Rose Colored Blouse, Rose Covered Heels

Generally, all things rose are my sister's domain; it's her name after all.  Still I couldn't resist these Topshop shoes with the roses embroidered on the heels:

Fancy, right?!



Fancy, and, I guess, a little busy.  So I kept the outfit I paired them with simple.  Just culottes and a blouse:

Simple. Albeit a little wrinkly.  I love a linen blend pant, especially for summer, but you bend down to strap up your adorable, embroidered shoe and you look a mess.



A well-coordinated mess, in your rose colored blouse and rose covered heels, to be sure:

Blouse: LOFT  Pants: LOFT (similar)
Belt: LOFT (similar)  Shoes: Topshop 

But, still, a mess.



Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

Worn Two Ways: Citrus

I'm kind of obsessed with citrus-y hues like citron and grapefruit lately.  And I'm even more obsessed with wearing them together.  So much so, that I've recently worn them together two different ways:

The first outfit was for a Sunday brunch:

Top: LOFT (similar)  Skirt: thrifted (similar) 
Earrings: via Crafty Wonderland (similar) Shoes: Lollipops (similar)

Changing the look up for work required more grapefruit (because of course), so I added the cardigan. I also swapped out the earrings for a less dramatic pair:

Top: LOFT (similar)  Cardigan: Target
Skirt: thrifted (similar)  Shoes: Lollipops (similar)

To be honest, I liked both looks equally.  The colors pair well and, I think, look so fresh with the white.  But, what about you, Reader Friends?  Which outfit is your favorite?


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

Nubby Studs

Last time I wore this skirt, I wore it with chambray.  This time around, I went with blush:

Given that the eyelet is sort of sweet:

And so is the trim on the skirt, I figured I'd toughen up the look with the addition of nubby orange studs:

Because nothing says tough like nubby studs:

Skirt: thrifted (similar)  Blouse: Banana Republic  Sandals: Lollipops via yoox.com

Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

P.S. Nubby Studs is probably going to be my new band name.  I have no idea what we'll sing about!

Wrinkles and Rhinestones

Linen is great for summer; so light... so airy... so wrinkly:

Seriously.  Those wrinkles are just from bending over to buckle my sandals.  That's ridiculous.


Still, it is a nice cool fabric and it looks good with rhinestones:

And, people expect linen to be wrinkled, so they're probably not talking about you behind your back.  Or at least not to say anything other than "man, wrinkles and rhinestones are a fly combination":

Skirt: thrifted (similar) Top: Nordstrom (similar)
Necklace: BaubleBar (similar)
Lipstick: MAC Ruby Woo  Sandals: Seychelles

Fly.


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

Golden Raisin

LOFT calls the color of this cardigan "golden olive":

Cardigan: LOFT   Tank: LOFT (similar)
Skirt: thrifted  Sandals: Isola via Nordstrom

But I've decided that it's more of a "golden raisin."  Because, one, I don't think golden olives are a thing, but golden raisins totally are, and they are delicious.  And two, I consider myself an expert on olive because I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to it.  So, yeah, expert.


I guess what I'm say is, I know olive, and you, Sir, are no olive.  But, I still love you because you look great with stripes and actual olive:

And with red, and black and purple and every other color going on in this skirt.


So, yeah, this is not olive, it's golden raisin:

And it's great:

It's also sold out, unfortunately, but I do recommend it in Turquoise Bliss, which is actually teal.

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

Wavy Navy

This outfit is not just olive and navy:

No.  This is olive and wavy navy:

Please to forgive the fact that my necklace looks like I put in on in the middle of a hurricane.

And wavy navy is, as everyone knows, much fancier that just plain ol' regular navy and is therefore totally work appropriate:

You know, for a tee shirt.

Also, it's linen.  And nothing says professionalism (and wrinkles) like linen:

For the record, it's a linen-blend and therefore not that wrinkly.  Also, the wavy pattern helps disguise any wrinkles there might be.  

So, really, I'm back to my original argument that wavy navy is totes office appropriate:

Totes.

Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

Coral Fruit and Floral

As much as a love this dress, I've always felt limited in the ways I could style it:

Usually with black shoes of some sort and each wearing varied only by the presence or absence of black tights.


Then, the other day, I had an epiphany and this happened:

And it was pretty much the best thing ever.


Am I still wearing black shoes?  Yes.  And are the proportions pretty wacky?  Also yes.  But, it's also one of my favorite things I've ever put together:

Seriously, I love this outfit.



I love the cut and print of the dress and I love the coral and jade earrings with it:

Earrings: Crafty Wonderland (similar, similar, similar studs)

And don't get me started on these pants.  I, obviously, want to wear them with everything:

Dress: vintage (similar color) (similar cut) (good layering option)
Pants: LOFT  Shoes: Steve Madden (similar) (similar)

But, that's only because they go with everything.


Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

In the Pink

I usually tend to avoid pastels, but this week I've worn what is essentially baby blue, pastel peach and now pale pink:

I don't know why I'm avoiding my usual bright colors; but I can't say that I dislike it.

This outfit, especially, is one of my favorites.  The silhouette, in spite of the more fitted skirt, is flattering as heck:

Skirt & Top: thrifted  Sandals: Steve Madden

And who am I to argue with my figure being flattered, even if it's being flattered by baby pink:

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

Backwards

I'm not sure how it started, I'm sure I cribbed the idea from some blog or another, but I've become rather fond of wearing my belts backwards:

Top: LOFT  Skirt: Jones New York   Belt: Fossil   Shoes: Rieker, thrifted

So fond, in fact, that I can't even imagine wearing today's belt forward.  I mean, the front is some elastic and two snaps.  Who wants to see that?  I'm guessing no one.  And who am I to make people see things they don't want to see?  I'm not going to do that to my Reader Friends!

So a backwards belt it is:

This particular belt would probably benefit from more of a close up, but I'll just tell you that it's embroidered leather and it's too wide for many looks.  But, as you can see, it's perfect with this linen skirt that has, for some reason, the biggest belt loops ever:

It's like they were meant to be.


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

 Get the Look

Similar LOFT tank

Similar embroidered belt (here or here)

Similar huarache shoes

Literary Stylings #12: Hippie Days

As promised, the Literary Stylings Link Party is happening (and hopefully happening, if you know what I mean).

For today's look, I wore an outfit inspired by Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth:

Image via npr.org

Well, Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth and my own dear mother.  You see, I got this vest from my mom:

She sent it to me just last weekend, saying she remembers wearing vests like this during her "hippie days."  Which, if you know my mom is kind of funny because she'd still totally rock a vest like this.  But, instead of keeping if for herself, she sent it to me, because she's awesome like that.

So, what does this have to do with Sweet Tooth?  Well, the novel takes place in England in 1972.  And while the heroine of the novel, Serene, is not into the counter-culture movement, choosing instead to study "maths" at Cambridge and to later work for MI5.  Serene's sister, however, is heavily involved in the counter-culture, choosing to backpack in Morocco in lieu of college.  And during a visit to the University of Sussex Serene notes that the students there were much bigger hippies than at Cambridge.

And here you have it, my hippie-inspired outfit, but with 100% less Birkenstocks because I just can't with those:

And now it's your turn, Reader Friends.  If you were able to scrape together an outfit in the last possible minute, I'd love it if you linked up below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey