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J. Crew polka dot midi, lace sleeve blouse, red bag, Madewell necklace

J. Crew polka dot midi, lace sleeve blouse, red bag, Madewell necklace

J. Crew polka dot midi, lace sleeve blouse, red bag, Madewell necklace

J. Crew polka dot midi, lace sleeve blouse, red bag, Madewell necklace

J. Crew polka dot midi, lace sleeve blouse, red bag, Madewell necklace

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I leave for my first ever work trip in a couple days, and the most important part (outfit planning) has already begun! It’s a big international conference in Florida, so there are lots of factors to think about: I’ll be in CLE classes during the day (business casual), but at cocktail parties in the evenings (more fun); it’ll be 90 million degrees outside, but over-air-conditioned inside; I want to look nice and make a good impression, but I also want to be comfortable while I’m on my feet all day. In other words, there will be a lot of dresses with blazers, and lots of cute flats. In other other words, I’ll be checking a giant bag filled with like 10 outfits for 5 days. DON’T JUDGE ME. Those of you who are experienced business travelers – give me your best survival tips!

Meanwhile, I forgot to plan what I’m wearing to work tomorrow. Whoops. Anyway, here’s what I wore yesterday. This outfit came into existence because I happened to be wearing this skirt when this top came in the mail and I realized they looked good together. If only everything were that easy.

Top (on sale) // Skirt (on sale) // Bag // Necklace (on sale) // similar Shoes // similar Sunglasses

P.S. Need more ideas on how to style your midi skirt? Check out this popular post!

Reverse Dorothy

gingham shoes, red wrap dress, quilted bag, lawyer style blog, business casual

gingham shoes, red wrap dress, quilted bag, lawyer style blog, business casual

gingham shoes, red wrap dress, quilted bag, lawyer style blog, business casual

gingham shoes, red wrap dress, quilted bag, lawyer style blog, business casual

gingham shoes, red wrap dress, quilted bag, lawyer style blog, business casual

I know you’ve already seen me wear these shoes, but I haven’t told you the story of when I bought them! It was the weekend the new season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was released, and we had a couple friends over for a marathon. I can only stare at a screen for so long before I need to stare at another screen (hey, I technically count as a “millennial”), so I got out my laptop and started perusing that day’s Ann Taylor sale.

I spotted these gingham pumps and showed them to my friend Damon who happens to be a huge Wizard of Oz fan. He encouraged me to buy them and wear them with a red dress – it would be a “reverse Dorothy”! We then realized “reverse Dorothy” sounded like a sex position and it didn’t seem appropriate to think of young Judy Garland like that, but still…here’s my reverse Dorothy outfit. Thanks for the inspiration, Damon!

similar Dress // Shoes (on sale) // Cardigan // similar Sunglasses // similar Bag (on sale) // Ring