There has been a lot of talk about what to wear to the BlogHer ’11 conference in August (one of the largest blogging conferences in the country). I attended a more intimate blogging conference earlier this year and wrote a simple tutorial about blog conference style, which gives basic guidelines for how to dress for a blog conference. And I am also attending BlogHer ’11 this year, as it’s being held within a stone’s throw from my house. Squee!
A few days ago, my bloggy friend Erin (from My Little Miracles) was asking me for BlogHer ’11 wardrobe advice. It’s not like I’m a personal stylist or anything, but I did go to fashion school, worked several retail jobs, and I am a total fashion whore who lives for a bargain. What I’m trying to say is- she’s pretty safe in my hands. I totally feel like Stacy London from What Not to Wear- Shut up!
Well, instead of giving her generic outfit ideas, I created seven looks for her based on her specifications:
- Budget- $200 for one or two solid outfits.
- Must be able to wear bra.
- Simple.
- Wants to be able to coordinate with already-owned polka dot flats.
- Likes to show off legs.
- Comfortable shoes- no stilettos, but can tolerate wedges.
- No flowy shirts- she is large chested and they look like tents.
Her preferences aren’t that different than a lot of moms. Most of us live on a tight budget, like to be comfortable, show off our best assets, and want to look cute and put together but not look like we are trying too hard.
I created a series of inspiration boards on Pinterest for her, and you can see them all here. If you click on the pictures of the clothing items (on Pinterest, not on here) it will take you to the website where these items can be purchased. All the clothing items I selected are very moderately priced, except the jeans. I have owned those jeans for years and they are magical. They are worth every penny. Trust me.
Shall we get started?
What Not to Wear:
The BlogHer 11 Fashion Edition
(more information about purchasing these items can be found here).
Day Outfit 1:
Day Outfit 2:
Day Outfit 3:
Day Outfit 4:
Day Outfit 5:
Evening Outfit 1:
Evening Outfit 2 (the dresses are interchangeable):
What do you guys think? See anything on here that you might wear to BlogHer this year? If you’ve been to BlogHer, or other blog conferences before, help a sister out and leave your fashion advice in the comments below!
A big thank you to Erin for letting me torture her!
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oh I love that striped dress.
in fact I love all the outfits, (but I would wear higher heels with all of them I am 5'2 and don't "do" flats)
love the jewelry too..and those pants are to die for. WOW.
can you tell me where the black and striped dresses are from? I really love them.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:55 am
I'm teling you: The jeans are incredible. And the dress? It just sold out! Boo! It's from Ruche and the black one is from Victoria's Secret.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:55 am
I'm teling you: The jeans are incredible. And the dress? It just sold out! Boo! It's from Ruche and the black one is from Victoria's Secret.
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Love your choices! I particularly like Day #2 skirt and Day #3 dress!
I find that a crisp white shirt with jeans and a wedge heel takes you from day to night easily.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:56 am
I love white shirts with jeans! I have the skirt from Day #2 in white and people always ask where it's from. It's great for the beach or date night. I love it.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:56 am
I love white shirts with jeans! I have the skirt from Day #2 in white and people always ask where it's from. It's great for the beach or date night. I love it.
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Love this! Especially the espradille wedges and striped dress!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:57 am
I totally love that dress too! It's way my style.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:57 am
I totally love that dress too! It's way my style.
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Definitely going to get those wedge sandals! And the teal skirt! And i think I must have the little black dress from VS! SOOOOO adorable! I am still deciding on the black jeans! Ohhhhh i just want it ALL!!!!
Ohhhh I am so excited I can't hardly sit still or hold a thought in my head!
I will now be among the styled at BlogHer!
Morgan you are awesome! I'll let you know when I get it all!!!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:58 am
Dude- the jeans are dark denim. You will wear them forever and they go with everything. I've had mine for about three years and they still look perfect.
You better send me pictures so I can do a follow-up!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:58 am
Dude- the jeans are dark denim. You will wear them forever and they go with everything. I've had mine for about three years and they still look perfect.
You better send me pictures so I can do a follow-up!
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Great picks Morganza! These have your style written all over them. Day 1 is my fave! XOXO!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:58 am
That's my fave too.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:58 am
That's my fave too.
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Methinks I smell a new feature….
Do me! Do me! (I'm not going to BlogHer…sniff…but I'm also a fashion challenge. Just lost a ton of weight. Not a tiny size. Short hair. Don't dig heels.)
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:59 am
Ummmm, Ryan? I need way more details than that! I might do a feature. Maybe Fashion Fridays? Fake shopping online is super time consuming but it's really fun. I'll email you if I end up doing it!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 6:59 am
Ummmm, Ryan? I need way more details than that! I might do a feature. Maybe Fashion Fridays? Fake shopping online is super time consuming but it's really fun. I'll email you if I end up doing it!
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Adorable!! I'll be checking your interest, for sure! I need you to pick out some regular ol' day to day clothes for me!!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:00 am
I might make it a weekly feature, so I'll let you know about the day clothes. I might just stick to Pinterest though. All the fake shopping is time consuming!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:00 am
I might make it a weekly feature, so I'll let you know about the day clothes. I might just stick to Pinterest though. All the fake shopping is time consuming!
