War and Peace

Happy Tuesday!  Hope your November is starting out well, and you've adjusted to Daylight Savings Time.  I'm not happy that it's dark when I leave work now, but it is what it is.  :-)

Today, I'm featuring a look I wore to a recent fashion show.  My coverage of the show is coming up soon, but I thought I'd post my outfit first.

Dress:  Eva Mendes for New York & Company

Blazer:  The Limited

This look is a tweak on an outfit I actually came up with for last year's fall Fashion Week.  I call this my "War and Peace" look.

I've talked about how much I love balance in an outfit, and I think this look has just that.  

Tights:  The Limited

It has softness (dress) and structure (blazer) and more metaphorically, it's a balance of two forces - love and hate, peace and war.  I combined my "love" print tights with a military blazer and a bullet pendant.

Pendant:  eBay
Bracelets:  New York & Company; The Limited
Rings:  The Limited; Torrid

Ear cuff:  Torrid
Earrings:  New York & Company; The Limited (Available here)

Since I was anticipating having to stand for part of the event, I wanted some fairly comfortable shoes, so I went with my open-toe booties.

Booties:  Target

Fashion show coverage coming up this week!

For this dress in other looks, see here and here.
For this blazer in other looks, see here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Sweet and Sassy

Hi everyone!  Hope you all had a great day!
 
Today, I paired my jewel collar cardigan with a burgundy dress and bow belt for a look that's a little sweet, a little sassy.

The Peter Pan collar and bow belt add sweet, feminine touches to a basic work look.

Dress:  LOFT Petites (Sold out on-line; see here)
Cardigan:  LOFT (Available here)
Purse:  The Limited (old)

Belt:  The Limited (Similar here)
Tights:  The Limited

Boots:  Payless (old)

For this cardigan styled differently, see here and here.
For this dress in another look, see here.

Do you like to add girlish touches to your outfits?

Dress It Up

Hi everyone!  Hope you had a great day!

Today, I paired this blue dress with my zebra print scarf.  I love animal prints, and I really enjoy mixing bold colors with black and white prints for a very graphic look.

Dress:  New York & Company (Similar:  here)
Scarf:  The Limited (old)

Blazer:  The Limited Essential Collection (Similar: here)
Tights:  Torrid (Available here)

I continually try to think of new ways to style my dresses.  They're definitely more limited than separates, but I like how wearing the scarf hides the cowl neckline of the dress giving it a bit of a different look.

Larimar ring (old):  Purchased at local jewelry show
Belt:  The Limited (Similar here)

Boots:  Payless (old)
Tote:  New York & Company (Similar here)
Earrings:  The Limited (Available here)

To see how I've style the dress differently, see here, here, and here.

How do you like to style your dresses?

The Cat's Pyjamas

Happy Monday, everyone!  Hope you all had a great day! 

Dress:  The Limited (Available here)
Blazer:  The Limited (Similar here)

Today, I played up this fun leopard print of this dress with a black blazer and black and gold accessories.

Purse:  Express (Available here)
Belt:  The Limited (Similar: here)

 I love the pop of color with the bright geranium nail color.

Tights:  Torrid (Available here)
Boots:  Payless

The holidays are on my mind this week. What are your Thanksgiving plans? 

I have thoughts of pumpkin pie cheesecake and my mom's mashed potatoes in my head.  I also have thoughts of giving thanks.  I am thankful for so many things this year.  Among the many things, I am thankful to be more financially stable this year and thankful for fashion, which gives my life passion.  I am so thankful that I was able to get my blog off the ground this year and am very thankful to all of you, my readers!

Bracelets:  Target, Claire's; gold bangle (unknown)

See you tomorrow!

Color Pop!

Happy Sunday everybody!  

Hope you're all having a great weekend! 

Today, I went out to lunch with my mother and then ran some errands.  I opted for a neon yellow sweater and paired it with my black lace skirt.  Then I added opaque black tights and black wedge boots to give me both height and comfort.

Sweater:  The Limited (Available here)
Skirt:  Torrid (Available here)
Purse:  New York & Company (Similar here)

Even though this color can be hard to wear (it's not a super flattering shade for most skin tones), there's something about how this bright citrine yellow pops, especially with black, that makes me seek it out.

Tights:  Torrid (Available here)
Boots:  Target (Available here)

I'm especially looking forward to wearing this sweater in winter.  When I'm feeling a case of the winter blahs, wearing bright colors makes me feel a little better!

Necklace:  Express (old)
Cuff:  New York & Company (old) 
Earrings:  Express (Available here)

 Would you wear neon yellow?

B&W Colorblocking

Dress:  New York & Company

Hi everyone!

Today I paired this sporty black and white shift dress with opaque black tights and wedge heels boots for a comfy, but put together look.

I love the black and white trend for fall as I could live in this classic color combination.

Tote:  The Limited (Available here)

Tights:  Torrid (Available here)
Boots:  Target (Available here)

See this dress styled for warmer weather/climates here.

Necklaces:  The Limited
Ring:  Local jewelry show

Do you like wearing black and white, or do you prefer color?