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Merry & Bright

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

yellow trench, black shirtdress, target plaid scarf, tan suede boots, navy quilted bag

Is it too early to start making Christmas song references in my titles? If it helps, “merry & bright” just refers to this coat. I’ve had it for years and it’s always a compliment attractor. But I don’t really wear it for the compliments; I wear it because a cheerfully colored coat is the perfect antidote to cold, gloomy weather. One with a fun pattern works too. I try to get a new coat every year so I have something to look forward to. This year I have my eye on this mint green one – pretty great, right?

similar Coat (and more below) // Scarf (under $20) // similar Dress (on sale) // similar Boots // similar Sunglasses // Bag (on sale in black) // Watch* // similar Ring* (under $10) // Nails

*Watch provided courtesy of Timex; ring purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M.

Circle City

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

embellished tee, skinny black pants, army green jacket, red d'orsay pumps, chanel la flamboyant lipstick, express navy quilted bag

Indianapolis is called the “Circle City” because we have a big monument in the middle of downtown, and there’s a traffic circle that goes around it. I know we’re not the only place that has circles around symbolic structures, but we’re still claiming the nickname. My new gig is barely a block away from Monument Circle, and one day last week it was unseasonably warm so I picked up lunch and sat on the steps of the monument to eat. It was pretty much the real-life, Indianapolis version of Blair Waldorf sitting on the steps of the Met (Gossip Girl fans, anyone?).

Technically, these photos were taken after work, not at lunch. To get a mental image of what I looked like at lunch, just imagine my shoes on the ground next to me and me shoveling Chipotle guacamole into my face. So sexy, I know.

Top (on sale) // similar Jacket // similar Pants // similar Shoes // Bag // Bracelet // Lips “La Flamboyante”