Category: Daily Outfit

Perfectly Red

loft red flippy skirt, peter pan collar sweater, leopard haircalf pumps, bucket bag

loft red flippy skirt, peter pan collar sweater, leopard haircalf pumps, bucket bag

loft red flippy skirt, peter pan collar sweater, leopard haircalf pumps, bucket bag

loft red flippy skirt, peter pan collar sweater, leopard haircalf pumps, bucket bag

loft red flippy skirt, peter pan collar sweater, leopard haircalf pumps, bucket bag

Last Thursday this skirt I ordered from Loft came in, just in time for me to wear it to work Friday for Go Red Day. I don’t generally make a point to “celebrate” Go Red Day, but the timing was just too good. Once I had the skirt, the rest of this outfit fell together pretty quickly, and I just loved it. Funny enough, the day I wore this outfit was the same day I vented on the blog about how I’m proud of not being perfect. Not gonna lie, I felt pretty much perfect in this and I didn’t hate the feeling.

Speaking of last Friday’s post, you guys are all WAY TOO NICE to me. Seriously, you’re the best. From now on when I’m feeling down, I’m just going to tell you that someone said something mean about me and then let you pump my ego back up. I feel like I should do a quick followup to my “Not Perfect” post though, because I’m afraid I gave off the impression that “Regina” was being horrible and rude, and that’s really not the case. The context of her comment was that she LIKES my blog and was recommending it to other people. It’s just that I’m human and it’s hard to ignore the criticism even if it’s sandwiched between two compliments. So there’s no reason to beat up on Regina. She brought traffic to my blog and gave me something to write about.

OK, so back to today’s prompt, which is: how perfect is this outfit?!

Skirt // Shoes (on sale) // similar Sweater (under $20) // Bag (under $30) // Ring // Bracelet // Coat // Lips “Orange de Chine”

Not Perfect

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

joa quilted midi skirt, knotted gingham shirt, double pearl earrings, pink suede pumps, perforated gray satchel

The other day I discovered that one of my lovely readers mentioned me on this forum where people talk about fashion blogs. She said mostly very nice things, but with the caveat that I’ve had a lot of “TOTAL misses.” Yes, “total” was in all caps. For a second I had sort of a Mean Girls-style “that’s only OK when I say it” moment. After crying over a pint of ice cream for a couple hours, I embraced the criticism.

Thank you, reader whom I shall call Regina. Thank you for noticing that I don’t conveniently forget to post my not-so-perfect outfits. Thank you for noticing that I like to experiment. Thank you for noticing that I am not willing to freeze to death just to look more fashionable.

You rock, Regina. And this outfit post is dedicated to you.

I’m not a huge fan of how it looks to have this black tee peeking out at my waist. I think a white tee would have looked a little better, but I only have a short sleeve one, and I wanted long sleeves to add some warmth. In a perfect world, I would have worn this without any shirt underneath and without tights and I would have worn it to some fabulous brunch. In June. But I wore it to work in February. I do the best I can with what I’ve got, and I share it with you no matter what.

So thanks once again to Regina and to all the rest of you for supporting me and my imperfectness. There’s plenty of faux-perfection in the blogosphere. Thank goodness you have me to screw up once in awhile (but not THAT often, right?).

similar Shirt // Skirt (on sale) // Bag // similar Shoes (on sale) // similar Sunglasses // Earrings