Thursday, October 6, 2011

dotty buttons down

DOT_friday
[wearing]
gray wool: j.crew 
stripes: thrifted men's shirt (similar)
jeans: j.crew
rainboots: loeffler randall (exactly)
whistle necklace: forever21 (exactly)




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you know the part of the sad montage in movies when the sad shmuck is walking down the street and gets completely drenched by a car that drives through a big puddle too quickly?  yup, that was me when i wore this last week, except i wasn't sad (i was carrying a bag of freshly-purchased imported cheeses) and there was no soundtrack.  anyway, these boots are definitely waterproof and riding home on the train in wet jeans is definitely terrible.  


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[previously on] thrifted men's blue striped buttondownn
the boy says that this shirt looks very "grad student" which makes sense, since it was purchased and worn a ton when i was, in fact, a grad student. this one set me back about three dollars and took about three minutes to locate at my local thrift.  i usually wear it with a cardigan to disguise the fact that it is definitely not my size.  the sleeves totes give it away.  
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

dotty mixes patterns

dashdotdotty, outfit ideas, how to mix black and navy, gray boots, polka dots, nautical, vintage scarf, bandanna, workfit
[wearing]
polka dot dress: muse (similar)
blazer: gap (similar)
boots: old navy (similar)
scarf: sunny sports, from the boy's closet (similar)
bag: deena and ozzy


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the boy got this bandanna with something else and never wore it, so it joined my scarf legion and got worn the very next day. anyway, i really liked this outfit. it seemed like the perfect combination of neutrals and details (and compasses and boats and dots.)


dashdotdotty, outfit ideas, how to mix black and navy, gray boots, polka dots, nautical, vintage scarf, bandanna, workfit


dashdotdotty, outfit ideas, how to mix black and navy, gray boots, polka dots, nautical, vintage scarf, bandanna, workfit


dashdotdotty, outfit ideas, how to mix black and navy, gray boots, polka dots, nautical, vintage scarf, bandanna, workfit

Monday, October 3, 2011

dotty and some fall shorts

dashdotdotty, how to wear shorts with tights, fall shorts, black leather, shorts and oxfords, cultivate, chicago
[wearing]
blouse: silk, vintage, thrifted, awesome (similar)
jacket: michael kors (exactly)
shorts: target
belt: forever21 (exactly)
tights: simply vera
oxfords: old navy (exactly)


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the shorts&tights combination extends shorts season and is perfect for bicycling.   
and burrito-sponsored music festivals are also good since we got our canadian indie rock fix for the season.


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dashdotdotty, how to wear shorts with tights, fall shorts, black leather, shorts and oxfords, cultivate, chicago, rural alberta advantage, raa


dashdotdotty, how to wear shorts with tights, fall shorts, black leather, shorts and oxfords, cultivate, chicago, rural alberta advantage, raa

Thursday, September 29, 2011

dotty and the soup scarf

dash dot dotty, silk dress with tights, cardigan, headband, ochre, gray and gray, more gray too, outfit blog
[wearing]
dress: c/fan (similar)
cardigan: old navy (similar)
scarf: forever21 (similar)
headband: forever21 (similar)
tights: simply vera (exactly)
boots: vintage (similar)


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[previously on] ochre scarf
i adore this shade of pea-soupy/dark mustard/yellow-green and i used to have tights that were a slightly greener hue, but they are no longer with us.  they did have a good run though.
anyway, i am SUPER excited about being able to wear scarves everyday again, so that i can return to my uniform.

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more scarf outfits
and apparently i will look anywhere BUT at the camera.  

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

dash of the rock

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as soon as i recovered from a few too many 30rock episodes and stopped saying this constantly, my boss started saying it ALL THE TIME.  

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

dotty, vested

dashdotdotty, layers, fall, sleeveless trench vest thing, stripes, j.crew minnies, studded flats, outfit blog
[wearing]
trench vest: forever21 (exactly)
stripes: forever21 (similar)
pants: j.crew (exactly)
flats: cole haan (similar)

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while i have never stuck around anywhere to get any vesting percentage on my retirement, i did recently acquire a trench vest.  it's like a trench coat with all the style and none of the practicality of being an actual coat.
dashdotdotty, layers, fall, sleeveless trench vest thing, stripes, j.crew minnies, studded flats, outfit blog

dashdotdotty, layers, fall, sleeveless trench vest thing, stripes, j.crew minnies, studded flats, outfit blog

dashdotdotty, layers, fall, sleeveless trench vest thing, stripes, j.crew minnies, studded flats, outfit blog