Friday's Fancies: Game Day Chic!

Game Day Chic by susanhager featuring oversized watches

I love cheering on my Titans every year during football season! We may be small, but we're mighty! Always good games to be had. And though I usually sport my school pride with a sweatshirt, occasionally I wear a big green sweater and this one's perfect! Again, I'm obsessed with these riding boots. I love them and I'd wear them to anything, including a game! But once the weather gets cold, I'm usually in my Uggs. With about five blankets. Anyway, it's not that cold yet! Add a few accessories and maybe even my pom-poms and I'm set to go! I love football season!

 Happy Friday once again! Thanks for all the fun feedback I've been receiving all week! I love getting all of your comments, it means so much! Tonight is another night of hopefully some relaxation and planning. I know I say this every week. But this week it has to happen. It just has to! Saturday some friends and I are up to the city for a country concert to see Joe Nichols! (he sings that popular song Gimmie That Girl...I'm obsessed!). So it's going to be a good weekend, and I know it's going to just fly! I hope you all enjoy wherever the weekend takes you and relax as much as possible!
 Happy Weekends!

 ~Susan

Friday's Fancies: Labor Day Love

Labor Day Chic by susanhager featuring ballerina shoes

Once again I'm linking up with {av} over at Long Distance Loving for this week's theme: Labor Day Chic. I have never wanted a Labor Day holiday so badly! (and listening to The Holiday Soundtrack at this very minute just has me itching for it! I'm not kidding, it's on right now. I love it!). I love my kiddos to death, but it is nice to just a have a weekend of rest and relaxation and maybe have a little fun too. That's what this outfit is all about! Especially since fall is just around the corner (and it's going to be in the 50s this weekend at night. Get ready Chicago! I'm definitely not ready for that). But I love this cute top with a pair of skinny jeans. Obviously, as you can see I had trouble picking a pair of shoes! But no bother, why not pick out three! I'm loving all of these trends right now and wish I had all of them in my closet. I topped it off with a clutch (I'm addicted, and this one's fantastic), gold hoops which I can't get enough of and a leather jacket. Still wishing I had one of those! So there you have it, my version of a Chicago Labor Day Chic: perfect for fall shopping, outdoor dinners or that last Ravinia concert of the year!

 My weekend will not be that fancy! I'll just be heading home, excited to hang out with my sisters and parents and gal pals for the weekend. I'm looking forward to the homemade food! Yum! Of course, lazy walks, late morning lattes and late night movies will all be included in this little weekend of mine. I can't wait. Oh and that little paper I have to write. Guess I forgot about that part! How are you all spending the long weekend? Hopefully with rest and relaxation, because we all deserve it!

 Enjoy this weekend everyone! And be safe too. Have fantastic weekends!
 ~Susan

Friday's Fancies: Something Blue

Once again, I'm linking up with {av} over at Long Distance Loving for this week's theme: weddings! I do not have any more weddings to attend this summer, but I thought it'd still be fun and maybe inspiration for the one's I'm headed to next summer! While searching, I came across this color and fell in love so I had to do two outfits! The left is a little more dressy while the right is still dressy but with a casual chic vibe. I love how much you can do with this color and how many looks can come with it. Isn't it fabulous? Of course, someone at the wedding has to have that something blue!

Have wonderful weekends! I'm hoping I'm not getting another cold (thank you, kiddos!) or maybe it's just allergies. I'm planning on a simple weekend of relaxing and watching a little Say Yes to the Dress (speaking of weddings!), practicing and writing a few papers. And hopefully going to the farmer's market with friends. I'll be enjoying the summer heat we still have, I hope you will be too!

~Susan

Also there are so many giveaways happening right now:
Lindsay at Delighted Momma is giving away these fantastic bangles! She made them, and they're fantastic!
Carlee at Deliciously Organized is giving away a new day planner! Wooo!!
Meggan from Lila Grace is giving away an Anthro gift card and this beautiful frame.
Don't forget to enter!

