Class

:   showing stylish excellence

:   a group of students who meet regularly to be taught a subject or activity

Classic

:  used to say that something has come to be considered one of the best of its kind

:  used to say that something is an example of excellence

:  used to describe something that has been popular for a long time

Classroom

:   a place where classes meet

  This year I had a major milestone birthday.  I started seriously thinking about how I could express myself through my style.  I’ve spent most of my life shopping sales and buying clothing one piece at a time. I would buy a top because I liked it and took no time to consider what I would wear it with or how many things I already had like it.  I ended up with a closet full of mismatched styles none of which seemed to work together.  I found myself always saying, “I have nothing to wear!”  This past summer I spent a lot of time on Pinterest exploring looks and styles.  I searched keywords like classic, classic style, icons, etc.  Then within one week I found two different articles one in Elle magazine and one on a blog on how to look like you are rich. Now, I don’t care how much money you think I have but I do think there is something to that understated, non-logo/label, classic style that makes you look timeless and lovely. I deconstructed my entire closet, eliminated a lot of things that weren’t working for me, or I never wore, and started looking for classic pieces on the cheap.

It can actually take a lot of money to look like you’re not trying.  My goal on this blog is to share how I am trying to live this look on a teacher’s salary.  Welcome to Haute for Teacher.  I hope you will join me in this virtual classroom as I share these basic tenets with you.

                         When a woman says, “I have nothing to wear,” what she means is, “There’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today.” – Caitlin Moran