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)

Laid Back Labor Day

Today the sun came out and I got to enjoy a nice Labor day out of the office. I do have some work to do remotely, but its much more appealing since I can do it from home. I also had some errands to run and some cleaning up to do around the house. To take advantage of the weather and the fact that I didn't need to dress for the office I paired one of my favorite skirts with my tried and true navy top. To stay warm in the chilly grocery store I borrowed a scarf from my marm. I actually bought her this alpaca printed scarf from BR last year for her birthday. It was a nice neutral color and pattern that I thought complimented the outfit. I really liked how the different fabrics and patterns complimented each other.



















Skirt: Odille via Anthropologie, $20
Shirt: The Gap, hand me down from my marm
Shoes: Pull and Bear in Spain, 13 Euros
Scarf: BR, $25, borrowed from my marm
Sunnies: Mosely Tribes from my bro

Basking in the Sun!

It was another beautiful day in the Bay Area today. But it was also another work day, so I tried to balance my need to look appropriate at work with my desire to wear floaty skirts and play in the sun. Like so many of my mornings, when I put on the outfit I had planned around this skirt this morning it did not look right, so I changed the top and added the belt.




I bought this skirt from Anthropologie a while ago with the intention that it would be a work skirt. I figured the dark color would balance out the flirty shape and shorter hemline. When I wear this as a work skirt I always pair it with basic toned down shoes and shirts to make sure I don't look inappropriate at work.
















Today I paired the skirt with a black t-shirt with a bow detail (you saw its gray twin last week), a large black belt to cover the elastic waist band, and my copper colored ribbon flats. Although all of the pieces are pretty basic, I like the detailing on all of them. The bow on the shirt, the two tiers on the skirt (and it has pockets), and the ribbon and pattern on the shoes. All in all today I felt young and spring like, but did not feel like I was under dressed for the ofice.




Today my clothes came from all of my usual suspects -

Shirt: The Gap, gift from my parents
Belt: Banana Republic, $40
Skirt: Odille via Anthropologie, $20
Shoes: Anthropologie, $60
Sunnies: Mosely Tribes, gifts from my bro


Happy Flirty Skirt Thursday Lovelies!