Tag: ootd

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.

Covered-Up Confidence

open back sweater, dark jeggings, shooties, leopard foldover clutch, pretzel earrings

I swear I’m not pregnant. It was just a gust of wind combined with a swingy sweater.

open back sweater, dark jeggings, shooties, leopard foldover clutch, pretzel earrings

open back sweater, dark jeggings, shooties, leopard foldover clutch, pretzel earrings

See? Definitely not pregnant. (Those Pure Barre classes are really paying off, too!)

open back sweater, dark jeggings, shooties, leopard foldover clutch, pretzel earrings

open back sweater, dark jeggings, shooties, leopard foldover clutch, pretzel earrings

This was last week’s Friday night outfit. Yes, as in Halloween. I know…I’m boring. But I figure my borderline Pentecostal outfit makes up for all the girls who use Halloween as an excuse to dress like strippers. (“I’m a mouse, duh!”) But wait – sexy shoes! Yes. But even those didn’t last all night. I wore them for a few hours, and then it started SNOWING. I wasn’t about to be the girl wearing open-toed shoes in the snow, so I changed into more substantial boots for the rest of the night. So yeah, the tiny bit of sexy I DID have going quickly disappeared.

But for the record, I still felt fabulous and confident. And what’s sexier than confidence, right? I think I heard Sofia Vergara say that one time, so it must be true. That Plain Jane doesn’t have much else going for her. Hopefully she at least dressed up special for Halloween.

Sweater // Jeans // Shoes (on sale) // similar Clutch // Earrings* // Watch* // Nails // Lips “La Flamboyante”

*Earrings purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop; watch provided courtesy of Dainty Wrist Jewelry.