dotty, stripes, and jammies

[wearing]
dress as skirt: old navy (similar)
sweater: american eagle holdout from high school
belt: forever21
whistle necklace: forever21 (similar)
flats: cole haan
sunnies: ray-ban


pajama-like qualities of this dress/skirt: numerous

dotty, a new favorite shirts, and birds

[wearing]
bird-print shirt: zara
jeans: old navy (exactly)
jacket: michael kors (exactly)
flats: cole haan
bag: banana republic
sunnies: ray-ban (exactly)


days per week that i want to wear this shirt: 7

dotty, houndstooth, and a boring outfit

[wearing]
jacket: forever21 (similar)
shirt underneath: club monaco
scarf: forever21
pants: target
houndstooth nails: gift from my sister
flats: cole haan (similar)


number of times today that male co-workers asked me how this happened to my nails: 4

dotty, put a bird on it, and glitter

[wearing]
bird-print shirt: zara (exactly)

skirt: thrifted
tights: simply vera (similar)
boots: target+some sparkle paint(similar)


number of bird species on this shirt that i can identify: 0


creative: this shirt is actually fairly colorful and whimsical.  and i'm totes wearing olive green tights with it.  
young: these boots are definitely more casual and therefore feel younger to me for some reason.  maybe it's because i painted the heels with silver glitter craft paint.  oh yeah, that must be it.  
professional: check.  (gray pencil skirts are almost always professional.)


catch up on the whole creative young professional series of outfits over yonder.

dotty, weekends, and borrowed shirts

[wearing]
shirt: borrowed from the boy, club monaco
jeans: bdg (similar)
bracelets: forever21 and gifts


probability of me matching our living room on the weekends: very high

friday five: pattern poll

everybody's read the standard tips for pattern mixing: stay in the same color family, combine different scales of patterns, stripes go with everything, and such.  this "cloud print" dress (they look more like badges to me, but maybe other places have perfectly geometric clouds and i'm just missing out) has been hanging around in my closet trying to befriend other patterns.  i've been trying to figure out what to pair it with, and while the rules of pattern mixing provide some inspiration (see above), i want to attempt to be a little more creative with this. so, i need some help from any professional pattern mixers out there to help me decide which of these works and which is a little too anthro-catalog-explosion-ish.  there's even a vote box below!

which of these patterns works?
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pollcode.com free polls

dotty, blue, and more blue

[wearing]
blue shirt: dora landa (exactly)
blue pants: target
jean jacket: thrifted (similar)
whistle necklace: forever21 (similar)


number of tobias fünke jokes i made while wearing this blue outfit: 3

dotty, hearts, and favorites

[wearing]
jacket: michael kors (exactly)
hearts: asos (similar)
pants: target
oxfords: old navy
giant scarf: handknit


creative: this is really just a combination of my recent favorites.
young: hearts!
professional: oxfords, black pants, and a collar.  that counts, right?

dotty, stripes, and spring!

[wearing]
striped dress: h&m (similar)
cardigan: forever21
polka dot scarf: forever21 (exactly)
tights: target
boots: target


number of times my boot heels sunk into the ground while taking these photos: 8

dotty, architects, and wearing black

[wearing]
dress: joie
cardigan: old navy
boots: target
rock collection/statement necklace: forever21


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i was feeling less-than-creative this morning, but i knew i wanted to wear this chunky rock collection necklace.  hence, i defaulted to my profession's uniform: all black.  while i've avoided this before today it seemed kinda perfect for spending a quiet day at the office.  

dotty, yellow shoes, and such

[wearing]
shirt: new york and company (similar)
scarf: vintage
skirt: thrifted
heels: urban outfitters (similar)


creative: yellow shoes, turquoise shirt, peach scarf, and red lips...so many colors!
young: seriously, yellow shoes!
professional: dress shirt, pencil skirt, and heels.  


see all sorts of other posts like this over here

dotty, rust jeans, and some pleats

[wearing]
cardigan: forever21 (similar)
top: lc lauren conrad
jeans: old navy (exactly)
boots: target


[going]
dinner+shopping with this lovely lady

friday five: home

oh, hi! i'm going to try something new where on fridays i make of list of five things i like. i'm not really sure where this will go, but it seems like a good spot for non-outfits to hang out.  this week, the five things are snippets of our home.



1. our picture ledge.  
it needs some work still, but i like the direction it's headed in.



2. our bedroom window.  
the cut layer is snow camouflage and the paper lamps have been following the boy for years.



3. our kitchen clock and lightbulbs.  
the lights are a blik wall decal.



4. couch pillow tableau.  
the furry one is a new friend that mysteriously ended up in my cart at target.

5. spring scarves in my closet.  
all the winter ones have gotten pushed to the back.