OOTD: Sunset in the City

 
Outfit Details
Dress: Madewell Tailored Silk Dress in Safari Sketch
Blazer: Nordstrom
Shoes: Seychelles Thin Ice Flats
Belt: Anthropologie Looping Lanes Belt
Sunglasses: Old Navy

 

The blazing, humid Chicago heat is a far cry from the temperate climate of the Pacific Northwest.  The heat drive me to light silk dresses paired with cute flats made for walking.  And what better dress to take to an urban jungle than one printed with zebras, tigers and giraffes? (Oh my!)   

On the plus side? Ice cold beer tastes all the sweeter in that kind of weather.  And you can bet that I was taking advantage of that.  

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OOTD: Wind Swept

 
 Outfit Details
Tank: BP via Nordstrom
Cardigan: Anthropologie Parted Petals Cardigan
Jeans: Lotus Premium Denim
Shoes: Dune via Topshop
Scarf: Stolen from my Dad
Sunglasses: CottonOn
Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs
 

My, my, how time has passed!  I told myself that I would take a brief hiatus to deal with wedding planning and re-branding my blog.  Brief turned into 4 months! And while I can't promise that I will be around as consistently as I want to, I will commit to blogging as often as I can. And I do feel the pull now and again to take outfit pictures and post them.

To show how long it's been, these pictures were taking in early spring, when we were still shopping wedding venues.  This was taken on the balcony of the Joliet Union Station venue.  It was hecka windy out there!  And while that didn't end up being our final choice due to distance and finding another place that eked them out of the running, it's a wonderful, unique choice.

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OOTD: Weekend Update

Outfit Details
Top: Banana Republic Factory
Cardigan: Anthropologie Eunice Cashmere Cardi
Shorts: Urban Outfitters
Sunglasses: Cotton On
Belt: Vintage from my Mom's Closet



Outfit Details
Top: Nordstrom BP Tank
Vest: Urban Outfitters
Pants: H&M
Shoes: Anthropologie Brimming Button Heels
Necklace: WorkPlayDate

This weekends shenanigans include buying super cheap produce from a farmer's market in the last 15 minutes, making sangria to sneak into an outdoor public market venue and playing card games and hanging out with my BF's family.   I also got an amazing lazy cappuccino and found a mint bike that I'm just DYING to have, but won't likely spent have a grant on a for a fair bit.  Not much money spent, but so many good times to be had. And isn't that just the best of life?

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OOTD: Glamping

Ever hear of glamping?  It's glam camping.  I think the idea is that you're out in the wilderness with a fabulous tent/hut looking thing.  Never been.  Not sure I ever will.  BUT! I'm pretty sure this is the kind of thing that you'd wear.  I mean, a glitter sweatshirt, stretchy cotton skinnies and high heels?  Comfort with glamour!

 
Outfit Details
Top: Thrifted
Undershirt: Nordstrom
Bottoms: Gap
Shoes: J Crew Mona Patent Pump via eBay  

When I picked this sweatshirt up at my local Savers, it was like my hand had a mind of it's own.  It put it in my cart before I knew what was happening!  I'm glad it did, because it's super fun -- even if it did smell like bubblegum and I had to wash it 3 times to get it out.  

I also am loving these Mona pumps.  It's so great that J Crew offers such fun colors and that I can stalk eBay for better deals on out of season colorways.   

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OOTD: Black and Pastel

It was an amazing day in San Jose when these picture were took.  A light, non-humid, breezy 80 degrees was the perfect weather to take a walk and run some errands.  We visited the post office, got some coffee and a cupcake and just enjoyed each other's company.  It was just...too good.

 

Outfit Details
Top: Anthropologie Tambour Blouse (similar Anthro in a darker blue here,  New York & Co here)
Cardigan: BP 3/4 Sleeve Cardigan (buy here, LOFT here)
Bottom: Jason Wu for Target Pleated Skirt (buy here, dress form at ASOS here)
Shoes: Seychelles Lil Rascal Wedge Pump (buy here, Tory Burch here)
Sunglasses: Maui Jim (similar here, here)
Belt: Anthropologie Gift Bow Belt  (similar at ASOS here, Express here)
Bag: Orla Kiely Multi Directional Stem Midi via Swirl (buy here, similar style with different pattern here, here, here)

 

I totally managed to score the pleated skirt that was part of the Jason Wu collection for Target.  I have to say that the micro pleats are awesome and flow so amazingly in the wind.  I had a girl at the coffee shop say that she liked my dress, so the outfit must have been so seamless it looked like one piece!  The pops of red really finished the look also.  

Since I typically don't take pictures of my bags, I'll talk about the one I'm carrying here.  This is a midi sling from Orla Kiely and I really just fell for the multi colored leaves when I laid eyes on it.  It's great to stylishly tote around my Macbook air, a Moleskine notebook, pens and whatever else without losing too many things.  I pretty much carry this everyday to work and it's a wonderful workhorse staple.

One more day to the weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

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