dotty, neon, and jellybeans

[wearing]
neon dress: old navy (exactly)
cardigan: j.crew (similar)
tights: simply vera
heels: missoni for target


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this dress is quite punchy in person...like brighter than juicy pear jelly bellys.  anyway, it's time for another breakdown:


creative: i'm dressed like a jelly bean.  
young: see above.
professional: dark tights, dark heels, and a cardigan that has been deemed "grandma chic" when i wore it constantly last winter.  

dotty, white jeans, and snow

[wearing]
sweater: j.crew
jeans: bdg (exactly)
chambray: gap (similar)
boots: target (similar)


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white jeans in the snow.  it's like an invisibility cloak, but more pants-ish.

and this is my favorite place to hang my coat and bag. yup, it's a dumpster.

casual dotty

[wearing]
furry mcfurerson: forever21
bow blouse: thrifted (similar)
armadillo pants: forever21
oxfords: old navy (exactly)


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i started a new job this month (surprise!)  and it has a strict no jeans policy.  and a no headphones policy too.  the latter is taking some getting used to.  okay, the former is too.  it seems strange to not wear jeans occasionally.








[previously on] gray oxfords

dotty wears gray (again)

[wearing]
dress: j.crew (exactly)
scarf: souvenir from london 
belt: thrifted in vegas (similar)
tights: simply vera (similar)
boots: target (similar)
bling: forever21, gifts


creative: three different shades of turquoise.  yesss.
young: that hemline is borderline too short.  
professional: i'm mostly grayed out.  i can't take the plunge to wear all black, but all grays i can do.  


p.s. see all the posts in this series over here.  

dotty's new coat

[wearing]
christmas coat: zara, gift from boy (similar)
dress: old navy (similar)
boots: old navy
giant bag: banana republic
hat: forever21 (exactly)


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the boy got me this amazing leather-sleeved coat for christmas and now i have to either wait two months to wear it, or pile on layers of wool underneath.  

two tone dotty

[wearing]
dress: joie (similar)
tiny tuxedo jacket: thrifted (similar)
tights: simply vera
wedges: target (exactly)


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matching tights and wedges.  matching dress and jacket.  
and some alley christmas trees.  

dash of wednesday

dotty, tweed, and the return of the rust tights

[wearing]
skirt: banana republic mad men collection (similar)
jacket: vintage (similar)
tee: american apparel (exactly)
tights: target (similar)
peeptoes: nine west (similar)
flower: h&m (similar)
belt: old navy


creative: orange knees.  oh yes.
young: giant flower pin.  
professional: tweed, blazer, and black shoes.  totes grownup.  

winter dotty

[wearing]
shirt: forever21
stripes: forever21 (exactly)
boots: old navy (similar)
scarf: vintage
coat: j.crew (exactly)
hat: forever21 (exactly)
bag: banana republic


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stripes, some orange, and a dash of my usual gray.  done.

dotty, gradiented

[wearing]
moto: forever21 (similar)
tie-neck blouse: thrifted (similar)
lace skirt: target
fleece-lined tights: forever21 (similar)
oxfords: old navy (exactly)


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it's time for another creative young professional post!  yes!
creative: i'm dressed as a cream to gray gradient.  that's gotta be worth some points.
young: lace mini skirt.  i think that's all that needs to be said.  this skirt is ridiculously short when i wear it at my natural waist, but the elastic waistband allows for low riding to add a few inches to the hemline.  
professional: i thrifted this tie-neck blouse that was totally worn by a professional typist in the 80s, so maybe i'll type extra fast today.  this outfit is pretty much the work appropriate version of an outfit i wore back in september on a weekend.

dotty and the short stack

[wearing]
purple "glontz": gift*
skirt: gift
"fez": gift from dotty
leggings: target
boots: target
mittens: kohl's
*my niece makes up her own words for things that she doesn't know a word for.  and then we find them hilarious and use them even after she realizes that this purple ruffley sweatshirt is actually just a "hoodie" (a word she already knew.)


[going]
shopping





dotty, dotty+short stack, dotty+sister+short stack

dotty and red

[wearing]
red pencil skirt: vintage (similar)
tee: uniqlo heattech (similar)
scarf: souvenir from london
skinny pink belt: forever21 (similar)
gray tights: target
boots: old navy


[going]
to work in some punchy hues











[previously on] red wool pencil skirt

dotty remixes a black dress

[wearing]
dress: h&m
tights: simply vera (similar)
shoes: target
necklace and headband: forever21


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this look reminds me a whole lot of rebecca's of minnchic's style.  maybe it's the colored tights or sandals, i'm not sure, but i like the ease of this.  oh, and this dress has pockets which is always good. 

[previously on] black dress

dotty, creative young professional

[wearing]
sweater dress: j.crew (similar)
belt: thrifted (similar)
big scarf: souvenir from london
rust tights: target (similar)
oxfords: old navy (exactly)


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currently (and probably for quite awhile) i fall under the category of "creative young professional" meaning that i work in an artsy-ish field with a business casual dress code.  i have worked in offices with a wide variety of interpretations of business casual, from flip flops to suit separates to dressing like a real live construction worker.  i tend to fall somewhere in the middle of these options because my duties are well, somewhere in the middle.  whenever i write a description of this little blog i write about how to make dressing "business casual" more fantastic.  by this i mean putting some personality into workfits (work outfits) and not sticking to some preconceived notion of what grownups (or professionals) dress like.  so, this is the beginning of a series i will be doing called creative young professional (yup, super exciting name) in which i break down a workfit into those three components.  


ok, so today's outfit:
creative: the rust and turquoise color combination is a bit unconventional, but i've tried it before and really liked it.
young: this dress is basically a giant wool sweater
professional: the neutral belt and shoes turn the sweater into legitimate work dress (whereas beltless and with bunny slippers it veers in the other direction)

dotty and cookie withdrawal

[wearing]
the boy's sweater: polo ralph lauren (exactly)
leggings: target (exactly)
socks: simply vera
boots: vintage (similar)
cowl: handmade (super similar)
bow: handmade (instructions)


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this was pretty much my uniform while i was at home: warm sweater, leggings, boots, socks, scarf.  it was perfect for eating cookies, playing with my nieces, redboxing like crazy, and shopping for all sorts of things.  now we're back in the city and i'm going through cookie withdrawal.