Math Formulas + New Clothes = Stylish Outfits

I'm a math teacher (which you probably already know) and I'm stylishly challenged (which if you have met me anytime in the last 6 years of my teaching career you definitely know). When it came to putting together a new wardrobe from scratch I really didn't know where to start. I began by finding some awesomely fashionable teachers/professionals who blog about their style-->see blogs I love to the right. But when it came to actually putting the pieces together I was a little stumped.

Enter Pinterest! I found this awesome graphic from Banana Republic that is more or less a formula for making great outfits. Give me 13 variables and/or coefficients and I can write endless amounts of algebraic expressions, this is basically the same. It is fashion made easy for those of us who are really left-brained.

Here is my list of 13 items (actually ended up using a few more) that I used to make 31 different looks. Stay tuned to see a new outfit each day for the next month!

1) Ann Taylor royal purple tank-thrifted similar here
2) INC black pleated skirt-thrifted similar here
3) Nine West black suede wedges-from a wedding December 2010 similar here
4) Steve Madden leopard wedges-Plato's Closet (I've read that many thrifters don't consider Plato's Closet "thrifting" so I will list them separately) similar here
5) The Limited essential white collared shirt-TJ Maxx similar here
6) Express Editor black pinstripe pant-old (circa 2005) similar here
7) J. Crew Factory pencil skirt in royal purple print with Max Studio cream tank (TJ Maxx 2011) similar here
8) The Limited Drew pant-gift from Mom
9) Gap royal blue cropped V-neck cardigan-Gap Outlet recent similar here
10) J. Crew pencil skirt in double-serge cotton royal violet-Factory Store recent
11) Blue and green chevron tank-TJ Maxx recent similar here
12) The Limited orange bateau sweater-gift from Mom
13) Style & Co brown blazer-thrifted similar here