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

Lost and Found

 Every year my mother tries to give every member of the family something soft for Christmas.  I have no idea why, but its her thing.  This sweater was my soft thing in 2007.  Its a pretty nice cashmere sweater from Anne Taylor and so I had it tucked away with some of my nicer clothes.  Only then I couldn't find it for a while.  I recently rediscovered it, which is perfect because it got cold in the Bay Area and this lace print was just what the doctor ordered.  I paired this cosy lace knit sweater with my navy blue button down pencil skirt, my dark purple tights and favorite winter shoes, my Leifdottir wedges.

 I love the lace pattern on this sweater.  Its pretty subtle but beautiful on the close up.  I also really like this nice light blue color.

Sweater - gifted Anne Taylor  Skirt, Tights and Shoes - Anthro  (Odille, Hue, and Leifdottir)

Back to Work

 As I was trying on this top yesterday I came out of the dressing room and said to my friend: "I'm not sure I'm cool enough for this top" to which a random lady in the store then replied "You are, don't worry."  After that how could I not buy it?  Also it was on sale and has polka dots.  Definitely made going back to work today after two weeks of vacation where I literally forgot what office life was like easier!

On me: Polka Dot Top - Weston Wear  Long Sleaved - J. Crew  Skirt - Anne Taylor  Tights - The Gap  Shoes - BR

Shades of Blue

 Just about every year my mother and I get a matching long sleeved crew neck shirts from J. Crew.  This year the color is blue.  And it conveniently matched my geometric silk print shirt.  I had a lot of fun with my shade of blue today.  It wasn't intentional but I really liked the look overall in the end.

In this shot you can see both of my belts.

Over Shirt: Banana Republic via Maribel, $22  Under Shirt: J. Crew, $10  Blue Belt: Anne Taylor, $18  Brown Belt: Jeremey's, $9  Pants: The Gap, $45  Shoes: Country Road in Australia, Au$60

Housesitting: My Committed Week with the G-Cat

This week I am hanging out at the Casa de Claw with their lovely cat the G-Cat. This meant, that I had to pack my wardrobe for the entire week yesterday. This was a bit of a challenge for me as I frequently change my mind. But this week is practically a personal challenge, plan your outfit and stick with it. For Monday I chose my tweed dress - city scape combo that I have worn once before and really loved. Today at the gym, a casual gym friend pointed out that this dress is likely too big on me, which is why it only looks right with a belt. My favorite belt is definitely my cityscape belt with this dress. I love the funky conservative combo. I picked my purple sweater and purple and gray shoes to accent the gray in the belt. Although the G-Cat may not have wanted to schnuggle when I got home from work, my outfit was heavily complimented throughout the day!


















Dress: Anne Taylor, $30
Belt: Anthropologie, $40
Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, gift from my bro and his fiance
Shoes: Joan and David, vintage hand me downs from my marm!

METS Weds

(me and my Mystery! mug)


In honor of the METS I decided to wear METS like colors!

Today I am wearing a Good Will top with buttons down the back (actually worn backwards). I love this deep orange color and how light the fabric is. To pair with it for my internship and game I chose my printed Urban Outfitters shorts with the Ann Taylor belt. For accessories I stayed light with a pendant flea market necklace and my Sprout watch. For shoes I decided to go alittle outside the box and chose my t-strap sandals from Georges.

Overall the outfit is fun, light, comfortable, and easy to get around in - so perfect for the day!

Tip of the Day: Wear a light blouse with structured print shorts for a comfortable affect. For work, bring a blazer to add to the outfit.

Outfit:
Top: Good Will ($5)
Shorts: Urban O ($20)
Belt: Ann Taylor ($5)
Shoes: Georges ($15)
Watch: Sprout ($20)
Necklace: Flea Market ($5)

Sneaky Hate Spiral Wednesday!

I had one of those days when nothing went right. Granted, nothing went spectacularly wrong, but it just wasn't a great day. And to top it all of when I went to put together this post I would get to the end of the post and blogger would fail. As I said, one of those days.

But I did like my outfit. I liked the combo of accessories and basics. I really liked how the shoes and necklace tied together. The shoes are actually hand me downs from my mother, and the necklace is one of the ones that my dad made in the 70s. Overall I was comfortable in my day where nothing went right.


Dress: Anne Taylor, $32
Belt: Jeremy's, $20
Cardigan: Talbots, gift from my parents
Shoes: DKNY, hand me down from my marm
Necklace: Vintage, made by my daddio, borrowed from my marm

Hope your Wednesday was better then mine!

Sunny Sunday-wear

Today I battled the skirt vs. short argument in my head only to decide that due to comfort and the need to move around, shorts would be best.


It is a beautiful day for a brunch and some apartment showings (outside of grad school and blogging, I also help my landlord rent her apartments!). So I needed to be cool, comfortable, also nice for a fun brunch with friends.

Today I am wearing my striped, sear-sucker shorts with a basic blue v-neck t-shirt. For accessories I wanted to add some fun so I choose a necklace I made with a left-over earring, my fedora straw hat, a brown belt, and neutral suede platforms.

I love the outfit and I hope I can keep my hat!

Tip of the Day: Put a hat on it! Your head I mean ... a straw fedora or fanciful hat can add a lot to your outfit.

Outfit:
Shirt: Urban Outfitters ($4)
Shorts: H&M ($15)
Shoes: Urban O ($10)
Hat: H&M ($7.99)
Necklace: Made by Me ($0)
Belt: Ann Taylor: ($2)

Playing with Polka Dots - Day 2!

