My Turn Out Today

wow. it has been too long!

2009-06-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

This post is long overdue, therefore I'm letting you all have a glimpse into my messy upstairs. Busy girls = Piles of Clothes!! I'm loving the ability to wear dresses all the time because the weather is so fantastic. I bought this dress on a shopping break (first one in awhile) from work. Stress shopping is not really my style but I accompanied one of my coworkers who needed it for sure. I found this little gem in Forever 21. Random right? The shoes are new Nine West to replace my Gap wedges that broke and I've been too busy/lazy to fix them. Loved the whole thing enough to let you see the sty that I've been calling home. I've since cleaned that, I'm not that gross.

DRESS: Forever 21

SHOES: Nine West

Long Day and Target (say it with a French accent and it rhymes-you know you want to)

2009-04-21T18:36:00.000-07:00

Another crazy day at the office. Thank the Lord for my flat shoes! This shirt/dress (worn as a dress would have been slightly much for the office) was so comfy along with my leggings. I breezed through my ridiculous day in total comfort which was key. I got rained on, teased and ran into a door! Those things are everyday occurrences for me but at least I had on cute shoes. Most of these clothes are from Target (wait all of it's from Target) wow I really need to stop shopping there or at least mix it up. I'm in a Target rut...back to thrifting it is.

Speaking of thrifting look under the crook of my arm-it's my piggy bank begging me to stop going to Target! Ha.

Why oversize shirts are awesome

2009-04-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

Holy crap how cool are my $7 dollar studded sandals?! This outfit was inspired by the oversize plum color shirt I found at Target that drapes like a Donna Karan. The jeans are the best skinny jeans because they are black, which lets face it ladies black is slimming. The necklace is thrifted. Today was nuts at work so I was so excited to have on these cute flats. I was literally running through the office to meet deadlines! Sweaty and quite hilarious.

SHIRT: Target

JEANS: Volcom

NECKLACE: Thrifted

SHOES: Target....hell yeah $7 well spent

WATCH: Technomarine

Purple Rain Blazer

2009-04-17T18:02:00.000-07:00

Now this $2 dollar blazer was one of my favorite thrifted purchases! Every time I wear it I feel like singing purple rain by the artist formerly know as Prince (aka: the reason I bought a raspberry beret and why I sometimes party like it's 1999). Anyhow, this outfit was super comfy and I set the timer to photography myself just as my phone rang hence the crazy facial expression. The necklace is also one of my favorite things-the fish is totally movable and it's made of enamel and the perfect length. I'm telling you I can't stop tight rolling! What is my problem?! Red soles only mean one thing....Christian Louboutin except these are not because I don't have loads of expendable cash. They're from Urban Outfitters and so look like Louboutins I had to get them. Had an overall decent day today. It had to have been the purple blazer!

SHIRT: The Gap

BLAZER: Thrifted

JEANS: Volcom

SHOES: Oh Deer

NECKLACE: Thrifted

WATCH: Technomarine....ceramic and lovely

There is a Magic 8 Ball right behind my elbow...I use it a lot

2009-04-13T18:51:00.000-07:00

Wore my Mick Jagger pants again. The office always goes nuts when I wear these, like you all have never seen leggings before. So what if they are shiny. I love this cardigan and the juxtaposition of the ruffles and the bad ass pants. Had to go with the flats. Heels are bugging me lately. I'm pretty sure if I had those Christian Louboutin turquoise suede heels my tune would change. That was not a hint for gifts...okay who am I kidding I would go nuts over that and probably would be too afraid to actually wear them!

CARDIGAN: Target

LEGGINGS: Target

UNDERSHIRTS: Target....is there a theme here?

SHOES: Nine West (phew thought I might be embarrassed that everything I wore was from the same place. I don't give a crap it's from Target, but jeez talk about non variety.

Connecticut Prepster

2009-04-09T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well now you see the secret hiding spot for all of the crap I can't find a place for after I cleaned my office. That was totally unintentional however pretty funny. If it were under a bed you would never see it. Oh well. Like I said tight rolling is back (for me at least). I loved this outfit because of the comfort. It's a bit preppy for me however I think that I pulled it off without looking too ridiculous. The Connecticut in me rears it's ugly head sometimes.

