Purple Days

 Yesterday was a cold day so I turned to my trusty slouchy pants to keep me warm.  I like the color of the shirt and belt together with the neutrals of the cardigan and the pants. Sadly as I was getting dressed after my swim I squirted foundation all over the front of my shirt!  So I turned my shirt around and wore it backwards for the rest of the day!  Lucky for me its a basic t-shirt.

 Pants, shirt and cardigan - The Gap Belt - Anne Taylor  Shoes - Deena and Ozzy via Jeremy's

 I loved my outfit today!  I broke out a new skirt that I bought on sale at J. Crew last week.  Even though I have been trying not to buy clothing these days because my closet is already so overflowing but I couldn't resist a 30% off all of the sale items.  I didn't want to wear this brightly colored skirt with all black so I broke out my favorite teal heels.  I got compliments on the skirt all day and had no make up mishaps!

Skirt - J. Crew (on sale for $30!) Shoes - Seychelles via Nordstroms T-Shirt - The Gap (my hair is covering the bow!) Sunnies - Gifted Mosely Tribes Lyndels

Stripey Wednesday

 It was another nuts day in the office, so I wore my stripy sweater which I live in outside the office.

Sweater - The Gap Skirt - Anthro Shoes - Seychelles via Nordstrom

Brights and Bells

 Although it looks like spring in the Bay Area, it is still quite chilly.  I decided to filch my mother's bright pink cardigan (its the same cardigan as my oatmeal one, only she doesn't sleep in hers) for a pop of color over a dark dress.  Because its still cold, I am also still tights-bound, so I rocked my mustard colored tights because they I love how they look with my brown wedges!

Dress and Borrowed Cardigan - The Gap  Belt - Borrowed Tights - J. Crew  Shoes - Leifdottir via Anthro

 Hooray for casual Friday.  Short story: When I was in Junior High I was obsessed with bell bottoms.  My mother took me all over looking for them.  And then they came into style in a big way and it was nice and easy but way less exciting since I was no longer unique in my wearing of them.  These days I have a few friends who rave about Paige Denim, so when I saw this pair at Maribel I decided to give them a shot since they were only $45.  Sadly they were super long and it took me a WHILE to get them hemmed.  But finally they are hemmed and my days of loving my bell bottoms are back!

These are the bow shoe clips that I was given last year for my birthday.

Jeans - Paige via Maribel  Shoes - BR  Shoe Clips - Gifted from friends  Sweater - Nordstrom Long Sleeved - The Gap  Scarf - Flea Market in Morrocco

Weekend of Cardigans

 This was my casual Friday outfit.  I was pretty loopy all week since I just got from my trip and had been crazy busy.  So I went for my fallback option on casual friday, a cardigan.  I have an extensive collection of cardigans and I love love love them.  My parents gave me this classic black one a few years ago and I recently rediscovered it!  It was perfect for a low key day in the office.

Jeans: The Gap  Tank - BR  Cardigan - Nordstrom  Scarf - borrowed from my marm  Shoes - Seychelles

 Sunday was a nice laid back day.  After a hectic weekend I finally had some lounging time so I went for extra comfort with my comfy boyfriend jeans and another cardigan.  I paired it with a new tank top that I just got at the gap.  I love polka dots and couldn't resist this one.    Perfect for a low key day.

Tank - The Gap  Jeans- BR  Belt - Jeremy's Shoes - Boden  Cardigan - Knit by me

Black and Blue

 I am still trying to get back into my day to day life after my awesome two week vacation.  Its still hard to get used to getting up and going back to work, but I do love the excuse to dress up and wear my fun office clothes.  I love this silk print top because its really comfortable and easy to wear but still interesting and fun for the office. 

Top - BR via Maribel Skirt - BR Tights - Anne Klein Shoes - Manolo Blahnik via Maribel Cardigan - Nordstrom, gifted

Favorites

 Its been cold and rainy in SF these past few days so to start the week off I went for a brightly colored cardigan.  This outfit is made up of so many of my favorite things.  I really like how the tights and cardigan look together!

Dress: Target, $24  Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, gifted   Belt: Borrowed from my marm Tights: The Gap, $10  Shoes: Anthropologie, $150

Casual Tuesday

 Sticking with my casual theme for the week, I dressed up my skinny jeans with a button down from J. Crew via Maribel, a cardigan, and flats.  But me being me, none of it was all that conservative.  The shirt and cardigan combo were bursting with color and pattern.  And I went with my teal flats since they were in the same color palate.  One of my favorite things about this outfit is how the shirt and sweater matched the bracelets my Coolest A gave me for Christmas and the nail polish my genius cousin gave me for Channukah.  It was an outfit made in gifted heaven.

Jeans: The Gap, $40  Shoes: L.L. Bean, $35   Shirt: J. Crew via Maribel, $22 Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstorm, gifted  Nail Polish: OPI, Don't Mess with OPI  Bracelets: Gifted from Coolest A

Attention

 One of the best ways to show off your favorite footwear has to be cropped pants!  These shoes got mad compliments today!  Their color is constantly being complimented.  But I think you have to also notice it has something to do with the shape.  I'm pretty sure the cropped pants didn't hurt either!

