Wednesday, October 31, 2012

recap: october

october dash dot dotty recap
reading: water for elephants by sara gruen.  yeah, i know i'm about five years late on this one.  

watching: scandal. one of my co-workers recommended it and i'm totally hooked. it's like if west wing and law&order had a television baby.

buying: my purchases were all over the map this month...a tweed jacket, assorted tops from a stop at the j.crew factory store in indiana, steel-toed boots for work, an awesomely weird suzi chin dress, and an order of potential holiday party dresses.  i counted it up and we have four holiday soirees this year just for my job, so i'm going to need an arsenal of dresses that are festive and corporate-appropriate.  i've had a lot of trouble with this before because i don't want to wear something i normally wear to work, but can't go too crazy.  and i need that times four.  bah!  #firstworldproblems


october dash dot dotty recap, a month of outfits, ootd, fall work outfits, outfit blog, creative young professional, what to wear

wearing: jackets, cardigans, scarves.  that's all pretty typical for me though.  mustard yellow, purple, and rusty-bricky brown seem to be the only colors i wore this month.  i've been spending more time in the field (meaning a construction site) so i'm on the hunt for pants that work with steel-toed boots.  skinny pants seem to be my best bet, but i always end up crazy dusty.  i was totally that kid that would always get marker all over their hands in art class, so i shouldn't be surprised by this.  

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

dotty, mustard, and tweed

dash dot dotty, dvf mustard dress
[wearing]
dress: diane von furstenberg (exactly)
jacket: h&m (similar)
boots: target (similar)

creative: this dress is my favorite color, but the open lattice detail on both the front and back require some layering to make it work-appropriate.  this is where the softest tweed jacket ever comes in.  seriously, this thing feels like the inside of new sweatpants.  
young: i have these ankle boots in both beige and black and they are perfect for making a tweed jacket a bit tougher.  
professional: black tights, black shoes, tweed jacket.  i have a ridiculous collection of colored tights, but i'm feeling like this winter i'll be wearing more subdued hues.

dash dot dotty

dash dot dotty

Monday, October 29, 2012

dotty, weekends, and fall staples

dash dot dotty, outfits, jackets, pleather, rust joie top, tan jacket, jeans, weekend
[wearing]
top: joie (exactly)
jeans: old navy (exactly)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's (similar)
giant bag: banana republic
necklace: forever21
flats: old navy (exactly)

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this is what fall weekends look like.  
and i match this wall ridiculously well.  

Friday, October 26, 2012

dotty, a fall jacket, and pocket flaps

dash dot dotty, wearing, ootd, work outfits, purple and mustard, eshakti review, purple tweed, fall work outfits, what to wear, business casual
[wearing]
jacket: c/o eshakti (still available in black/white)
scarf: forever21 (similar)
top: spense (exactly)
pants: j.crew (similar)
boots: target (similar)

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eshakti kindly sent me over this purple boucle tweed jacket and it's just what my closet wanted for fall.  seriously, check out those darling little pocket flaps!  i ended up ordering a standard size for this jacket, but pretty much everything from eshakti is customizable.  i also have a wool dress from them and was similarly impressed this time with the quality of the piece.  

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p.s.
happy birthday to my amazing mama! i purposefully did not wear magenta and rust together today just for you.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

dotty, purple, and chestnut

rust+purple, j.crew no.2 pencil skirt, double serge cotton, marrakech purple, ootd, wear to work, colorful work outfits, business casual, workplace brights, orange and purple
[wearing]
blouse: joie (exactly)
skirt: j.crew (exactly)
wedges: apt. 9
rock collection: forever21
sunnies: thriftastic
bag: zara (similar)

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i've totes worn this color combination before with this same skirt, but only my blog remembers what i wore three months ago.  

september outfit

outfits79

[previously on] rust-colored joie silk top
joie rust top remix, dash dot dotty, three ways to wear, what to wear, ootd, closet remix

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

dotty, competing patterns, and fall shoes

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[wearing]
chevrons: everly (similar)
spots: old navy (exactly)
belt: j.crew (similar)
skirt: the limited
tights: simply vera
wedges: old navy (similar)


creative: competing patterns!  who's going to win?  i'm betting on chevrons.  
young: glitter belt.  it looks like a perfectly normal skinny belt, but it's so sparkly up close!
professional: cardigan, pencil skirt, opaque tights.  

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dash dot dotty

Monday, October 22, 2012

dotty, the mitten, and fall layers

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[wearing]
tee: old navy (exactly)
cardigan: zara
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
pants: tahari 
flats: old navy
giant scarf: dotty-knit

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somehow the trees in illinois just aren't nearly as good as the ones in michigan.  even on cloudy days they are still so saturated.  anyway, lately my packing plan for going home for the weekend just involves putting a whole bunch of soft neutral pieces in a bag and hitting the road. 

dash dot dotty

dash dot dotty

Friday, October 19, 2012

friday four: goggles decision time

dash dot dotty, warby parker home try-on, goggles, glasses picking

i know that my facial expressions kinda give away how i felt about each frame, but just for kicks let's float a poll on this one.

which frames would you pick?
  
pollcode.com free polls 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

dotty, fancy pants, and business casual

dash dot dotty, casual friday, work outfits, what to wear to work, casual workwear, ootd, black skinny jeans, striped sweater, tweed jacket, spotted flats, outfit ideas
[wearing]
jacket: h&m (similar)
sweater: gap (similar)
coated pants: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)
belt: j.crew 

