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Matilda Jane Clothing + a New Sweater!

At the beginning of September, my mom and I hosted the new Matilda Jane collection release trunk show at my house.  I know you’ve probably heard of MJ, and if you have, you probably just think they only have little girl clothing. 

That’s what we used to think, too! 

 It wasn’t until my mom saw a lady wearing an outfit that consisted of all MJ pieces that gave her the idea to have the trunk show.  I gladly volunteered my house for the party since my dining room was completely empty at that time.  We had the best time trying on all of the clothes and debating which ones to buy because we wanted them all!!


 This was the set-up for the party.  The dress form had a dress on it, but someone was trying it on while I took the picture.  One thing I really love about MJ clothing for women is the materials they use to make their clothes.  You can tell these clothes are well-made and they use high-grade material…it’s all so soft!



 Love all of the prints!



I tried on the Cool Mist Tee dress from the last collection.  It was so soft, but I didn’t think it looked great on me.

 I took this picture to send to my friend Hailey because the Splendid dress looks just like something she would wear!  I can see it being worn in the fall with boots and a jean jacket or sweater.



 The Dusk or Dawn tunic is one of the shirts that I ended up buying.  It’s longer but not too long, and it hits me right below my hips.



I also bought the Mossy Vale ruffles.  THESE ARE MY FAVORITE!!  They are so comfortable, and the one day I wore them to school I literally felt like I was wearing pajama bottoms!  I wore them with my Dusk or Dawn tunic.



The Kettle Tee is definitely a great purchase if you aren’t into lots of colorful, printed clothing.  It’s really soft, and who doesn’t love a good swing top?

And as an added bonus…

This isn’t a MJ top, but I bought this cream sweater (similar) this past weekend.  It’s the softest material and feels just like cashmere.  I’m a sucker for any cream colored top.  I bought this thinking, “I can wear this for our Christmas card pictures!!”  Crazy, I know haha!

Happy Wednesday!


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Fall Favorites 2016: Fall Fashion

I’m so excited about today!  Out of all of the topics Emily and I will be teaming up and writing about, today is my favorite–fall fashion!  I love everything about clothes–fit, cut, proportions….you name it and I love it.
In case you missed our introductions last week, click here for mine and here for Emily’s.  If you decided to join us and write a post on fall fashion too, please leave your link in the comments so we can all check yours out!  (We opted not to do a link up in case no one else wanted to participate.)

I went shopping last weekend with my sister and took pictures of all of the fall outfits I tried on 🙂

I am obsessed with this sweater.  The fabric is so soft and not scratchy, and for me, that makes a good sweater great.  Love this for fall and winter!


This dress was actually thicker and heavier than I expected.  I think it would be so cute with cognac booties and an oversized cardigan this fall!


I know you can’t really tell, but this dress has bell sleeves and it a gorgeous emerald gem color.  I love it!
As soon as I saw this color block sweater in the most recent JCrew catalog, I knew I had to have it.  I love the maroon and navy pairing too!


Hello, navy back!

And this is my favorite!!!  The skirt is priced so reasonably, and the chambray top is the thinnest and softest I’ve ever worn!

Obsessed with the exposed gold zipper!  Wouldn’t this look the best with riding boots and bare legs?  Yes, it would!
And this is how the chambray top looks untucked.  

And finally, thanks to my wonderful friend Victoria, I was able to get this most-wanted cardigan.  I had horrible luck during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.  I’m not a cardholder because my husband and I don’t use credit cards, and I opted not to do the debit (BIG mistake).  Everything I kept ordering on opening day to the public kept getting canceled.  Luckily, Victoria ordered an extra one of these and mailed it to me!



Shout out to my sister Rachel for running around to all of these stores with me last weekend and for sitting in the dressing room while I took pictures!  Look closely and you may be able to see her pink dress!


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Sense of Sarah: My Journey to Find the Perfect Blue Jean

For some reason, blue jean shopping has felt pretty impossible lately.  I hadn’t bought actual blue jeans in about two years because I’ve just been wearing a lot of my older pairs.  The jeans I have been buying recently have been white jeans or colored jeans for school, and through my research (yes, I researched), the denim fabric of colored jeans is different than blue jean fabric.  I spent the last few weeks of summer on the hunt for a new pair of blue jeans and want to share my findings with y’all!



Problem:  Two of my old pairs of blue jeans have ripped.

Back Story:  I’m very picky about how my jeans fit me.  My jeans have to be stretchy, and I prefer the legging jean or one that is slightly loose around the ankle but still tight and stretchy in other places.  The majority of my blue jeans are from GAP because I liked the way they fit my body–plus the price tag didn’t hurt either!

I went and tried on blue jeans everywhere over the course of a couple of weeks before I finally found the perfect pair!

Note: I forgot to take pictures of myself in each pair of jeans that I tried on–probably out of frustration that they weren’t working!  Just take my word!


ONE

My first stop was to JCrew since I bought a pair of their white jeans before school let out and loved them!  After reading about the fabric online and then talking to a salesperson, the white jeans were made out of a completely different fabric than the toothpick dark rinse jeans.  


I was surprised to find how stiff the dark rinse jeans were compared to the stretchiness of the white jeans.  I also had a hard time with sizing.  I tried on my normal size and then the size up and still was so unhappy with how they looked and felt.

Verdict:  Big negative!


TWO

My second stop was back to GAP since their jeans had always worked for me.  Apparently they have changed the way they make jeans because I couldn’t find a pair that was even close to my old Legging Jean from there.


The rise was a little higher than what I was used to but not so much that it was a deal breaker.  But….these just felt weird.  And weren’t the most flattering, in my opinion.

Verdict:  I could have settled on these but probably wouldn’t have worn them more than twice.


THREE

While we were out eating for our anniversary back in July, I stopped into Madewell to check out their jeans since they are know for being a denim company.  Plus, I have a leather purse from there and love it, so I assumed their jeans would be awesome.


I explained to the sales lady that I wanted a comfortable fabric that was stretchy.  She brought me a pair of the high-rise jeans with a 9″ rise.  Yes, the fabric was amazing but they came above my belly button.  I’m not ready for jeans that do that just yet 🙂  But if you are, then the fabric on these were wonderful!

Verdict:  Would have bought if they were a mid to low rise jean.


FOUR

A week later I went back to my local J. Crew to see if there was something I was missing.  I realized I still hated the toothpick dark wash and probably always will, but loved the toothpick in a classic rinse–much softer fabric!  So I tried them on…


And I loved them!  The only problem?  I was hunting for jeans that I could wear to school on Fridays and the ripped knees don’t cut it for teachers.  Sadly, I had to put these back, but maybe for my birthday?? 😉

Verdict:  I still want these!


FIVE

The last place I went to go check out jeans was Anthropologie and it actually was a perfect day for me to go in there because they were rolling out their fall denim.  After searching the wall display for a jean that met my qualifications, I settled on this pair:


I put these on and they fit!!  Whoop Whoop!  They have very little distress and absolutely no skin shows through.  They are still a dark wash and I believe can be worn throughout the entire year–perfect for all seasons!  They are so soft and stretchy, and I told Dustin that Pilcro may be my new favorite jean brand since I already own a pair of bell bottomed Pilcros.

Verdict:  I’m so glad I bought these–well worth the money!

As you can see, jean shopping was very exhaustive for me because I’m so picky about how my jeans fit.  I think we all get to be picky about jeans because we want them to be so comfortable–no one wants an uncomfortable pair of jeans!

Tell me, what’s your favorite pair of blue jeans that you own?

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