look of the day: inspired

I'm attempting to get this 'ole blog back on track with posting inspiration instead of all of my silly thoughts and doings! 

Today's outfit was inspired by something that popped up on Pinterest last night. Button up shirt-turned-skirt. {No sew} I saw it and wanted to try it right off! One of my favorite things is wearing things differently than usual {example: skirt as dress}! But instead of stealing   borrowing a shirt from Daddy like I thought I would, I ended up using  a shirt Mama's had since college! Oxford button-ups haven't changed much since the 80's:) {Mama was having a really hard time understanding why.in.the.world I wanted to wear a shirt as a skirt! :D But she's kinda used to me trying crazy ideas.}

{shirt-turned-skirt: Mamas | striped tank: Children's Place | Cardigan: thrifted-Delia's | flats: thrifted- Target | arm-candy: vintage, Tijuana, Mexico, made by Eleanna | sunglasses: gift-Anthro}

I thought I'd put together a mini-list of pros and cons about this style after wearing it to play with 18-20 energetic kids for 2 hours, meeting a friend for some chit-chat, taking a nap outside and workin' the camera to get some shots of Lissie. 

Pros:
Super easy.
Definitely comfortable {except for having to adjust it often}
I had no problem with modesty-- even when squatting, bending, getting down and off the floor
I love the way the back looks

Cons:
I feel like it's a little on the shapeless side of things
The sides don't stay tucked in so every one in a while you've got to adjust them
And speaking of adjusting, you're pulling those sleeves tied about every 3 minutes. More often when chasing kids around!

These shoes have been the best this summer! They are almost like sandals (I rarely wear closed in shoes in the summer unless I'm going to the gym, working on a major project or mowing} which I love and despite having no cushion or support, they've given me no complaints after walking *all over town* {no exaggeration}. I've definitely gotten more than my $2.15 out of them!

Oh, and you want to give this style a try?! Follow the instructions from Mommy Chic!!

 Alrighty. Just looked at these pictures again and feel so dumb! Obviously she tied it in a *double* knot  which a)looks more tailored and b)fixes a lot of those adjusting problems I was having! I think I might just have to give this style a second try after all!

{images via me and Mommy Chic}