Dress, Faith 21; top and leggings, Old Navy; boots, Victoria's Secret; necklace, Target; sunglasses, Torrid
Portland had an uncharacteristic streak of sunny, warm days recently. I took advantage by playing on my brothers' play set for pictures on the 17th! Unfortunately, the rest of the day, I was stuck inside in my Dreamweaver class, but this shoot was a lot of fun.
Cardigan, Victoria's Secret; dress, Faith 21; leggings, Old Navy; socks, Target; boots, Wanted; hat, Rue 21; scarf, Forever 21; necklace, Forever 21; ring, Guess
My apologies for not having a better image of that ring. It's a really fabulous circular boquet of metal flowers. My aunt gave it to me as a gift. Guess is kind of a funny brand to me--I vaguely remeber it's fall from grace when I was a kid in the 90s (my aunt was into the big names in American sportswear of the time--Guess, B.U.M., Tommy Hillfiger, etc) and never really being a fan when I became brand cogniscent in high school. Turns out they had a sweatshop scandal in the mid-00s, including negative ads about them featuring Rage Against the Machine. I loved Rage Against the Machine. But I didn't know about that until tonight. I recently visited a Guess outlet and admittedly, I didn't like much of what they had. But this ring is really very fabulous.
The rest of the outfit is good enough, I suppose. I styled the outfit around a lime green hat--I didn't want to wear anything that would compete with it and make me look like a nutter. So neutrals it was with accessories full of personality. If I had to pretend I had an actual style, I'd say it was that.
Cardigan, Torrid; belt, Target; dress, Torrid; tights, GNW; shoes, Alfani; ring, Torrid
Today started off very good and then slowly careened into awful. I slept in some, got up and did yoga (I'm trying to make that a morning ritual), went to an appoinment that went quite well. Then I had an interview for a job placement agency. First, I came in expecting an individual interview and it turned out to be a group. That's alright, I'd never had a group interview, so I thought it could be a fun new experience. Then I noticed that everyone, guys and girls, was wearing a black suit. As seen above, I was not. Things went along just fine, though, until the interviewers asked for the 2 pieces of ID they'd asked us to bring along. Of course I forgot them. Under my breath, I said "oh, fuck!" though as most people know, for me, under my breath is just a normal tone of voice. Trying just to get through to the end without having a panic attack, I came to the last question: where do you see yourself in 5 years and what is your dream job. In 5 years, I said I see myself working at a nonprofit doing HR or volunteer training. Reasonable enough. Or working as a local organizer on the next presidential campaign. Maybe a little too far out there, but alright. And for my dream job? "This isn't really career related, but I'd kill to be a stylist at Vogue." Kill? Really? I pretty well died and split as quickly as I could. So much for my awesome interviewing skills.
Anyway, from there, my mood was ruined and I couldn't pull myself out of the funk. Such is life, it goes on. It's mostly just too bad I used such a cute dress for such a fruitless interview. Maybe I should get a suit.
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, Gap; skirt, Old Navy; necklace, Forever 21; knee-highs, Target; shoes, Charlotte Russe
Today has been a pajamas and slippers day. You don't need another post about that. So here's something I'd already cued up. This outfit is from some time in late October, though I'm not totally sure of the date. It was cold out, but not rainy, so it was the perfect day to wear wedges. The idea of wearing knee highs with wedges had been rattling around in my head for quite some time, but I always chickened out when I'd think of wearing them. Not this time, though! This day, I wore them high and proud. To pretty good results, I think.
Cardigan, Victoria's Secret; scarf, Target; necklace, Forever 21; dress, Faith 21; tights, unknown; shoes, Sigerson Morrison for Target
I'm not usually one for a mostly black outfit, but I really wanted to maintain focus on these shoes today. Look at them. They're fabulous! A roommate of mine once said that they looked like I'd been walking through a field of blue gems with glue on my boots. She meant in in an insulting way, but I still think of it as a compliment. Haha. Who wouldn't want to walk through a field of blue gems? I adore the look of these shoes, but oh man they're riduculously uncomfortable. The 3 block walk from my house to the bus stop this morning just about killed me. For some reason the 10 blocks from the bus to my office weren't as bad, but it's not even lunch yet and I'm dreading all the walking I have to do on my commute home. Maybe these ridiculous shoes and I just weren't meant to be together. Or maybe I should keep a pair of flats in my backpack for the walk! Hmm.
Tank top, Old Navy; pajama pants, Target; slippers, unknown
So today was entirely bumming around the house, working on crafting projects. I showered and changed fom one pair of pajamas to another. Hmm. I was going to post an outfit I wore a few weeks back (pre-shoe challenge), but I felt obliged to show my choice in footwear. These slippers were a Christmas gift from one of my brothers a few years ago. I never used to wear slippers, but since moving to a room over my parents' detached garage, I've been wearing them a lot for the walk between my room and the main house. And these are awesome because they're ducks.
Shrug, Charlotte Russe; pin, Victoria's Secret; dress, Torrid; shoes, Target
Day 3 and the shoe challenge is going strong! These shoes I bought for a date last summer, actually. I wanted a pair of cute sandals, but it was the end of the summer and they'd all already clearanced out. For some unknown reason, Target still had these jelly sandals for really cheap. Come to find out, they didn't sell because they're relatively uncomfortable (though I own way worse) and make this awful noise when you walk in them. It's something between a sqeak and a fart. I don't know. Awkward. No matter, though, because these were one of a handful of shoes that went to China with me and they continue to live in my closet because I'm still enamored with the idea of having jellies.
I was having a 40s moment today with my hair (though sadly this picture doesn't show it), which is where the hands-on-the-face silent film pose came from. Initially, I'd wanted to elevate this dress from the kind of sweater set matchy-matchy place it seems to be coming from. I tried it with a couple pairs of edgy heels and it just wasn't happening, so I decided to embrace the fussiness of it and put flats on. Besides, my only plans for today were going to the craft store and watching scary movies. I didn't even put makeup on. So there was really no need for heels!
Scarf, Torrid; cardigan, Old Navy; dress, Torrid; tights, Old Navy; shoes, Target
I'm quite in love with this dress. It's very multi-functional. For example, today I wore it to work, then out to coffee with Jeremy and then to a drinks function for a political campaign I'm helping with. Bet y'all didn't know I'm interested in Oregon politics. Ok, I'm actually not, but it's for work and it's a really good and different experience from what I'm used to.
Also today, a good friend of mine challenged me to wear every pair of shoes I own with no repeats. While my shoe collection may not be as absurd as some fashion bloggers' are, it's still pretty sizeable. It's going to take me over a month to complete the challenge, but I'm excited about it. It's going to stretch my styling capabilities significantly, given that I have some shoes that are just absurd (heels that look like gold disco balls, anyone?) and a lot that are season inappropriate. But it's going to be a lot of fun. Today, we mark off my bejeweled purple flats by Siegerson-Morrison for Target.
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