Inspiration Monday with two birds

This week I am participating in the first "Inspiration Monday" at two birds.  Megan, of "two birds" says, "My love for Alexa Chung is never ending, so I once again chose her for inspiration. I wanted to start off with a picture that is pretty accessible for everyone to do...skirt, tee, cardi...I hope you all like it!"  Here is this week's inspiration for Inspiration Monday:

 

Picking out your daily outfit by copying a look provided is kind of like writing a story from a prompt.  It gets your creative juices flowing quickly and everyone's "story" or look is going to be different from everyone else.  It's also sort of fun for me to create within the limitations of a guideline. So after studying the given inspiration here is what I found in my closet to replicate the look.

I didn't have a polka dot skirt, so I substituted this dotted top.

Silver charm necklace from Gabriel Brothers.

Silver belt from Goodwill.

Black patent booties from Goodwill.

You can call this the mature Alexa Chung look since I don't wear short skirts!  It was fun doing the post because I put some things together I might not have otherwise.  It also gave me other ideas because I have a "face" tee that would go with this pale green skirt so that's another look I may try in the future.  If you want to see how other bloggers styled this look head on over to two birds and check out the other links.

What I'm Wearing:
Green cardigan, Target, $20
Black dotted top, Goodwill, $2.50
Pale green Eddie Bauer skirt, Gifted
Silver heart charm necklace, Gabriel Brothers, $7
Silver belt, Goodwill, $1
Black tights, Walmart, $7
Black patent booties, Goodwill, $3
Black patent Mulberry for Target bag, Target, $14.99

Total Cost of Outfit:  $55.49