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

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I"M BACK! Yay! I'm so happy to be back home to my camera and my computer and most importantly, my clothes :D So please enjoy!

Okay so I realize I am not at a beach, but considering I worked most days and my shifts were during beach time, I didn't get to spend much time near the ocean. But I promised a look at my beloved bathing suit so I did it in the backyard. Not the ideal setting I know, but you get the idea of it. 

So I absolutely love this bathing suit! I really wanted an unique bathing suit this summer and I love retro things so I figured why not carry that style over into my swimwear!? This bathing did not come like this, I ordered the top from one online store and the bottoms from another. Mostly because I didn't like the pairing of the bottoms to the top on the site. I also feel like if you're self conscious in a bathing suit, if you get a really unique one, people will be looking at it for its detail, not YOUR detail, therefore they will not pick your body apart as much as they would in say a plain black bikini. The retro design, the button details, the color, and the overall look of this bathing suit has gotten alot of attention when I wear it, but not in a way that people were looking at just my body, but instead the clothing. Also I feel like this bathing suit should be worn confidently because it combines the cardinal rule in regular fashion, into a bathing suit: define the waist and make yourself an hourglass shape. The high waist of the bottoms create the hourglass by cutting in at your smallest part, yet covers more than a regular bikini on the bottom with the boyshort-like bottoms. The top gives you coverage all around if you are busty with the high sides, constructed band, and halter straps. Also the stripes gather towards the bow making the rib cage/ back look slimmer. So please don't hide in another boring bathing suit if you love this style! Enjoy the compliments on your great style and your great body ;) 

I will be posting regularly again considering school starts tomorrow! That means a reason to get up and dressed in the morning, meaning more fashionable outfits! And for anyone wondering yes I will keep the instagram account active so in case you  can't jump on the blog one day check instagram for a quick Outfit Of The Day pic! 

Thanks for being so patient and good luck in your fashion adventures! :)

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! :)

Bad News...

So You guys have responded greatly by me making an instagram for the summer until I can get my computer back. Don't worry I'll keeep instagraam up once I get bck to my computer, frankly because I'm addicted now! But I have been using instagram so much and theres going to be a little break. Seeing as how I have used 90% of my data on my phone plan and have 16 days left in the billing cycle, I need to wait until I have wifi (restaurants, gyms, etc) to use instagram. So Its not like there will be no activity for 16 days, it just might not be as regular and consistent. Sorry again you guys, who would have thought it would be so hard to share with you guys! In the meantime I need to make a list of places around here that offer free wifi....

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

I figured it out!

So I told you guys I would find away to keep this blog somewhat alive and active during the summer and it just hit me. I made an instagram! So now I can show you guys my outfits more than having to wait weeks for me to get home, take pictures, and post them. I am still new and I'm not sure if the lingo is different from facebook but I literally just made it two minutes ago so I'll explore and find out. So add/follow me or whatever instagram calls it at "prettyaffordablefashion". I will try to post a lot of pictures of my outfits, the problem is that I work most days during the week so I don't really have a way or reason to dress up because there is somewhat of a dress code from the board of health. BUT on the positive side its still a great way to keep communicating with you guys! So if you add/follow me, I'll be sure to follow you back! I love to see all of your creations and hopefully we can inspire each other whether it be clothes, hair, makeup, shoes, whatever! I love seeing and hearing from the readers of this blog!
So remember, "prettyaffordablefashion" and have a fashionable day! :)