Polyvore

Hey guys! So I realize I have been putting not very much on the blog and more on instagram. so to help out with that I am going to post sets on polyvore and have them also be posted here! If you guys don't know what polyvore is it is a gigantic social network for people obsessed with fashion. Amazing I know! I'll post sets of outfits I've worn or just sets that I'm feeling creative with that day! Hope you guys like it! See you soon and good luck in your fashion adventures!

What I bought This Month- November

Unfortunately, I won't have a what i bought for november because between gas for my car and christmas shopping I have not shopped for myself since halloween. I know, I don't know how I've made it this far either. But do expect a post for any clothing or items that pertain to this blog sometime shortly after christmas with what I received for christmas! Here's hoping for clothes, clothes, and more clothes!

Also I know the blog has been kind of dormant but I post on my instagram account everyday and trust me those of you who haven't joined instagram yet, you will love it! you can share pictures without all the anxiety and negative feedback you would get on facebook for your more artsy photos. When you do join or have already joined, make sure you follow me! I follow back most people and even if you just liked my photo, I go through the list of usernames and check any hidden talents/ usernames and follow them! You'll love it! @prettyaffordablefashion

Lace, Beads, and Tights

So, first fall outfit of the year, and also a style I will be wearing a lot this fall and winter: tights and shorts. For fall it doesn't matter what thickness tights you wear because it is still kinda warm. For winter I go for the thicker nylon tights or woolish ones.

I love these shorts! I found them at T.J. Maxx and when I first picked them up I was worried they might look a little trashy. But I always say to try everything on and take your time in the dressing room. Just because it fits, does not mean move onto the next thing. Move around in it. Is it comfy? Itchy? Too short? Too long? Are the colors/patterns good? Will you be able to wear it with alot? I spend an hour in a store and about 50 minutes of it in the dressing room, but I love every piece of clothing I buy and it guarantees that I will wear it. It WILL NOT sit in my closet.

So anyway, they fit perfect and were alot longer than I thought they would be so I got them! I have had the shirt for a long time and it is kinda falling apart where the beads were but hey I have had it for about three years and it was about $4 at Marshall's so I'm not complaining. 

I also love patterned tights. I have the standard, plain, navy brown and black tights for versatility but I also have brown and black patterned tights. I think they give an outfit that extra something if the pieces are plain. I don't use them that much because I tend to buy things with little patterns on them but I thought it looked good with these pieces. And I don't consider lace a pattern if a dark color on a dark color. I have a purple dress with white lace overlay and that I consider because it is making the statement and the patterned tights are not needed. 

So, I  cannot wait for fall! Don't be afraid to leave comments, suggestions or questions below or on my instagram: prettyaffordablefashion! Good luck in your fashion adventures!

Shirt: Marshall's $4

Shorts: TJMAXX price here

Tights: Kohl's $12?

Beach Blanket Bingo

Hello! So I have been so busy with schoolwork that I haven't been able to watch tv let alone blog. So I'm catching up on  things this weekend.

I just love this outfit. I wore it last week, when sadly, it was still warm. All this past week it has been about 50 degrees out in the morning. I love fall, but it just feels weird that last week I was wearing shorts and now all I wear are tights and jeans.

I love this outfit because I love playing with the denim fashion rule. "DO NOT wear more than one piece of denim in the same outfit" is what any person with a little fashion sense will tell you. But I think there is an exception to this rule: two different shades of denim. In this outfit they shorts are so much darker than the shirt's denim color, that I think it is okay. 

Also, I just love playing with proportions. Give me a crop top and high waist bottoms and I will be a happy girl! Which is also explains the title of this post. These proportions and cut of the clothes just remind me of something Annette would wear while she is partying with Frankie and friends on the beach at night over her swimsuit.

So this is my last summer outfit of the year :( Good bye summer, and hello beautiful fall colors and layers that I love so much!

So check back often for new outfits and good luck in your fashion adventures!

Shirt: Forever 21

Shorts: Forever 21

Both prices here

First Day

Okay so I realize that I have been back in school for about three weeks now, but I have to catch up with my posts so yay First Day of School outfit!

