Hello!!! During the work week, I rarely wear makeup or a killer outfit unless the occasion calls for it. And, I would say that a trip to the county fair definitely called for a brand new OOTD! As the saying goes, “when at the county fair” or wherever it was, and I wanted to assemble a Country Cutie OOTD. The only catch was that I own literally nothing to build an outfit with a country theme. My husband does, though! After shopping around in Johnny’s Boutique, I came up with this fun little look and I love how it turned out. Let’s discuss:

Who? What? Wear?

Embroidered Button Down: Chute 1

Blue Jeans: Urban Pipeline (These were a hand me down to Johnny from our old downstairs neighbor!)

Army Green Wedge Heels: Guess, TJMaxx

Cigarette Earrings: Punk N Junk

Skull Tote Bag: Target (This was a gift from my mom forever ago!)

The polka dot sunglasses were also purchased from Target forever ago!

My Country Cutie OOTD was a unique experience because this is simply not my style at all. This was also the first time I wore blue jeans since grade school lol! The key to pulling off an outfit outside of your comfort zone is confidence. As I built this outfit, it was important to me to add fun touches that were my own because the base of this look is not even my clothing. This is how your favorite Punk Rock Princess turned Country Cutie for the night…

Johnny recommended his Chute 1 button down to me and I was instantly a fan. I loved the floral embroidery, pearly snap buttons, and its cool color. It looks white, but has the faintest traces of pale blue and I had never seen anything in that shade before. The original plan with this shirt was to wear it with a maxi skirt in a prairie flower pattern. I had high hopes for this, but the top just wasn’t laying well tucked into the skirt and created an unsightly bulge.

At this point in the styling process, I felt stumped because Plan A went out the window and I didn’t have a Plan B. As luck would have it, there was a pair of blue jeans laying right on top of Johnny’s laundry basket of clothes he doesn’t wear often. As luck would also have it, Johnny and I are the same pants size and I knew that we were back in business, baby. It felt SO weird putting normal jeans on because you all know I pretty much only wear black skinny jeans! I am not a huge fan of tie knot tops, but the situation called for it and I thought the button down turned crop top looked great. With the base of the outfit finally sorted, it was time for accessories.

Selecting shoes for the county fair was an easy task because of the green embroidery on the button down. My Guess wedges were the obvious choice and I thought they really tied the look together. For earrings, I already knew exactly what I wanted – my dangly cigarette pair that was purchased at the Punk Rock Flea Market. They were a huge hit at the fair and I was getting compliments left and right! The last task was a purse to swap out my British Invasion bag with and that also came easily. I chose my canvas tote with a floral cow skull and I was ready to hit the fair!

I can’t say that this is an outfit that I would wear again, but I don’t think it could have turned out better! Even though I was wearing hand me downs, I made them my own and created a Country Cutie OOTD that I was very proud of. This was also a great reminder that it’s fun to step outside of your comfort zone – you never know what you’ll come up with!

What is a style that is outside of your comfort zone? What is something that you would never wear? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah