Some of My Syle In Pictures

I am going to do some random posts about my style. I am finding it fun! I have never closely analyzed my style and its been great to pick apart what I wear and why I choose the things I do!  

This shirt is from my favorite store called The Button Box. It is one of my favorite! The brand is a'reve which I have never heard of before. The jeans are from some random store in the mall probably Bluenotes and the boots are my triumph! They are from a thrift store. I had prayed for them for months. I just wanted grey boots. These ones are leather, made in Italy and were $15.00. I love them. As for the back drop of this picture. It is in my kitchen. I pick flooring that you can't see dirt on because I literally wash my floors about four times a year. It just seems like if I do a big wash the kids immediately spill something that makes it worse than it was before so I just gave up and dont wash them. I wear shoes 24/7 in my house because of this.  You can see the shelves. They were made by my amazingly talented husband. They took him about half an hour to whip up. They are my favorite part of this house we have. The bowls are my grandmother's. My friend's Emily and Liv picked the blue color the wall is painted. I am pregnant with my fourth child here. I always feel prettier when I am pregnant in regards to my hair and skin, and my hormones are better so my self esteem is better. I tend to dress more creatively. I also don't have a nursing baby so I wear things I would not usually wear. It looks like that is my leaf necklace which I got at Reitmans I think!

So once again I am pregnant with my fourth. The scarf is from my grandmother's closet. The sweater and dress are from a black garbage bag given to me by my friend Heather. That dress got me through that pregnancy! I could not fit a single pair of jeans and could not find comfortable maternity pants so I wore skirts the rest of the way through. The shoes are a thrift store find and again such a gift! My friend Emily had this exact pair and I LOVED them. They reminded me of Mary Poppins. However they were very expensive. I always wished for a pair and about two years after she had them one day they were there in the thrift store!!!! I was so excited. I think they were about $12.00 and they were in perfect condition. The wreath I made on my birthday for myself. My aunty had sent me money and I went to the dollar store and bought the flowers and glued up the wreath. It was one of my rare moments of crafting that happen about once a year. Oh and I felt HUGE in that picture. Silly girl. Will I ever learn. I was tiny. Jeepers! This was before the front door was painted bright blue.

This was my pregnancy maternity shoot with my fourth baby. I got the dress from the Button Box. I LOVED this moment of my life. I felt so like myself. I had flowers in my hair and it was stormy and windy and I was in and by the ocean. Pictures were taken by Emily. I was barefoot.

This out fit was a gem. I loved the colors! The little sweater was from Bootlegger of all places and the shirt was a tank top but I have no clue where it was from. I was given a second exact one from my friend Bethany during my pregnancy. I loved the comfyness of this skirt and I have no clue where I got it from. The scarf is from my friend in Germany.

This shirt was from my sister. I think she got it out of a black bag in Hawaii when she was in YWAM. I love lace. I dont wear it enough. Mostly because it is so delicate. This picture is taken by Emily in our friend's buttercup field.

 These jeans are the only ones in my repertoire I fit right now and the only ones I have fit since giving birth almost two years ago now. I wear them often hence the hole in the knee. It is not supposed to be so big. The grey sweater was a gift from Shanda and I love it! The shirt is also a staple that I wear most days because it is totally loose and soft. I like to hide my mid section because I have separated stomach muscles and so it always looks like I am pregnant. No tight shirts for me. The scarf was a thrift store find. The only scarf I have ever purchased from a thrift store and I love it. The boots are from Vancouver. I got them on boxing day. They replaced a green pair I had. At first I didn't love them but now I do. I wear either those or my black flip flops pretty much every day.

 This sweater I found at Spank. Isn't it great? Well I love it anyway. It is so soft and warm and enough color for me. I love color but not too much of it.I am wearing a scarf from my cousin Joanna and leg warmers from my sis for Christmas.

 This is the kind of stuff I wear most days. That black skirt is my saving grace. It covers a multitude of sins and I find black or grey is what I gravitate to.  I did just buy a super bright pair of pants from Winners but have not had the guts to wear them yet. The sweater is from Garage Clothing and the leggings from Winners. I dont usually wear a necklace. If I do then I put it on and it gets kind of stuck there and I never take it off. Then when I do take it off my neck is once again unadorned for months. I do not have my ears pierced either.

So I have no idea what my style would be called but I see that the theme of my clothing is comfort, simplicity, bits of color, most of it given to me and I like to wear things for years. Thanks for taking the time to read and thanks so much Lynsey for asking me to do this! It really was so good for me to analyze how my clothing tastes had changed and how my attitude towards clothing has changed. I realize I usually cover my upper arms as I have always felt they were too big! Funny eh? My style has been largely influenced by Jordana and as the years wore on other dear friends. If my oldest daughter and I are ever in a store she can pick out multiple outfits she can imagine my friends or sisters wearing but never me. I had this nagging feeling like I did not have any distinct style,

                                              but I see that I do. So thanks again for this!