So I love this dress because it just fits me awesome everywhere, but it is a little bit shorter than I like but I can deal. Especially since I am going to be wearing tights soon with the chilly fall weather coming in. I also love the color of the dress and I feel like the collar brings attention to my new hair do! So if you haven't been following me on instagram, you would be just finding out that I cut my hair. (I realize the second to last post I wrote I had my hair cut but I'm laying down and you can't really tell) I had been thinking of cutting my hair for a while and when I found out my salon takes Locks of Love donations, I thought it was now or never. So I went in about two or three weeks ago and decided to chop off the hair I had been growing out since the horrible haircut of '03. (My second grade self decided I would look good with my very curly hair cut up to my ears. I didn't...) So I was a little worried about cutting my hair short again because of that elementary disaster, but I am not particularly attached to my hair like some girls just because mine grows so fast. I knew that if I didn't like it I could have it long again in a little less than a year. So, after my hairdresser asking me about ten times if I was ready and "Are you sure? Please don't go into shock when I cut it like other girls" I told her to snip away! And no, I didn't go into shock. I liked it. And still do. Especially the way my curls look now without all the weight on them I kind of have that 30s flapper look going on. And I love it :)

So tell me, have you ever wanted to cut your hair but were too afraid, or you did and you loved or hated it!? I wanna know! Comment with your stories below and again tell me what you like and don't like what I do, it's the only way I can make you guys enjoy the blog more! If you need any advice I'm happy to give it and good luck in your fashion adventures!

Please ignore my sister's thumb on the top of the frame....

 Dress: Forever 21 Price here

Shoes: Steve Madden via Marshall's: Price here

What I Bought This Month- August!

Alright I swear that the odds are not in my favor with this blog. As soon as I get home for good to my computer it gets a virus on it and I can't upload any of my outfit shots :( But the computer is fixed- for now- and I'll try to crank the posts out.

So I was watching a you tuber named Brittani Louise Taylor. She has like a main channel, beauty channel, and a daily vlog personal channel. I highly suggest checking at least one of her channels out because I just feel like she has a really great outlook on life, she's super generous and always puts other people before her (including her fans! she's given away 6 ipads and other awesome prizes!) and she gives awesome beauty advice, and she's funny! I was on her beauty one (brittanilouise) and she does these monthly videos named "my favorite things" "things I regret buying" "things I recommend". She is just really thorough and gives great reviews and she inspired me to have this idea. I am going to (hopefully!) every month from now on take pictures of everything I have bought that month tell you a little something about each one! 

 So this month, there is going to be a lot of stuff what with back to school and such so enjoy! So yeah let me know if this is a good idea, a bad idea, you like it, you don't like it, YOU LOVE IT?! Comment below with your thoughts and good luck in your fashion adventures!

I LOVE this bag! It goes with a lot more than I thought it would!

Marshall's $45 (originally $95)

I haven't gotten to wear this yet because the back does scoop down and it shows my bra so I'm waiting to wear it when I get a black bandeau to wear underneath. Other than that 

though, it fits me perfectly and the three quarter sleeves I am in love with.

Forever 21 12.50?

 I really love this dress and the fact that it came with a belt. YES!

Forever 21: 19.80

I really like the shoulder cut out trend right now and I found this dress at Tj Maxx. It was the only one left and its kinda big but the good thing about the a-line is that  I can belt it andpull the excess in the front to the sides and it just makes the skirt fuller! So pretty!

Tj Maxx: $12

I love this dress because it gives you the 60's straight shift dress look but enough shape to it that it doesn't make your curves be mistaken for excess pounds!

Marshall's: $20

Love this dress because it actually fits me in the armholes! I am attracted to a lot of sleeveless stuff and I always have the problem of many things being to big in the underarms. But this one fits perfectly and I love the buttons on it.

F21: 24.80

This is a little bit more glitzy than I usually wear day to day but I think with the gray cotton for most of the cardigan its okay. I also wear a lot of black plain dresses so this way it spruces them up a bit

Marshall's: $15

I am in love with these jeans! I have always wanted a pair of guess jeans but could never afford them and then I found them one day on the Tj Maxx rack and it was love at first sight. I have never had a pair of jeans fit so well and feel like they were made just for me. The length is perfect for me and Ah I just love them so much!

