6 posts tagged “todayswardrobe”

Earlier this week my friend Annie was showing me the shoes she'd just gotten from Target for her new job, and I was really amused to see the pointy-toed flats were the same shoes I had, except mine are red instead of black.

So I decided to wear them today. 

It's still too cold to go bare-legged, which is how I usually wear these shoes, so I paired them with opaque black tights instead, added my knee-length denim skirt from Ann Taylor Loft, a teal long-sleeved tee from Target, and my bead necklace souvenir from Taos.  Pretty basic, but the red shoes keep the outfit from being too boring I think.

I couldn't get to sleep until, I kid you not, 3 am, and then had to get up at 7:30, which I stretched to eight so that I could drive to work without falling asleep at the wheel.  This gave me fifteen minutes to get dressed, so the outfit's thrown together.  Thank God it's (casual) Friday.  I'm wearing:

• Contoured Bootcut jeans from Banana Republic
• Black leather ankle boots from JC Penney
• Raisin stretch v-neck tee from Ann Taylor Loft
• Brown military-ish shirt/jacket from Roots
  
• Blue-black bead necklace from an artisan in Taos

No makeup, so I look half-dead, but I was tired enough this morning that the mascara would have gone everywhere except on my eyelashes.

I'm in what I'm coming to think of as my autumn/winter casual friday/weekend uniform: knee-length skirt, opaque tights, ballet flats or flat boots, t-shirt or sweater.  Today it's a black corduroy skirt (yes, I do wear it a lot), black tights with a diamond texture, black ballet flats, and a silver threadless t-shirt.  The temperatures are finally going to drop out here on the East Coast over the weekend, and I might have to retire the t-shirts and go back to the sweaters more often.

Threadless has been tempting me.  They've got their t-shirts at $10 for the holidays, and I already took advantage of that for a couple of my friends, but I keep looking to see if there's anything I want too.

Yesterday, I was cooking and my outfit was nothing to write home about - blue jeans, classic bootcut, from the Gap and a navy blue Threadless t-shirt.  Didn't go outside at all, though, so it didn't much matter.

Today I wore the same corduroy skirt from H&M that I was in on Wednesday, black textured tights, a silver Threadless tee, and black leather ballet flats.  Very much weekend-wear, but I was only heading out to see a movie.  Aside: Daniel Craig is quite possibly the best James Bond ever.  Ever.  Yes, even better than Sean Connery.

I got stopped on my way to work this morning and told by a jogger that she sees me every morning, and I always pull together the nicest outfits.  I was surprised, because I woke up with a splitting headache and today's outfit was very much tossed together.

I'm wearing an ivory cowl-neck, cable-knit sweater from Deb (yes, the juniors shop) that I picked up a few years ago on clearance.  A black corduroy skirt from H&M.  A pair of heavy textured black tights from Ellen Tracy.  Since I was walking I was in my Sketchers tennis shoes, but now I'm in a pair of Audrey Brooke black pumps with a cool buckle detail across the toe.  That's it. 

It's good to know I'm doing well even on my off days. :)

I tend to spam the What Are You Wearing? thread at Shiny Fashion Forums, so I figured I'd just do it here instead.  Plus, today's outfit is an example of how inexpensive can look pretty good (not that I have any pictures to prove it! Moving along...)

I started with an ivory shirt with pintucks, a Peter Pan collar, and theoretically puffed sleeves (they're only puffed if you have arms like sticks).  Paul & Joe for Target, $24  It's a little sheer, though, and it's cold, so I layered a red v-neck sweater over the top of that.  H&M, $25  On the bottom are a simple pair of bootcut pants with stretch in British Khaki.  St. John's Bay from JC Penney, $36. The shoes are the most expensive part of the outfit; I'm wearing my Sofft kiltie loafer pumps in bronze metallic, and they were $89.  I blogged them earlier, so you can find a picture of those in an earlier post.

I've had the ivory shirt since summer, but hadn't worn it because I couldn't find a camisole I liked to wear under it, and the sleeves are rather tight.  It works well as a layering piece, though; a snug sweater over the top makes me look less like I have lumberjack arms.

No accessories, because I was in a rush this morning, and hair and makeup is very simple.  Hair's second day, and I just ran a brush through it and finger-combed it once I got to the office.  Makeup is Maybelline Dream Mousse foundation, Sonia Kashuk powder, L'Oreal True Match blush, Maybelline Lash Discovery mascara, and Sonia Kashuk lip gloss.

All in all, though, I'm pleased with it, even though I look like a cross between my mother and a J. Crew ad.