#FNOIndy

My lovely friend Meg and I went to the inaugural Fashion's Night Out in Indianapolis. While some stores had recognized it before, they had never thrown a large-scale event for it. In case you've never heard of it, Anna Wintour (the EIC of Vogue and the lady that inspired Meryl in The Devil Wears Prada) started it in NYC to help the fashion industry when the economy tanked. It's supposed to bring fun into fashion. There are good deals, music, runway shows, and cocktails to make it a more social atmosphere.

Meg and I went all out. I had a skirt I had been wanting to wear for about year now. I wore all neutrals and I wore a bold red lipstick. The skirt was less than $15 from Macy's, shirt from clearance at Target, purse a Kohl's clearance find, earrings from Charlotte Russe, and heels from Payless (Christian Siriano brand!). My necklace is really two: one is from a cheap accessories store that is similar to the store "Princess", and the other was a flea market find. My gold bracelet is from a beauty supply store, and my rhinestoned bracelet came in a pack from Burlington.

Who's that girl?

I feel like I am channeling Jess from the New Girl today in my sailboat-print high-waisted shorts. When Schmidt mentioned a ban they placed on high-waisted shorts once, I felt Jess's pain, and I've been told more than once that I remind people of Zooey Deschanel. Definitely a compliment! I got these at Goodwill earlier in the summer.  I wore them with a pair of blue and red moccasins I have owned since high school from Payless. That's right, those shoes are going on 6 years old and they are still lookin' good. I like to wear belts, if you can't tell. That pearl headband was probably 99 cents from Rue 21, another one of my guilty pleasure stores. Oh the watch, which I wear everyday, is from Walmart.

 Last night was my younger cousin's 17th birthday party. First of all, WOAH HE IS 17!, second of all, I got to wear my sweet locket that looks like a pocket watch. I got it at an awesome outdoor flea market for a few bucks. Shirt is from Rue 21 (see, you just gotta dig!), sweater I've had since I was probably 17 from Goodwill, and jeggings from Sears, 12 dollars. The shoes are brand new Target brand shoes from Goodwill. One of the many reasons I love Target is that instead of throwing away their merchandise and destroying it so no one can use it from the trash (like Walmart does and H&M used to ), they donate it to Goodwill. Then they can write it off on their taxes. It's a win for Target, win for Goodwill, and definitely a win for me!