Dressing Up

I always dread going to the boys' school -- wether for meetings or to pick them up. Why? Because I feel that I always look so drab beside the put together moms in school. I'm the type of person who could wear jeans/shorts and a shirt every single day. That and a pair of havs.

These are my criteria for clothes when picking them up (imagine mid afternoon sun beating down + humidity = not good, my sweat glands are huge!): comfortable yet not skimpy, pretty yet functional, relaxed yet presentable. So far, I haven't found anything yet.
So, when my friend Rose gave me NBS (one of my most favorite stores!) GCs for my birthday, I found myself getting a copy of this book:

On hindsight, I realize that this is the only fashion book I've ever bought in my entire life! I thought that this book had lots of ideas how to put clothes and accessories and shoes together, plus I loved these pages --

(taken from: HERE)

(taken from: HERE)

And those are just two samples. They had one for formal wear, for dresses, for skirts, for tops, ... you get the idea! And I learned, just by looking at the pictures, that layering really is the way to go. Keep a basic wardrobe, have some nice accessories and you're good to go!

Needless to say, I was inspired. So, today, I decided to use the husband's shirt and this is what I came up with! 

Hopefully, I will be continuously inspired and not look super kawawa when I go to the boys' school for a meeting or to pick them up.