DAY TO NIGHT

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Bill Waterson

Maybe he was referring to the time I spend in my closet looking for something to wear. On weekends especially I find it difficult to find time to get dressed for the day when in a couple of hours I will be looking for an entirely different outfit come night. Sure you can probably just pull off this outfit in a bar or something but personally I think this attire is too day time for a night out. I figured I would show you how to take basic pieces and easily transition the entire look from day to night. I started off with this basic button down top and plain skirt, I added the neon belt to cinch in the waste and give a more flattering look; the neutral shoes just add to the summery feel and the bag is just one of my old time favorites.

Shirt: H&M / Skirt: H&M (Similar here) / Shoes: Target (Similar here) / Belt: Old (Similar here) / Bag: Vintage Gucci (Try Ebay - This one is currently up for bid) / Sunglasses: Zara

For night time I took the same shirt and skirt as well as the bag and just switched up the shoe to a black sandal, I removed the belt and added my moto jacket with some red lipstick to vamp it up and voila! I also touched up on my curls to give my hair more volume. And just like that a complete 360°.

Jacket: Nasty Gal / Shoes: Zara / Lipstick: YSL Rouge Volupte No.17

Happy Monday!

xx, Daisy

Warm Weather Wish List

Warmer Weather Wants by closetfullofdaisies featuring Elizabeth and James

Zara crop top / Monki white shirt, $34 / Coach leather jacket / Elizabeth and James skirt, $405 / One Teaspoon denim shorts, $125 / Zara shoes / Topshop strappy sandals / Rebecca Minkoff satchel handbag / Michael Kors watch / Brixton floppy hat / Alexander Wang sunglasses, $265 / Chloé chloe perfume

Now that it's getting a little warmer around here I can begin lusting over Spring and Summer items and not feel like I'm rushing over to the next season. Most of these are realistic items I can easily purchase and so can you! I chose more financial friendly items because lets face it, how often do we create wish lists for ourselves and can barely purchase one item off that list.

On another note, I created these two looks that are very minimalistic yet very chic. I added a white leather jacket so that you can pair it with both looks, I love my black leather too much that I couldn't go through another season without one of my staples. I am currently drooling over the Givenchy antigona bag but this one from Rebecca Minkoff is very similar and way more realistic to my current budget especially after all of my recent home decor purchases. All the other accessories are very basic items but add to the looks and make them feel even more weather appropriate.

Just sharing -- hope you find some items that you can add to your wish list!

Until next time.

xx, Daisy

CASUAL DAIS.

Moto-Jacket: NastyGal | T-Shirt: Zara | Jeans: Zara (similar) | Sneakers: Nike Free Run 5.0 | 

Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim | Sunglasses: Ray Ban

Casual days are the best days! I wear jeans quite frequently but none this comfortable, I scored these in a recent clothing haul and I love them. Threw on a graphic tee some sneakers that are also a recent buy. This is my go to for a day of running errands...

What do you wear on your lazy days?

xx, Daisy

WINTER BLUES

Leather Jacket: Helmut Lang | Shirt: Forever 21 (similar) | Jeans: H&M (similar) | Shoes: Zara (similar) | Sunglasses: Tom Ford | Bag: Target (similar)| Watch: Michael Kors

New York has been nothing but freezing lately, I must admit I am having major winter blues! Now that it's February I can truly say that I cannot wait for Spring. This weekend the weather hit the mid 40's, that is warm considering how freezing its been. Sadly today we are back to more snow and down to the 30's. I wanted to go for an all white look the other day, a white leather would've gone perfectly with this look but sadly I don't own one. Anyway I paired the look with my favorite Helmut Lang jacket and my blue shoes for a color pop... and these gorgeous Tom Ford sunnies!

Happy Monday!

xx, Daisy

Perfectly Plaid

Blaazer: H&M (here) / Chambray Shirt: H&M (here) / Pants: H&M (here) / Shoes: Sam Edelman (here) / Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli (here) / Watch: Michael Kors / Pin: Vintage Chanel (similar here) / Midi Rings: Forever 21 (similar here) / Sunglasses: Prada (here) / Chain Necklace: Forever 21 / Lipstick: MAC Media (here)

These plaid pants are a purchase I made a year or two ago from h&m, I thought they would be work appropriate so I bought them; and basically never wore them. For some reason they just ended up sitting in the back of my closet -- until now! I honestly don't know why I never styled these, these pants are so cute and styled the right way they can be very chic. I paired it with some more neutral accessories but used the chambray shirt to give the look a more casual feel and added gold jewelry to make the outfit pop a little. Plaid has to be one of my favorite trends of the season!

What's your favorite fall fashion trend?

xx Daisy

BARE LEGS & BOOTIES

Top: Forever 21 / Skirt: H&M / Shoes: Steve Madden / Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim Med. Pashli / Watch: Michael Kors

A pair of cute booties can be difficult to find, depending on the shape of your legs; sometimes they can cut you off and make your legs appear shorter than they are. The ones I'm wearing are a bit chunky toward the bottom but get smaller toward the top and this look really elongates my legs. These booties have an extra platform and even though the platform shoe may be going out of style, you shouldn't always base your clothing on current trends.. try to find items that flatter your shape. I'm only 4'11 so it's hard to find ways to make myself look taller but wearing some platformed booties and showing off my legs was a good way to give me a few more inches.

xx daisy

STEPPING OUT

Wearing cheetah is definitely not my style, but I could not pass up this blazer from the 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target collection. The fact that the print is spread out I guess appealed to me more, and its not your typical cheetah print. I decided because the piece itself has so much color then why not balance it by having the rest of my outfit be in neutral tones. The quote "Too much of anything is bad --" (Mark Twain) comes to mind. You don't want to go overboard, most of the time it can come across tacky. Keep it simple.

Outfit Details:

3.1 Phillip Lim Blazer - sold out at Target

T-shirt and Jeans - H&M

Shoemint Shoes (last year) - similar here

3.1 Phillp Lim Pashli Bag

Prada Sunglasses

Michael Kors Watch - similar here

Vintage Gold Chain

PS: It's been getting late so much earlier, it was only like 6pm; so yes I was still wearing sunglasses...

xx daisy

FRESHEN UP FOR SUMMER

Some amazing pieces to freshen up your Summer wardrobe...

1. No-Sleeve Blazer: This is an awesome piece to add in for summer so that you can easily pull together any outfit without wearing a regular blazer that will have you sweating in seconds!
2. Beaded Skirts: This trend is one that I find easy to pull off with just a simple t-shirt or tank. Swap day-time flats for heels and you can switch from day to night.
3. Nude Sandal Heels: Elongates your legs... enough said.
4. Overalls: great piece to throw on and go shopping or to the beach.
5. Sneaker Wedges: STAPLE!
6. FLORAL FLORAL FLORAL
7. Jean Skirt: They have made a come-back!
8. Bright Colored Heels: Simple touch to any plain outfit.
9. Aviators! So lightweight and they look amazing in these new colored lens'.
10. 3.1 Phillip Lim Medium Pashli Satchel - wish list :)
11. Rose Gold Watch: A change from the typical silver and gold.

Check the links below to see where you can pick these items up:

Zara flower print shirt / Zara vest / Zara jumpsuits and romper / Zara denim skirt / Zara skirt / NIKE shoes, $125 / Zara shoes / Zara shoes / 3.1 Phillip Lim croc bag / Michael Kors jewelry, $340 / Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses, $280

Hope you are having an amazing week!

x

Daisy