What I Wore | Girl Crush

WhatIWore: It seems like today might be the last day to go bare legged for a while, so here I am, rocking a short skirt! The temp went up quickly and I really didn’t need my jacket past my morning commute (which is all of 3 minutes to a nearby coffee shop). I was browsing Pinterst to get ideas on what to wear and saw a lot of cute camel and ivory combos, which sparked this idea (see another way I’ve worn it here). I don’t want to be a grump and complain about it being in the 70s in November, but I have a lot more sweaters and hats I’d like to bundle up with! Call me crazy, but I also wouldn’t mind a snow day soon (gasp! shock!)

When: November 5, 2015

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Sweater: Lands’ End
Jacket: Tracy Reese, similar here
Skirt: Target, similar here
Bag: DvF
Booties: Rag and Bone

Where: Morning work sesh

This bag was a gift to myself after I had Felix last year, but I haven’t carried it nearly enough! How do I know? I found a size one diaper inside this morning. *tear* These babies grow up too fast! 

What I Wore | In Technicolor

WhatIWore: Although I’ve been in a lot of neutrals this winter, in my heart of hearts, I’m a girl who loves color. This dress was a special purchase to wear for opening festitvities at Cardinal but I also wore it yesterday for class. I never, ever, in my life thought I’d wear a dress over jeans, but I kind of like it styled more like a top than a dress. Because it’s so bold, I let it be the star of the show without a lot of extra styling. 

When: February 9, 2015

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Dress (as top): DvF
Jeans: J.Crew
Boots: Modern Vintage (old)

Where: Teaching 

            

What I Wore | Out with the Old

                 

WhatIWore: First up - Happy New Year!! I hope your year is already off to a great start and you’re looking forward to 2015 as much as I am. I’m SO ready to get back into the groove of things and I finally feel like I’m adjusting nicely to being a new mom AND back to being myself. I want to write about this in depth later, but during those first weeks and months I went through one hell of an identity crisis. 

Anyway, I love starting fresh at the beginning of the year (see my resolutions here) so I decided to chop off my hair. I usually decide to do drastic cuts and schedule them within a day or two and just go for it. Sitting in the chair I had absolutely no emotional response, which was kind of weird! I like it a lot and it’s easy to care for, which is basically the main point for me. I’ll be sure to photograph it without a hat soon so you can see the full ‘do.

When: December 29, 2014

What:
Hat: Self Made
Shades: Cactus Flower (local boutique)
Sweater: J.Crew
Coat: Gift (similar)
Jeans: J.Crew (40% off with code STYLE2015)
Booties: Frye 'Patty’
Bag: DvF (on sale)

Where: Running Errands with the bebe

Why: You may be reading this text and wonder why the hell I’d be getting dressed up to run errands in my small little Midwestern town? Because it’s the cardinal rule of grocery store shopping that you WILL RUN INTO SOMEONE YOU KNOW when you look like hell. And when I look that bad, it’s time for daddy to take over baby duty and for me to get some time to rest/shower instead of going to the store. #amiright

Also…this coat! It was actually a Christmas gift over 10 years ago from my mom! I was going through a 'camel’ phase and she tracked down this beauty.  There were a lot of years I was on the fence about it, but I’m glad I kept it because it reads sort of aprés ski chic to me. 

What I Wore | Late October

WhatIWore: Adam and I shot these photos a while back when I was on my way to brunch with my girlfriends. I didn’t think ahead much to nursing when I bought it and it proved to be such a pain putting it on, taking photos, taking it off to nurse that I ended up wearing one of my plain old wrap dresses instead… but, BUT! I love this outfit and I can see myself wearing this dress layered in winters and bare legged in summers to come. It also buttons up the back so I might be tempted to wear it backwards sometime and see if that works. Ya live and learn! 

When: Late October

What:
Dress: ASOS (on sale)
Leather Moto Jacket: MICHAEL Michael Kors (more options)
Bag: DvF
Tights: We Love Colors
Booties: Rag and Bone

Where: (almost) to brunch with friends