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TJ Maxx Style Scout Blogger Challenge – Stripes!

May 7, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

The Fashionable Housewife teamed up with A Few Goody Gumdrops recently to take part in the Maxx Style Scout Blogger Challenge. We were given a $100 gift card to shop at T.J. Maxx (our FAVORITE store!) and were sent on a mission to create a designer outfit for less based on the spring trend of black and white stripes.

Here is a snippet from our experience:

“Sarah received a T.J.Maxx gift card and we shopped til we dropped. We choose to style Sarah in one of this season’s hottest trends….black and white stripes. T.J.Maxx provided us with endless possibilities to find our personal style. We sought a very cool fashion-forward look.

If you ask me….Sarah and I did an amazing job with the designer outfit and accessories we chose. Sarah’s hair, makeup and cutting edge black and white nails were the perfect compliment to her ultra stylish outfit.” [Source]

Here are the items I found at TJ Maxx that were a LOT less than if I had shopped anywhere else.

Jacket: Steve Madden – on sale for $40.00 (originally $78)
Shirt: Express – $7.99
Shoes: DKNY Casual Flats – $34.95 (originally $75)
Clutch: $16.99

TJ MAXX Total: $100

Other items from my personal closet…

Jeans: Old Navy Rockstar Jeans in black for $34.99
Nails: Sally Hansen Nail Strips in “Check It Out”
Bracelet: Cold Water Creek Ombre Resin Bracelet in orange flame
Earrings: Willa M Diamond Cut Hoops
Makeup: Urban Decay Naked Palette 2, Urban Decay Naked Skin BB Cream, Mally Perfect Red Lips (Click here for more info about my makeup routine)

Click here to see the rest of the pictures on A Few Goody Gumdrops!

I am SO honored to have had the opportunity to work with A Few Goody Gumdrops and TJ Maxx. I had an awesome time shopping in TJ’s (as I always do!) and I’m so amazed that we put together this fabulous outfit for $100! I am most excited about the ultra cool denim and leather biker jacket that was on sale. It’s so gorgeous and I will be able to style it in a million other outfits!

I saw so many things in TJ Maxx that were both totally on trend and very affordable. I could have spent many more hours in the store than I did because there was just so much to see! I will definitely be heading back there this coming week to grab a few more things including some home decor items for my living room that I am re decorating.

TJ Maxx has amazing designer items for a lot less than department stores, so you can leave knowing you will look like a million bucks but didn’t have to spend a million bucks!

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Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score #6

December 2, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Our TJ Maxx Giveaway is over now, (Did you win?!) but I’m still putting together mix and match outfits with the pieces I scored at TJ Maxx.

Today, I’m wearing the shirt from Outfit #3 with the brown coated skinny jeans I got at TJ’s ON SALE for just $15, a knit vest I got last year on Ideeli and my favorite brown ankle booties…

Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score #5

December 1, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Our TJ Maxx Giveaway is almost over! Have you entered yet??

I feel like I haven’t had enough time to show you all the outfits I can create with the items I purchased. I’ve been mixing and matching all 15+ items I got for under $200 with pieces that were already in my wardrobe to create new Fall/Winter outfits.

Today I’m wearing the oxblood burgundy print jeggings I purchased at TJ’s for $16.99. They were not on sale, but they were so unique and gorgeous, I couldn’t pass them up. Oxblood is a popular Fall trend this year and I just had to get something in this rich, stunning color. These soft, stretchy pants fit the bill. Love them!

(Click here to see a close up of the print on these pants)

Wearing them with a denim chambray button down shirt I bought on eBay and that black leather cropped jacket I got from TJ Maxx on sale for $20. Love it! On my feet, my favorite heeled boots this season – Dansko Nat Lace-Up Leather Boots.

(Click here to see another outfit that features this jacket.)

Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score #4

November 30, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Yes, this is yet another outfit made from items that I got during my big TJ Maxx Score. I’m mixing and matching all 15+ items I got for under $200 with items that were already in my wardrobe to create new Fall outfits.

One of my favorite pieces was a sheer black skull print blouse that I wore last week in Outfit #2 with the rust colored jeggings from TJ Maxx and my Dansko Nat Lace-Up Leather Boots. I mentioned I wanted to try wearing it with shorts and tights, so here’s my attempt…

These black fleece lined tights are like my new favorite thing in life. They are so comfortable!!!!! Soft and cozy on the inside, regular looking tights on the outside. No one has any idea how cozy these tights actually are! Okay so they are a little bulky and make my legs look a little bigger than they actually are, but they are so warm, I couldn’t care less.

Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score Outfit #3

November 25, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

I scored big time at TJ Maxx and have come up with yet another outfit from the 15+ items I got for under $200.

Here were my Outfit Ideas to go with the rusty orange colored blouse…

And here is what I ended up wearing today…

Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score Outfit #2

November 22, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Last week, I scored big at TJ Maxx. What would have cost me well over $1,500 in a department store with retail prices, only cost me around $200 at T.J.Maxx! That’s called being a Maxxinista!

One of my favorite things I purchased were these rust-colored skinny jeggings for $16. I think the brand is “True Love Jeans”. (Size small fits like a size 2/26) They are so comfy and stretchy!

Possible Outfit Example

Last Saturday I showed you 2 possible outfit combinations along with one outfit I actually wore that day. Well today, I’m wearing one of the “possible outfit combinations” I posted about on Saturday (see pic on right), minus the shoes.

I switched out the Report animal print studded ballet flats for my beloved Dansko Nat Lace-Up Leather Boots so many ankles wouldn’t be cold! I seriously love these boots… They are the bomb.

I know I look annoyed, but I promise it’s not the outfit that has me going! Trying to take pictures in a poorly lit room can be a bit…um… challenging.

Today’s Outfit: TJ Maxx Score Outfit #1

November 17, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Last week, I scored big time at TJ Maxx! What would have cost me over $1,500 in a department store cost me around $200 in T.J.Maxx! Oh yeah, I’m a Maxxinista baby…

I bought mostly wardrobe staples and accessories that would bring my summer wardrobe into Fall without too much effort (or cost). One of my favorite items I purchased was a cropped faux leather jacket that was on sale for just $20! I an IN LOVE with this jacket!

My other favorite score were these rust colored ponte knit jeggings that were only $14.99!!! I can wear them with so many different things through the entire Fall season AND probably into winter too!

Here are 2 different outfit examples of items I purchased at TJ Maxx that feature the black jacket and the rust colored skinnies…

Both of those gorgeous blouses I bought at TJ’s too – one for $12.99 and one for $14.99. And those absolutely adorable animal print studded ballet flats practically jumped into my shopping cart all by themselves… Seriously. They knew they had to come home with me. And at only $16.99, I wasn’t going to protest.

It got cold, fast, here in New England so I wasn’t about to wear a thin blouse today. So I’m wearing a black long sleeve shirt under a gray sweater (two things that were already in my wardrobe) and I’m wearing them with that black leather jacket, the rust colored jeggings and those studded ballet flats. Super cute and super comfy!

We want YOU to score big at TJ Maxx too! Enter our TJ Maxx giveaway for a chance to win a $100 gift card for TJ Maxx! TWO WINNERS will be chosen!! Enter for chance to win today!