Bootie Dilemma: Save or Splurge?

Perfect, right? I fell in love with them the moment I spotted them in a Piperlime ad mailed to my house. That ad had a 20% off coupon attached, so I just knew I could make these booties mine. With the discount, the total comes to $228. Now, if I wanted to return another pair of shoes I bought recently with some birthday money (ahem, Rachel Roy), I could certainly have them. But I haven't made that decision yet. While exploring other options, I came up with these less expensive alternatives that are worthy of consideration.

1. Dolce Vita $88 // my final price: $20

2. Dolce Vita $99 // my final price: $29

3. Sam Edelman $130 // my final price: $54

4. Dolce Vita $190 // my final price: $100

All of these are available on Amazon, which bodes well for me. I also have a 20% off coupon for Amazon, plus a $50 gift card.

I can't decide if it's a good or bad thing that I over analyze things like this. I may end up not being able to get the Hudson's out of my head, thus returning the Rachel Roy's to be able to buy them. Or I maybe I choose the most reasonable option and settle for one of the alternatives. 

What do y'all think? Do you love the Hudson's? Do you love the Rachel Roy's? Do you think any of the alternatives would be a good decision?

Black & White

I am thrilled to feature a collaboration with Tara from Jimmy Choos and Tennis Shoes! She's as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and I've loved getting to know her! We've been discussing a collaboration for a few months now, and I can't believe time has flew by so quickly since we first started emailing. Bad weather happened, Baby Gibby happened, moving happened... life happened. Nonetheless, here it finally is! We decided to showcase a black and white outfit... Something we both hardly ever wear! We love us some color :) Once I started looking in my closet, I realized how little black or white clothing I actually have. It was a bit of a challenge, but I am pleased with how classic the end result is. 

What goes better with black and white than red? Tara has her red hair... I went with red lips! Can never go wrong with a red lip :) To keep the pencil skirt from being too stuffy, I added a fun pair of heels and a statement bracelet.

I'm loving how fun and bold her outfit is and those Zara shorts... too cute for words. Be sure and visit Jimmy Choos and Tennis Shoes to see more of Tara's outfit!

Top & Skirt: Express (old), Heels: Sam Edelman, Bag: Francesca's, Bracelet: J. Crew, Lips: Mac "Ruby Woo"

Sam Edelman Trina Sandals

Ann Taylor LOFT / Sam Edelman

If you follow me on Instagram, you might remember me sharing my love for these cognac/snakeskin Sam Edelman sandals with a gorgeous metallic block heel. I swoon. I have held out on purchasing them because I've been hoping I'll score them on sale in a month or two. 

However, as I was browsing online at LOFT, I spotted an identical pair except in black. At first, I simply thought they were the same shoe in a different color, since LOFT does sell some Sam Edelman shoes. But when I looked closer, I realized that they're not Sam Edelman at all, but LOFT's version of this adorable metallic low-heel sandal...and it also comes in other super versatile colors! While the full-price is only a $10 difference, LOFT is running a 40% off everything promotion, bringing the total down to $54! At about half price, would you consider LOFT's alternative?

If it wasn't for Sam Edelman's humongous signature on the bottoms, could you tell the difference? Which are your favorites?

P.S. If your heart is set on Sam Edelman, they are available on Piperlime for $100...Which would still leave you with another $100 to spend if you won the $200 gift card! What I'm getting at is, be sure and enter HERE for your chance to win and get these sandals for free!

A Spring Collaboration with aBree Fashion!

Happy First Day of Spring! In honor of this day, I've teamed up with Bree from aBree Fashion to share with you two ways to wear white jeans! Bree is so sweet and adorable and I absolutely adore her style! We share a love of mint and J. Crew, which basically makes us style sisters. Right, Bree? :)

White jeans are one of my favorite items to wear because they're such a blank canvas and can be paired with virtually anything! I even wear them year-round, pairing them with boots & heavy sweaters in winter and flowy tanks & wedges in summer, but my favorite time to wear white jeans is in the spring! 

I love piling on layers of brights in the same color family. For this look, I chose varying shades of blues, greens, and yellows, and opted for a skinny jean. Obviously, my style sister and I were thinking alike since we both wore yellow and turquoise! Promise we didn't plan it! And let's just take a second to talk about how cute that jacket is!! I'm drooling. So perfect for spring! 

My outfit details: 

Turquoise shirt: J. Crew Factory

Lime shirt: J. Crew(similar)

Jeans: J. Crew

Heels: Sam Edelman

Cross-body bag (carried as a clutch): Target

Necklace: Francesca's

Bracelet: J. Crew

Watch: Fossil

Bree's outfit details: 

Shirt: Gap

Jacket: Gap

Jeans: J. Crew (size up for a boyfriend fit)

Shoes: J. Crew

Necklace: J. Crew Factory

Bracelet: J. Crew Factory

Earrings: Banana Republic

Watch: Michael Kors

I'm so thrilled to have had the opportunity to collaborate with the beautiful Bree! Go check out her blog now! You'll love it! :)

P.S. Bree and I will be teaming up again in a couple days, along with several other awesome bloggers, to host a giveaway! Make sure you're following us both on Bloglovin' because you won't want to miss it!

Thank you for reading :)

Pretty Pastels

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In my closet, it's spring. Sadly, it's still winter outside. As a matter of fact, as I'm writing this, it's 40 degrees outside. Nevertheless, the groundhog says spring is coming, so its time to shop new spring arrivals and start incorporating pastels into your winter wardrobe! Annnnd go!

Friday, I'll have the honor of guest posting for a fellow Memphis blogger, Laura, on her fashion & fitness blog Walking in Memphis in High Heels! Be sure to check it out!