dotty finishes her thirty (!)

[wearing]

best dress ever: joie, gift from best boyfriend ever (similar)

cardigan: j. crew

pretzeled belt: gap (similar)

necklace: what happens in vegas stays in vegas, so i can't tell you where it's from.  mostly because i don't remember, not because it's a secret. (similar)

ballet pink tights: capezio, from when i took a dance class in vegas (similar)

boots: ebayed brazilian riding boots (similar)

[going]

thesis-ing.  wearing all my favorites.  i only ended up wearing twenty-seven pieces, so i went crazy and wore different boots on my last day of the thirty for thirty challenge.  oh, so to sum up the challenge:

• it's winter and i'm always cold.  that means that every outfit involves a lot of pieces.  it's never just a dress and shoes.  (and if it appears that way, it means i'm wearing an entire suit of uniqlo heattech.)  this means that every piece gets layered and worn a lot more. 
• there is always snow, so i should've included more pairs of taller boots.  there were a few times i scaled snow drifts in short boots and escaped without snowy socks only because of my years of preparation and training in cold climates.  
• including a lesser worn item in my thirty can either push me to wear it more (my red wool skirt) or just taunt me for a month (my unworn pink tunic).
• i don't actually shop that much.  i go weeks at a time without buying anything.  now that the ban has been lifted, my first thought was to work on my professional wardrobe since i am graduating in exactly two months.  but seriously, last time i subscribed to the idea of solid color dress shirts and polyester pants, i looked terrible and it was super boring.  the plan this time around is to start with my style and make minor adjustments to meet any requirements, rather than wholeheartedly subscribe to corporate business casual norms.  with that said, i am buying things that i like right now, not what i think will be appropriate in the future.