Mama Wardrobe {Must vs. Lust}

I promised myself as a stay-at-home-mom I would not succumb to the practicality of staying in sweats all day.  I have only stayed in my pajamas all day about three times since Lyla was born, yesterday being one of them (and I did end up changing into a clean shirt once Andrew got home from work).   On the weekends I like to challenge myself to try new outfits.  And by "new" I mean, new-to-me.  I haven't gone shopping for a very long time (babies=expensive), so when I want to change up my wardrobe, I dig through all my bins of vintage clothing.  I found this pastel striped skirt (that I had previously hemmed shorter).  It hung a bit low on the hips so I quickly sewed up the back of it to make it smaller so it could be worn higher on the waist.

(Vintage yellow belt, vintage silver cuff bracelet, vintage brooch worn as a necklace)

I honestly feel like I have a make-shift wardrobe.  Not only do I wear a lot of vintage but I also keep my modern-day stuff for a REALLY long time.  Case and point--this purple tank top.   I got it back when the empire waist/baby doll style dresses and tops were really in.  (It's from Urban Outfitters via a discount store.)  On this day, the color worked with my candy striped skirt but the cut was not doing it for me.  So I took a cue from Kendi (LOVE her.) and knotted it in the back.  Instant update!

Isn't this a great photo??  Totally not staged!  Andrew took it as I was getting into place for my posed pics.

Lastly, let's talk shoes.  I love shoes. But like the rest of my wardrobe, my shoe collection hasn't been updated in a very long time.  And I am way too practical.  I'll admit--I buy shoes I don't like that much just because they're cheap, or they're comfortable.  So the silver, strappy sandals I wore here were not my ideal...BUT they were great for carting around a baby on my hip.  I would have loved to have worn something more like these:

But as moms, we make sacrifices!  (Clothing choices being the least of these.)

xo

Jayme

Traveling Wardrobe {Vintage Style}

I hate packing for trips.  I am the type of person who likes to dress based on my mood so planning outfits ahead of time is really not my thing.  When packing for a vacation I usually grab a bunch of separates (various colors of basic tanks, skirts/pants/shorts) and then throw in some random accessories that will work with any combination of my separates.  Here's what I wore one of our days in Virginia this weekend:

Plain black tank and cuffed denim cut-offs accessorized with vintage vest, leather belt, silver jewelry.  I know, I know...it's not rocket science.  And honestly I didn't love the outfit.  But I feel like as part of showing "mom style" I want to be real and show things that are practical and things that I actually wore (rather than just put on to pose for a few photos).  When you have a cute baby on your hip, chances are no one is looking at YOU anyway!  (Lyla was rocking a little vintage romper--yellow and white gingham print and an anchor embroidered on the front!)  I may have to start re-thinking my jewelry choices, seeing as Lyla is now interested in grabbing any and everything--as you can see in the photos, she was digging my necklace!  Check out the Miskabelle blog tomorrow to see what Amanda wore this past weekend!

xo
Jayme