Blue and Batik

 On Monday I wanted to play with the volume of one of my favorite cashmere sweaters so I paired it with a high waisted full skirt of my mothers.  I really liked how pronounced my waist was in this outfit and how the volume of the skirt and sweater played off of each other.  

 Sweater - J. Crew via Maribel Skirt - BR borrowed from my mother Tights - The Gap  Shoes - Manolo Blaohniks via Maribel

 This morning nothing went right.  I didn't like any of my clothes, I ran late, I couldn't find my keys, I spilled my coffee . . . Luckily, even though this outfit wasn't what I was planning, I did really like it.  I find this batik shirt kind of hard to wear because of its shape and volume but I love its color and pattern.  I should definitely wear it more often.

Shirt - The Gap  Sweater - Gifted August Silk via Nordstrom's Rack Pants - J. Crew Shoes - Nine West

The Weather Wrecked Havoc on my Tuesday!

Today was a cold and rainy day in the Bay Area, which meant it felt more like January then almost July. Although the weather reports said that it was going to rain, I didn't realize that they actually meant torrential downpours. Luckily I wore pants and my warm jacket, but my choice of footwear was truly dumb in weather like this.

















Today I based my outfit around my skinny black cords. I knew that it was going to be cold and wet, but I didn't want to bother with tights, so it had to be pants. I paired my skinny pants with my printed silk tank from BR and my marm's cropped cardigan. I really liked how the fitted-ness of the cardigan and pants played off of the volume of the shirt.












I usually don't post pictures of me in my outerwear because its not usually central to my outfit. But the ridiculousness of wearing one of my real jackets and a scarf to work in June struck me as something that had to be shown! Yes it really was that cold today!
















I chose my purple flats to add more color to my outfit. During the middle of the day when I actually had to gout out I ended up putting on some super cheap flats that I leave at the office because it was raining so hard and I didn't want to ruin these. I also ended up rolling these pants over once I got back from lunch because they were soaked after my foray out of the office at lunch!




It was actually so dry and cold today that my contacts were literally falling out of my eyes, so mid-morning I switched to my glasses. I know! I couldn't believe it either.






















Jacket: Gift from my parents
Scarf: gift from my future sister in law
Top: Banana Republic, $13
Cardigan: The Gap, borrowed from my marm
Pants: J. Crew, $40
Shoes: Nine West, $40
Glasses: LaFont Allures


Happy Tuesday all! Hope you are warm and dry wherever you are!

Even the Best Laid Plans

I had a Miss P worthy busy day today so I tried to put together an outfit that was both functional and still funky. I based my outfit around my striped Gap top. I saw this top at the Gap ages ago, but I wasn't willing to pay anywhere near full price for it. Luckily I found it on sale (in my size) this weekend during the awesome Gap sale.



As I said, I had a lot going on today and then plans after work, so put together an outfit that would let me do it all.






I paired my striped top (love the colors) with a black skirt and purple shoes. Because I was going out after work, I also wore some black tights so I wouldn't freeze. I topped it off with a black cardigan because I couldn't find a sweater that went well with the colors in the top. I'll have to work on that.





















Top: the Gap, $12
Skirt: The Gap, I've had it since I was 16
Tights: Banana Republic, $5
Shoes: Nine West, I can't remember!

Hope your having a great mid-week!