Tag: fall fashion 2014

Only Temporary

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I’ve been working a temp job this week – data entry, scanning and shredding documents, that kind of thing. I started this temp job the day after I became an officially licensed attorney. If there’s some kind of attorney pride that’s supposed to make me feel “above” simple office work, well…I don’t have it. Instead I have pride in the fact that I always pay my bills on time, and if I want to continue doing that, I gotta make a little money. So that’s what I’m doing.

As an added bonus, a job (temporary or not) gives me an excuse to get out of bed and put on real clothes such as these. Keep your fingers crossed that soon I’ll have a more permanent reason to get dressed!

similar Jacket* // Scarf // similar Dress (on sale) // Bag // similar Shoes* (on sale) // Lips “Crush”

*Jacket purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M; shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Asos.

5 Unexpected Ways to Wear Plaid

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I know fall technically started in September, but most of September still felt pretty summery to me. But October is, like, LEGIT fall, so I decided it was a good time to do a fall-tastic “How to Wear” post. And what’s more fall-tastic than plaid? Well, pumpkins, I suppose, but you can’t wear pumpkins. So plaid it is.

Plaid is a little masculine compared to my usual style, so last fall and winter I came up with several more unique ways to mix it into my cold-weather wardrobe. Enjoy!

With Leather

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A little leather makes everything better. Well, maybe not everything. But it does add a nice edge to flannel.

Mixing Prints

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Plaid + stripes is a cool but not too wacky combo.

With Fur

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Faux fur, of course! This particular combo is perfect for the holidays. Or a Tuesday.

Girly

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Part of what I liked about this top was the girly ruffles, but you can make any plaid more feminine with red lips or the right accessories.

Layered

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Look closely: There’s a chambray shirt under the flannel one. That extra layer creates visual interest AND it’s more practical for super cold days.

And the obvious option…

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If all that is too “out there” for you, just throw a classic red plaid in with your basic fall neutrals.

Now that you’re properly inspired, here are a bunch of plaid pieces from Shopbop* you can add to your wardrobe right now! (Links are below.)

Mad for Plaid!

Madewell plaid shirts, all under $75

See more short jackets & long coats

Plaid skirts of all lengths and silhouettes

Lots of cozy cardigans

And a plaid scarf to top it off

*Shopbop is current sponsor of this blog.