TJ Maxx: $40 (originally $89)

I really like this skirt because the pattern is there but not huge, I love houndstooth, and its LONG ENOUGH. I can NEVER find a pencil skirt that is long enough without looking like I'm off to the office for a day of work. It just works for me and I can't wait for it to get colder out so I can wear it because it's wool!

F21: 22.80

So I realize this is a really bad picture but I did wear it already and there are better photos on instagram because I actually have them on. These were the kind of clothing you're not sure about when it is on the rack but once you try it on you're IN LOVE with them. they are high waisted and perfect

TJ Maxx: $15

Love these shorts because they are a really dark denim so I can wear denim tops with them and it works better than being the same jean color.

Forever 21: 10?

Love this shirt and everytime I wear it people tell me they think the bunnies are wicked cute! I really like the ultra feminine collars on everything lately and I'm def trying to find as many shirts like this as I can!

TJ Maxx: $15

I bought this to go with the next item and I hope I can find a few new ways to transition it into fall. Any ideas please let me know!

F21: $14.80

I love this shirt but unfortunately I bought it at the end of summer sale so I didn't get to wear it much :(  It's cropped but I wear it with high waist bottoms to play with body proportions!

F21: $17.80

I love both these shoes! I needed dress shoes that wouldn't hurt my feet. Let's face it ballet flats hurt and give you blisters and nobody likes wearing heels everyday; and I'm not wear my gym sneakers with my dresses. But I find both of these very comfortable for flats because they are more constructed than a ballet flat and black and brown shoes, at least one of them is going to match any outfit!

TJ Maxx: both $30

So I got an Ipad from my school in a new iniative for digital learning and I needed a case for it ASAP. Let's just say I'm very uncoordinated and clumsy. And so I went to Amazon and found this wonderful purply pink case. Its soft and leathery and the keypad is silicon (silicone? whichever one isn't used in plastic surgery...) There are two sides to this case. I love the color and look of it and the when you type the keys don't clack and disturb others. The other side is that the keyboard is very in accurate and inefficient. The keys don't respond to my touch sometimes and sometimes it responds too much with typing three of the same letter. In order to have it pick up every letter, you must apply equal pressure which slows down my typing speed and my efficiency.

Amazon: $20

I needed navy blue tights considering I ripped mine last winter (WHY DO I ALWAYS RIP THEM???) And I wanted to try out the bright tight color trend so I picked up a pair of magenta!

Macy's: 2 for $22

I bought these in black and gray and couldn't wait to wear them! theyre easier than dealing with tights and barely slip down! they hit about 3 or 4 inches above the knee for me and so I don't look like a little school girl.

F21: $4.80 each

Almost there!

Just checking in! I hope you guys with apple products out there are following me on instagram (the only place I can get outfit pics online lately) Just wanted to let you guys know that I will be home for good (aka where my computer is) in 5 short days! Yay! No more boring, inactive blog! I haven't been able to get to the beach barely at all between work and the bad weather, so I might have my beach wear article with a lovely setting of my back yard :/ But I guess I'll take what I can get! See you soon and good luck in your fashion adventures! :)

Share the Love

So I just wanted to take a quick second for something. A clothing website called Mod Cloth (modcloth.com) is doing a promotion with sharing. Every person that uses the link down below and joins the modcloth community and joins the email list, will get a link they canshare on their blog, facebook, or twitter! Every person who joins because of you, Mod Cloth will give you and the new member $10! I love this website because they have really unique and cool retro clothing, jewelry, shoes, apartment items, gifts and alot more stuff I can't think of right now! I spend so much time looking at items on this website and when purchasing they are very helpful to the point of telling you if the item runs small, big, or true to size. This further promises the great fit of your purchase! Also when I have ordered from Mod Cloth, i get an unexpected gift in my box with my purchase. They also have a great policy of free shipping for US orders $50 or more. There is a "Be the Buyer" Program where we get to vote on samples before they become available to purchase. I really like it because I know theyre listening to my opinion on what I want to buy. They also have a really fantastic blog and are constantly running contests for gift cards! I seriously suggest you guys check out the site and join the modcloth community! I did and absolutely love being a part of it!

Click on this link here!
http://sharethelove.modcloth.com/a/clk/YsVHg