once upon a time..


hello loves.
once upon a time,
there was a girl named gee
she woke up one morning and was in the mood to take outfit pictures. 
she went to her closet and suddenly felt nothing was jumping out at her. 
she was not inspired. 
she decided to dragged herself into her office...
 where she kept many catalogs from stores that she adored & drooled over.
 but, unfortunately could not afford...
(but just in case..she kept them around for ideas.)
she was looking through the anthropologie & free people catalogs when she stumbled upon a beautiful outfit picture that she fell in love with. 
after staring at it for awhile,
she decided she could somehow come up with a similar outfit for less. 

free
source: free people

her outfit was born..
& she lived happily ever after..

free

free

free

free

free

dress: forever21 lace shirt: forever21 plaid shirt:gap cardigan:the loft tights:h&m beanie:forever21 ring: hivenj etsy


the end.
xoox

42 comments:

  1. Aww, very sweet. I love that necklace.

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  2. And this is exactly why I keep catalogs and an inspiration book on hand for outfit inspiration :D You look LOVELY!

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  3. It's a beautiful fairy tale :) Fantastic layering! And your photos look extra gorgeous today, not sure how you do it :)

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  4. Love this superposition ! You look cute ;)

    Xx, Leah.

    http://hapiness-love-music.blogspot.com

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  5. This outfit is absolutely stunning! I love it (: Thanks for the comment sweet.

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  6. This is such an amazing outfit, I love how you took your inspiration and applied it in an affordable way! And guess what, I like your version better anyway, so take that expensive stores that noone can afford! :P

    You look gorgeous! :)

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  7. lovely photos:)


    Kisses from France.
    Olivia&Mariam






    http://daily-women.blogspot.com

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  8. gah! You are so adorable!!! I LOVE the story!! Sometimes I will look at my overflowing closet, stuffed with dresses, skirts, cardigans, tops, tees and I will be like : "I have nothing to wear!!!" I love that you found inspiration from a magazine and put your own spin on it!!!!
    Brilliant!!
    xo

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  9. What a great version of the catalogue look! I love the layering and your cute beanie! You look very pretty :)

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  10. Pssst. I have a secret! Your look is cuter by far!!

    You translated this outfit extremely well, and I love that you added the blue dress element underneath! Definitely cozied up the look and added more color <3 It is just unspeakable how pretty you are!

    Alyssa

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  11. great outfit inspiration :)
    i liked your little story haha.
    i definitely have days like that too.. but i'm not always inspired!

    http://project-vee.blogspot.com/

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  12. The layering is fantastic here! I actually like your look better! :)

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  13. This is such a cool outfit! I would have never thought to pair these different layers and patterns/fabrics together, but they all look so lovely together on you! :)

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  14. Lovely. I like it better than the inspiration outfit!

    :o)Sarah
    restlessromantic.blogspot.com

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  15. You look so great! I love the shirts layered like that!

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  16. Yay!! I love this. So darling. I constantly find myself drooling over both magazines. You did such a lovely job interpreting the inspiration...in face, I even like your outfit better:) You are a living doll!

    Where did you take your pics at?? It's absolutely gorgeous!!! Another beautiful post from you dear.
    Have a wonderful week!

    xx Marisa

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  17. I love making outfits for cheaper! Very cute. Good job!
    -Allison Kaye
    http://www.craftedlove.com

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  18. aww how sweet are you! i love your post and your outfit is lovely!

    new follower :)

    www.christie86.blogspot.com

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  19. I like your outfit better. ;)

    (ps: I do the same thing!)

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  20. i don't think you could be anymore darling. <3

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  21. Yep, you definitely did an amazing job with this outfit. I love the layering!

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  22. love this outfit! so cute :) <3 ~ mia

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  23. I love all the layers! So cool to see your outfit inspiration as well!

    Shy

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  24. I love this! You have excellent style :)

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  25. love the outfit dear! You have managed the perfect amount of layering, and the hat looks so adorable on you! xxx

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  26. that story was amazing. glad inspiration was born in some form or another. Beautifully done!!! I love it.

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  27. I love this outfit! The way you put everything together really works, which I'm kinda jealous of. I feel like if I had tried to mix this many layers, I would look like a hobo. Obviously, living in Texas, I get little to no practice with lots of layering.

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  28. yours looks so much better than the original!
    keep up the good work, girl. you've got it for sure!

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  29. Such a cute outfit Gee, and I loved your little story and inspiration! Sally x

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  30. very sweet story. you did a wonderful job recreating this look!

    now following!!

    jenniwells.blogspot.com

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  31. Hey gorgeous, cute outfit, I love the shirt under a cardigan idea (lightbulb!) and your pictures look beautiful as always.

    Plus I love the text at the start of the post too, very clever! xxx

    http://my-favourite-fashion.blogspot.com/

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  32. Beautiful outfit! That hat is so lovely. Definitely following your blog x

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  33. Adorable outfit, you have really lovely style!
    x

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  34. oh such lovely photos!

    and i love how you put the look together form that photo, you really did a good job, i thought you had the same sweater as in the free people one at first

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  35. this is a great outfit! glad you finally found inspiration :)

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  36. pretty photos... am following!

    Would absolutely love you to enter my GIVEAWAY:

    http://thoroughlymodernmilly5.blogspot.com/2011/01/giveaway-be-my-february-girl.html

    xx

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  37. i love your little story! and the outfit is even better. all the layers and textures look great together x

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  38. awe, happy ending!!!!! and you look beautiful, i actually like your outfit better than the clipping! especially the lovely lace shirt.

    how do you always get the most perfect sunbeams to follow you around like that?! most awesome halo effect. ♥

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  39. wonderful fairytale, so glad about the happy ending..(:
    the outfit is gorgeous & the shirt and details are lovely!

    wish you a nice week
    xx

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  40. I loved your story! And it has a great ending! Adorable outfit! I need more stories like this :)

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