Freudian Sleeps

{target top (similar) | f21 shorts | jcp jacket (similar) | aldo booties (similar & on major sale!) | fossil watch}

Sometimes, usually as I'm drifting off to sleep, I'll get these mini sartorial epiphanies.  It may be an idea to pair a top with a skirt that I might not have thought of in my fully conscious mind, it may be a witty line or two to write for my next post, or it may be a simple vision, like "wear taupe glitter booties with denim shorts."  What can I say, I'm at my cleverest when only barely awake.

Not one to argue with my subconscious's sense of style, I decided to try out the bootie/jorts look and wore this to a party last week.  And even though after a few hours I could hardly stand in these heels anymore (never forget your high heel cushiony insert thingies!), I was somehow able to dance a little salsa when we discovered that two of the party goers are instructors and had an impromptu lesson at 1 in the morning (and hey! I only stepped on my partner's toes twice).

p.s. - Montreal was pretty amazing.  More on that soon!

p.p.s. - Linking up here.
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Alright, Alright.

{target top & blazer | ON jeans | aldo booties | fossil watch | f21, groopdealz, kohls bracelets (similar 1, 2, 3)}

Now this is the kind of weather I'm talking about.  Sunny, warm, and clear blue skies.  This was on Saturday, just one day after we had a snowstorm.  Talk about a split personality.  Lately it seems that whenever spring peeks its little head up, I feel compelled to bare my ankles.  It's the perfect way to say "I'm ready for spring" while simultaneously (yet reluctantly) acknowledging that it's still winter.  

On another note, with the graphic black & white and all the spiky jewelry, this is one of my edgier looks.  Which is really an oxymoron since I'm about as edgy as a circle.  But there's something so irresistibly cool about pairing a light, billowy top with some skinnies, a structured blazer, and booties.  Am I right or am I right?

p.s. - these awesome, artsy photos were taken by my friend, Fatiha.  You can check out more of her photography here.

p.p.s. - Linking up with these lovely ladies. 

Bare Naked Ankles

{h&m sweater (similar) | limited jeans | aldo booties (back in stock & on sale!) | f21 necklace}

Wednesday's sunny, ankle-baring weather very much felt like a gift.  Like the kind of gift that if you got it in summer you'd ask for the receipt so you can run and return it because your day would be an insufferable, freezing 40 degrees, but if you got it yesterday you'd rejoice because your whole day got to be a sunny, toasty 40 degrees.  It's all about perception, really.  That and the ability to trade out legwarmers & knee highs for short ankle socks at least once during winter.

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{target skirt (so similar!), sweater (similar), blazer, & scarf | ON tights | aldo boots (on sale!)}

I just realized that about 70% of my outfit is from Target.  I'm so branded up, I almost feel as conspicuous as a Nascar driver with sponsor logos emblazoned all over his uniform...but at least this is a little more subtle than walking around with a giant bullseye on my back....or chest and forearms, as the case may be.


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