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Mondays & Giveaways

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

stripe dress with leather pockets, forever 21 bucket bag, camel coat, stacked bracelets, mint julep boutique giveaway

Dress* // similar Shirt // Shoes (on sale) // Bag // Link Bracelet // Cuff* // Coat // Lips “Orange de Chine”

You know what sucks? Mondays. You know what doesn’t suck? Giveaways. Unless you don’t win. So really, giveaways are still Mondays for the vast majority of people. But for one person, a giveaway turns a Monday into a Saturday. In case you aren’t picking up on my really obvious hints, I have a new giveaway for you this week! So get pumped, one person!!!

You could win $25 to spend at Mint Julep Boutique. That’s where I got this adorable striped dress with pointless faux leather pockets (my favorite kind of pockets). It’s really a perfect spring dress and I can’t wait to wear it while eating ice cream on a patio somewhere. But when you combine my impatience with my love for layering, you get this: a winter workwear version of my ice cream dress.

Giveaway is open to US residents only. Ends at the end of the day Sunday, Feb. 22. Read the official rules here, then enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.

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*Dress provided courtesy of Mint Julep Boutique; cuff purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

Goldilocks

windowpane coat, ann taylor LBD, faux fur scarf, gray satchel, snakeskin kitten heel pumps

windowpane coat, ann taylor LBD, faux fur scarf, gray satchel, snakeskin kitten heel pumps

windowpane coat, ann taylor LBD, faux fur scarf, gray satchel, snakeskin kitten heel pumps

windowpane coat, ann taylor LBD, faux fur scarf, gray satchel, snakeskin kitten heel pumps

windowpane coat, ann taylor LBD, faux fur scarf, gray satchel, snakeskin kitten heel pumps

I’m struggling with finding a happy medium in my work outfits. Some days I feel like I look more casual than everyone else, and other days I look like I’m going to meet the Queen. This was a Queen day. I don’t know if I should try to focus on finding that “just right” level of business casual, or if I should just hope that my back and forth outfits average out to a consistently properly dressed person.

As much as I loathe the idea of becoming a boring cliche lawyer, I’m thinking I just need to add a few more neutral office basics to my wardrobe. But fear not – I’ll mix them in with my fun stuff. And no one will stop me from curling my hair and wearing red lipstick. Because you never know when the Queen will stop by. I’m sure she comes to Indianapolis all the time on business.

Dress (extra 50% off w/ code STYLE) // similar Scarf // similar Shoes // Bag // Watch* // similar Coat

*Watch provided courtesy of Dainty Wrist Jewelry.