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Dressed For Time | Top Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Blog Tips | Best Popular Chic Fall & Winter Style Outfit Inspiration in Chicago

Dressed For Time Offers Top Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle Blog Tips For The Best Popular Chic Fall & Winter Style Outfit Inspiration in Chicago

Button-Shoulder Midi Dress

September 21, 2015

DFT- University of Redlands23Sometimes, you put on a dress and you just feel all the feels… Sexy, pretty, edgy, trendy, girly. This dress did that for me! I had to cut the lining out of it because for some reason, Forever 21 makes their lining about 5 inches too slim, but I threw on my Jockey Skimmies and you can’t tell the difference. I also took advantage of the Nippies I got in my last Box of Style, as a strapless bra is quite out of the question with this open-backed number. I could easily wear this to brunch, on a date, to an event.. So comfortable and so flattering.

This is outfit one of five in my #makeyourjeansjealous challenge I’m doing with Shannon from Layered by Cake Boutique on Instagram. We’re giving away some great prizes for the gals who participate, like store credit to her adorable online shop and gorgeous rose gold ear climbers. All are welcome to join!

DFT- University of Redlands32 DFT- University of Redlands28 DFT- University of Redlands25 DFT- University of Redlands21 DFT- University of Redlands15 DFT- University of Redlands06 DFT- University of Redlands20Dress / Forever 21 // Booties / Forever 21 (similar) // Bag / Monet // Sunglasses / Amazon (Karen Walker-inspired) // Zigzag bracelet / J.Crew // Black-tipped cuff / LA find // Screw bracelet / Forever 21 // Rings / Forever 21

Side note, please excuse my unpolished fingernails, I’m trying to give them a break by strengthening them with vitamin-enriched base coat every day.

Photography by Holli Zenko.



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Filed Under: Lookbook, Uncategorized Tagged With: #makeyourjeansjealous, accessories, ankle boots, booties, fashion challenge, floral, Forever 21, gold jewelry, heels, J Crew, jcpenney, lookbook, midi dress, ootd, open back, outfit, photo shoot, style, style challenge, summer style, sunglasses

Midi Dress and Cowboy Booties OOTD and BIG NEWS!

June 2, 2015

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I can finally share the exciting news that Dressed for Time has now partnered with a professional photographer to bring more beautiful images of fashion, beauty and everything else! Our first collaboration is coming in the next few weeks and I can’t wait to show you what we come up with!
For our recent meeting at a local eatery for happy hour and project planning, I went for a look that was relaxed and breezy, which is pretty much a requirement now that the heat is really kicking in around southern California!

Midi dress – Forever 21
Button-down blouse – Elizabeth & Clarke
Booties – vintage
Necklace – Leroy’s Boardshop
Ruby ring – Kyle Chan Design



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Filed Under: Posts Tagged With: ankle boots, booties, button down shirt, casual style, creative fashion, fashion, floral, Forever 21, kyle chan design, lookbook, midi dress, ootd, outfit, red hair, spring style, style, summer style, vintage, white blouse

Olive Jacket and Leopard Booties

May 11, 2015

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So I’ve had these Toms Chukka booties since 2 Scarlet Threads sales back, and they’ve yet to make it on my feet until today. I scoured Pinterest for a bit this morning, in search of outfit inspiration and actually came pretty dang close to the image I liked the most. My issue with them, I think, is that they’re so specific! I believe they’re made of jute, and have an espadrille-like heel, so they’re definitely geared toward summer pairings, but they require socks which makes my feet get all warm, and something about the print seems to clash easily with a lot of things. I think they work well with the outfit I came up with, but they rubbed against my heels all day (the end result I’m sure will be a blister), so I will inevitably be putting them back in the pile for Scarlet Threads for them to go to a new home in July. I’m sure someone out there can make them work!
For the rest of the look, I wanted to keep it texturally interesting, with the help of this gathered t-shirt from Elizabeth & Clarke. From previous posts, you probably already are aware that I’m a bit obsessed with this olive jacket, so that was a no-brainer. I added some antiqued gold bangles and a tassel necklace from Elizabeth Stone and I was all set to go to lunch and do a little light shopping with the boyfriend.. I’ll spill the beans.. We stopped in to Nordstrom and I picked up my very first Rebecca Minkoff bag.. Two of them, in fact! They were deeply discounted and I had a $20 off Nordstrom note, AND it’s triple points weekend. Triple score!
Side note, I totally didn’t notice until editing these that when my pup came over to see what I was doing he dropped a piece of his toy near me. Oops! I love my dogs 😀

Olive jacket – JCP
Gathered t-shirt – Elizabeth & Clarke
Boyfriend Capris – Old Navy
Leopard booties – TOMS
Tassel necklace – Elizabeth Stone Jewelry
Bangles – Nectar
Ring – Forever 21
Glasses – Warby Parker



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Filed Under: Lookbook Tagged With: ankle boots, army jacket, booties, capris, casual style, cropped denim, elizabeth and clarke, fashion, Forever 21, leopard print, lookbook, nectar clothing, Old Navy, ootd, outfit, style, summer style, TOMS, white t shirt

Black and White Grid Top and Crops

April 21, 2015

Another simple throw-it-on-and-go look. My default as of late has got to be a not too complicated top, some version of denim bottoms, comfortable shoes and my hair swept up in a quick bun. I’ll add a vivid accessory to bring some life to the look, in this case, a brilliantly hued cobalt bag from Botkier and I’m out the door!

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Grid top – Old Navy
Cropped denim – Old Navy
Suede booties – Target
Pyramid necklace – Banana Republic
Bag – Botkier/Rent the Runway
Lego ring – craft fair find

What’s your default off-duty look?
😀



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Filed Under: Lookbook, Posts Tagged With: booties, casual style, crops, denim, fashion, lookbook, Old Navy, ootd, outfit, rent the runway, style, target

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