Showing posts with label floral skirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label floral skirt. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2013

My Achilles Heels

My weakness is jackets.  How many can I possibly need, living in the Deep South?  Doesn't matter- I have a closetful, and I just bought two more for my upcoming birthday!  I can only imagine how many I would have if I lived somehwere it actually gets cold.
So now that it is officially jacket weather I am showing off one of my beauties. 



 This is the cobalt blouse I mentioned in my Menswear Post.


First this sweet boy wanted to be in the photo


Then this one started clamoring for his turn!
And finally these boots!  My other Achilles heel (I know) is boots.  I remember at one point in my midtwenties having tall brown boots, tall black boots, short black boots, short tan boots, and if memory serves even short red boots in my closet all in the same season.  Alas, I was not careful about my purchases back then, and all those cheap boots did not last very long.  This time around I wanted to do a better job.  I tried on many many pairs, but I really wanted weathered gray boots.  This pair is my most expensive purchase to date (other than my wedding dress of course).  I bought them last year when I was pregnant, so I justified the cost since I wasn't buying a lot of (or really any) other clothes or shoes.  When I took these out to wear (I waited a whole year to wear them!), they now appear more brown; I guess it's a warm gray.  But I love them!  They are so comfortable.


 
Jacket:  Marshalls/TJ Maxx
Blouse: Marshalls/TJ Maxx
Skirt: Target
Watch: Husband
Boots:  Naturalizer Juletta Gray

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Daytime Sequins

After recently cleaning out my closet these items ended up hanging next to each other because of their similar colors. Voila, a beautiful serendipitous outfit.  Also, who doesn't love sequins in the daytime?  The sequins on this blouse are clear, which mutes the overall effect and makes the shine more subtle.  It's a way to jazz up my work outfit without feeling like a disco ball or looking like I am doing the walk of shame (which for the record and for my husband if he reads this, I have never done). 















Blouse: Loft
Skirt: Target
Shoes: Target
Watch: Mom