What Blogging Made Me Buy

Blogging is the worst enabler. And I really don't need any help shopping- I am really good at it on my own! I thought it would be interesting to see what pieces in my closet were encouraged or inspired by what I saw on other bloggers.

There are a lot of items I have bought out of impulse the moment (or at least the same day) as I see it on someone else. Let's start with my most recent purchase- these Zara heels. After I saw them on Phiphi's blog, I couldn't get them out of my head. Look at how she rocks these chunky heeled sandals!

The reason I jumped on those Zara sandals so quickly was because of the craze I saw with these Zara ankle strap heels. I felt like every blogger and their mom had these! I must have gotten them at the last minute because the next time I visited the site they were sold out. Phew! Check out how Rita of Coast With Me and Cara of A Fashion Love Affair styled these beauties.

Now let's talk about bags. I have never owned a designer handbag, nor have I paid attention to which labels or styles are popular. Most of the bags I own are under $50. There were two designer bags I started lusting after when I saw them on blogs- the 3.1 Philip Lim satchel and the Celine Trapeze bag. Of course I would be out of my mind to actually buy the real thing, so I started searching for good dupes. I got this great Celine inspired bag from Just Fab. Here is Helena of Brooklyn Blonde carrying the real thing at NYFW.

As for the satchel, I ended up buying a forest green one from VJ Style. It was only $45 which I thought was a great price! I love Sasha of Moiology's taupe one, and Alicia of Cheetah is the New Black's burgundy one.

And as if one wasn't enough, when I saw this white one from Francesca's on Caitlin of A Little Dash of Darling recently, I couldn't pass it up! Like she did, I found a coupon on RetailMeNot.com and got 20% off.

Now we all know I'm buying more than just shoes and bags. I first saw this skirt on my BFF, and she graciously agreed that I could get it too. (As long as we don't wear it at the same time of course. That would be silly!) I wasn't sure if I was going to get it, but after I saw it on Krystin of Suburban Faux Pas, I was convinced. I even bought a striped tee so I could even further the blogger influence and style it like she did here. (Look at those gorgeous red Zara heels like my black ones above!)

There's more that I've bought after reading Krystin's blog though! Case in point, this outfit. I already had the exact leopard jacket (because I saw it on What Courtney Wore here, of course), so I bought red cropped pants and that red Luxe Craving necklace. Of course, when I copy outfits as closely as I did here, I make sure to link back to the original post to give styling credit.

I'll stop now before it looks like I'm either a serious copycat or a psychologically diagnosed shopaholic :)  I do love reading fashion blogs to get outfit ideas, and when I buy a piece similar to what I've seen on someone else, I'll try to mix it up and wear it differently, unless I'm just super in love how they wore it. Blogs are great places to see how other girls incorporate trends into their everyday outfits, so there's nothing wrong with drawing a little inspiration!

Let me know what blogging made you buy! Are you as easily influenced as I am when it comes to shopping?

<3 Katie