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So I am sure you all have heard that black is slimming. I would have to disagree to a certain extent. Black is slimming if the cut is right, then for that matter, any color could be slimming as long as the cut is right. Nonetheless, here I am wearing a black dress with an embroidered light weight black cover up. I added red leggings and scarf to bring a pop of color to the outfit. The leggings are hiding under the dress on the picture but they are LulaRoe and super comfy… The cover up was a good find at Burlington about a month ago. It was super cheap and will go with a couple of dresses I have since I have the same dress is black and burgundy.  The fun thing was the sparkle that the scarf brought to the outfit. Anyone who knows me, knows I like some sparkle when possible.

This was a very comfortable outfit and since the boots have some heels it looked pretty dressy.

As I was saying earlier, black is only really slimming when it is done right. I guess I have figured out that I never look slim so now I don’t even go for that but I do try to find pieces that make me feel good.  Trust me, many times when I look in the mirror I think I look awful and then every once in a while I find that one piece that makes me feel good about myself. The black dress I have on here was one of those pieces and that is why I bought two of the same just in different colors. (Plus, they were on sale 😉 )

Choosing outfits are not always easy for me because I tend to doubt myself. I usually ask my husband or father (who comes in the morning to help with things in the house) for their opinion on how I look. It is great when I get compliments at work or just out and about though.

Thank you for reading,

Juliana

Happy Monday!

So today I start this idea of blogging on a regular basis with each outfit I wear for work. I am very fortunate that I don’t have a very strict dress code and can play with my outfits pretty freely. I can have fun with the outfits as long as I look professional and I am not wearing jeans. I am also lucky I live in Portland, OR and everything goes here.

Today I decided to start with a green and blue dress that I got at Ross for about $12 and went from there. Because it has navy blue on it I paired with the navy blue leggings (these ones are the nice Zella brand, they are not the cheapest but they fit so nicely and make me feel better about myself). These leggings I found at Nordstrom Rack and at least they were a bit cheaper than they would normally be at other stores. Now findings these navy blue boots were a bit harder. All the years I had wearing high heels made my calves bigger so some of my boots have to be wider. Now navy blue boots are not easy to find anyway, so when you add the wide calf thing it makes it even harder. I found these at the JustFab site. (Be aware that this site requires a membership that is free and the first time you shop you get a great price but then you have to remember to opt out every month so your card does not get charged. The good news is that even if it gets charged you can use that amount of money to buy something. What I did is put a reminder on my phone every month so I am good to go.)

The boot cuff is only for one leg since it is a pretty busy one. It looks handmade and it was a total find while I was visiting North Carolina this last summer. The normal price had been $19.95 and I paid only $2, needless to say I bought all of the ones they had.

I tend to wear a lot of scarves on an attempt to hide my big belly. I think sometimes it works better than others. The difficult part for me has been to find scarves that are long enough.

Thank you for taking time to read my post….

Juliana Smith

 

Hello everyone,

I am not going to lie, I have a huge wardrobe. I mean, I have a lot of clothes and never enough room to put them away. I actually switch off my closet when winter comes around and then again in the summer. It frankly drives my husband crazy the amount of clothes and shoes I have but he has come to the point where he just helps me find more room and be more creative about storage.

Because of my weight, I love shoes in particular. No matter what size I am, the shoes always fit so it makes me happy. I have so many pairs of shoes that my former high school students wrote an article about me and my shoes in the school newspaper. Throughout the years, my style has changed because of the different jobs and places I worked. The changes happened because of the situation and the demands of the job. Once, I had a job where I had to wear nylons everyday and that is when I found out I am allergic to nylons and had to change jobs. Since then I have found many ways around wearing nylons. I will share them here when the time comes.

My clothes are a true expression of who I am, most people totally see me when they see all the colors and compositions I wear. I don’t own a lot of black other than just some key pieces, but I always wear something colorful with the black. Brown is still a work in progress… my grandma used to say I looked like a cup of chocolate milk when I wore brown so I always avoided it. I do get my style from my grandma, she was very stylish till the day she died.

I am hoping to add a few pictures each week with a little blurb about the brands and where I got them. By the way, even though I own a lot of clothes, I buy them all on sale or with coupons. I don’t like paying full price for anything.

I hope you enjoy joining me on this new journey!

Thank you for reading,

Juliana

This is me with my boys last year at the cruise we took to Mexico. This is a nice gray dress from Maurices and the little mint green sweater is from Gap. I love the dress for winter but it is sleeveless so I had to get creative.