1. Was not 100% happy with this outfit--I threw in on as I was rushing out the door to work. I kept thinking I looked like Michael Jackson in Thriller! Suggestions? (Besides putting on a single leather glove)?
Tahari black leather jacket
Ann Taylor black and white floral top
Gap red trousers
Black Rieker booties
MK black studded satchel
2-6. I couldn't wait to get started on Karie's Orphans to Outfits challenge, as I was inspired by Sona's button-down shirts post to pull out this ancient orphan. It's from (don't laugh) Casual Corner, so it's got to be at least 15 years old. It's a size 6, but it was boxy and I like fitted silhouettes so last year I bought a similar blue and white striped button down shirt from Banana
Republic (size 8 but it's super slim). But now the BR shirt is too tight
because of my increased bust size, so I pulled this one off the donate pile and
lo and behold it's just right! I thought I don't look good in pastels, but I
like the light blue shirt and white pants combo--feels very spring-like to me.
And I rescued another orphan--a necklace from BR that I rarely wear, but the
light blue matches the shirt perfectly. I threw on some leopard flats because
it felt more me with some pattern in the outfit (although I guess you could
count the stripes in the shirt and croc texture in the bag), and plus that
seems like a very preppy thing to do (I see I wore the blue striped shirt with the leopard flats last year too!). I feel like I should go hang out at J
Crew today! Even though this is not my typical style, I'm very happy with this outfit! I think I'm going to have fun with Karie's challenge--I think it will help me with keep or purge with my orphans!
Casual Corner blue striped button down shirt
Gap white tank
Kut from the Kloth Diana white skinnies
Stuart Weitzmann leopard flats
Kate Spade grey croc tote
Banana Republic light and dark blue necklace
WIW 5/6-7: Michael Jackson and preppy Orphan Annie
May 7, 2013
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