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Love the suggestion about the interchangeable dress! And I"ve been crushing on the striped dress for the longest time, so gorgeous!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:01 am
I love that dress too! It just sold out today.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:01 am
I love that dress too! It just sold out today.
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Ok, so I have the wedge heels, but they are KILLER high and I might kill myself… also are you going to go home and change or bring clothes with you? Decisions decisions.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:01 am
I'll probably go home, since it's half a mile from my house. Feel free to leave your stuff at my house and change here if you need to!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:01 am
I'll probably go home, since it's half a mile from my house. Feel free to leave your stuff at my house and change here if you need to!
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These are WONDERFUL! Pure wonderful! Love them all and now? Must shop!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am
Yay! I want a few of the things too.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am
Yay! I want a few of the things too.
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OMG I would wear everything except for the pink/coral dress. It looks a little short for me and the color is hit or miss based on how yellow I happen to be. No, I don't have any liver function problems.
The Day 2 outfit (minus the feather earrings – I'd wear wood or silver) is me.
Come fix my wardrobe, please. Thank you.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:03 am
I think you should get the Day 2 outfit! The coral dress is a little short for me too, but Erin has hot legs that she likes to show off.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:03 am
I think you should get the Day 2 outfit! The coral dress is a little short for me too, but Erin has hot legs that she likes to show off.
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Oh these make me want to go shopping! Great ideas
Now I just have to wait a few more months until my baby is born, and then several more months after that to get to a normal size, and then maybe I will find a wardrobe like this! I'll have to bookmark this post 
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:04 am
I feel your pain! Last summer I was post-partum and breastfeeding and the summer before that I was pregnant. I'm so happy to be back to normal! You'll be there very, very soon.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:04 am
I feel your pain! Last summer I was post-partum and breastfeeding and the summer before that I was pregnant. I'm so happy to be back to normal! You'll be there very, very soon.
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Love all of your choices. So, what are *you* going to wear?!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:05 am
Ahhhh. The million dollar question. Literally. I've already blown my through budget. What are you wearing?
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:05 am
Ahhhh. The million dollar question. Literally. I've already blown my through budget. What are you wearing?
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How about something for the larger ladies, size 14 and up? Please help me!!!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:06 am
I might do one, as you are not the first to ask. All the fake shopping is time consuming and I want to make sure people have time to shop. Hopefully I can do one next week. I'll let you know!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:06 am
PS: Day Outfit 2 might work! or #1!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:06 am
I might do one, as you are not the first to ask. All the fake shopping is time consuming and I want to make sure people have time to shop. Hopefully I can do one next week. I'll let you know!
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:06 am
PS: Day Outfit 2 might work! or #1!
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Great advice all around! For me… the shoes are the biggest hurdle at the conference. I've got wretched feet that hate sandals of all varieties except Keens, so sassy sandals are out. I can only handle heels at night. So that leaves me with tennis shoes, maybe ballet flats on one of the days. So be it. I save my sparkle for my earrings and at night for the parties! (But I still wish I could wear fun shoes more.)
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:08 am
I'm in the same shoe dilemma. My feet can only tolerate flip flops. I can do heels for about two hours until my dogs start barking. Unless I've had more than three cocktails. Then I can go for hours.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:08 am
I'm in the same shoe dilemma. My feet can only tolerate flip flops. I can do heels for about two hours until my dogs start barking. Unless I've had more than three cocktails. Then I can go for hours.
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So many cute things! I love the dresses and the shoes…OK, the tops too.
I love it all!
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I love what you’ve put together! All my clothing choices are in my husband’s hands, which sounds insane (I KNOW!) but he is SO much more stylish than I am. He always takes me out of my comfort zone but that’s probably a good thing.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am
I love that your husband picks out your outfits! Mine is good at making me dress a little sexier than I normally would.
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thelittlehenhouse Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am
I love that your husband picks out your outfits! Mine is good at making me dress a little sexier than I normally would.
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I've never been to BlogHer before, but I was on What NOT to Wear a while ago so I think I'll be okay! I am in love with the striped dress also (not for me, but for someone else for sure), but what is it matching with in outfit 3 there? The red sweater? The bustier thingy? Or, the sexy face?! I think the sexy face is a MUST for BlogHer, I know I'm bringing mine.
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I absolutely love this post! Wonderful ideas, not just for blogher, but for everyday!
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Outfit #1 is my favorite. So cute!
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Loving these choices, especially the striped dress!
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I love love love it all.
As Erin has said she does most of her shopping in "Mom's Closet". Not that I mind, it is big enough for the two of us. But there are some things that she just won't even try. So best of luck to you and your designs….
E's Mom
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Awesome choices! Now….back to the drawing board.
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I love this post. The outfits are cute! I am bringing some outfits that are much like these. But I also describe myself as a "graphic tees nerd," so some of those are being thrown in the suitcase as well!
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Love Day 5 outfit; the black dress is just what I need (can't have enough 'little black dresses'). Love the flats too but being 5'2" I need to add an inch or two
P.S. I am back in Mexico and now the blog upload is working; go figure!
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I want to be in line after Ryan. Im already planning to write a piece on my worst fashion mistakes so maybe after that you can take pity on me.
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Hi. I need a personal stylist and you are top of my list.
I'm struggling through fashion choices at the moment for BlogHer.
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