Shoes: Seychelles via Nordstrom, $55 Pants, Shirt and Cardigan: The Gap

Parings

 On Thursday I paired two of my favorite gifted items: my printed skirt and my black cardigan.  Both of these are gifts that I received from my parents over the years, albeit several years apart.  At the office I realized this was my third day of wearing patterns this week.  Apparently this week is not for color or accessories, but rather patterns. 

Skirt: Blue Asphalt via Wet Seal in 1999  Cardigan: Nordstrom, gifted  Tights: the Gap, $9  Shirt: The Gap, $8  Shoes: Leifdottir via Anthro, $80

Conservative

 Today my outfit ended up being last minute and in the words of my genius cousin "pretty conservative."  The outfit I had planned was not working this morning so I had to improvise.  I really like how it looked overall (and that I found my gray tights), but I don't call her a genius for nothing, this outfit was pretty conservative.

Sweater: Nordtrom  Skirt: BR  Tights: The Gap  Scarf: gifted from Stormy Normy Shoes: Anthro

Days of Patterned Dresses

 Apologies for the lack of posting yesterday, I came home from work and promptly went to sleep!  It wasn't that it was all that late, I was just plain tuckered out! 

 Yesterday, like today, I wore a patterned dress to work.  I actually had a different outfit planned for the day, but I didn't like how it turned out so I went for this dress which I haven't worn for a while.  Since I was wearing it with opaque black tights I actually wore it with heels - for the first time ever.  Because the dress is so short I have only worn it with flats before.  But I have actually really wanted to wear this shoes with tights for a while, so it was a perfect opportunity.  I really liked how the outfit came together!

Dress: BR, $22 Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, gifted  Tights: BR, $5  Shoes: Seychelles, $60 Belt: BR, $40

Today I broke out another patterned dress, but this outfit took a lot of help from my marm.  I couldn't figure out sweater to wear over it, and then I discovered this ombre one in my marm's closet!! I love how the pattern of the dress and the colors of the sweater go together.  Once I had the dress and the cardigan combo all I needed was the belt!  The one I had in mind didn't work, but my marm broke out the big guns and loaned me this vintage beauty! I had no idea this is where the outfit was going when I started off this morning but it was great all day!

Dress: Rodarte for Target, $35  Cardigan and Belt: Borrowed from marm (Cardigan from the Gap)   Shoes: Franco Sarto, gifted from my Coolest A

Borrowed Belts

 Funny Faces Monday

This is my contemplative face.

Headless and therefore faceless.

 On Monday I went for what is right now a very trendy look: a cardigan with a skinny belt over it.  I have seen this look pop up at the Gap and J. Crew, and the instant I tried it myself I knew why it is so popular.  I really like the shape it gave me.  In order to stay away from the boring I went for colorful with my purple cardigan and my teal shoes.  I borrowed my mother's double wrap around belt to achieve my look.  So as not to be naked at the office, I put my cardigan over my basic black dress.  I really liked the simple silhouette of this outfit, but also that it was not too muted.

This is my suspicious face.

This is my whaaaaat face?

Dress: Target, $24    Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, gifted from my bro and his fiance    Belt: borrowed from my marm   Shoes: Seychelles via Nordstrom, $55

Fall Tuesday

Its been cold and raining on and off for the last few days, so today I planned my outfit around one of my warmer sweaters.  I bought this sweater years ago off the sale rack at Maribel.  I really like the different patterns and colors of this sweater.  Because this sweater has so much going on, I paired it with all black underneath.  I wore my black J. Crew cords and my gifted Gap shirt from Stormy Normy.  Because this shirt is pretty flowy, I belted it with my marm's orange J. Crew belt.  To give myself some height I wore gray BR heels.  I always convince myself these heels are not as uncomfortable as I remember, but they are!!!  Still I loved the way they looked with this outfit! To combat the rain, I broke out a hat that my friend Nutter Butter made me for my birthday in college.  I love the red color and the floral detailing of this hat.  It even got complimented by a rando on the bus!!!

 Sweater: Maribel, $25   Pants: J. Crew, $40  Shirt: The Gap, gifted from Stormy Normy   Belt: J. Crew, borrowed from my Marm  Shoes: BR, gifted from Miss DB  Hat: Handmade for me by Nutter Butter

Bananas

Work has been bananas lately!  I woke up this morning and realized I hadn't posted yesterday even though I had faithfully take pictures of my outfit.

I was attempting to woo Wendy into schnuggling with me.  It didn't work!

On Monday, I wore two of my favorite pieces: my wine colored skirt and my long sleeved shirt with the gathered neck detailing that Stormy Normy gave me.  To spice up this outfit I wore my mother's borrowed alpaca print scarf.  I wore my ribbon flats because I walked down to the bus with my marm in the morning and I could tell it was going to be insane at work.  Sometimes flats are the answer.

Skirt: Sitwell via Anthro, Shirt: The Gap, gifted from Stormy Normy  Scarf: BR, borrowed from my marm  Shoes: Lucky Penny via Anthro, $60

Today I had a fancy lunch with some work people so I wanted to look extra cute.  What I ended up with was lots of BR.  I really liked how the ruffled shirt looked with the pencil skirt.  I wore my gray and purple shoes and bright purple sweater to add some color to the outfit.  Overall I really liked how it came together.  There was a lot of color and pattern, but they weren't competing with each other.

Shirt: BR, $13  Skirt: Also BR, $35   Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, my bro and my future sister in law  Shoes: Joan and David, hand me down from my marm