dotty, red, and pink

[wearing]
sweatshirt: target
pencil skirt: j.crew (exactly)
rust tights: target (similar)
booties: target (similar)
belt as bracelet: thrifted
clutch: vintage


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i've been all about pretending that this sweatshirt isn't pajamas by dressing it up.  this combination involves a pencil skirt, heels, and lipstick.  and it seemed like the perfect backdrop for a valentine's day color explosion.  

dotty, cupcakes, and layers

[wearing]
trench vest: forever 21 (similar)
cardigan: zara
sequin dress: lc lauren conrad (similar)
sweater tights: target
boots: target (similar)


[going]
out for cupcakes with elena, who likes all the same cupcake flavors as me (all of them).

red, red, and dotty

i can be rather shy about color, but i thought with the impending heart-themed holiday i would post some of the ways i've worn my beloved red wool skirt.  



[with light pink, gold, and tweed]



[with sequins and red nails]



[with magenta, maroon, and white]



[with lime green]



[with mintier green]



[and some red+turquoise for good measure]

dotty, chambray, and man-hands

[wearing]
chambray: thrifted (similar)
pencil skirt: the limited (similar)
tights: target (similar)
boots: vintage










tina fey's bossypants sat around the apartment for too long...hence the man hands photo.




[previously on] chambray shirt

dotty, neutrals, and a tiny blazer

[wearing]
dress: joie (similar)
blazer: thrifted
tights: forever21 (similar)
heels: missoni for target
bracelets: inpink, gifted, thrifted


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this is yet another blazer thrifted from the tiny people section.  i'm so excited about it that i'm standing on one foot.  


since it's tuesday already, let's get down to business.  


creative: i stacked a bunch of bracelets to add a little bling.
young: this is a child's jacket.  i don't think it gets any younger than wearing clothes intended for eight-year-olds.
professional: welcome to neutral city.  i'm a frequent visitor.








see the rest of the "creative young professional" series over here.

dotty, boots, and blue

[wearing]
top: scilla by dora landa (exactly)
jeansies: j.crew
leather jacket: michael kors (exactly)
boots: thrifted
scarf: thrifted


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my first pair of thrifted boots. it only took four years of thrifting to locate them. 
 moral of the story: never give up/don't stop believin'/thrifting is for winners.

dotty, rambling, and the perfect pants

[wearing]
pants!: j.crew "hutton" (exactly)
tee: american apparel (exactly)
heels: urban outfitters (exactly)
whistle necklace: forever21 (exactly)


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when i worked before grad school, i had some serious issues with dress pants.  i kept buying pairs that didn't look very good on me because i felt some sort of obligation to wear dress pants to work.  when i moved, i donated all those pants as some sort of pledge to find something better.  i started wearing skinny cropped dress pants, which work wonderfully in the summer and in more casual settings.  however, since i started with a new firm this month, a pretty strict dress code ("business casual" minus anything casual, so really just "businessy business") put me back in the market for real deal dress pants.  i've tried on what seems like a bajillion pairs at all sorts of price points.  i was adamant that this time i wouldn't settle for mediocre.  and then, last weekend, after eating some banana brioche french toast (that's a really important part of this story) we stopped into our neighborhood j.crew (it's five blocks away).  i casually flipped through the sale racks and found a seriously marked down pair of black wool pants.  i only tried them on because i wanted to see how ridiculous a rust/green leopard print dress would look on me (terrible, by the way).  and then, BAM.  perfect pants.  how had i managed to not try on this style before?  anyway, within fifteen minutes of entering the store, i walked out with new pants and a giant smile.  and now i can dress like grownup for work without having to wear ill-fitting pants.  okay, that was a long story just to tell you that i bought black pants.  but really, I BOUGHT PANTS!  that's how excited i am.  


anyway, have a great weekend, y'all!  i hope you all your (pants) dreams come true.