I just got back yesterday from a truly inspiring trip to Florida for our Trades of Hope Retreat. As I promised last week, I will be showing you today what I wore each day from start to finish on the trip. I do have pictures from the actual event, but they all have friends in them that I am not sure would want their faces on my blog. I was so wrapped up in the moment that I didn’t remember to have my picture taken alone in each outfit. Sorry about that! Anyway, I put everything back on this morning and photographed it all really quick. These aren’t the best quality of pictures since I did it hurriedly this morning, but you will get the idea. I will share more with you tomorrow about the experience as a whole, but I wanted to take today just to show you my outfits. Many of these things you have seen before, but I wanted to show you how you can take what you already have in your closet and make it work.
Thursday: Travel
I always want to be comfortable when I am traveling. I decided to go with a pair of jeans because it is usually cold on an airplane. I paired it with this cute t-shirt and a pair of Converse shoes, which are easy to slip on and off when going through airport security.
Jeans-Cabi (similar-Target)
T-Shirt-Etsy-Joyfully Rooted
Shoes-Converse
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Cuff-Trades of Hope
Thursday Evening: Resort Casual
For the kickoff event on Thursday evening, we were told to come in “Resort Casual.” I wasn’t really sure what that meant exactly, so I decided to go with this floral maxi dress from Lularoe. I thought the tropical print and laid back style of the dress was casual yet screamed resort vacation.
Dress-Lularoe (similar-Amazon) (sleeveless-Amazon)
Shoes-Target (similar-Amazon)
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Earrings-Trades of Hope
Cuff-Trades of Hope
Friday: Team Tee/Business Casual
For the morning and afternoon sessions, we were told the attire was “business casual.” However, Friday was the day we were also supposed to wear our team t-shirts. How do you make a t-shirt look business casual? You add a pair or white jeans, sandals, and a cute silky kimono. The kimono also doubled as added warmth because the rooms were freezing cold!
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Kimono-Lularoe (similar-Amazon)
Jeans-Walmart
Sandals-Target (similar-Amazon)
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Cuff-Trades of Hope
Friday Evening: Cocktail Attire
For this night, the dress was cocktail attire. I got lucky and found this adorable dress from Vineyard Vines at TJ Maxx for a great price.
Dress-TJ Maxx (similar-Amazon) (similar-Amazon)
Shoes-Walmart
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Bracelet-Trades of Hope
Saturday: Business Casual
Here is my second business casual outfit.
Jumpsuit-Old Navy (similar-Amazon)
Shoes-Target
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Cuff-Trades of Hope
Saturday Evening: Glam it up
This night was party night with our big gala. My team was supposed to wear something with flowers. After a lot of searching and trying on, I finally found this cute dress at Macy’s. It was my one splurge for the trip. I paired it with a pair of heels that I have had for years.
Dress-Macy’s
Shoes-old
Bracelet-Trades of Hope
Earrings-Trades of Hope
Sunday: Travel
My travel outfit for the plane ride home was super similar to my travel outfit on the way there. I went with jeans, a t-shirt, and Converse shoes again for comfort. I paired it with another Lularoe kimono to keep me warm on the plane.
Jeans-TJ Maxx (similar-Target)
T-Shirt-Trades of Hope (Retreat Attendee’s Only)
Kimono-Lularoe(similar-Amazon)
Shoes-Converse
Necklace-Trades of Hope
Cuff-Trades of Hope
As you can see, I kept it simple for easy packing and used many things that I already had in my closet. It truly was an incredible experience, and I can’t wait to share more of it with you tomorrow.
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