dotty, tomatoes, and old pins

[wearing]
cowlneck sweater: victoria's secret (similar)
dress underneath: rachel rachel roy (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)

[three things]
1. i pinned this awesome all white layered look a year ago and finally got around to attempting to re-create the outfit.  it's quite slouchy, but that's my jam lately anyway.

2. i just posted last week about how i have been wanting to wear an all white outfit this summer and i can already check that one off my list.  bam.

3. i have yet to have a tomato sauce incident while wearing this dress.  i consider that to be a major grownup success.  now that i am almost thirty, i seem to have finally mastered eating lunch.



[previously on] cream rachel rachel roy dress

dotty, lil stripes, and bananas in pajamas

[wearing]
dress: madewell (exactly)
scarf: forever21 (similar)
sandals: gap (exactly)

[three things]
1. i have a few fitted dresses in my closet, but i definitely prefer slouchier styles.  this striped dress always makes me feel polished, but definitely does not have the feels-like-pajamas quality that i like my clothes to have.

2. i have been trying to find the perfect sweatshirt-ish dress for quite awhile and this subtle striped version with oversized sleeves is just what i was looking for.  i went with a size up to get a little bit more length.

3. i've been thinking about some ideas to dress this up for work...with a statement necklace?  or a belt?  or by smushing those sleeves into a blazer?  any ideas, dear reader?

weekend pretties: mid-june

• some ideas for what to wear to work this summer.
• some man sleeves.
• some opportunities to win some wedges. 

• some yogspiration.
• some lil people romper cuteness.
• and some preggers romper cuteness.
• some sweet potatoes and quinoa.
• some fantastic typography pins.

dotty, light gray jeans, and oversized shirts

[wearing]
big striped shirt: thrifted
jeans: old navy (exactly)
heels: merona (exactly)
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)
sunnies: rayban

[three things]
1. have you ever bought something that makes that rest of your closet make sense?  i've been having some style identity issues lately, but these jeans are making everything better.  i just wanna wear gray all the time, okay?

2. in the past when i've worn this men's shirt i have hidden the giant man-sleeves (seen back here), but i'm over it.  i think this shirt might be my most worn thriftable too.

3. i got my hairs cleaned up last week and started the transition to stop bleaching the bejeezus out of it every eight weeks.  what?  it doesn't look any different?  yeah, i know.  but i definitely sat in a salon chair making small talk for three hours.

[previously on] gray skinny jeans

summer @work

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now that it is FINALLY summertime, i've got some plans to mix up my summer work wardrobe. i haven't done a budget recap in a few months because um...nothing particularly interesting has joined my closet.  i've replaced a few things that have worn out and bought a few things that are really soft, but really nothing too exciting.  anyway, about those work clothes.  (in the summer.  when i really just want to be at the pool wearing a giant hat.)  let's talk about those for a second.


this white dress of mine is totes going to make this a possibility.


these pants of mine are definitely due for another appearance anyway.


stripes?  dots?  vaguely tribal-ish patterned skirts?  these all sound like great ideas.


i've attempted this before and is definitely the right time of year to give it another whirl.

image sources can be found via my pinterest board over here.

dotty, shoe day, and a loud dress

[wearing]
jacket: mine (similar)
dress: philip lim x target
necklaces: forever21
clutch: h&m (similar)
shoes: jambu c/o onlineshoes.com (exactly)

[three things]
1. wedges, man.  this jambu pair that onlineshoes sent over are my kind of neutral, with a genius little orange elastic bit on sides.  ankle straps also greatly decrease the chances of me losing a shoe during my mid-afternoon milkshake runs.

2. i've never been part of a blogger contest before, so this is kinda making me a little bit nervous.  eep!  here's the deal: vote here, you could win a pair of shoes, and have a good afternoon.  even if you decide to vote for one of the other pretties involved, you're still in the running for froes (free shoes) and that's a good situation for eeerbody.

3. even though i've pretty much banished brights from my closet, this stretchtastic philip lim x target dress is still holding its own.  and it's orange.  not bright orange, but still pretty orange-ish.

dotty, jeans, and a tee

[wearing]
top: stylestalker via thredup (similar)
jeans: old navy (exactly)
heels: vince camuto (exactly)
necklace: forever21
bag: phillip lim x target

[three things]
1. i love the long back hem of this shirt even though it looks really odd with most of my jackets.

2. can i have casual friday every day of the week?  okay, thanks!

3. even though i upgraded to my brown-ish bag, my pleather p-lim still makes an occasional appearance.  it's just such a perfect shape!