Chill.

jeans: exact
blazer: option 1, 2
top: gifted | similar
scarf: h&m (old) | similar
necklace: c/o born pretty | so similar (get 10% off w/ code KNT10)
booties: c/o chicwish | so similar
watch: exact

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I took these photos back around the end of March, when it was pretty chilly with temperatures in the 30s, and was worried that they'd seem out of place if I posted them now -- but oh, hey, look, it's 34° today!  Suddenly this outfit is entirely appropriate, which does nothing to console nor deter me from having a mini-temper tantrum because it feels like winter just. won't. end.


Linking here today.

Extraneous Additions

{ON vest (similar), tee, shorts | target shoes (similar) | fossil watch | gifted necklace, earrings (similar), bracelets}

Whenever it's summer, there usually comes a point when I'm thankful for the days cool enough to wear layers.  Don't get me wrong - summer is my favorite and I kind of love hot days, but I think we can all agree that being creative with a tank, shorts, and sandals can only go so far when it's 93 degrees outside.  So when it's a cool 70, I feel really grateful for the chance to gussy up my outfit with some extraneous item of clothing.  Over the weekend I took advantage of the 75 degree day to add a totally non-essential vest to my ensemble.  Cool-hot days and unnecessary accoutrements; it's the little things that make me happy.


Linking today.

Crop Circles & Stripes

{f21 cardi (cute option) | whoop tee (giveaway win) | gap jeans (similar) | target shoes | vintage necklace (similar)}

I'm doing it again.  Wearing the same thing in less than a week.  When I get a new item that I really like, I tend to do that.  It's like my brain literally can't remember anything else that's in my wardrobe, and it forces me to keep turning back to the same piece I haven't stopped thinking about since the day it arrived.  This tee is that piece.  Its simple bold, graphic print just goes with everything.  And really, it's a b&w screenprint of a nautilus/crop circle hybrid that Tara dreamed up.  Can you blame me for wanting to live in it?  


Linking up today. 

Tree Hugger

Click here for the OASAP giveaway!  Hurry, it ends soon!

^please pardon my uber-chic camera bag there^

{ON cardi (old) | whoop tee (giveaway win; designed by Tara) | target maxi (similar) | blowfish sandals | fossil watch | target, f21 bracelets (similar 1, 2, 3)}

Since today is Arbor Day (go hug a tree, seriously, it'll make you smile.  Or better yet, plant a few!), it only seems fitting that today's photos were taken during a walk through a local park's cherry blossom festival a few days ago.  The weather predicted a sunny 70 degree day, hence the skirt & sandals.  In actuality it was 55 degrees and cloudy with 13mph winds that made me want to walk around shrouded in a blanket.  But alas, cherry blossoms are fleeting and we were not about to let some wildly inaccurate weatherman stop us from enjoying them.

And just for the sake of Arbor Day:

Aren't they just gorgeous??

Linking here today.

Mixed Media & a Giveaway

{h&m jacket | ON vest (similar) | target sweater (similar) & shoes | UO jeans | handmade hat | diy necklace}

I decided to try something a little different for this outfit.  I've been seeing a lot of what I've dubbed "mixed media" jackets around.  You know the ones - jacket part is one material, the sleeves are another.  Since I haven't owned anything like that since I was 13 (oh, I was so cool - denim jacket with leather sleeves AND matching jeans with leather chaps on the front), I decided to make my own.  It's simple, really.  Throw on a jacket, add a vest. Bam. Done.  I still can hardly believe it's back in style.  If only I'd had the foresight to hold on to an item I bought in my tweendom from a store called, of all things, The Circus (really).

And now, on to the giveaway.

So, I have a $30 gift card to JunieBlake that I'm not going to use (please note that the gift card is good for 2 more weeks; it expires on April 11th).  Since I don't want it to go to waste, I thought I'd hold a quick, flash giveaway so one of you can snap it up!  Entries are really easy, but you'll need to act quickly because the giveaway will only last through the weekend!  It starts now and ends at 12am Monday, April 1st.  Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Linking up here today.

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. 

Burritos, Bowling, & Beer

{thrifted gap sweater | ON dress c/o (similar) | f21 necklace (similar) | fossil watch | steve madden boots}

So, believe it or not, this was my bowling outfit yesterday.  Some friends invited us for a couple games beginning at 9am.  Not one to pass up the opportunity to pay a measly $1.50 per game (a bargain!) for something as silly as getting to luxuriate in my soft, cushy bed until 10 on a Sunday morning and wake up feeling completely and utterly rested, I agreed to go.  Blame it on the early wake up time, but in my sleep-deprived mind this was a completely appropriate ensemble to be worn while wielding heavy balls, borrowing orthopedic-esque shoes, and bending over a bunch.  When I walked in and saw everyone else in jeans or sweatpants, I felt pretty out of place.  And to drive the matter home, I also ran into a friend who was wearing her workout gear under a tee shirt and sweats (in her defense, she was going kickboxing after her league game).  But when we went out for brunch after (well deserved I think, after bowling a personal best of 74 whole points), I felt right at home in this little getup.  There is no such thing as being too dressed up to eat a breakfast burrito while sucking down a Michelob Ultra Dragon Fruit Peach beer.


Come party here with me.

denim & stripes

{target chambray & skirt (similar) | f21 belt | steve madden boots | UO necklace | diy hat (similar)}

This outfit is sort of old news.  I wore it a few weeks ago, on Superbowl Sunday.  Not to watch the game, of course, but out to brunch with some friends.  The skirt with sneakily added leggings underneath was supremely comfy, and the belt around my waist was a constant reminder to try not to indulge in the gigantic cookie that my friend ordered at the end of the meal (yielding very little success).  And the hat?  Well, let's just say it was 20 degrees and windy - that thing wasn't coming off until well after I was already home, changed into pjs and an oversized hoodie, and snuggled under a blanket.  In other words, a typical Sunday evening for this fancy gal.


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Winter Stripes

{ON sweater (cute option -on sale!) |  target skirt (similar)  |  steve madden boots | ON scarf}

I've been a little off track from my usual outfit posting format, but Christmastime simply requires a departure from the norm to bring you some gift guides and a fancy nails how-to, (and maybe even a couple more surprises before the big day).  But just because I've been in the Christmas spirit doesn't mean I haven't been getting dressed.

In fact, between visions of sugarplum fairies dancing in my head, and dreaming of a white Christmas, I've been conjuring up ways to transition my beloved striped maxi skirt into the colder months.  Inspiration struck and I pulled some leggings on underneath, and wore this get-up to do a little shopping.  I was totally toasty, completely comfortable, and most importantly, was wearing my maxi in winter.  That's a big ol' check mark in the win-win-win column.

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