Color and Pattern Virgin

Alright, I've been seeing colored pants and jeans everywhere and I love them.  But here's my problem, I can't spend top dollar on anything, let alone a trend I'm not sure will last.  It took me forever to invest in skinny jeans because I didn't know how long the trend would last.  I now pay top dollar for them.  But colored jeans, I just can't.  So I did what I never thought I would do...I bought pants from Forever 21.

I've shopped there for years and have no problem with the store.  I just always bought shirts and accessories because pants have always been in a league of their own for me.  Being 5'8" with an inseam of 34" you realize you have to pay big money for pants that are long enough.  But with the skinny jeans revolution, magic happened.  Tall girls can wear pants too short for their legs.  That was a nice gift from the gods, don't you agree?  I know all my tall friends are nodding.

I'm still not completely comfortable in the pants, but I'm working on it. Here are some finds below.  My virgin attempt at colors and patterns.

And just to keep my "cheap clothes promise" here are the prices.  And as a note: I almost NEVER spend more than $25 on a shirt.  I can't do it.

Purple pants: Forever 21 $14.97

Green and blue pants: Target $19.99 on sale

Polka dot top: (with cute gold zipper in the back) Forever 21 $14.80

Green Bird shirt (with zipper in the back, too): Target $16.99  *more than I like to spend on a Target shirt but I liked it.

Striped Boatneck: F21 $10.90

Chevron Lucky Brand shoes: T.J. Maxx $25.00

Pewter alligator skin Lucky Brand shoes: Marshalls $30.00

Cat: Pasadena Humane Society $30....but priceless. (Unless it's 7 in the morning and she's running across my head. Then she's free.)

I had a super cute green pair of these Lucky Brand shoes in my grasp as well.  They were on clearance for $25 but I didn't get them.  I already regret it.

Also, I'm obsessed with chevrons.

How'd I do?