Wear Me Already: transitioning into fall

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Monday, September 19, 2011

16 Day Skirt Challenge: Day 5 + Colour Blocking + Bright Shoes

I've always loved the idea of putting two brights together. My favourite combination = pink + orange. I've been trying to stay away from black as far as I remember. When I do wear it to work, people have commented that they usually don't see me in black. I do like black for an occasional dress, but it has to have some detail to make it interesting. Black dress pants are obviously a staple and easy to pair with anything in the fall/winter, especially on days when you're rushing out the door (which I am, a lot). I usually focus on skirts and pants, so I tend to wear a lot of black sweaters and turtlenecks in the winter. Again, because I'm usually rushing in the morning and it's the easiest colour to throw on (besides white of course) and not worry whether it matches said skirt or pants. Colour blocking isn't new this season but I've been excited to try the trend for fall. It doesn't necessarily mean two brights together but, to me, that's more exciting. In the summer, I paired bright orange sunglasses with bright blue pants but I've decided to take it one step further, using a bright yellow skirt I bought this summer. Transitioning a summer skirt into fall = bonus points! (Will pair the skirt with tights for winter = triple points!) If I didn't stop to actually think about it, I never would've thought this skirt would take me through 4 seasons.

Skirt: Zara; Blouse: H&M; Sweater: Forever 21;
Loafers: Nine West

My inspiration for going bold - Sarah Jessica Parker x 2 in red + pink!

Sarah Jessica Parker

Other great combinations = purple + orange, purple + green, orange + red, orange + pink

811 Mid-Rise Skinny Leg: jbrandjeans.com

Talula Jennie T-Shirt: aritzia.com

AG Stevie Cords: anthropologie.com

Short Cardigan Without Buttons: zara.com

Wilfred Chester Shirt: aritzia.com

Nicoleta Blouse: anthropologie.com

Alice + Olivia High Waist Wide Leg
Pants: shopbop.com

Luella Blouse: Guess by Marciano

Dropped Shoulder Sweater: Gap

Alice + Olivia Arthur Pants:
shopbop.com

Oversized Jocelyn Sweater: juicycouture.com

Colored Rolled Jean: juicycouture.com

Colour blocking done for you.

Thread Social Colorblock Turtleneck
Dress: shopbop.com

This sweater is under $60!

Color-block Sweater: mango.com

Christian Louboutin Leather Lace-Up
Colorblock Peep Toe Ankle Boots: saks.com

Colorblock Turtleneck Sweater: vince.com

Natalie Combo Dress: millyny.com

Isabel Marant Colorblock Jersey Tunic: barneys.com

Magaschoni Colorblock Cashmere Dress:
neimanmarcus.com

Two brights in an outfit too much? Try pairing one bright with bright shoes instead!

Aldo

B Brian Atwood Bambola Pump:
nordstrom.com

Dolce Vita Rosetta Pump: revolveclothing.com

Alexander McQueen Skull Suede Platform Pump:
neimanmarcus.com

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Wear Me Already: French Connection Dress (and Freezing While Doing So)

Are we going to skip fall then? I was pretty sure it was early September not early November. Here I am, ready to transition my (bright coloured!) dress (one I haven't worn in a while) into fall with some peep-toe wedges and a sweater but, clearly, I didn't get the memo that we're dealing with winter weather already. I was wearing sandals last week! This is what I don't like about fall. If it slowly cooled down and I was able to ease into boots and coats and ease into the cold weather, I would be fine. But no, the cold chill is thrown at me the first day back to work after Labour Day. I still have other peep-toe shoes to wear! I refuse to give in to this weather. I will decide when I'm ready for fall. So here I am showing Mother Nature who's boss by not wearing tights. And freezing while doing so.

Dress: French Connection; Shoes: Steve Madden;
Belt: Bebe; Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Sweater: Gap

(The sun did show up while I was taking these pictures so that was nice.)

Monday, September 5, 2011

Fall Must-Have: A Dress (Any Dress)

There's nothing better than throwing on a dress when you're rushing out the door because to me, you'll still look put together because the dress does all the work for you. I believe you can never have too many dresses, which is the reason why I keep buying them. My plan is to have enough dresses that I'll always have one on hand in my closet for that oh-crap-I-just-slept-in-and-have-to-leave-my-house-in-ten-minutes-to-catch-my-train-kinda-day (which is almost every day). One might think a dress isn't as exciting as putting together an outfit, but with a dress you can be just as creative. Belt it (or switch up the belt that comes with it), throw a scarf on (perfect for transitioning into fall), switch up the sweaters you wear with it, belt it over the sweater, throw a jacket over it, wear something under it (i.e., turtleneck, t-shirt, blouse), wear with different coloured tights (great for transitioning summer dresses into fall) and/or switch up the shoes you wear with it (i.e., heels, booties (with socks or tights) for fall, knee-high boots for winter). Now, if only I would apply this to my own wardrobe and stop shopping so much. Challenge accepted.

Now I may have to look in my closet and make sure I have at least one dress that falls in each of these categories. If not, all bets are off.

Coloured