Green & Mustard

This is one of my favorite colour skirts. It's not the usual yellow and it goes with everything. 

It's also more comfy as it hits right below my knee, making it very work appropriate. 

Jacket- old
Skirt- US$10 (seamstress)
Shoes - Nine West (US$40, TJ Maxx)

Anything above my knee, I get so self conscious and worry about people saying I have fat knees. The things we women worry about. Sigh. 

I also worry that people will say it's not work appropriate according to the company's dress code. The worst thing you can do is give people ammunition especially in an environment where people will step on others to get ahead or for them to feel better about themselves. Hi haters! and boy do I seem to have a lot. I read somewhere though if you have people hating on you like that, you probably are doing something right. ;)

Another point I'd like to make also about this skirt is that the length is important for another reason. I'm short, I'm 5 feet 3.75 inches- yes the .75 counts :p. A shorter skirt will make me look shorter visually. A skirt that hits below the knee lengthens me. Also the nude shoes also help with the illusion of being visually longer- tricks of the trade. There is a method to my madness ^_^

Xoxo
Ronnie

It's been 2 years!!!......Zebra jacket

I can't believe that it's been 2 years that I've had this blog. My first post was April 21 2013. Wow, where does the time go? 

Over the 2 years I often wondered what was the point of this blog and who really cares. I do. This is something I do for myself and hope that 1 other person will read it and it may help or inspire another person. I work in a field that is not my passion. I'm good at it but it wasn't my first choice, though I am grateful for all that I have achieved and where I am at. However, being artistic and creative is my passion and it makes me happy. For now, I express myself through my blog, my cupcakes and jewellery. It helps to balance me. 

I love this jacket. Besides, it being black & white, I love the fit and structure of it.

I was a bit matchy matchy but I didn't care, I wanted to wear these shoes. :).

Jacket- Mommy's
Pants- Old Navy (US$20)
Shoes - Nine West (TJ Maxx, US$29.99)

Xoxo

Ronz

Black & white...again

I've been MIA for a while, Basically I've been trying to make some life changing decisions and I've been doing some reflection. I wondered if I really should continue this blog or not. I'm not making money from it, does anyone really read it?, I have very little free time and feel overwhelmed a lot- not blogging would be one less thing in my long list of things to do. All that aside, I have decided to continue as I love fashion & styling and I do this for me.I'm back y'all!!!!

I love wearing black & white (as seen here, here, here & here). I love wearing black and somehow white comes in. LOL. 

This jacket is actually a sweater. It looks a jacket as the fabric is a bit sturdier. I wear jackets on Mondays & Tuesdays. I wear sweaters on Fridays & Thursdays sometimes. I get more casual as the week progresses. I wore this on a Monday or Tuesday. I can't remember :).

Jacket/Sweater- Mommy's
Skirt- old
Shoes- Nine West (US$29,99, TJ Maxx)

Like both pics so I'm posting both ;p

Xoxo
Ronz

Navy & lace......Eek it's Friday the 13th O_O

It's Friday the 13th...... Hmm just another day as far as I'm concerned. Another day to give thanks, another day to make moves towards my dreams, another day to be happy!

I looooooove this skirt. It combines 2 of my favorite things- coral colored clothes & lace. 

I have posted outfits with coral colored clothes before (here, here, here & here- to show you a few).

I just feel lace is so lady like and classic. A far cry from my inner teenage tomboy but I just love lace!.

Anyhoo, off to work!

Jacket- Seamstress, old
Skirt- Forever 21, US$19.99
Shoes- Nine West, Mommy's

Xoxo
Ronz

Orange & Houndstooth

I love wearing black and white, and houndstooth has both. 

I've worn this print (here, here, here, here & here). LOL I've actually worn this skirt quite a bit. 

What my previous posts demonstrate, is that one can wear black and white with essentially any bright color or any color that pops.

Sweater- Gap Outlet (US$14, sale)
Skirt- Burlington (US$19.99)
Shoes- Nine West (gift)

Xoxo
Ronz

Checkerboard

Sometimes a girl needs a bold color to pull together an outfit. What better than a red jacket? ^_^

I absolutely love these shoes but given the amount of cut outs I decided to wear them with pants.

My office's dress code doesn't allow a lot of your foot to show- conservative banking environment. There are ways around those things though so that I can make it work appropriate. One can make an item that wouldn't on its own be a little questionable. My blog is filled with examples.

Jacket- old
Pants- Gap (US$17, sale)
Shoes- Nine West (Marshalls, US$30)

Xoxo
Ronz

Color Blocked

I love this dress. It's right in trend with the color blocking look. It's also so easy to wear.

It has multiple colors also which makes it more versatile. I can wear a black, grey or yellow jacket or cardigan as well as accessories. In fact I wore it previously with a black cardigan and black pumps. 