Late Summer Looks

Late Summer in the City by susanhager featuring a cluster necklace

I have to say I'm loving looks that can still say summer while also transition to fall, like this one! I'm in love with this rusty orange, since it's so versatile and of course all of those wide leg jeans we keep seeing. They're so slimming and make your legs look miles long, and I'm loving them with these perfect wedges. Here are a few other looks I think go from summer into fall:



I have always been a fan of florals, especially skirts like this one that have the color palette of both summer and fall, all depending on what goes on top. This sweater is perfect with the skirt, and the belt gives it a little something extra!


I LOVE this lacy dresses for both summer and fall. You can put this beautiful leather jacket over it, add a fun heel, colorful earrings and a clutch to make the most perfect date night silhouette.

So there you have it! Now of course all of these items are WAY out of my budget, but hey, there's nothing wrong with window shopping right? What's your favorite look for fall? Do you have an essential late summer into fall item that is worn all the time? Mine definitely has to be my long Infinity Cardigan. That thing's perfect!

Have lovely Tuesdays! This week just keeps getting busier, but I can handle it. Watch out for later this week I'll give some of my advice on how I'm living well: mind, body and soul!

~Susan

Teacher Chic

I was so excited when {av} from Long Distance Loving said that this week's theme was Back to School. This couldn't have come at a better time for me. So this week I decided to redefine teacher-wear. Teachers have always been known to wear the big sweaters with apples and a calculator on them, but it doesn't have to be that way anymore! Although I wouldn't mind having one of those to wear to an ugly sweater party, for fun! Anyway, I digress! This is my definition of back to school cool: teacher chic style! Have fabulous weekends everyone!

Teacher Chic by susanhager featuring t strap sandals

Friday's Fancies: Roaming in Red

Again, I'm linking up with {av} over at Long Distance Loving to share my Friday's Fancies. I've loved seeing dresses that have a little "Kate Middleton's wedding dress"feel with the sleeves and everything. I love it!

Roaming in Red by susanhager featuring clutch handbags

I'm loving the shoes!! I'd pair them with anything. And this Inge Christopher bag is the perfect accessory. It's got classic lines with a modern feel: perfect for a day trip to the city or a night out. It's fantastic!

This weekend, I'm packing up and heading back to school for the last time. It's so surreal, it's gone by so fast. I feel like I've grown up a ton more in the past year than when I first started. It's so different now than it was in the beginning, but it's still been a great journey and I can't wait to finish it this year. We're having a family dinner tomorrow night, which will be a great "ending" to my summer (NOW I'm in denial that summer for me is ending). I'll also be tying up a few loose ends with lesson plans and some about me's for my fourth graders this year. It's going to be great!

Happy Friday everyone! Remember to make it a tad bit fancy and special!

~Susan

Friday Fancies

Summer to the Max by Susan Hager featuring link jewelry

Schumacher evening gown dress
$555 - mytheresa.com

K. Jacques pour Opening Ceremony strap sandals
$270 - openingceremony.us

MICHAEL Michael Kors link jewelry
$250 - bloomingdales.com

Morra Designs disc jewelry
$140 - calypsostbarth.com

Mulberry gold jewelry
$300 - mulberry.com



This is my first Friday Fancies! I've been following {av}'s blog for so long now and look forward to the Friday Fancies every week from everyone. This week, I've finally decided to do my own and I'm pretty proud of it. I absolutely LOVE this dress. I don't actually have a maxi, but if I could have this one I know I'd wear it all the time. And there's also nothing more effortlessly pretty than bangles over a big watch. If I had a million bucks (and a fun place to go this weekend!) I'd definitely wear this. What's your take on a maxi? Do you love it? 


Have wonderful weekends everyone! I'm busily avoiding getting ready for school to start and trying to get as much in as possible before I go. My dad and I are going to have another lovely night at Ravinia to see Yo-Yo Ma and my girlfriends and I are going to have a fun night out. And of course there's packing. And mandatory reading. But I'm focusing on the good parts on the weekend! Anyone doing anything exciting? Keep enjoying this summer heat!