Bolero sweater, er, I think it was thrifted – similar
Dress, Desigual (no longer available) - more Desigual
Shoes- Tsubo Acrea
Bracelet, self-made with this tutorial
Earrings, Lulidesigns
I’d thought that this springy recreation of this outfit I wore last fall had a few more tweaks and changes, but dang they are almost identical except for the jewelry and the shoes! I wore a different sweater but they’re pretty close in color. I even carried the same bag, though it didn’t make it into the photos.
Does the whole “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” thing work if you’re imitating yourself? (More on repeated outfits here.)
I can’t even remember what Husband Mike was doing when he snapped that photo of my face, but it was too hilarious to omit.
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Black cardigan, thrifted – similar
Dress via eBay
- similar
Necklace, Dana LeBlanc
Peeptoes, Aldo (no longer available) – similar
Watch, Skagen
Earrings, White Sands Glass
I love juxtaposing contrasting elements within a single outfit, but I also love to echo. The round and oblong beads on this bold necklace seem to echo the slightly abstract polka dots on this dress. I opted for bright heels so that my black-and-white middle was bracketed by color.
HM calls this my gumball necklace. Anyone else craving Bubble Yum?
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Cropped cardigan, thifted – similar
Striped tank, thrifted – similar
Skirt, Anthropologie Field Skirt (no longer available) - similar
Boots, Indigo by Clarks Proctor (no longer available) – similar
Bag - Banana Republic
(no longer available) - similar
Necklace, gift – more geometric necklaces
Earrings, courtesy Metalicious
Bracelet, gift – similar
This is pretty much my ideal weekend outfit. It’s cute and sassy, but with those flat boots and the elastic-backed skirt waistband it gets high marks for comfort, too. I will admit to feeling incredibly underdressed when I sauntered into the launch party for my dear friend Barbara’s new deck, The Steampunk Tarot. Can’t believe I missed an opportunity to wear my Audra Jean harness. Dangit all.
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Convertible dress, Von Vonni via Fab.com - similar at Target
Pumps, Seychelles (no longer available) – similar
Bag, Hype via LastCall
Necklace, Anne Moore Jewelry
Bracelet, thrifted – similar
Earrings, thrifted - similar
My mini obsession with all things cobalt gripped me on the day these dresses went on sale over at Fab.com. I nabbed this one and a maxi version using some credits, extremely curious to find out if the whole “convertible dress” thing would work for me.
I completely adore both dresses, though my main complaints are as follows: They come in one size. When is that EVER a good idea? The dress hemlines are straight, but can appear uneven depending on how you’re tied up. Also you can certainly contort the dress into a bajillion different configurations, but very few of them will successfully cover a regular bra. I love a regular bra. I loathe having to hunt down specialty bras.
All that said, I still felt pretty sassy in this dress and am excited to trot out its maxi twin soon. YouTube is lousy with videos showing ways to style these dresses, so I’ll have to do some research!
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Sweater, J.Crew via eBay - more on eBay
Cigarette pants - Banana Republic
(no longer available) – similar
Cap-toe flats – Old Navy
(no longer available) – similar
Watch, Nixon Time Teller
Earrings, The Wellington Boot
SO CLOSE, people.
I was so excited to pair this darling sweater with these ridiculously matchy ballet flats. None of my skirt options seemed quite right, so I turned to my relatively small selection of pants. The sweater works well with the slim fit of this pair … but the cigarette style and cropped length? Close, but not exactly what I was going for. If they were a bit longer, or even cuffable to a shorter length I would’ve been happier. As it is, we’ll call this a near miss.
And I’ll start thinking of other ways to pair this sweater with its soulmate captoe flats.
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Tan blazer, thrifted – similar design, similar color
Purple dress – Banana Republic (no longer available) – similar
Leopard pumps – Anne Klein Watchit
Bracelet, gift - this is the one
Earrings, don’t remember - similar
Belt, thrifted – similar
Family events involving my nephews seldom call for blazers, but this one was a bit more formal than most so I gussied a bit. Had it been a run-around-and-play-baseball kind of gathering, I would’ve been uncomfortable and ill-equipped. But for chatting and cake indoors, the blazer worked just fine.
We’ve since had some pretty serious rainstorms that stripped our crabapple tree of those gorgeous blossoms. Glad Husband Mike suggested we grab the photo op before they vanished for the year.
P.S. There are still a few spots in my community ed class tomorrow evening! Click for more details.
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