Pop of Non-Color

I'm not a big fan of white shoes.  They tend to remind me of nursing shoes.  Or, if they're sandals, of bandaged feet.  Or, if they're pumps, the 80s.  You know I love the 80s, but I never could get behind the brightly color-blocked outfits paired with white pumps.

But, what I can get behind are speckled white flats:

I just think they're more interesting than a black shoe would be with this outfit:

And more palatable, for my tastes, than a white pump would be:

Top: LOFT  Skirt: vintage, thrifted  Shoes: Steve Madden (save, splurge)

It's not that either of those choices wouldn't work, it just that I like these as my pop of non-color.


Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Brights and Stripes

For today's look, I paired brights with stripes:

Tee: Gap  Necklace: BaubleBar  Skirt: Nordstrom  Belt: Thrifted

And added a compliment of speckles just because:

Steve Madden "Vyperr" flats via Piperlime

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

Similar striped skirt

Gap tee

Steve Madden flats

Similar necklace (here, here or here)

If you still need a BaubleBar invitation code for the first necklace, here is mine: 20210652

Splurge vs. Save - Speckled Flats

The other day I was invited by Credit Card Insider to participate in their "Splurge vs. Save" campaign, and, as saving is a cause near and dear to my thrifty heart, I agreed!

My most recent "save" happens to be my lovely speckled Steve Madden flats:

Steve Madden "Vyperr" via Piperlime

I love these shoes, but, did you know that this pair wasn't my first choice?  No, my first choice was a beautiful 3.1 Phillip Lim D'Orsay pair.  That pair?  $355.00.  I also liked the loafer offering, but they were even more expensive!

Now, I don't know about you, but for me, dropping $350 on a pair of flats is definitely a splurge.  Enter Steve Madden and the Piperlime sale section:

Left: 3.1 Phillip Lim "Devon" Flats     Right: 3.1 Phillip Lim "Page" Loafers
Bottom: Steve Madden "Vyperr" via Piperlime

That's right, I found my flats for a mere fraction of the price of the 3.1 Phillip Lim flats!  And I couldn't be happier with my "save"!

What about you, Reader Friends?  Have you found any good "saves" recently?

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

Speckled

I actually wore this outfit on Friday:

Which is why many of you have already seen my new, adorably speckled shoes on Instagram.  For those who aren't following me on Instagram (you should, you know), here they are:

Steve Madden "Vyperr" flats via Piperlime

These shoes are so fun.  And versatile; you can have a Cruella De Vil moment in them, a Jackson Pollock moment, or a tiny cow moment.

Or, you know, you can just wear them with rolled jeans and a vintage top:

Oh, and with long, dangly earrings, of course!

Betsy & Iya earrings via Mabel & Zora

See?  Versatile.

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

Gap Real Straight skimmer jeans

Similar black top

Steve Madden flats

Similar earrings