Double Dog Dare

J. Crew striped midi skirt, midi skirt with ankle boots, bucket bag, fall fashion 2015

J. Crew striped midi skirt, midi skirt with ankle boots, bucket bag, fall fashion 2015

J. Crew striped midi skirt, midi skirt with ankle boots, bucket bag, fall fashion 2015

J. Crew striped midi skirt, midi skirt with ankle boots, bucket bag, fall fashion 2015

J. Crew striped midi skirt, midi skirt with ankle boots, bucket bag, fall fashion 2015

You know how I’ve done those awesome “how to wear” posts on both ankle boots and midi skirts? Of course you do. They probably changed your life. So you must remember how in both posts I said the biggest challenge is not looking short and stumpy because both midi skirts and ankle boots can cut off your legs and make your proportions look wonky.

Look at me now, folks. Wearing both at once. A daring choice but I think it worked! How? My theory is that the vertical stripes on the skirt make me look taller, and the low cut on the boots actually shows my ankle a little bit so I don’t look like I’m wearing big boulders on my feet.

I wore my doubly daring outfit last Saturday to the mall and then to my friends’ housewarming party. They moved after we did but they actually have their shit together enough to throw a party. Meanwhile our basement still looks like we moved in last week. But I have a magical dressing room, so…I still win.

Happy weekend!

Skirt (also in solid colors!) // Boots // similar Sweater // similar Necklace // similar Bag (on sale) // Bracelet (on sale)

October To-Do List

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

midi dress, collarless jacket, Rebecca Minkoff MAC bag, navy suede pumps

Happy October, party people! In my house, today marks the first of many many viewings of Hocus Pocus. Other things that will happen this month:

1) I will spend too much time picking out the perfect pumpkin and coming up with an amazing way to carve or decorate it, and then I’ll probably do nothing and just put it out on the porch.

2) We will host a chili night where I will try to push my vegetarian chili (which is DELICIOUS) on my friends, but they’ll just want Kristin’s chili because it has bacon in it.

3) We’ll have at least 7 conversations about Halloween costumes and wait til the last minute to go shopping/crafting.

4) I’ll blow my budget on cold-weather clothes by mid-month.

5) I’ll then regret buying anything at all once I pull my sweaters and boots out of storage and realize I don’t have room for everything.

6) I’ll start writing down ideas for Christmas gifts, which I will buy on December 15th.

What are your plans for this month?

Dress (on sale) // similar Blazer // Shoes // Bag // similar Rings