I'm SO happy to be back (even minus a few pounds) to my pre-pregnancies weight (sorry, I have to plug my brother's personal training site trainwithgreg.com because I wouldn't be in this shape without him!). I finally feel like I can rejoin the world of women who wear nice clothes, but having two kids also means I have to be smart about how I spend money on myself.
To start this journey I thought it was important to figure out some key trends for this year. After a little bit of searching, I found this fantastic website - fashionising.com that summarized 2011 trends and gave great examples of how to wear them including pictures. (To save you some time, I pulled the most helpful info and pics from fashionising.com and included them below.)
Next, I started to check out blogs like The Budget Babe. I found this site especially helpful because she finds less expensive versions of clothes so you can see a high-low perspective. What I also find really fun is how she takes pictures of celeb outfits and sources more affordable pieces to recreate the look.