weekend wishlist: commuter shoes

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight.

pretty much every summer i have an internal debate between wearing cute sandals and not getting blisters.  we walk A LOT in the summer and shoes that are just okay at the one mile mark are usually a disaster by the end of the day.  my plan this year is to start the summer with a trusty pair or two of travellin' shoes to avoid some of the shissues (shoe issues) that i usually encounter.

dotty, grownups, and gray dresses

[wearing]
dress: j.crew (similar)
scarf: forever21 (similar)
boots: stuart weitzman
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)

[three things]
1. when i was in college, i imagined that i would wear this sort of dress when i was a grownup.  then when i started working a real job this kind of dress just seemed so stuffy and oooooold to me.  so either i have become stuffy and old, or i finally figured out how to wear a conservative wool dress.

2. my husband got me this dress for christmas, so i don't deserve any of the credit for picking out such a great piece.

3. did you ever notice how much i rely on scarves?  not that there's anything wrong with that...

words: you got this

i've been using this phrase over the last few months quite a bit, so it was about time that it showed up on the bloggy mcblogerson.  

dotty, winter boots, and summer dresses

[wearing]
dress: forever21 (similar)
jacket: zara (similar)
scarf: marc jacobs x target
boots: target (similar)
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)

[three things]
1. i'm getting a bit bored with wearing skinny pants+boots or fleece-lined tights+boots options lately, so i busted out this summer dress and layered the bejeezus out of it.

2. i've totes done this before with this dress. (with a white jacket back here and with a mustard scarf back here)

3. even though i've cut cheapies out of my wardrobe strategy for this year, i've still got plenty of them in my closet to mix things up!  every once in awhile i would find that lucky piece from forever21 that i keep for more than six months, but they are way too few and far between.

dotty, black bears, and brown bears

[wearing]
jacket: zara (exactly)
shirt: day birger et mikkelsen (similar)
pants: j.crew factory (exactly)
boots: target (similar)
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)
map locket: gift

[three things]
1. my husband surprised me with this little map locket as a belated valentine's day present.  i'm pretty excited about putting a teeny tiny photo of him in it!

2. i'm really happy that i got over my hang ups about mixing black and brown.  my new brownish-grayish bag definitely encourages some serious neutrals mixing.

3. this jacket is basically a tailored towel.  it has some eighties-style shoulder pads to keep it from looking sloppy which i definitely appreciate.

dotty, dinosaurs, and hatlessness

[wearing]
coat: zara (similar)
tee: old navy (exactly)
pants: j.crew factory (exactly)
boots: forever21 (exactly)
scarf: marc jacobs x target (similar)
necklace: gift
bag: marc by marc jacobs (exactly)

[three things]
1. it was almost above freezing this weekend, so i celebrated by wearing a lighter coat (but a bunch of layers underneath) and no hat.  i was freezing.  and it was snowing.  #stillcold

2. i totes forgot about these boots since they got hidden behind my slipper stash in my closet.  i'm taking this as a sign that i still have a lot of closet cleaning out to do!

3. i posted a photo over on instagram (find me here) of this dinosaur necklace in realtime and it is definitely going to be an everyday occurence for awhile.

weekend wishlist: spring

even though it is most definitely still winter, i'm starting to think about some spring purchases to mix up my casual/weekend wardrobe.

one: a floppy hat (h&m wool hat pictured above)

two: an oversized and drapey white shirt (equipment "ian" pictured above)

three: d'orsay flats (bcbgeneration "tilda" pictured above)

four: distressed slouchy jeans (zara "ripped boyfriend" pictured above)

five: fancy mules (loeffler randall "mara" pictured above)

six: a graphic-print sweatshirt (zara geode sweatshirt pictured above)