Outfitted :: I'm Ready For My Close-Up

Happy Friday everyone! I was a major slacker on outfit pictures this week, a combination of PMS and crazy snow storms kinda killed any desire to take pictures, let alone get dressed in anything remotely stylish. 

However, yesterday I woke up to the sun shining and a new surge of energy that motivated me to do a little early morning photo shoot for all the outfits I'd worn this week. It was quite fun as I was blasting some indie dance hits and bouncing around the apartment much to DCT's amusement.

So here are outfits 14, 15, and 16 for your Friday viewing pleasure!

Missoni for Target blouse / H&M anorak (remixed here and here) / H&M boyfriend jeans (remixed here and here) / Forever 21 booties (remixed here) / Rebecca Minkoff 'Rumor'

Peter Jensen Sweater (remixed here) / Timing polka dot blouse (remixed here) / H&M skinnies / Bucco loafers (remixed here) / Rebecca Minkoff 'Rumor'

Urban Outfitters cropped sweater (remixed here and here) / H&M skirt (remixed here) / Charlotte Russe booties (remixed here) / J.Crew belt / Thrifted skull print scarf (also seen here) / Random bag purchased in Belgium

DCT and I are off to Colorado come Monday! It'll be nice to get out of the city for a few days and explore some place new, we've already planned a dedicated spa day - manis, pedis, couples massage, hot tub!

Who actually goes to a ski resort to ski? Not us. :)

Thanks for reading and have a fabulous weekend!

Outfitted :: Dress Over Pants + Back to Basics

(Welcome to part I of my shoe collection)

Happy Monday all! I'm afraid this post is going to be short and sweet, I simply wanted to show you a couple of outfits from the weekend. I tested out a new trend for one and went back to the basics for another (and by basics I mean wearing one print instead of a mash up, haha!).

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Outfitted :: Winterize Your Maxi

Happy Friday and Happy March! This is considered the best month out of the year for my family as my mom, my dad, and I all celebrate our birthdays this month! In fact today is my father's birthday (as well as, I just discovered, Justin Bieber :) My dad is going to loooove that! haha!) So here's to growing another year wiser and finer ;)

As you see above I rounded up my first 10 outfits, while the pictures show a bit of variety, I feel as if I've created a VIP section within my 30 items. Pieces I automatically go to because I'm comfortable with styling them (I'm looking at you chambray shirt ;( ), so for the next 10 days we're going to try and give some of the other items more play time starting with outfit 11!

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Outfitted :: Skull Candy

It's outfit #10! I've made it a quarter of the way through with only 30 more outfits to go..............that's a little depressing as that's still a lot of outfits I have to come up with, especially when I feel I've been doing this for 20 days instead of 10, haha!


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Outfitted :: Mixing Prints

Happy Monday lovers! Wow, this weekend was killer. I had all these plans of being a social butterfly when in actuality I spent the majority, if not all, my time doing school work, but I suppose that's what I get for procrastinating throughout the week. I really need to work on my time management skills.

Despite being inside sucked into the black hole that is grad school homework, I still managed to put this little number together, even though I didn't go anywhere until it was time for my 8pm work meeting...on a Sunday...on Oscar's night (yup, I was super thrilled).

This outfit is a crazy mash-up of prints, even when I thought of it in my mind I wasn't sure it would work in real-life. A graphic print cardigan, floral blouse, and leopard print booties would seem like a bit much (even my mind was like 'woah Ashlei, let's pump the breaks'), but it managed to come together and I have to admit, this is probably one of my favorite outfits so far.


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Outfitted :: Animation, Animals, & Motifs

It was really hard to get going yesterday. I've been slacking hard-core with my outfits these past couple days. I tell myself I'm "taking a break" and end up wearing my pjs/sweatpants all day, and after doing so for a couple days it's hard to motivate myself to look presentable.

So full disclosure on this outfit: I barely took a shower (read: just washed my face, water only, cold water...) and struggled super hard coming up with this look. This is actually very similar to an outfit you've seen here, with slightly different elements. But that is how unmotivated to get dressed I was feeling, my ability to think creatively was nonexistent. I blame the snow for my laziness.

However feelings of cabin fever outweighed my desire to be lazy, so I convinced DCT to take me out to lunch and, unbeknownst to him, take outfit pictures for me.

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Outfitted :: Neon For Sore Eyes

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Outfitted :: Sweet or Swag

Hi all! Introducing outfits 5 and 6, where I coincidentally show you two ways to wear a classic chambray top. One is sweet and one is full of swag, I'll let you decide which is which...

