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

My 2015 Golden Globes Red Carpet Best Dressed List

Sorry for the hiatus on this blog, I've been busy. But it's a new year and I'm back with it! 

I will be kicking off the new year with my Best Dressed list for the Golden Globes this year. I did this last year, and I'm doing it again! I've arranged these in order of color because I find that to be aesthetically pleasing. This is not in the order of rant, but I have saved the best for last. Here we go.

Allison Williams in Armani

She looks classic and was my favorite red dress of the night.

Naomi Watts in Gucci

I love the bright yellow dress with the red lip. Super Fresh!

Leslie Mann in Kaufmanfranco

I know this is very similar to the look above, but I couldn't choose a favorite. I'm a sucker for bright yellow!

Jenna Dewan-Tatum in Carolina Herrera

Again, yellow, amazing. Her hair and makeup are both great. Love it! Moving on.

Greer Grammer in Lorena Sarbu

I find at a lot of red carpets recently there's always this type of look. A romantic, blush, strapless dress with neutral makeup and effortless hair. And it always looks good.

Anna Faris in Reem Acra

Classy. Good. Like it.

Dina Kruger in Emilia Wickstead

She looks classic and yet modern and cool.

Reese Witherspoon in Calvin Klein Collection

Sparkly, strapless, slinky, dress. Always a classic. Always works. Look at her face, she knows it.

  

Ellie Kemper in Naeem Kham

Okay, this look was a contender for my favorite. The cool beading, the hair, the dark lip. I love the sheer cap sleeves too. It's all good.

Amy Adams in Versace

I like the pastel pop, and this dress just hugs her perfectly. She went for the classic Hollywood waves and she looks great. Does anyone else think it looks like someone spilled their drink on her train?

Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney 

I'm a big fan of Amy Poehler, and I'm an even bigger fan of her in this classy, classy dress!

Ruth Wilson in Prada

I thought this was super unexpected. With the kelly green and the raw edges. But I say it works!

Joanne Froggatt in Machesa

I thought this was so pretty. She's got flowers all over her dress and cute braids. Get it gurl!

Kelly Osbourne in Georges Chakra

Kelly Osbourne bringing the punk with her hair, yet very classy with her dress. I do like.

Laura Prepon in Christian Siriano

So elegant!

Gina Rodriguez in Badgley Mischka

This one is great! Just a simple, well fitting, black strapless dress. But then there's that cool fringe/beading on the bottom. Yes.

Emma Stone in Lanvin 

Obviously Emma Stone is an amazing talent (I'm a fan) but she's very sucsessfully pulling off the pants-instead-of-dress thing with so much grace. I love her hair too.

Julianne Moore in Givenchy

HERE IT IS! This is my #1! She's dressed in sequins and feathers, but instead of looking like a Vegas shoe girl, she looks classy, cool and amazing! 

So there it is. Leave a comment below and tell me your fav. But only if you want to.

P.S. Sorry most the photos have a logo on them. I got them off some else's blog because I'm too lazy to hunt them all down myself.

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!

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: Cool Kidz

Tank: Maurices via thrift store, $2
Sweater: Secondhand and DIYed (it got a big hole in it and I went crazy)
Shots: Walmart clearance, $1
Boots: Charlotte Russe clearance, $13
Necklace: Gift
Featuring: Pinky Toes (the crazy cat)

I was going for like an Ijustgotattackedbyawildbeastandwon sort of a look. Like Padme in Attack of the Clones. I also did kind of a 90s grunge makeup look. Perhaps a bit heavy, but I had fun with it. Hope you've enjoyed this look, and 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   

OOTD: Elegant Maxi Dress

Maxi Dress: DIYed, fabric Walmart, $7
Sandals: Target clearance, $14

This dress is seriously the most comfortable dress I've ever worn IN MY LIFE! If you sew you need to make this! The top is basically a rectangle with a head hole, and the skirt and lining are just tapered slightly. You just sew some elastic on the waist band. It will only take you 30min! I highly recommend. Thanks for reading!