dotty, yellow, and some more yellow

[wearing]
dress as a top: diane von furstenberg (exactly)
skirt: j.crew (exactly)
belt: h&m
wedges: apt. 9 (similar)

creative: i doubled-up on yellow-ness.  i kinda liked that the two hues weren't an exact match.  
young: oh hi, trendy color.  i think i'm going to stick with this color even after pantone sends it out to pasture though.  
professional: wedges, pencil skirt, monochromatic (ha!)

find other (much less yellow) posts in this series over here.  

dotty, purple tweed, and leopard shoes

[wearing]
tweed jacket: c/o eshakti (similar)
sweater: vince (exactly)
jeans: old navy (exactly)
leopard loafers: candie's (similar)

dotty, goggles, and chevrons

[wearing]
dress: cynthia steffe (exactly)
jacket: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)
goggles: warby parker

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i mentioned this dress back in august when i wanted to dress tougher.  which apparently just means some leatherish-detailing.  oh, and meet my new goggles!  i ended up going with a lighter brown frame option mostly because my current frames are dark brown.  

recap: october

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




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.  

dotty, mustard, and tweed

[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.

dotty, weekends, and fall staples

[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.  

dotty, a fall jacket, and pocket flaps

[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.  



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