Like many of you who also grew up in the 80′s and 90′s, I flaunted ruffled socks and big bows on a regular basis. I guess something in me decided it was time to translate these fashions from year 1988 to year 2008, age 5 to age 25.

I wore this outfit to work last Friday, where I presented the latest on fashion blogs to my colleagues. 

I’m not sure what I’m more excited about…that I found a pair of nostalgic ruffled socks or that I discovered a new use for this over-sized frumpy skirt.

While the skirt normally comes down past my knees, I used two small safety pins to sinch it tighter and rolled the waist down a few times to bring up the length, which is held in place by the belt. 

Wearing:

• Top: Sanctuary
• Skirt: Marshalls
• Neck bow: Sequin belt from a Bebe top
• Socks: Forever 21
• Pumps: Steven
• Belt: Came with a dress

Here’s how I converted the look from day to night (swapped skirt for dark skinny jeans):

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