Cardigan- Old Navy (US$13)
Dress- Rainbow (Mommy's)
Shoes - Nine West (Marshall's, US$7, sale)

Xoxo
Ronz

Making a statement in blue

Statement necklaces are a great way to jazz up an otherwise dull or plain outfit.They are usually larger in size to really stand out. 

I added this one to this outfit as I feel it needed something else to kick it up a notch.

Accessories are a great way to change up and jazz up an outfit. They are also usually more affordable than the items of clothing themselves. They also can allow you to differentiate an outfit and hence get more mileage from your wardrobe. 

I have said it before in a previous post that I am a shoeaholic. Shoes are considered accessories. I also have a lot of jewellery. I even make beaded jewellery- Ronz Jewellery. I'm an accessory junkie! ^_^

Necklace- gift
Jacket- Forever 21 Essential Jacquard Woven Blazer US$15.99 (sale)
Pants - TJ Maxx US$19.99
Shoes- Nine West (old)

Xoxo
Ronz

Aye aye sailor

I absolutely love this jacket. It's very nautical inspired. There are anchors on the buttons too, which I thought was such a cute detail. 

There are tiny pink stripes in the jacket also for a little girly touch. Pinstripes are quite classic and literally break up the colours in an outfit. 

Jacket- Forever 21 (US$13.99, sale)
Skirt- old
Shoes- Nine West (US$40, TJ Maxx)

Xoxo
Ronz

Fuchsia & white

I couldn't decide which one of these pictures to post so I'm posting both. ^_^

I love these shoes, they are from my favourite brand Nine West. It had a splash of orange in it as well as pink & purple. I usually have to start the outfit with the shoes first, as this shoe doesn't exactly go with everything. I just love this fuchsia cardigan & the white eyelet cotton dress. 

Cardigan- Gap (US$13, sale)
Dress- Old Navy (Mommy's)
Shoes- Nine West (US$40, Marshall's)

 Xoxo
Ronz

Paisley & Green

I couldn't decide which one of these pictures I liked better and wanted to post. I decided to post both :).

I love wearing colours and prints. This paisley shirt is great as it has so many colours and I can wear it with different colour bottoms & accessories. Items of clothing like this are important in your wardrobe so that you can get more mileage out of it as well as make the purchase worthwhile. 

In 2 years of working at my current job I have maybe repeated the exact same outfit twice. I make a point to not wear the exact same thing. If you follow my blog or go to my outfits page, I repeat an article of clothing but not the same combination. It requires some thought and having the blog also helps as I see what I had worn before.

I usually hang 2 items on 1 hanger and sometimes this is how I come up with my ensembles as I see things together and I'm like hey this can work! Even when doing laundry this happens. When I am hanging out clothes or even picking them up. Happy Accidents. 

Shirt- Mommy's
Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Shoes- Nine West (Mommy's)

Xoxo
Ronz

Black and blue... with leopard

If you are a follower of my blog, you would have noticed that I have quite a few items in my wardrobe that are animal print.

When I saw this top on the sale rack I had to have it. I had never worn it to work before and it's sleeveless. Enter the cardigan- the amazing wardrobe extender! 

The shoes I'm wearing I had had for a number of years and certainly did their time. I had worn them out indeed. This was the last time I had worn them. A moment of silence for my shoes please..... ^_^. It's really hard for me to let go of shoes. They have to really look bad for me to throw them out or give them away.

Cardigan- Old Navy (US$13, sale)
Top- Rainbow (US$10, sale)
Pants- H&M (US$3, thrift store)
Shoes- Nine West (US$40)

Xoxo
Ronz

Stripes and blue

As the work week goes by I tend to get more casual. Mondays and Tuesdays I'll wear a jacket as I have meetings. On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays I'll wear button down shirts and cardigans. I select my outfits on a Sunday and my jewellery and shoes the night before.

I am very organized and a little OCD. It works for me and it helps me make some sort of order in my busy life. I don't waste time in the mornings spinning around putting on clothes and changing them because I don't like how they look. If i don't like it I go to another pre-selected outfit. I wake up 40 minutes before I leave my house to go to work and this includes cleaning up after my dogs and feeding them.  I eat breakfast at work, which I prepare from the night before or in the case of shakes I make on the weekend and pour out into my bottle the night before. ^_^

LOL, I digressed a bit. This shirt has several colours in it, this makes it great as I can wear it with many different colour bottoms. It has yellow, pink and blue in it.

Shirt- Old Navy (from Mommy)
Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Shoes- Nine West (Mommy's)

Xoxo
Ronz

The Navy

I love this skirt. It's kind of mod yet very trendy with it's bold print. It's a statement piece in itself. I threw on some pearls to make it even more ladylike. 

Jacket- old
Skirt- Larry Levine (from Mommy, old)
Shoes- Nine West (Marshalls, US$12 sale)
Pearls- Ronz Jewellery

Xoxo
Ronz

Black & blue: 2 in 1

I love wearing black but wearing black doesn't have to be boring. 

I'm not girly girly, you think yea right, but I really am a tomboy on the inside as I was as a teenager. I love lady like details in clothes though, such as lace and ruffles. I love lace. It's a little weird but I think it can be classic, lady like, proper AND sexy. I fell in love with this skirt when I saw in online at Forever 21. This look is lady like, work appropriate but with a little sass- a modern and fashionable way to wear lace. 

I actually wore this on a Friday to work; and went for drinks and dinner after as is. ^_^. This is how you can transition from day to evening to night.  

Cardigan- Old Navy (from Mommy)
Inner Blouse- (Rainbow, US$5)
Skirt- Forever 21 (US$9.99, sale)
Shoes- Nine West (Marshall's, US$25)

Xoxo
Ronz

New York Taxi ;)

I love houndstooth as it's black and white. I also don't like to do the normal, that is, matching black and white with red. I chose this yellow jacket to go with my skirt. I look like a New York checkered taxi. LOL. 

Jacket- Burlington (US$20)
Skirt- Burlington (US$20)
Shoes- Nine West (gift)

Xoxo
Ronz

Tweed to meet you............

A tweed jacket is one of those classic and timeless fashion pieces that can stand the test of time. Very much like pearls. They can be worn by younger and older women. In fact this is my mother's jacket. 

Tweed is a rough, unfinished woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is made in either plain or twill weave and may have a check or herringbone pattern. Subdued, interesting colour effects (heather mixtures) are obtained by twisting together differently coloured woollen strands into a two- or three-ply yarn. (Source: Wikipedia).

If you remember also the story with these shoes from a previous post, they work well with this ensemble. This jacket actually has several colours in it including pink, orange and dark blue.

One has to be careful wearing tweed though. It is a relatively bulky fabric so be sure that it fits. I had to pay my seamstress a visit to make sure this jacket fit me properly. With my larger chest, it had to fit because it made my chest look larger. God knows I don't need that as they are large as it is. 

Jacket- Mommy's
Pants- Mommy's
Shoes- Nine West (US$40)

Xoxo
Ronz

Blushing Garden

I don't really consider myself a girlie girl but as all colours I can appreciate pink. I don't go overboard with it though but I do like pastels for Easter and love this blush dress. It's actually sleeveless so to make it appropriate for work I paired it with this lovely cardigan.

This is one of my favourite cardigans as it has so many colours and can go with so many outfits and not only that it's so ladylike. It also is not too young nor too old. 

Dress- Mommy's
Cardigan- Gift from Mommy
Shoes- Mommy's (Nine West)

LOL. The caption for the picture is all about my Mom. I know I get a lot of my clothes from Mommy, as I do looks. Many people say we look like twins. People often wonder if we are sisters but she always sets them straight by saying I'm her daughter. On my last trip to NYC last month, we sat as she went through old pictures. Some were of her at my age now and I was like "Wow, we look alike". Even down to the slight gap with our front teeth. I wear her clothes and she also knows my taste and anything she sees while shopping, and knows I'd like she gets. 

Love you Mommy!!!!

Xoxo
Ronz

Ladybug

I always like to be a bit different in anything I do. A lot of people wear black, white & red together. I thought though that I would wear this animal print top with the ensemble to make it not so 'done'. I especially loved the ladylike detail of the bow.

I started selecting the pieces of this outfit with the shoes. This was my first time wearing them. Most times I choose my shoes last but by doing so I usually end up wearing the black, bronze or grey shoes- my go-to pairs. I have so many other shoes that sometimes I have to make an effort to remember to wear them and as such I started with the shoes then choose everything else. 

Jacket- Old
Top- Charlotte Russe (US$10, sale)
Skirt- Old
Shoes- Nine West (US$20, sale at TJ Maxx)

Xoxo
Ronz

Camouflage...can you see me? ^_^

I'm not really a fan of camouflage but when  saw this shirt, I thought it was a very chic and modern way to wear the print. I also that I could wear it to work. Most of the items I buy these days have to pass the "can I wear it to work?" test. I basically just go to work and home - I don't really go out regularly except for the partying seasons (summer & Christmas). So if I can't wear it to work, I won't wear it much nor will I get mileage out of the item. I have so much clothes and don't wear most of it often. I have the same thought process with shoes. I have soooo many shoes that I don't wear often and often times they sit and dry rot- which is a grand waste of money and a shoe!. Sigh. I have to be more penny-wise these days.

Shirt- Rainbow (US$5, sale)
Skirt- Seamstress (old)
Shoes- Nine West, TJ Maxx (US$35)

Xoxo
Ronz