OOTD: Mary Dress

Dress: Gift
Cardigan: Second-hand
Leggings: Garage sale $2
Boots: Thrift store $10

First off, this dress is one of the best Christmas gifts ever! I got it from my sister, Cassie, who ordered it from Arts Cow, so it's one of a kind. I love it so much! I get lots of complements on it form my fellow Catholic women. I almost feel guilty wearing it because, when someone asks where I got it, I can't just be like 'Go to this store and you can get one just like it!'. But not guilty enough to stop wearing it. And for the rest of my outfit, I'm wearing my usual cardigan, tights/legging, and boots. I wear a version of this outfit all the time. I just love boots and dresses in the winter! It's warm, comfy, and cute.
Thanks for reading!
-Zoe

OOTD: Olive and Grey Maxi Dress

Maxi Dress: Designed and made by me, with Walmart fabric. $7ish
Boots: Charlotte Russe. $14
Earrings: DIYed
Tights: Walmart. Gift

I've finally worn a maxi dress in the winter! I've been wanting to pull off this trend for a while, and I finally had a good idea for a winter maxi dress design. I love making my own maxi dresses/skirts because I like them really long, like dragging on the ground long, and I'm just under 5'10" so those don't really exist out in the world (at least I have not come across one). If you are wondering why the photo quality is higher than usually, it's because I had my little brother, Duncan, take them for me. You can find more of his work on his Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/duncansphotography

OOTD: Forest Green Crochet Coral

Skirt: Target via secondhand and DIYed
Top: Walmart clearance, $3
Sandals: Target clearance, $14

Once again I'm wearing a longer pencil skirt. I can't help it! I got this top at Walmart for $3, and it is one of the most comfortable shirts I own. I will probably use this shirt for a pattern in the future. Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

OOTD: Fall Floral

Dress: Wet Seal clearance, $3
Sweater: Maurices clearance, $6
Sandals: Target clearance, $14

Re: Beauty Set Free, How One Dresses Makes a Difference

Recently a photo of myself was featured in the National Catholic Register for an article about modesty, entitled Beauty Set Free. (I highly recommend you click the link and read it.) The design above was done by my talented sister, Cassie, who is featured in the article along with Leah Darrow and some of my other favorite Catholic speakers. Once again, I recommend you read it.

I wrote my own little blog post on this topic back in May called The Struggles of Keeping it Classy in the Summer (Sometimes Modest is Literally Hottest). Not to shamelessly self-promote, but this is my own blog, and I recommend you read that post too. I just wrote about some practical tips, but this article goes over why you should care about modesty in the first place.

I love seeing this topic brought up on other sites and blogs, and I had a lot of fun writing my first post on the matter. I hope to do more posts on this in the future and continue striving to lead by example. But mostly I'm just thrilled to have my face on an article on a subject so important to me! I just wanted to pass this along, and I hope you do the same. Thanks for reading!

OOTD: Bohemian Nautical

Scarf: Walmart via Second-hand
Tank: Walmart clearance, $3
Cardi: Maurices via thrift store, $2-ish
Skirt: Ann Taylor LOFT via consignment store bag sale, less than $1
 Shoes: Walmart, $10
Earrings: My Etsy, $5

I just got this new skirt at a bag sale for a consignment store and it still had the tags on. It was originally $50! Crazy! Well it's mine now, and I love it. Comfy, pencil-ish fit, longish, and sweat pant material. It's totally my style, right now. I also recently got this mustard scarf from my sister. I was just waiting until she got sick of it, and it's finally mine! If you are interested in the Miraculous Medal earrings, I'm wearing, you can check them out here. Oh, and that little cute-y bear in the top pic is Loki. He was being so good. I hope you've enjoyed. Have a great day! -Zoe