What I Wore | Fall Tones

WhatIWore: Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I worked my tail off on Saturday with painting the house and it’s looking pretty great! This is what I wore on Friday to take the kids to the doctor and out for donuts. If you watch my instagram stories (and you should because I’m ridiculous and also because we’ll feel more like close friends) then you know I overdyed my hair last week. These photos were taken after one wash. It’s semi permanent color and I already feel like it’s washing out too fast! Maybe I should have kept it on longer? I’ve been having my hair colored in the salon for years but I just couldn’t wait until my next appointment to get it done. At least I didn’t completely botch my ‘do! Unless maybe you count my bang trim? Win some, lose some!

And speaking of hair styles, this one plus the outfit has me feeling all of the Brooklyn vibes. And by that I mean when I lived in Brooklyn nine years ago. I told Adam and he was like… Jessica, you’re standing in front of a forrest. Whatever! You get the point, right? 

When: October 13, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Jacket: BlankNYC
Dress; Old Navy (similar)
Belt: Vintage
Booties: Rag and Bone

Where: Out with the Kiddos

The dress was a cheapie from Old Navy I bought on cleanance after having Bea when I was desperate to feel normal again. It’s a little big so I cinched it in with a vintage belt (that I used to wear all the time in my Brooklyn days!) I’m also wearing a pair of booties that were a fortune when I bought them, but I’ve worn them so many times they’ve become a really smart purchase (I call that cost per wear… and at this point they have to be around a dollar per!) To top it off is my new-this-season suede jacket that I initially bought because it had such a 70s vibe, but feels quite modern with this look (here’s another way I styled it that I really loved too)

What I Wore | Old School

WhatIWore: Dang. I love this outfit. It’s the kind of thing that almost has a thrifted vibe and reminds me so much of my old school days shopping Beacon’s Closet in Brooklyn. And I say thrifted because it feels a little more creative - a little less off the mannequin that the outfits that seem to get pinned or complimented online. And I like that! 

This dress is a silhouette Old Navy puts out in different patterns over and over again (case in point - I’ve bought two other prints here and here). I like the white because it’s cute on it’s own but I also kind of like it for fall. It’s not a crisp blueish shade, but it’s not cream either. Just a good milky tone that looks pretty with black (I think it’ll look so cute with tights and a turtleneck too! 

The jacket was a splurge I bought during the Nordstrom sale and I foresee myself wearing it many ways over the next ten or twenty years! Now if it would be cool enough I could keep it on all day….

When: September 25, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker
Dress: Old Navy (similar)
Jacket: Blank NYC
Belt: Vintage, thrifted
Booties: Rag + Bone Newbury 

Where: Bookstore with the kiddos

What I Wore | Mini Me

WhatIWore: One of my favorite parts of getting dressed are the many ways to combine each piece in my closet to make new looks. Example - this aqua and cream sweater looked really cute tucked in with high waisted jeans here, but I love how it layers over my suede mini skirt too. And speaking of that skirt - here’s how it looked with a different sweater a few weeks ago. 

When: September 22, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker
Sweater: ModCloth (on sale for $16!!!)
Jean Jacket: Anthropologie (older)
Necklace: Madewell (similar)
Suede Skirt: Thrifted (similar)
Sandals: Clarks (gift of the company from a few years ago)

What I Wore | Itty Bitty Mini

WhatIWore: Dare I say it? Fall is in the air! Yesterday we woke up to a cool 60 degrees and had a beautifully crisp day. Leather skirts have always stumped me a bit in terms of when to wear. For this outfit, I decided sandals and a light weight sweater would be the perfect combo. And I wore this all day… until it got cool enough to put on jeans for a dinner out with my girlfriends. 

Both the sweater and skirt are new to WIW (although I thrifted the skirt a few years ago and just held onto it).  Luckily this sweater is back in stock and I can absolutely recommend it! I think I’ll be wearing it a lot this fall and it’ll layer wonderfully under slimmer cut jackets. I could totally see this looking great with my self made shearling jacket and my newly sewn high rise jeans! 

When: August 24, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Sweater: ModCloth
Skirt: Thrifted, similar option here
Sandals: gift of Clarks a few years ago, similar here
Conductor Bag: gift of Cambridge Satchel Company

Also! Check out this cute navy bag that I received as a gift from Cambridge Satchel Company. They were one of my first sponsors nine years ago and will be celebrating their tenth anniversary next year. CSC was started by a mom/mum when she couldn’t find the traditional school satchel she wanted for her own children. It’s been cool to see how Julie has grown her company and how she continues to put out new cute styles referencing the past.  This particular bag is modeled after a bus conductor bag in the UK. You can read more about it here (and get 10% off if you sign up for their email list). I’m really grateful they still remember me after all these years and really appreciate sharing this style with me.