stripe love & trash day?

Striped dress $14 via eBay / vintage belt via eBay here / Thrifted briefcase $5 here /
Vintage silk scarf $3 via eBay more here / Tights $4 via Kohls / Steve Madden boots $20 via eBay

Can we talk for just a minute about vertical stripes?! I feel like there has been all this hub bub lately about their more popular cousin, the horizontal stripe, that poor vertical stripe has gotten the ugly stepsister treatment.

Not that horizontal stripes aren't lovely (clearly I'm a big fan), but honestly, they can be more difficult to pull off, while vertical stripes are much more universally flattering. 

Just saying. Let's have some vertical stripe love shall we?

And what are everyone's thoughts on these boots? They are a challenge piece for me. I haven't worn them hardly at all, because I find that high heeled boots are actually much harder for me to wear/style. So what are your thoughts? 

Keep, or "take out the trash?" You can vote below!

trash day?

Anthropologie blouse via eBay $5
Vintage striped tshirt via eBay $3
DC jeans - gifted
Steve Madden wedges via eBay $11

So, I’ve decided to try wearing some “challenge pieces”, which are basically pieces that have been in my closet for months and months without being worn. Sooooo, I’m going to do my best to style said pieces, and then I want your opinion!

Today’s “challenge piece" is this sheer floral blouse...

So, is it keeper, or should I “take out the trash” (or pass it along to someone who can style it better than me)?

Personally I’m voting keeper; I can’t believe I have hardly worn this, slash, I'm very proud of myself for wearing black and blue together. But, that is just my opinion.

What do you lovely ladies think?

-Heather