Frocktober Fail

suede moto jacket, coated jeans, striped turtleneck, ankle boots, leopard bag

When: Friday // Weather: fall // Real life: work, then dinner and The Rocky Horror Show with frands

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suede moto jacket, coated jeans, striped turtleneck, ankle boots, leopard bag

suede moto jacket, coated jeans, striped turtleneck, ankle boots, leopard bag

suede moto jacket, coated jeans, striped turtleneck, ankle boots, leopard bag

suede moto jacket, coated jeans, striped turtleneck, ankle boots, leopard bag

I’d say my “Frocktober” challenge is going pretty well so far, but last Friday I had to accept defeat. I really wanted to wear a pink floral dress I got a few weeks ago (seen here), but I couldn’t get it to work. I tried it on with the suede jacket I’m wearing here and the proportions just weren’t flattering. It made me look rectangular. I tried on a few other jackets and they weren’t quite right either. The dress has flutter sleeves that would look lumpy under a cardigan, and I think it would’ve looked silly with a layer underneath.

So I went back to square one with the jacket I planned on wearing, and built this outfit around it. I ended up really loving this look, so my defeat was followed by a swift comeback.

Knowing what outfits work on me is something I’ve gotten better at over the past couple years of blogging. I used to get an idea of an outfit I thought I should wear based on how it looked on someone else (or in my head). Then I would wear it and fidget with my clothes all day because subconsciously I knew something was off. Now, I try not to be overly critical of myself, but I also accept when a particular combination doesn’t turn out the way I imagined. PERSONAL GROWTH.

Turtleneck // Jacket (on sale in beige) (seriously thinking about the burgundy version) // similar Pants // similar Boots // similar Bag // Ring

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Frocktober #2

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

When: Monday // Weather: 70s // Real life: work

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

yellow dress, tan faux leather jacket, Rebecca Minkoff leopard Love bag, yellow sunglasses

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As promised, I’m doing an unofficial “Frocktober” challenge where I remix my summery dresses into fall outfits. I thought I made this up, and then I found out that Frocktoberfest is also a festival in Australia and New Zealand where everyone wears dresses and they raise money for ovarian cancer research. To be clear, my version is less fun, less charitable, and doesn’t have a cool accent. But it still involves dresses, so there’s that.

One of the easiest ways to Frocktober-ize a dress to add a leather jacket. And that’s pretty much the end of my advice. See, told ya it was easy.

similar Dress // similar Jacket // Sunglasses // similar Bag // similar Earrings // Lipstick “Core Cora”

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