Dress Me Up Dollie

Jacket, Gap; cardigan, Old Navy; cami, Torrid; skirt, Torrid; tights, GNW; shoes, Mossimo; scarf, Torrid; necklace, Forever 21

Yes, this picture is NOT in a corner in my room!  Thrilling, no?  I was out at the annual tree lighting in Portland.  75 feet of tree, 2 miles of lights, 1 godawful jazz/reggae band doing Christmas carol covers.  But I had a good time nonetheless.  After that, my friends and I went to a bar to watch the Blazer game (which was a horrible loss to Memphis) and have dinner.

Today was black friday, but I didn't go shopping.  I never do.  Not as a statement, but just because I never have money for it.  And/or there's too much potential for me to overspend.  My mom, on the other hand, did go shopping and bought me tights!  I'm very, very excited!  New tights are always delightful.

Now, I think it's time for 30 Rock and bed.

Cardigan, Old Navy; top, Old Navy; pants, Tripp; shoes, Charlotte Russe

I spent the morning looking at pictures of vintage hairdos (I'm trying to decide if I want to cut bangs) and had this vision of backcombing my hair up into a Joan Holloway-esque pouf, but then realized that I was going to go see my family (Thanksgiving and all) and that I really didn't need to put that much effort into my hair.  So I settled for a headband in a more Betty Draper kind of way.  The outfit is kind of 1960s summer day at the country club.  All in all, I was having a rather vintage inspired kind of day.

What do you think, by the way?  Bangs?  No bangs?  It's a difficult decision to make.

Cardigan, Gap; t-shirt, Lane Bryant; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Forever 21

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the daily outfit!  I mean, I didn't wear this on Thanksgiving, but today IS thanksgiving.  I wore this on Tuesday for work and a volunteer event.  I like the outfit a lot, it's nice and casual.  These heels aren't the most stable, but they're comfortable enough.  I'm learning to walk in heels.  Less tripping and dragging the heel.  But it's so slow!  I walk about twice as fast in flats.  Oh well, these are still pretty.

Cardigan, Old Navy; dress, Torrid; tights, Old Navy; shoes, Charlotte Russe

Ah, Mondays.  A time to play catch up after the weekend, to lay the groundwork for a successful work week, to set new goals.  I wore this smashing outfit to work on a Monday.  It was the very last of about a bazillion outfits I tried on--I think this is what I get for not picking out what to wear the night before.  No matter.  I'm absolutely in love with this dress.  Still.  I've owned it for about 3 months and it never fails to be cute, unfailingly situationally appropriate and super comfortable.

The shoes, on the other hand, I'm not a huge fan of.  They get the job done...as long as the job is simply covering my feet.  They're not terribly fashionable, they certainly don't keep my feet dry, but I'm running out of shoes and since it wasn't supposed to rain on Monday, I chose these on my way out the door.  Funny thing is, that's how I ended up buying them in the first place.  They weren't the cutest shoes in the store, but I needed a pair of flats and these were on clearance for very cheap and I was in a hurry.  I suppose this is also a lesson learned:  never shop when you're in a hurry!

Cardigan, Victoria's Secret; top, Torrid; cami, Torrid; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Converse

I look a mess, no?  It's the hair.  And maybe the shoes.  No matter, this photo was taken at the end of the day after work, sushi and The Informant! with Jeremy.  The Informant! was the first movie I've seen in quite some time that I walked out of knowing I liked it.  Upon scrutinizing very hard, I figured out one thing that I didn't think was absolutely perfect:  a font used in transitioning.  But the casting, the costuming and the script were all spot on.  I enjoyed myself very, very much.  And having good company to see it with didn't hurt!

Shoes, Charlotte Russe; everything else, Old Navy

I wore this to the office and then to family dinner with Rachel.  It was a good outfit, I love these shoes.  They're some of my favorites.  And relatively comfortable.  I don't remember them being so when I didn't wear heels very often, but now, just fine!  Also, the beadwork on the shirt is my own.  I felt very handy and Rachel's mom complimented me on it.  She (and several others) also complimented me on my shoes, but I'm not sure they were entirely serious.

Shrug, Charlotte Russe; top, Old Navy; belt, Target; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Torrid

I honestly don't really remember much about what I was doing when I wore this outfit.  It was a Wednesday, I had to work...I think I just went home after work (a pretty rare occasion, to be honest).  Either way, cute, no?  Easy, comfortable, wearable.  I like it.  And I like pig tails!

Scarf, Torrid; cardigan, Old Navy; dress, Faith 21; leggings, necklace and belt, Target; shoes, Forever 21

I was already committed to this dress before I realized how wildly inappropriate for work it is.  I suppose this is the good thing about working in an office with no dress code.  I tried to make it as matronly as possible, but in the end, it was a really short dress.  Oh well, I suppose.

I like these shoes a lot.  They're not my most comfortable pair of heels (thus far, that award is still with my Madden Girls) but they have a solid heel.  I hate that a lot of my stilletos have heels that wobble around when I walk.  There's a good chance they didn't do that when I bought them and they only started doing that because I walk on them the wrong way, but still...it sucks!

Shirt, Faith 21; pants, Tripp; shoes, Classified

I wore this to my first day at the new office.  Still love this shirt, it flows very nicely.

The shoes I bought for Megan's wedding.  Unlike my Alfanis, I didn't wear them for the ceremony (obviously, because you can only wear one pair of shoes at a time), but I did for the rehursal.  Much fun.

Sweater, Old Navy; cami, Torrid; jeans, Dickies; shoes, Converse

Umm...sorry about the god awful pose/face/anything.  I wore this for my last day of work at the Winning Mark office and then up to Seattle.  To see my bestie!  I've had these sneakers since high school, they do right by me.  I rarely ever wear them because I feel super sloppy when I have sneakers on.  But it was supposed to be wet in Seattle and I only took one pair of shoes, so there it is.