The Fashionista Next Door: The Denim Shirt & The Flower Pin

The Denim Shirt
I can remember the day that I bought this shirt. My dad gave me a TJ Maxx for Christmas last year and I decided so I'd make good use of it and buy gym clothes to accompany my new year's resolution to work out consistently. I spotted this shirt on the way to the checkout and I had to have it...$16.00...done and done. After all, a denim shirt was an absolute must have for Spring. Well my new year's resolution lasted until about March (I know, sad, sad, sad!) but this denim shirt is still going strong on the heels of the fall season. The denim trend, and the denim shirt will continue to rock our wardrobes in fall so if you've haven't invested in this piece yet, now is the time! Personally, I am looking forward to rocking the denim + camel look a la Chloe' . Now, all I have to do is find an affordable camel coat, and slacks....wish me luck...

Chloe' Fall 2010 RTW Colletion via Style.com

I hate to say this, but considering my current lack of gym time, this shirt was more of an investment than those yoga pants...Lol! If you've been reading The Fashionsta Next Door for a while now, you've seen this shirt make MANY appearances... and this certainly will not be the last...

The Flower Pin (again!)
Okay, so I have a confession to make. I have worn my new flower pin EVERYDAY (except this weekend, since I was camping) since it made it's first appearance on the gray v-neck tee last week. What can I say, except that this little diddy is clearly my new favorite accessory, and you guys know the deal...I will wear it EVERY DAY until I am tired of it. Remember, the H&M bangle (which I am also wearing here)? In order to justify my accessory obsession of the moment, I like to say if Carrie did it, I can do it. All my fellow SATC fans out there know that when Carrie found a new accessory she loved, she wore it out! In fact, I remember Carrie being obsessed with the flower pin back in season 3, too!

Anyway, I've got two more flower pin looks coming your way over the next couple days, so bear with me! And I can't promise that will be the end of it. Flower pins may just make there way onto a few more outfits this week. Hell, maybe we'll make it a challenge out of it!

The Blouse
This was another one of my H&M clearance buys (bought at the same time as the off-the-shoulder peasant dress, and another dress that I haven't worn yet). I wish I had taken a picture without the denim shirt. This shirt is really pretty... first of all it's sheer, which is always a winner. I also love floral print, and the v-neck has a really great embroidered detail. This shirt is clearly a spring/ summer item, but when I bought it I actually had fall in mind. I figured this floaty, sheer blouse would look great with skinnies and boots come fall...ooh, and a leather jacket! So, at $10, this lovely blouse was a great transition piece! Much like the denim shirt, and the flower pin, I am sure you'll be seeing much more of this blouse.

The Skirt (that's really a dress)
I've mentioned a couple times that my fringe necklace (last seen here) isn't actually a necklace at all. It is actually the detachable fringe for this gray dress, which I bought off the Planet Funk clearance rack back in February. Since I bought the dress I have NEVER worn it with the fringe. I have always worn the dress under blazer or cardigan, and I've always worn the fringe as a necklace. I packed up most of my clothes, leaving out my fave warm weather pieces. Since I have pretty limited options (relatively speaking) I am being forced to rework some of my faves, so today I thought why not layer my new blouse over one of my old fave dresses. Originally, I was going to wear my thrifted pink blazer but when I put it on, I felt way too put together (if that makes sense...) but I knew that outfit needed a grounding piece to tie it all together so I reached for my trusty dusty denim shirt.

The Shoes
I got these Jessica Simpson "Nolita" cracked metallic pewter pumps at the same time as the Rachel Roy "Oma" wedges. Of course, they were on clearance, and we all know that Macy's clearance racks are always shoe heaven. I have to admit these racks are my weakness. It is hard for me to set foot inside of Macy's without browsing the racks and 9 times out of 10 I can find a great pair of shoes for twenty-something bucks. These actually come in gold too (see here for $39.99), and if I can find them at Macy's for the same price as the pewter ones I might have to pick them up. I love metallics! In my opinion, they function as a neutral so they can be worn with pretty much everything. Gilded looks in particular are going to be a HUGE trend this fall, so adding a pair of gold pumps to my wardrobe would be a good move...