dotty, incognito mullets, and grownup shoes

[wearing]
moto jacket: forever21 (similar)
galaxy tee: reiss (similar)
tweed skirt: banana republic (similar)
talon necklace: forever21
fleece-lined tights: legale (similar)
wedges: elie tahari (similar)

creative: i tucked this shirt with a long back into a tweedy pencil skirt so that they could hang out together while i'm at work. 
young: the talon necklace and moto jacket are a bit trendy, but i think they've been balanced out here.
professional: tweed!  black tights!  gray wedges! sometimes all it takes is a pencil skirt and being 3" taller to make me feel like a grownup.  



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dotty, black, and browns

[wearing]
sweater: vince (exactly)
pants: zara
boots: target
earrings: forever21 (exactly)
bag: j.crew (exactly)
coat: j.crew (exactly)
scarf: j.crew

[three things]
1. i totally caved and bought a second vince sweater since i adore how perfectly slouchy my first one is.
2. happy monday, y'all!  i'm determined to make this week better than the last one by putting a positive spin on things.  and drinking a giant cup of hot cocoa when things start to get tough at work.  
3. do you like how i posted about sandals just yesterday and now today there are giant snow drifts in my outfit photos from the end of last week?  

spring, sandals, and why is it still winter?

oh, hi!
our alley is still a solid sheet of ice, but i am ignoring this and getting all excited about summer shoes anyway.  apparently target knew this and is tempting me with all sorts of spring pretties and a deal this week.  

lavada, falk in stripe, falk in leopard


vinta, patricia, tallulah



floral tote, blue tote, satchel with zippers

dotty, a furry scarf, and rainboots

[wearing]
leather jacket: michael kors (similar)
jeans: old navy (exactly)
furry scarf: gift (similar)
tall socks: target
rainboots: loeffler randall (exactly)
easter purse: target 

[three things]
1. it's friday again, so i'm excited about everything!  the last few weeks have been kinda dragging at work with tasks that are rather mundane and easy, but that's just where my big project is at right now.  until that changes i've got my weekends to get excited about.  
2. rainboots!  somehow i find myself scaling giant icedrifts a lot lately, so these are perfect for going over instead of around obstacles.  
3. did you know that there is a pair of pants at j.crew factory in "dot-dot-dash" print?  i totes ordered them because obnoxiously bright peach pants with a clever name are obviously a closet staple.  ha.  we'll see how this works out when they arrive.  

dotty, that bright jacket, and standing out in a crowd

[wearing]
jacket: target (exactly)
shirt: j.crew (similar)
pants: zara (similar)
boots: forever21 (similar)
clutch: marc jacobs/target
necklace: forever21







[previously on] bright moto jacket
since buying this jacket on clearance back in january, it's been that piece that i want to wear every single day.  sometimes it seems really bright when i'm sitting at a conference table with a bunch of dudes in white and blue shirts, but i'm working on being okay with that.  



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dotty, ponytails, and stretchy pants

oh, hi!
ever since i joined a yoga studio back in november, i've been spending quite a bit of my monthly clothing budget on stretchy clothes. so, it's about time they showed up on the bloggity-blog.


[wearing]
tank: forever21 (similar)
pants: c9 (exactly)

[going]
to a cardio yoga class.  (i go to a super non-traditional yoga studio, so i get destroyed every week by flowing with weights in a hot room to a loud beibs-tastic soundtrack.  it's very un-zen.  and burns 464 calories.)



[wearing]
tank: lululemon
shorts: c9 (similar)
shoes: new balance (similar)

[going]
to a spin class.  (hence the wearing of sneakers)

[wearing]
tank: forever21 (exactly)
pants: new balance (similar)
warm hoodie for afterward: martin and osa (similar)

[going]
to a vinyasa class.  

dotty, fun tights, and a bunch of neutrals

[wearing]
jacket: h&m
top: vince (exactly)
skirt: the limited (exactly)
dot tights: apt. 9 (similar)
giant bag: banana republic (similar)
boots: forever21 

creative: black and brown mixed up together!  i feel like this muted taupe-ish color looks much better with black than chocolate brown since there's more contrast.  
young: polka dot tights.  i had a professor in grad school that wore dot tights with all black and i always liked the effect.  
professional: pencil skirt, tweedy jacket, a bunch of neutrals.  basically all the usual suspects.

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