Inspired by Pumps and Push Ups: Coral Gingham Top & Link Up On the Edge #146

May 23, 2019 / 68 Comments
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Happy Thursday everyone! The Memorial Day weekend is almost here and it is a big one for celebrating at our house. First of all, as a military family we do like to recognize the holiday that honors our fallen heroes. And secondly, both my husband’s and my birthdays fall right around the Memorial Day weekend. His birthday is on Sunday and mine is a week from today. Because we have so many May birthdays in our family, we have always had a huge celebration on this weekend every year since we met nearly 11 years ago.

But this post is not about the upcoming weekend. It is about the inspiration for my outfit. Today’s look was inspired by Brooke of Pumps and Push Ups. She shared a post back in early April, Gingham Fashion Finds for Spring 2019, featuring an adorable coral gingham top. It reminded me of a similar one I had buried somewhere deep in the dark corners of my closet room. And since I just cleaned out my closet room, I was able to locate said shirt and create my own version of Brooke’s outfit.

Brooke of Pumps and Push Ups

Here’s the fun thing about finding outfit inspiration from other bloggers. Brooke and I have completely different styles. And completely different body types! Brooke stands at 4’10” and focuses the fashion piece of her blog on petite styles, sharing lots of great tips for petite women on where to shop and how to style certain pieces and trends for petite frames. I stand at 5’8”, nearly a foot tall than dear Brooke, but could still see myself wearing a similar outfit to her coral gingham top, skinny jeans, and nude pumps. Just more proof that we all can wear whatever we please at any age and at any body type!

While Brooke and I have different body types and different styles, we also have a lot in common. We are both mommas of 2 young boys and wives of manly men who have embraced their role as Instagram husbands, taking our photos and supporting our little spaces in blogland. We also both have a deep love for gingham! If you don’t know Brooke, you can read more about her here. She shares so many great ideas not only about petite fashion, but about life in general…recipes, mom hacks, DIY projects, and all things lifestyle related. Plus she always shares the most genuine smile in all of her posts that brightens my day when I hop on over to read what’s going on at Pumps and Push Ups!

So whether you are petite or tall, a boy mom, a girl mom, or not even a mom, I highly recommend following Brooke’s life adventures for all sorts of inspiration! I guarantee you will find something that will inspire you.

And now my outfit…my coral gingham print is a bit smaller than Brooke’s, but the color is spot on. I couldn’t find my super dark wash skinny jeans when I created this outfit, so I went with the darkest ones I could find in the mess that was my closet! I didn’t own nude pumps at all until a few weeks ago when I visited my local Payless just 6 days before it would be closing its doors forever and I found these Christian Siriano pumps for $3 (they were 90% off). I also grabbed them in black which you can see here on Monday for this month’s Fab 40’s post (it’s a super fun theme, so be sure not to miss it)! And since northern New York is just still so cold in May, I added an old floral bomber jacket from Target. Not only was the extra layer necessary, but it also kept my look from being an exact copycat of Brooke’s outfit.

Speaking of copy cat looks, have you seen Jacqui’s new Copy Cat series at Mummabstylish? Jacqui does a series of posts called Style Steal which is similar to my Inspired By series, but she has added a little twist! She is now also featuring other bloggers who do copy cat outfits and she has featured my copy cat look of Jennie’s overalls from A Pocketful of Polka Dots in her very first post in the Copy Cat series! Check it out here and find details on how you can also be featured. Thanks so much, Jacqui, for the feature!

And big thanks to Brooke as well for inspiring today’s outfit and for being an all around awesome blogging pal! I appreciate all you do and admire your work at Pumps and Push Ups! Keep shining bright, my friend.

Who is inspiring you lately? Do let me know in the comments!

And now I am adding my link up to this post because I never got the chance to write a new post! Here are your featured favorites from last week.

Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood shared her post, Thursday Moda #167: Black Coffee with Milky Cream. I am loving this easy cool outfit in neutrals with a splash of red. Perfect for this time of year!

Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood

Jill of Doused in Pink shared her post, Easy Outfit Formula: Sundress with Sneakers. Another perfect Spring outfit! I am totally on board with dresses and sneakers this season. Cute and comfortable!

Jill of Doused in Pink

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Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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