SHIRT: Target (boys section)

JEANS: Target (my take on the boyfriend jean...on the cheap)

SHOES: Random from Tj-Maxx

NECKLACE: Thrifted

BELT: Thrifted (my favorite thrifted find to date)

New ones coming soon and tight rolling is back!

2009-04-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

The camera battery died...immediately after I took some new picks! I realized today that I've tight rolled my pants 2 days in a row. No I'm serious and please don't unfollow me until you see the results. Coming soon....

Messy Office = Messy Life

2009-04-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

So I realize how messy my office is, however rest easy because I've since cleaned it. I really wanted to be comfy today therefore I wore jeans and got the hair out of my face. I cleaned my office and rearranged it like a crazy person. I feel so much better about it.

JEANS: Volcom

TOP: Random brand

SHOES: Random X-mas party shoe purchase...that was the Christmas party where all of us restaurant girls got fired and then called the managers mother. It was totally out of hand!

2009-03-16T17:56:00.000-07:00

Well clearly I either smile cheesy or look ridiculously serious. Cheesy it is today! I don't feel particularly smiley today however I remembered that the majority of my pics are indeed serious. Perhaps I thought that by plastering that grin on I would trick myself into feeling better. This dress is a work find from Target. Even though its very business lady like I happen to enjoy it. It has some great details that you wouldn't expect a Target find to have. Check out the collar, it has small punkish metal pieces around the neckline. I wore it with black tights and my sweet black booties. To tomorrow for it has to be better than today.

DRESS: Target

BELT: Target

TIGHTS: Express

SHOES: Tj-Maxx

Pantone Shoes!!

2009-03-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

So I was checking out other blogs and I ran across a link to buy Pantone color shoes! They are super pricy so you know this girl won't be partaking which is fine because seriously how could I choose a color?

http://www.seavees.com/?event=pantone

Look at that serious face...haha

2009-03-05T16:57:00.000-08:00

That faux marble paint job might be the worst part of my office. I'm getting good at taking my own pics on the sly. Today was great because I found this amazing spot near my office that I can bring my sandwich to and try to lower my newly diagnosed high blood pressure. It overlooks a little pond and I totally rested my eyes (as grandmas say) on a support wall and basked in the sun like a turtle. It truly was perfect. I've been bumming a bit because I miss someone who isn't around me lately so it was nice to just take some time for myself today.

This necklace I bought for $7 at some random store and I love the combination of gold and turquoise. The most ridiculous part of this outfit is that I love this shirt so much that I own 2 of them, and I know what you are thinking however my wallet was much more hefty when I made that terribly gluttonous decision. These pants are awesome because whenever I wear them they trick people into telling me I'm skinny! Who doesn't love that? The boots are great and I can walk in them all day.

SHIRT: H&M

PANTS: Miss Me (sourced from Hotline a local surf shop)

BOOTS: Steve Madden

NECKLACE: Random Find

2009-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:00

Holy crap I need a tan! I got this dress at the old faithful--Target. I was really comfortable today and I was crazy busy so comfort was key. The shoes are from Piperlime.com and I bought these the same day that I made the shoe bet with the neighbor. It was forever ago and I so lost that bet. I wore this dress the night I won my first ADDY (I belted it that night for an extra sass level). Yay to the professional me for my first award! I'm excited to wear this dress in the summer with my favorite flip flops. Hopefully I have some fun places to wear it!

Oh and that poster to the left of me is the most fabulous, coolest poster ever! It is every kind, size and name of envelope; basically a printer's dream poster and I'm so obsessed with it.

DRESS: Target

TIGHTS: Express

SHOES: Piperlime.com

2009-03-04T18:13:00.000-08:00

In all of my slackness, my office is still a mess! I loved this outfit and caught a lot of flack for my shiny vinyl pants. They came in super handy when I got caught in a breeze outside! Ha people they aren't tights so...no show.

DRESS: Up Against the Wall

PANTS: Target

SHOES: random brand...they're my handy suit shoes

2009-03-03T17:40:00.000-08:00

Ok, well now I've really been a slacker and now that I'm motivated I can't find my dang camera connecter. Where is this technology that transfers my pictures?! Hopefully I find it soon because I've got some great new outfits to show you. Stay tuned!

