dotty, august, and sister-birthdays

it's monthly recap time!  

finishing: unpacking!  there's one lone box lingering in the dining room (because it's full of spilled oats) but other than that everything is put away and organized-ish/hidden in a closet.

beginning: fall wedding season!  one of my favorite people from vegas is up first and then the boy's old roommate later this month.  

going: to the left coast for five awesome days of celebrating, eating, beaching, and celebrating some more.  

wishing: my big sister a very happy golden birthday!  (it's today!  and i get to see her TOMORROW!)  


that's us on her wedding day seven years ago...somehow there are like fifty photos of us high-fiving and only a few normal ones.  

reading: a lame sauce structural engineering review book.  i get excited for the quizzes, that's how awful studying for my next exam is.  

shopping: at nordstrom rack with co-workers this past month.  sometime last week i had a moment where i thought "man, i dress so boringly so much of the time."  and then i had a girly happy hour martini and went and bought four pieces that i'm totes excited about.  maybe i just needed a lil bit of newness.

wearing: hmm....i'm not really seeing any themes in this month's outfits.  we were moving/unpacking/working too much for most it, so my creativity was a bit lacking.  i wore white a bunch, so there's that.  watch out, labor day, you're not going to stop my light neutrals obsession!

dotty, white pencils, and remixing

[wearing]
sweater: vince, worn backwards (similar)
skirt: club monaco (exactly)
boots: target (similar)
necklace: c/o swaychic

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post 3pm hair
+a bunch of light neutrals
+shiny necklace
=workfit success



[previously on] club monaco white pencil skirt

dotty, giant leopards, and skinny yellow belts

[wearing]
dress: soprano (similar)
belt: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)
giant bag: banana republic

dotty, mustard, and peach

[wearing]
mustard top: old navy (exactly)
pants: j.crew (exactly)
scarf: forever21
giant bag: banana republic
wedges: simply vera (similar)

[going]
to work, and since it's a tuesday let's break this down right quick:

creative: mustard + peach.  not a typical color combination, but i have all my scarves hanging on the back of my closet door now, so expect some interesting color combinations to start popping up.
young: i'm allowed to wear sleeveless tops to work, but i don't want to push that boundary with questionable straps, so this sunny top is perfect.
professional: i wrote about how perfect these pants are back in the winter and i'm sticking by it.  

dotty, walking shoes, and a purse big enough to fit my camera

[wearing]
dress: joie
moto jacket: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)
bag: zara

[going]
museum-ing and sushi.  probs one of my favorite saturday combinations.

and since he hasn't made an appearance in awhile, here's the top of the boy's head:

dotty, stripes, and steeze

[wearing]
stripes: h&m
flats: old navy (exactly)
bag: zara
necklaces: forever21+diy

[going]
to work and a quesadilla office lunch.  

dotty, something corporate, and purple pencils

[wearing]
white shirt: new york and company (similar)
purple skirt: j.crew (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)
giant bag: banana republic

[going]
to a quarterly meeting for work and a building tour (hence the non-heels)

creative: instead of being a neutral, this skirt is SO PURPLE.  
young: since i was attending a meeting with the entire company, i wanted to avoid being confused with the summer interns who are ten years younger than me, so looking like a bit of a grown up was one of my priorities.
professional: i am all about the resurgence of slightly pointed shoes and i've been using this pair (and their spotted cousins) a whole lot lately to add a bit of fanciness to outfits.

dotty, guest posts, and dressy shorts

i'm guest posting over at sorren's blog, classic noise, today, so hop on over!

dotty, bicycles, and toast

[wearing]
jacket: gap (super similar)
tee: forever21
jeans: old navy (exactly)
pointy flats: old navy (exactly)

[going]
for a bike ride and some diner breakfast.  

dotty, collars, and innertubes

[wearing]
blouse: many belles down c/o swaychic (exactly)
skirt: club monaco
flats: old navy (exactly)
necklace: c/o swaychic (exactly)

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i'm totally into this blouse and it's collar that is all doubled up and fancy, yet not uptight.  like if the queen of england was floating down a lazy river in an innertube.  or if...umm....that's really all i've got.  

dotty, shorties, and grayscale

[wearing]
dress: joie (similar)
jacket: forever21 (similar)
flats: cole haan
bag: banana republic

creative: does it ever seem funny to anyone else that "creative" types seem to wear more black?  my office dresses more corporate than creative, but i still have days when i just want to grayscale it up.
young: this dress is a wee bit too short for work, but with flats on a no-meeting day it totally works.  
professional: necklaces, a jacket...um yyyyeah.  in this outfit's defense, it's very good at going to happy hour after work.  

dotty, pearls, and pleats

[wearing]
dress: c/o maurice's (exactly)
sweater: zara 
wedges: elie tahari
pearls: thrifted

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this outfit is three parts ladylike and one part it's a little chilly out for august.  this dress that maurice's sent over has some seriously awesome pleating detail and looks much spendier than it actually is.  

dotty, chambray, and big flowers

[wearing]
chambray: thrifted (similar)
skirt: the limited (exactly)
big flower: h&m
wedges: the webster at target (exactly)


[going]
to work (to hear my co-workers make comments about this flower alllll day)

[previously on] chambray shirt

dotty, another tiny blazer, and some more neutrals

[wearing]
tiny tuxedo blazer: thrifted (similar)
tee: forever21
pants: j.crew (exactly)
heels: missoni for target (kinda similar)
necklace: dotty-made


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this is totes a combination of my go-to pieces.
comfy neutrals+a blazer/necklace/heels/etc to dress them up.
some mornings are just that sort of morning.  
and even though i'm finally getting kinda used to leaving for work at 6:15, i would still rather be wearing pajamas that early.  

dotty, summer dresses, and wandering

[wearing]
dress: j.crew (exactly)
whistle necklace: forever21
belt: forever21
flats: cole haan
giant bag: banana republic


[going]
to the art institute for a bit of wandering.  

dotty, racetracks, and big pockets

[wearing]
dress: c/fan (similar)
necklace: charlotte russe
bag: zara
sandals: forever21
giant hat: j.crew (similar)


[going]
to the racetrack!  whenever we get together group of friends to go it ends up being ridiculously hot, rainy, or both.  this time it was just hot, so i was super happy to be wearing a loose dress and a giant hat.  

[previously on] c/fan big pocket gray silk dress