Olive Jacket, Casual LBD, Yellow Bag, Spring Outfit

WhatIWore: I’m either becoming really lazy (most likely) or just a total boss at being basic. At least I stopped myself from wearing a denim jacket again today! After I posted this dress, some of you said you live in the black version, so naturally, I scooped it up too! I’ve done the casz black dress + army jacket many times before but I thought I’d liven things up with a spotty scarf and bold bag - which reminds me of a yellow crayon! I thought I could get away with sandals, but it was too chilly for that, so booties win out.

These yellow bags are all 25% off at the Shopbop Friends and Family Sale with code INTHEFAM!

When: April 5, 2016

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Dress: Old Navy
Jacket: Old Navy (older style but similar here)
Bag: Brit-Stitch (similar bold color)
Booties: Rag +Bone

Where: Breakfast with Felix, Coffee Shop

Olive Jacket, Casual LBD, Yellow Bag, Spring Outfit

WhatIWore: This originally appeared on What I Wore in April of 2014. I thought there were still a lot of good ideas here so I’m reposting today! Enjoy!

Any regular readers here at What I Wore know that when I love a piece of clothing, I’m not afraid to repeat it. If I were my regular size these days (EDIT: I was pregnant when I first wrote this!), I’d be all about repeating the outfits shown here - 20 of my favorites from past spring seasons. I think a few of them might still work (the black knit maxi below is totally a maternity style that I wore for years before becoming pregs) and of course I can still rock a denim or army jacket. I just have to be a little more creative!

It’s fun to look back and see the themes that define my personal style over the years - colored denim, stripes, polka dots, scarves and chambray. I’m nearly into my eighth (can you believe it?) year of daily outfit photos and I think it will be wonderful to some day in the future to look back and have not only a huge body of work, but a gateway into so many memories. I can still tell you what I was doing on most of these days… whether it was warm or freezing when we took the photo, or if I woke up on the right side of the bed. It’s my personal costume history!

I was thinking the other day how great it would be to do a ten year retrospective at a modern art museum after I hit that milestone. Wouldn’t you just flip out if your own mom had done something like this back in the late 60s or 70s? Or your grandmother in the 40s and 50s? No matter how long I continue to write What I Wore, I’ll always be proud of myself for sticking with it this long.

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of these spring styles for your own inspiration so I’ve linked up to the original posts by title. If you want more more more, head over to my GALLERY, for all of my outfit photos since late 2009. I’d love to hear if you have a favorite or have worn a similar outfit on facebook!

Above: City Streets, Cobalt and MInt, If it Makes You Happy, Running Around, Beautiful Bloomington, Double Mint