2009-02-18T18:07:00.000-08:00

Sadly I have to take my own pictures now, hence the office shot again. I think I'm going to have Jenn start taking my pic everyday. Today I was totally unmotivated while getting dressed. I stayed in bed longer than I wanted to and woke up thinking immediately of work...the worst. Anyhow, I pulled this together and didn't really like anything except the tights and boots. I didn't know my boots look so dingy until I looked at these pictures, and I kind of like them more!

DRESS: Old Navy

VEST: Target

TIGHTS: Target

BOOTS: Some random brand

NECKLACE: Thrifted

2009-02-17T17:52:00.000-08:00

To all the ladies out there a word of advice, don't wear a multi-layer cotton skirt over tights unless you want to battle static cling ALL day! I'm sure that I should have known this, however it escaped me while I got dressed. Despite my static cling I had a pretty good outfit day. I will certainly wear flats tomorrow because I've worn these boots for over 12 hours...ouch. After this insanely hectic day I took my outfit to my favorite restaurant, Gringos. I ignored my throbbing feet by stuffing myself with amazing Tex-Mex. These boots are so painful but so great! I bought them forever ago from Urban Outfitters and they were way too expensive (at that point I was a grouchy bartender who made a ton of money so there was a lot of therapy shopping). The skirt is my favorite summer skirt, because I seriously never take it off and it goes perfectly with flip flops and a tank. Today I decided to try it's Winter capacity and it fared well minus the static cling. The sweater is an old faithful and I sassed it up with a scarf. A bit preppier than I normally dress, but it keeps the office ladies on their toes!

SHIRT: Target

SKIRT: J.Crew (my sister and I received the same one from my mother...yes she still tries to dress us alike. I lost mine and she so kindly gave me hers because I loved it so much)

TIGHTS: Target

BOOTS: Miss Sixty

SCARF: I have no idea

2009-02-16T20:01:00.000-08:00

This was the warmest day and made me long for Spring. Quite an adventure this day turned out to be...I can't reveal why just yet but it was huge so stay tuned. I felt the scarf was a last minute addition that made the outfit less spring like so I wore it all day. I had an amazing Wednesday in this outfit and enjoyed a great dinner that night. You should see how ridiculously pale my legs are; I can't wait for summer! Check out how badly I need to clean my office.

SHIRT: Banana Republic

SKIRT: Random from Tj-Maxx

SHOES: Piperlime

SCARF: Thrifted

2009-02-16T19:43:00.000-08:00

Wow have I been a slacker! I'm back and here is the first outfit that I wore with my new tattoo. You'll never see it unless a bikini photo shows up on here, and I sincerely doubt that would happen! This was a thrown together outfit because of how hungover I was. We went to Fresh Tapas and Tonics (local restaurant with amazing food) and proceeded to completely take advantage of 40% off wine night. Needless to say I barely had it together to make this outfit happen! The shoes are a Piperlime.com find and I bought them literally hours after I made a bet with my neighbor that I could take a break from purchasing shoes...I so lost that bet!

SHIRT: Oscar de la Renta (sourced from Tj-Maxx)

VEST: H&M

PANTS: Miss Me

SHOES: Piperlime.com

HANGOVER DAY!

2009-02-02T16:11:00.000-08:00

Hmmmm soda....haha I had no idea the snack machine at work opened until Tia gave me quarters and said pose. Duh, that's where the soda is. That goes to show how much I venture down to the snack machine! This is my sweet Nicole Miller dress that I adore in the summer. I wore it today with a thin black crew neck top. Black tights and my go-to black heels round this one out. I was super comfortable today, however I realized I was wearing my underwear inside out...oops and I was too lazy to take my tights off and fix the issue. So Monday was inside out day underneath.

DRESS: Nicole Miller

SHIRT: Halogen

TIGHTS: Target

SHOES: Random brand

2009-01-31T08:12:00.000-08:00

Today was Friday and all I wanted to be was comfortable. I was getting dressed this morning and realized that I had worn heels all week, hence the comfy boots. This is one of my favorite summer dress that I wear with gladiator sandals and just feel so great every time I wear it. The graphic print is what drew me to this dress, and its kind of special to me. I've accidentally wore it to some really nice moments in my life so by default it has become close to my heart and I smile when I wear it.