*Details: Zara Chambray top (old, looking to invest in a new one like this from Madewell ) / Gap dress (similar, also loving this and this) / H&M knee-high socks / Steve Madden 'Gretell' boot / Vintage Coach / Random scarf / Michael Kors watch, rings (on sale!), & bangle

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Outfitted :: Parisian Stripes

Thrifted Stripe sweater (similar from American Apparel) / H&M Boyfriend jeans / Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Baby Q Aidan / Charlotte Russe booties / Elizabeth & James sunnies / Random scarf

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Outfitted :: Weekend Florals

Vintage Floral Maxi (love this ASOS maxi) / Sparkle & Fade Crop Sweater (great alternative from Nasty Gal) / Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Baby Aidan / H&M Belt / Jessica Simpson Coat (similar) / Old Navy Booties (also worn here) / Elizabeth & James Sunnies

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Outfitted :: Be Mine, Valentine

Timing Dot blouse (similar from the Kardashian Kollection) / H&M skirt as dress (old) / Old Navy leopard booties

Happy (Belated) Valentine's Day! I hope your day was spent surrounded by people you love whether that be a significant other, mother, father, siblings, or friends. I personally have never looked at Valentine's Day as being a strictly romantic holiday, it's about spreading all sorts of love.

Of course, it being a holiday, I always jump at the opportunity to show my holiday cheer through what I wear and though I wasn't screaming Valentine's Day as much as last year, I like to think I gave it a little wink with a blouse covered in the palest of pink dots, a flirty dress (that is actually a skirt), a touch of leopard (because, why not?), and rose colored lips. I think I was rather full of the Valentine's Day spirit :) 

Other than that, my Valentine's was pretty low-key, DCT and I have been so busy and are currently working different schedules that we didn't even plan to do anything, it was just your average day at the A & D household, we splurged a little on Thai delivery and snuggled up for a late-night movie thanks to Red Box and our home theater. Sweatpants and slippers were in attendance, it was the perfect way to end the most romantic day of the year.

And on that note, Happy freakin' Friday! Thanks for reading!

Outfitted :: 30x40 Challenge, Day 1

Akira wrap jacket (similar) / Helmut Lang leather shorts (love this and this) / Target tights / Joie 'New Orleans' boot / Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Classic Q Baby Aidan' bag

Here we go! It's Day 1 of my 30x40 challenge and you may notice this cartoon-ish arrowhead print wrap jacket was not part of my original 30. I did a last minute switcheroo and decided to remix this number rather than my leather jacket. So no worries, I'm not cheating on my first day :)

I wanted to keep the first look pretty casual & simple, it was my day off and there's no need to throw all my best ideas out there at once. I have a feeling this wrap jacket will be making quite a few appearances throughout this challenge, it's quite versatile, as I'm sure you'll see. Also, it's a little hard to tell in the photos, but my tights are actually a deep shade of purple, I thought it added a little more depth to the blacks and neutral tones in the rest of the look. It's an unexpected color for tights, and I always love the addition of something unexpected.

I know I'm going to regret saying this approximately 5-10 days into this challenge, but it's slightly refreshing having only 30 items to chose from when getting ready. It can be really daunting having a closet jam packed with clothes, shoes, and various accessories and having to figure out what to do with all of them. So for now, having only 30 is a nice release. And now that I've officially jinxed myself, let's see how I'm feeling about 10 days in. ;)

Have a great Thursday, Happy Valentine's Day (almost forgot about that, whoops!), and thanks for reading!

A Challenge

Happy Monday guys and dolls! Hope your weekend was grand. Quite a bit has been going on at the KATNP Headquarters (a.k.a. my kitchen table), for one New York Fashion week is in full swing and I've been glued to Style.com for the latest updates. You won't see any formal reviews of shows on here, but I'm planning a week's end round up of what I've learned to expect for Fall 2013, but until then you can keep up with my thoughts via Twitter and see some of my favorite looks on Tumblr/Pinterest.

Second, I'd like to formally introduce you all to a new outfit challenge. As you may, or may not, know Lent is just around the corner (starting this Wednesday!) and like last year I plan on giving up shopping, but unlike last year I'm planning on sticking to it. In addition, in attempts to keep things interesting for both me and the blog I've also decided to take a 30x40 outfit challenge. Originally inspired by Kendi Everyday's 30x30 challenge, I'll essentially take 30 pieces from my closet and make 40 different and (hopefully) stylish outfits for the 40 days of Lent. Crazy?! Yes, I know, I like to torture my mind to spice things up every once and awhile.

I won't lie, I'm really nervous and have been slightly stressed out trying to figure out what 30 pieces to use. I'm still unsure about my final selections, but they're officially out in the blogosphere so I'm officially committed, for better or for worse. Check out my 30 selections below and then please pray for my sanity for the next 40 days.

Is it bad that I've selected more shoes than any other category? We all know where my loyalties lie in my closet, haha! Here's a more basic breakdown of my 30 pieces.

7 pairs of shoes

2 dresses

5 shirts

5 sweaters

3 pants

1 pair of shorts

3 skirts

3 jackets

1 faux fur vest

30 pieces. 40 looks. Let's do this!

Thanks for reading!