A birthday and an outfit!

Hello everyone!

First, I'd like to say happy birthday to one of my closest friends....

Abigail Morgan! 

(picture taken at last week's Ladies Conference in Ms.)

Love ya, Abby! 

Here's a few other pics of me and friends at the conference. Though I've only scratched the surface with the editing. So much more to do! 

friends who showed up right before we left. Sadly, they couldn't come. But I had a blast spending the morning with them!

the three teens from our church.

It's one thing to have best friends and close friends. But it's a totally different thing to have a friend so close, that she's more of a sister than anything. This is Megan, my best friend, sister, and kindred spirit. I love you!

Today is a week since these pictures were taken. But the memories are still fresh. The uncontrollable laughter, the happy quiet moments, the lessons, the things observed, the wiping away tears from laughing so hard, and not so important, but because of the purpose of this blog I'll talk about it, the observing of different styles. 

I'll tell you, all the ladies looked nice. But I like to observe people, their choice of clothing, and the outfits they put together. I've gotten inspirations that way for many outfits in my own wardrobe. 

One example, is the outfit I'm wearing today. 

Sometimes, I find a cute sleeveless shirt. But I usually do not buy it, unless I plan on using it as an undershirt. Well lately, I've really liked the style of wearing a short jacket or cardigan over a sleeveless shirt, or otherwise inappropriate dress. In today's styles, it's hard to find things that are MADE modest. So you have to improvise. A dress with spaghetti straps but is long enough can either be worn with a modest undershirt or over jacket. A cute, but very short dress can be worn as a shirt with a skirt. There are even ways of making pants into a skirt.

But anyway, back to today's outfit. 

Another example of improvising. This skirt used to be ankle length. It's very thick, and in south Louisiana, that made it only comfortable to wear on rather cool days. That doesn't happen often in the south. So rather than throwing it away or giving it away (the skirt is made very well) I went to my Mawmaw's to fix this skirt and several other garments. It's almost like having a new skirt! It's much more comfortable to wear, and will look really cute with my knee high brown boots (when it gets cool enough). 

And this is as I was saying before. Someone gave me this sleeveless purple shirt. And before now, I only used it occasionally as an undershirt. But now, it has a new purpose. You see, good fashion is not always having to go out and buy the latest thing. It's using your head to mix match new outfits with what you have. Buying a new item is not bad, but you still get lots of satisfaction from making a new outfit this way. And you feel like you've accomplished something.

lovely fleur de lis necklace: given to me for my birthday by Abby, the friend who's birthday is today.

cute flower headband: borrowed from my sister ;D

and purple disc earrings gotten for $1 from Charming Charlie's!

black lace converse: $10 from Walmart

Ok, here's another issue I'd like to address. I've heard this question asked a lot. 

Are converse feminine? 

Well, I don't think I'd ever see a guy wearing LACEY tennis shoes. So I think I'm pretty well covered. =)

But what about the regular converse?

Here's my opinion. 

It's not fact, just what I think about the topic.

If converse are worn with pants.....yes, they're not very feminine looking. 

If converse are worn with a very dressy or flairy skirt.....I think.....they look kind of ridiculous.

But a pair of clean converse with a nice jean skirt.......I think looks very nice. =)

Now, if you put converse versus a regular pair of athletic tennis shoes, I believe the converse are more feminine. They're slimmer, and not as bulky and big as a regular tennis shoe. 

I'd like to end this little discussion with a comment I heard from another girl. She said that if she sees a girl wearing converse with a skirt, she knows that the girl wears skirts all the time. Because, you never see a girl who wears pants wear converse with a skirt. 

Once again, that was her opinion, not necessarily hard core fact.

But I happen to agree with it. 

Well, I think this post has been long enough, so I'll end it. 

Have a good weekend!