10 Day Challenge, Day 8; M is for Monochromatic

Day 8: Dress up a Coat

First off, yay for monochromatic again.  Doing it one week for Freckles in April and the next week for My Greatest Hits - Though I  realize that I've worn monochromatic outfits without even thinking of it for a few days in between.  On the last official monochromatic day, I wore white.  Today called for gray.

Shirt - Kohls, $10

Sweater - Old, ?

Pants - Rue 21, $15

Socks - gift

boots - Ross, $13

Earrings - Family Dollar, $0.50

Necklace - free at a Cruise stop in Ketchikan, AK

Then, to top off the monochromatic, and make this work for the 10 day challenge, I added my black leather coat.  The problem with leather:  No pin flowers or broaches.  What's left: scarves.  This is a scarf I have had for many years and didn't like to wear because it used to go down to my knees with eight inch long fringe on the ends.  I liked the chunky look though, so I removed the fringe and un-crocheted about a third of the length.  Now: love it :)

Leather jacket - Wilson's, gift

Scarf - gift

This outfit is for:

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10 Day Challenge, Day 5

Day 5: Pattern Mixing

Before today, I had never pattern mixed. I don't have many patterned items in my closet, so this was a challenge. Most of my tops are pretty plain, but I do have a strange love for plaid and striped pants.

my collection of patterned pants

To make the pattern mixing challenge work for me, I wore my blue plaid pants with a striped shirt, then added the scarf and hat for fun.

Shirt - Kohls, $6
Vest - Kohls, free with gift card
Pants - Abercrombie (old)
Earrings - Family Dollar, $0.25
Necklace - history museum, $1
Belt - taken from Mom's DI pile
Scarf and Hat - made by me c. 1997
Boots - $13

Close up of the patterns that I mixed:

This pattern mixing outfit is part of the Winter Challenge by Freckles in April.

10 Day Challenge, Day 2

Day 2: Monochromatic

When I looked in my closet to find a monochromatic outfit, my first thoughts were to use gray or black or blue. I don't have any brightly colored pants, but when I looked at the half dozen or so entries submitted to Freckles in April early this morning, I was already getting bored with those options. Then, I saw my white corduroy pants, and decided to base my outfit off of them. I usually wear those pants with bright colored tops, so wearing it with white was a new undertaking for me.

Shirt - Mervyns, $10

Sweater - Thrifted, $3
Pants - Rue 21, gift
Scarf - I made it
Pin - Claires, $1
Necklace and Earings - Family Dollar, $0.75
Boots - Kohls, $14 black friday

The white shirt I am wearing underneath is actually a cardigan that I buttoned from neck to waist and tucked in. I didn't have an off white long sleeved top, so I thought I'd try this.

Do you own white pants? If so, what do you wear them with?