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Carmen Marc Valvo Midi Dress

April 24, 2015

I’m still undecided on this one! It was a recent rental from Rent the Runway, and I guess I expected it to be more youthful based on the pictures online.. I tried to bring a little fun to the look with gold chain jewelry and these burgundy heeled booties. The material of the dress has that drapery-chic sheen to it, but the print is really pretty and I adore the colors. The length is perfect for me, but I seem to be lacking a bit of generosity in the bust department to make the dress it’s most flattering (there was some extra fabric up top). The other thing is where I would wear it to.. Too fancy for brunch or work, a bit too much of a look for a date, and not quite glam enough for a nighttime event. A daytime shopping event would be perfect, because even though the shoes feature one of the highest heels that I own, they’re actually pretty comfortable!

Dress – Carmen Marc Valvo – Rent the Runway
Heeled booties – Target
Clutch – vintage
Necklace – yard sale find
bracelet – Michael Kors

Black and White Grid Top and Crops

April 21, 2015

Another simple throw-it-on-and-go look. My default as of late has got to be a not too complicated top, some version of denim bottoms, comfortable shoes and my hair swept up in a quick bun. I’ll add a vivid accessory to bring some life to the look, in this case, a brilliantly hued cobalt bag from Botkier and I’m out the door!

Grid top – Old Navy
Cropped denim – Old Navy
Suede booties – Target
Pyramid necklace – Banana Republic
Bag – Botkier/Rent the Runway
Lego ring – craft fair find

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Cobalt Floral Midi OOTD

April 20, 2015

Love love love this super colorful look! The heels are nice and comfortable and still give me a bit of height, and the skirt has that lovely excess of fabric that makes me want to twirl around while walking down the street.. Which might garner me some odd looks, so I’ll probably restrain, but I can still picture it! I would love to be able to wear this to work, but they have this dumb (in my opinion) rule about not wearing t-shirts, no matter how dressed up they are, so I’ll save it for running errands and brunch.

Cobalt tee – J.Crew Factory
Midi skirt – ASOS
Clutch – vintage
Grey kitten heels – Victoria’s Secret
Necklace – Scarlet Threads Boutique
Midi rings – Nectar Clothing
Diamond bangle – gift from the BF

Grey Tunic and Print Scarf OOTD

April 18, 2015

I’ve had this grey tunic now for about 6 years and love breaking it out from time to time. It’s versatile, can be worn in pretty much every season, and is just the comfiest to throw on with some skinny black pants and boots. I wore this look to work, but could have easily worn it to lunch with a friend or for weekend errand-running 😀

Grey tunic – JcPenney
Print scarf – Burlington
Black pants – Target
Boots – Bella Vita