Although not as obvious today as yesterday, polka dots were the centerpiece of my outfit. Today I wore my polka dot tights. I really like these tights because you have to really look at them to realize that they are more then just black tights.











Once I decided to rock these tights, I chose to focus my outfit on my legs and also broke out my multi-colored t-straps. I really liked how you can see the polka dots on the tights on my feet underneath the straps on my shoes.








In order to keep the emphasis on my tights and shoes. I kept my top and skirt pretty toned down. I paired my black skirt with a basic v-neck t-shirt from the gap. I LOVE the v-neck's from the Gap. They are my all time favorite basics. I got this one last weekend at the amazing Gap sale. I love this color.








I really liked how the toned down top and skirt combo was offset by the details on my tights and shoes today.







Another perk of the polka dot tights are the vintage like scheme that runs down the back of the leg. I actually really like the look when I see them on other people, but on my own tights, I actually don't thing they are all that special on me.




Tights: Banana Republic, $10 (on sale)
Shoes: Boden, $95
Skirt: Anne Taylor, $40
Shirt: The Gap, $6

Chilly Tuesday!

I think that NYC and SF should have a little talk: NYC should donate 15 degrees to SF and then both cities would be more or less around 75 degrees and perfect. But until that happens, the lovely Miss P has to dress for the extreme heat, and I have to keep on dressing for the rain and chilly weather in SF. Although I was prepared for it to be cold today, I was not prepared for the rain as you can see by my shoes and lack of tights today.













I based my outfit today around my blue patterned top. Like Miss P I went shopping this weekend, and this top is one of my recent purchases from memorial day weekend. Its a Banana Republic top that I found at Maribel. I immediately loved the shape and colors of the shirt. I also really like that it has sleeves, so I won't have to wear a sweater over it at the office.



The shirt also has really amazing pleats on the front and back. The pleats give the silk top a really nice structure. The downside is that they also mean there is a ton of fabric in the shirt, so it has to be tucked in and belted to avoid looking pregnancy chic.











I paired the top with one of my black pencil skirts. I really like how the tighter, more structured bottom plays off the voluminous top. I threw on my Stuart Weitzman slingbacks because they have some detailing on the toe, but would not detract from the top.




Finally, to keep warm while sitting at my desk all day I threw on my favorite royal blue cardigan. I love the color and it matched the top really nicely.






Shirt: Banana Republic via Maribel, $22
Sweater: The Gap, $35
Skirt: Anne Taylor, $40
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman, gifted from my Coolest



Hope the week is treating you well!

My Well Coordinated Wednesday!

I got compliments on how well coordinated my outfit was today at the office, which is ironic because I threw it together this morning.

This is actually the sweater the I was going to wear yesterday before I found the sparkly pink one that I came across and decided to wear. This sweater combines many of my favorite things: (1) its a cardigan; (2) its has bows; (3) the bows are its embelishments (ie, its an embelished cardigan); and (4) it has pockets. I even really like that for all its ebelishments its a neutral color so its not totally overwhelming.

I knew I was ready for a pants day, so I built my outfit around the sweater and my black go to skinny cords (mental high five to Miss P for us coordinating wearing our go to skinny black pants without actually coordinating). I broke out my dark purple top because I really like dark purple and gray as a combo, and the volume of the shirt was just what I needed to go under my cardigan.

Finally, for my shoes I broke out some of my favorites. Unfortunately, I didn't get a really good shot of them. They are a pair of my marm's from the 80s and are truly beautiful. They are purple and gray peep toes, and they are actually older then I am. They are proof that great pieces can last forever. They are older then I am, and both my mother and I have put them into heavy use. But because they are high quality shoes, they have stood the test of time and come back into fashion.

Sweater: Anne Taylor, $30
Top: The Gap, $7
Pants: J. Crew, $40
Shoes: Joan and David via my marm, vintage from the 80's



A note on my artsy photos: I take them with the ten second timer on my camera and a pocket tri-pod. Often, the artsy ones are mistakes because I just point and then try to pose in my ten second window with my camera in whatever position the tripod allows. Truth be told, often my best pictures are the unplanned ones where I accidentally cut off my own head!

Echoing Sentiments

Today, like my blogging bestie Miss P, I was afflicted with some stormy weather! It was cold and rainy in San Francisco today.















I actually had no idea what I wanted to wear this morning, so I went for the easiest possible outfit: a dress. However, this dress doesn't look good without a belt, so I went for my green one. Once I had the dress and belt together I had to figure out how to spice it up. I did this by adding my marm's green and purple glass bead necklace, and then going with my color them I added on the purple sweater to keep me warm while I say at my desk all day.


I didn't want to wear tights today so I braved it. I did however have on more delicate pumps when I put this outfit together this morning, but one look at the weather forecast
and I knew that I needed my
wedges. This is another reason
that I love these shoes, they are cute, comfy, and can be worn when the weather is nasty!

I really liked how this outfit came together. The pattern of the dress with the color of the belt were really shown off by the necklace. The cardigan was the final addition, and I had a guy in my office comment on how coordinated my outfit was. I was very proud for a last minute outfit of how well it came together.


Dress: Anne Taylor, $30
Belt: Jeremey's, $30
Cardigan: Halogen via Nordstrom, gift from my bro and his gf
Shoes: Anthropologie, $150 (and worth every penny)
Necklace: Borrowed from my marm, bought at a street stall.
















Happy Monday All! Hope you were able to stay dry on this windy wet day!