knowing I don't have to worry about that.
So yeah, I think I have a general idea of where I'm going. Just know, I'll be here...stressing about my face and last -minute weight loss.
I got a super cute pair of black wedge boots with fringe yesterday for THIRTY DOLLARS! I hope they fit when the come in.
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