30 x 30 Intro & Days 1 & 2

I was suppooooosed to start a 30 x 30 with a bunch of bloggers on January 1, but of course I'm late to the game. I had some time to stare at my closet and think today so I got started with choosing my items. I'll be honest and say I was inspired by my outfit from a few days ago so I ended up using all the pieces from that outfit as part of the challenge - Except I am using a different pair of flats for my actual challenge so just go with me - they are really interchangeable so just use your imagination :)

There are a couple challenges that I am facing with this 30 x 30: 1) I wanted to include a bunch of my newest items so I could maximize their use and see how they work with my wardrobe, so this means I'm going into it with less ideas because I've never worn some of them before, 2) I have to wear a suit a few times a week so I am going to try to see how 1 brown suit and 1 black dress/blazer combo can be used as work separates, and 3) I have already had 2 fashion faux pas at the court house (read about the most recent one here) but I didn't want this challenge to just be a bunch of black and grey pieces, so I really want to focus on how to interject some fun into my court outfits without showing up wearing all purple again, lol. 

ANYWAY - on to outfit #1 and the inspiration for this challenge:

Blazer: J. Crew Hacking Jacket (similar)

Shirt: J. Crew Boy Shirt in Neon Gingham (currently on sale!)

Pants: Ann Taylor 

Shoes: Payless (similar)

Bag: Longchamp

Necklace: Danielle Stevens (love this one)

And here are my 30 pieces that I'll be wearing this month:

6 blazers, 1 leather jacket, 3 sweaters, 3 pants, 4 skirts, 1 dress, 7 tops, 5 shoes = 30 items!
(I switched out the lilac blouse 3 rows down in the first spot because I returned it for a red blouse)

And here is outfit #2 - worn to the mall at Merrick Park

Blouse: Old Navy

Pants: Banana Republic

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar color)

Watch: Michael Kors

Bag: B. Makowsky

Scarf: H&M (similar equestrian style)

Shoes: Miss Me

Here are the bloggers participating this month! 

Jess @ J's Style

Kim @ Kimbercrafts

Ginny @ My New Favorite Outfit

Samantha @ Sam Ipsa Loquitur

Amber @ Section 391

Nicole @ Sequined Patterns

Jenna @ Wearable Fun Fashion

If you have no idea what's going on, click here to read about the very first 30x30 EVARRRR!

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