Taylor N. Lacey: outfit

I admit that I love to shop and this habit of mine has been interesting lately as I have to finally go through all of my clothes for the first time since college. I am excited for the task because only keeping clothing that sparks joy is so key for me. I have somewhat of a strategy to get through it rather quickly though- try everything on once and if it doesn't fit my body right or meet my current aesthetic - then it has to go! I will make a couple of exceptions like for my giraffe onesie or for a couple of workout outfits, but in general, I would like to have a general theme to my wardrobe. For a quick guide for myself, here are some outfits that I see as keys for the theme I should have when finished!

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Overall, what I got from this exercise is that I love neutral colors, lots of layers, stripes, a pop of pattern from a shoe or bag or scarf, and always a little bit of a heel on my shoes. Let's see how this translates to my actual clothes that make it through the purge :)

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Ideal Post-Purge Style Board

Shirt: Old Navy Thermal Shirt

Scarf: Target "Silk" Scarf

Pants: J. Crew Pixie Pants with Zip Pockets

Bag and Shoes: DSW

We went on a tour of Penn's Cave, a natural cave found in PA,

as well as the wildlife tour to see elk, bobcats, and bears.

I wanted to wear something comfy but cute and this fit the bill.

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Tours

It's back again with a vengeance - outfit snippets for the past like three months.

Hope you get some outfit inspiration for your day to day life!

Leather and Stripes

Tee: J. Crew Factory

Lips: Colourpop I Heart This

Green Machine

Sweater: GAP

Tassel: EBay - search wooden bead tassel necklace for lots of options

Tee: Old Navy

Classy Hot Mess for Class

Sweater: Old Navy

Leggings: J. Crew Pixie Pants

Tee: Old Navy

Flats: Target

Meetings on Meetings

Jacket: J. Crew Field Jacket

Dress: Old Navy

Scarf: JC Penney

Flats: Jessica Simpson

What's White, Black, and Red Allover

Jacket: J. Crew

Dress: Old Navy

Scarf: Walmart

Burnt Out Bum

Sweater: Target

Dress: Old Navy

Bag: Longchamp

Tumblr: Tervis (all made in America!)

Finals Week Day 1

Shirt: Old Navy

Pants: J. Crew

Shoes: Jack Rogers

Finals Day 2

Sweater: American Eagle

Shirt: GAP

Skirt: Express

Sneakers: Payless

Water Bottle: Walmart

Running Errands

Dress: J. Ctew

Bag: Francesca's

Jacket: North Face

Festive for the Fourth

Shirt: Old Navy

Fourth of July Drinking

Dress: Banana Republic

Bag: Longchamp

Daily Selfies at Work

Shirt: Old Navy

William Sonoma Withdrawl

Dress: J. Crew

Shoes: Target (on sale now for like $7.50)

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Outfit Snippets - Spring/ early Summer 2015

Shirt: Custom Prinkshop made by me!

Pants: Abercrombie High Waisted Skinny Jeans

Shoes: Thrifted

As a Memorial Day treat to my readers, I am putting up an atypical Sunday post for a great cause. The Prinkshop is a shop that makes t-shirts and totes that benefit the community with new jobs and the charities with funds! 30% of the proceeds of each shirt or tote go directly to the charity that the shirt or tote was designed for to help the people who need it most! I made this shirt at TedxTeen and I could not believe how easy it is to silk screen things. The Prinkshop team set up shop in the building and we got to make these awesome custom t-shirts.

I loved the message on the back of the shirt - the personal is political. Everything that I do is personal and political at the same time. It was important to think about that in the context of the social environment right now in this country. My work through NSBE has allowed me to channel my energy on educational inequality and race into something useful and meaningful. I am working on a design to submit to the Prinkshop for their contest going on right now to hopefully raise money for NSBE that can be used to further implement our plan to get 10K engineers by 2025.

I hope that everyone is having a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. I give so much love and respect to the soldiers everywhere who defend our right to live free and safe in America. God Bless!

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Outfit: Prinkshop

Blazer: J. Crew Schoolboy Blazer

Dress: Old Navy Cotton Fit and Flare

Flats: Madewell Dotted Skimmers

Bag: Francesca's

For conferences, I always err on the side of formal. It is better to remove a formal layer than not to be dressed up enough. I also wanted to wear something comfortable and professional. I threw on this dress because it was casual enough with the flats and the blazer dressed it up a ton. It was a nice bonus that the wool kept me warm in the cold auditorium. I also got the meet Monique Coleman which was awesome because she is so nice! We were both matching in the #navyornothing color palette. Thanks Jordan for taking my outfit photos.

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Outfit: Ted x Teen

Top: Asos

Pants: J. Crew Pixie Pants

Heels: Target

Earrings: Urban Outfitters

Bag: Kohl's

After a final from hell and handing in all of my senior project work, I was so happy on Wednesday to be almost graduated or at least finished with school. My best friend's birthday was on Monday but we celebrated on Wednesday after her finals were done. I threw on this strappy top and some killer shoes to find super long lines at all of the bars. We went to our old standby Cafe 210 West and had a great time. It was good to see everyone that I know and love before graduating. I have to start making plans to hang out once we become real people in a couple of months.

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Outfit: Night Out

Sweater: Target

Dress: Old Navy (old)

Flats: Jessica Simpson (old)

Bag: Longchamp in Bilberry

Earrings: Francesca's

Glasses: Aldo

This week has been a crazy one. So many final presentations that I could not even think straight. Finals and meetings and friends all seem to find their way into my schedule leaving not much time for sleep. I'm so happy to have these last few days at State but it is so hard to fit everything in. Today, I had lunch with my friend as well as a final presentation of a coding project that I have been working on all semester. I love to dress up for presentations because it shows that I respect the situation and I always overdress. It's a thing. Plus what puts you in a better mood than a killer outfit and a great pair of shoes? Anyway to stop my sleep addled brain from rambling, I end this post with a bit of positive energy. Keep trucking friends because this semester is almost over :]

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Outfit: Presentations and No Sleep

It's finally nice out here in State College - nice as in not wearing a thick winter jacket and just wearing a North Face. For what I wore that was cute, here is some of the pictures I snapped through the semester. I cannot wait to wear some cute things finally and share here on the blog!