Tag: business casual

Plum Crazy

madewell silk dress, black collarless blazer, chinchilly nails, studded boots, blush bag, pave midi ring

madewell silk dress, black collarless blazer, chinchilly nails, studded boots, blush bag, pave midi ring

madewell silk dress, black collarless blazer, chinchilly nails, studded boots, blush bag, pave midi ring

madewell silk dress, black collarless blazer, chinchilly nails, studded boots, blush bag, pave midi ring

madewell silk dress, black collarless blazer, chinchilly nails, studded boots, blush bag, pave midi ring

I know I’ve gone on record warning everyone about the dangers of going straight for the clearance rack, but that’s exactly what led to my buying this dress. Look, if I wrote the rule, I can break it. Sometimes you just have to buy a pretty dress for no reason. This dress is actually even prettier than it looks here – the sleeves are sheer and fluttery and princessy – but I wanted to wear it to work so I added my most serious looking lawyer jacket. But then I still felt too dressy, which is why I added these kind of punk rock boots. The moral of this story is: if I hadn’t made an impulse purchase from the clearance rack, I never could have lived out my dreams of being a royal rock star attorney. And that would have been a shame.

Dress (on sale) // similar Jacket* (on sale) // similar Boots // Bag // Ring* // similar Earrings // Nails

*Jacket purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M; ring purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

With Cream

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

I like my LBDs how I like my coffee – with a healthy dose of cream.

Just kidding. That’s too cheesy even for me. Although I do take cream in my coffee. And I do dig this black and cream combo. I think this dress is going to be a great standalone for a quasi-fancy event in the spring or summer, but in the meantime I’m figuring out how to get away with it at work in the winter. For the full effect, try to picture me sitting at a desk doing lawyerly things. And drinking my creamy coffee, of course.

similar Dress // similar Sweater // Shoes // Bag (tote version) // Bracelet* // similar Earrings // Lips “Crush”

Have another cup. It’s the Real Life Remix…

black and white, ann taylor dress, windowpane satchel, burgundy quilted flats

*Bracelet provided courtesy of Dainty Wrist Jewelry.