It was chilly today so I brought out my favorite leather jacket that I found in the back of Old Navy in the sales section for $50! It was by far one of the luckiest fashions finds of my life because it is the softest most beautiful, buttery leather jacket I could have ever wanted. The ring is one I purchased off of eBay because I love Jade rings, but I'm a hand slammer when I laugh. As you can imagine I've broken a lot of Jade rings, because let's face it I love to laugh so I'm never going to stop. This particular ring I haven't broken yet because it is massive...it could probably double as a napkin ring! Tia made me crazy pose again, but it shows off the graphic print of the dress so well. That my friends is why I'm not an art director.

DRESS: H&M

JACKET: Old Navy (I know I couldn't believe it either)

SCARF: Thrifed (from the craziest shop ever)

TIGHTS: Express

SHOES: Steve Madden via Piperlime.com (if you aren't familiar with this site...get familiar and limit yourself because you will want all the shoes. Trust me!)

2009-01-31T07:47:00.000-08:00

Greatest tights ever! I saw these tights in Target and immediately thought of an old video game, so of course my inner geek had to purchase them. I wore my new booties with them and how ridiculous is it that the stickers on the bottom of shoes are virtually impossible to remove? Classy right?! This dress is an easy black dress to manipulate to look different. I've used a scarf to belt it, I've worn it by itself, with a long sleeve shirt under it and belted. Its nice because it is a dress that you can change up and make look different every time. This ensemble is virtually all Tj-Maxx and Target now that I'm thinking about where I've gotten these things. I got some strange looks in these tights but the compliments outweighed them so I felt like it was received well.

DRESS: Target

BELT: Nine West via Tj-Maxx

TIGHTS: Target

SHOES: Tahari via Tj-Maxx

2009-01-31T07:14:00.000-08:00

Well today was purple dress day and I absolutely love this dress, and to think I almost didn't buy it. I remember just "looking around" in WRV and was torn between watching my spending and buying this dress...obviously the saving thing never really works when you are faced with such a gem. I love this look because this belt is so fabulous and I got it for a steal. These shoes are my go to black pumps and for the life of me I cannot remember where I got them. I bought them for my lame business suit and surprisingly wear them quite a bit because of their versatility. The cuff bracelet I wore is from one of my favorite stores in Mystic, CT called the Emporium. It is Turkish and cost me $12. Score. The orange Nerf gun in my hand was the highlight of this day because my aim is freakishly great and I shot a lot of my coworkers right in the head with it. I surprised myself when I successfully sniped the Vice President of my company...oops good thing he is a good sport.

DRESS: RVCA

BELT: Target

TIGHTS: Express

SHOES: Random find

BRACELET: Emporium in Mystic, CT (if you find yourself there make the trip)

2009-01-27T17:52:00.000-08:00

The hilarious part of this photo is I can never stop talking through the picture taking part. You should see most of my camera, it is full of talking shots. I guess I earned the "motormouth" nickname within my family. This is a dress from J. Crew circa high school and I wore it with my sweet black motorcycle boots. My silly suit blazer came along for the ride, and I have to admit that I sort of like it. I appreciate the lining and always cuff it. Here is a bit of silly and if Angie sees this post I know she will appreciate the use of her chair. My camera died right after this photo hence no pictures of the accessories--which means you are going to have to wait for the close up of my gorgeous TechnoMarine white ceramic time piece.

DRESS: J. Crew

BLAZER: The Limited (part of my lame business suit)

BOOTS: random brand from Off Broadway

2009-01-26T18:27:00.000-08:00

Aren't there fun places to be photographed at Seventh Point Advertising? Well obviously I skipped Friday (punishing myself for slacking) and this is my Monday ensemble, and I was digging the monochrome because let's face it--Black is Badass. I once had someone tell me "when in doubt choose black" solely because Iggy Pop once said it. Needless to say I have adopted the mantra and it really helps round out my wardrobe because I'm more prone to purchase brown (I'm a total hippie at heart). Well I love this outfit because of the color pop the jewelry gives, and I'm totally obsessed with huge, some would say gaudy necklaces. This is my awesome ring that I got at a great shop that used to be located at the Virginia Beach ocean front called The Kind; this store had amazing and affordable semi-precious jewelry and I used to walk there from an old waitressing job and spend all my tip money. Thanks again to Tia for taking my pick and choosing the stairwell. Enjoy the pose because back when I was modeling it was one of the few...lets just say it's my Blue Steel. LOL.