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these coated pants are shiny on the front and matte on the back, so i've been bending my office's no-jeans policy since these are such fancy pants.  and they make me feel much cooler than i actually am.  

dash dot dotty

dash dot dotty

[previously on] spotted, pointy-toe flats
flats remix

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

dotty, brick walls, and this is what tuesday looks like

dash dot dotty, j.crew hutton pants, gray dress pants, vince silk top, gray and cocoa, polka dot scarf, ootd, workfit, what to wear, work outfits
[wearing]
pants: j.crew "hutton"(exactly)
top: vince (similar)
polka dots: forever21 (similar)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
wedges: elie tahari (similar)
bag: banana republic


creative: really this is just one of my favorite tops and my favorite style of j.crew pants, so there's not much creativity going on.  it did seem like the perfect outfit for my day at work.  it drives me crazy when i can't figure out what i want to wear in the morning...it seems silly, but it throws me off when i leave the house without liking my outfit. 
young: polka dots!  sometimes this scarf feels a little too silly/juvenile for the office, but when it's hanging out with cocoa-colored silk, it's a-okay.
professional: these always feel like grownup pants when i put them on...in a good way though. 

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um yeah, i realized that since i take most my photos with the camera in a fixed position, i can splice them together like this and still keep my horizontal format while showing more head to toe photos.  i'll let you know when i get over it, but until then yyyyyyeah.  

Monday, October 15, 2012

dotty, roadtrips, and lots o layers

dash dot dotty, typography, giant letters, fireworks, midwestern cloudiness, cloudy day, travel outfit, leggings, ankle boots, long cardigan, shorter jacket
[wearing]
pants: tahari (similar)
cardigan: old navy (similar)
shirt underneath: joie
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
boots: target
necklace: c/o swaychic

[going]
on a midwestern roadtrip.  we didn't buy fireworks here, but we did manage to fill up our gas tank, donate the two bags of clothes that have been haunting our backseat, and taking these photos all in one parking lot.  multi-tasking for the win!

dash dot dotty

dash dot dotty

dash dot dotty, fireworks sign, ootd, outfit photos, joie top, tahari leggings, suede ankle boots, what to wear with


Thursday, October 11, 2012

dotty, funny pants, and bees

dash dot dotty
[wearing]
yellow jacket: brooklyn industries (similar)
pants: silence and noise (similar)
top: club monaco
boots: target (similar)

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these funny pants came to work with me again.  

dash dot dotty

[previously on] printed pants
dash dot dotty

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

dotty, leopards, and tweeds

dash dot dotty, mixed prints, ootd, what to wear to work, tweed pencil skirt, leopard print, mustard and ketchup
[wearing]
dress as shirt: soprano (similar)
skirt: banana republic (similar)
cardigan: j.crew (similar)
clutch: vintage (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)

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i really love the idea of red, but i always feel like it is too punchy for my complexion and personality.  i have to be in a very particular mood to sport my red skirt, but this tiny red clutch is a smidgen of red that i want to pair with everything.
mustard and ketchup, tweed skirt, ootd, wear to work

corner flip photo, mustard and ketchup, tweed skirt, pointy toe flats, red clutch, mustard cardigan

Monday, October 8, 2012

dotty, pretending to be edgy, and really just wearing dark colors

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[wearing]
wool jacket: h&m
tee: american apparel (exactly)
pants: tahari (exactly)
boots: target (similar)

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for a whole lot more ankle boots action, check out the two birds inspiration monday this week!

Friday, October 5, 2012

dotty, bridesmaids, and shiny gray dresses

dash dot dotty, re-wearing a bridesmaids dress, bridesmaid dress, jcrew selma, j.crew selma strapless dress, gray dress, taupe leather jacket
[wearing]
dress: j.crew (exactly)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's (similar)
boots: target
rock collection: forever21

[going]
dinner-ing.  i bought this dress to wear to a wedding, but it has a bridesmaidsey look to it, so i ended up wearing something else entirely.

neutrals!, dash dot dotty, ootd, re-wear a fancy dress

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

dotty, yellow, and a giant purple scarf

dash dot dotty, mustard and purple, fall color combinations, pencil skirt work outfits, yellow heels, big scarves, ootd
[wearing]
cardigan: j.crew (exactly)
skirt: the limited (similar)
scarf: american apparel (exactly)
heels: bdg (exactly)

dash dot dotty, mustard and purple, fall color combinations, pencil skirt work outfits, yellow heels, big scarves, ootd

dash dot dotty, mustard and purple, fall color combinations, pencil skirt work outfits, yellow heels, big scarves, ootd

[previously on] yellow suede heels
dash-yellow shoes

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

dotty, white shirts, and wool sweatpants

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[wearing]
white collared shirt: new york and company (similar)
pants: j.crew (similar)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's (similar)
wedges: elie tahari (similar)

creative: these are basically sweatpants, but they are made of wool instead of cotton/poly blend.  so, since they're a in-betweener i dressed them up and took them to work.  
young: i would like to think that this jacket makes an elastic-bottomed pants outfit slightly less octogenarian.  yes?  please?  
professional: can a white buttondown and grownup shiny wedges counteract the elasticness of these pants? 

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