DRESS: Target

SHOES: Rocking the new booties - Tahari

TIGHTS: Express (I love them however way too expensive for tights...I was in a bind when I bought them)

RING: The Kind (I really wish this store was still around)

NECKLACE: Thrifted

2009-01-26T18:14:00.000-08:00

Well I am officially a slacker! This was my Thursday outfit and it was pretty unimaginative but I was comfortable. This scarf in one of my favorites, and this belt is my all time favorite. The most perfect thing about this belt (other than the $5 cost) is that the belt holes go all the way around so you can wear it anywhere-natural waist, low slung, anything! I wore charcoal grey pants and a wrap sweater with a beater underneath.

PANTS: Random Tj-Maxx find

SWEATER: Target

SCARF: H&M

BELT: Thrifted

SHOES: Nine West via Tj-Maxx

2009-01-21T15:29:00.000-08:00

What more can I say-I love my purple tights. I really just wanted to be comfortable today because I had a slew of meetings. The dress is an oldie from high school, and the shirt is one of my favorites because it's so comfy and slouchy. As a matter of fact my whole outfit overall could be called slouchy today. I wore a trifted blazer to pull it all together and keep me warm. The boots are so great; I love the color. This is the first picture which features a scarf, which is a very prominent part of my wardrobe. I wear them all the time, and am always teased for it...what was I saying about Connecticut last post?

SHIRT: H&M

DRESS: (under my shirt) J.Crew

TIGHTS: Target...best selection and prices

BOOTS: Steve by Steve Madden

SCARF: H&M

2009-01-20T15:44:00.000-08:00

Conference room table fun! Well today all the ladies in my office should have been proud-I wore a blazer. It's probably as conservative as it gets; you can take the girl out of Connecticut but you can't take the Connecticut out of the girl.

I wore my favorite, totally beat up boots because it was supposed to snow. Oh who am I kidding, I will take any opportunity to wear these because they are so comfortable. My bracelet is also a belt, and my watch is what I call "my grandpa watch". It always garners a second look, but calm down it's a Citizen. What would I be doing with a Rolex...seriously?!

DRESS: Peoma (random Up Against the Wall find)

BLAZER: The Limited (part of my sweet interview suit, most of my other blazers are thrifted)

BRACELET: Gap (really a belt)

BOOTS: random find, random brand

2009-01-19T14:44:00.000-08:00

I was feeling sassy today (only because of my new booties and the tarty length of my dress) until I shut my beautiful white Banana coat in my car door and left a huge black stain on it. Oh well, I shook it off even though I just dry cleaned that sucker.

I'm loving my new Tj-Maxx finds. Thanks to my art director coworker Tia who coached me through the painful posing. Tia said "the more it hurts the prettier the pose". I'm not so sure I believe her although I do dig the outfit. My new booties got raves at the office among the typical "they look like witch shoes". Very appropriate then :)

The accessories are a bit girly for me, but sometimes girls just need their pearls.

DRESS: French Connection (Tj-Maxx=reasonable prices $20)

TIGHTS: Target (the best selection and never run)

SHOES: Tahari (another Tj-Maxx score)

BRACELET: Gift from a chick with taste

2009-01-18T19:28:00.000-08:00

I've been dying to find the perfect pair of black booties, so finally I got serious and stopped into Tj-Maxx on a whim. There they were-the most perfect pair that I could have ever wanted. I felt so lucky considering Tj is such a hit or miss option. Look for them tomorrow with the French Connection sweater dress I got for $20. Good day in Tj-Maxx.

2009-01-18T19:03:00.000-08:00

2009-01-18T18:41:00.000-08:00

Hello. My name is Courtney Mann; I currently live in VA Beach and work in advertising. I'm a transplant from Connecticut and I love fashion and all things related. My Father brought me a pair of shiny red patent leather (very sparkly) shoes home from a business trip...just like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz...and I've been hooked ever since. I was 3. Here goes my second blog attempt. I'm going to photograph and keep track of inspiring outfits/people/art/everything. Everyday I will photograph what I wear, even if I'm suffering from appearance disorder. You know, when you are throwing clothes around the room in an attempt to love your wardrobe again. Here goes...