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Mixing and Matching
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BANANA REPUBLIC V-Neck Pullover, old [SIMILAR] | DANIEL RAINN Floral Tunic, Old | LOFT Skinny Ankle Pants in Marisa Fit | ENZO ANGIOLINI Finton Pumps | GIGI NY All in One Bag | KENDRA SCOTT Elle Earrings in Slate | BAUBLEBAR Pave Links Bracelet, old [SIMILAR], Slim Hinge Bangle, Old [SIMILAR] | GORJANA Zion Necklace | MAC Lipstick in Faux | ESSIE Under Where?
Is it just me or was that weekend shorter than normal?!?! I know bad joke, but hopefully everyone remembered to spring their clocks forward Sunday. Our Sunday was nothing but rain, which was actually quite fine for me. I haven’t been home on a weekend for a while and I had plenty to catch up on around the house! Now it is time to gear up for another work week! The beginning of spring is a great time to pull out some of my layering pieces for the office. We have occasional warm days, so I have started pulling out some of my warm weather items like this floral blouse. This blouse is something I normally wear on weekends in the summer with jeans or shorts, but I was determined to find something I could wear it with for the office. A thin pull-over sweater is one of my top transitional weather pieces for layering. I try to add a new pullover sweater color every year. I purchased this Banana Republic sweater last fall because I knew the color would work well with some of the prints I already owned. I like the shorter length to allow another top to peak from the bottom, and how the v-neck allows for the collar detailing of the floral blouse to show through too. The floral blouse is actually sheer which I liked for layering because it did not feel too heavy underneath the pullover sweater. If you are trying to get some more uses out of the items in your closet, layering them up is a great way to do it. The easiest way to start is by mixing a print and a solid with a similar color palate like the purple flowers on the print and the purple sweater. You can even flip and wear a printed top over a solid bottom layer. If you want to create a similar look, but do not have a pull-over, try buttoning up a cardigan leaving a few top buttons open. Now head to those closets and start mixing and matching, and if you are feeling really brave mix two patterned prints together!
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The Backup Plan
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PLEIONE Print Roll Sleeve Blouse | LOFT Scuba Pencil Skirt | SOLE SOCIETY Kimber Wedge Sandal | GIGI NY All in One Bag | GORJANA Zion Necklace, Chloe Large Studs, Mika Necklace | BAUBLEBAR slim Hinge Bangle, Old [SIMILAR] | RAYBAN Original Aviator Sunglasses | STILA Stay All Day Lipstick in Fiery | ESSIE Fiji
You ever have those days where you stand in your closet completely undecided on what to wear? Or what usually happens to me, the outfit you had planned has one or more parts in the laundry basket? As frustrating as this is, I also have put together some of the most fabulous outfits in this moment. I am usually more experimental in mixing up pieces and often do not have the time to second guess or overthink an outfit decision. My look today is one of those last minute outfits for me. This top pairs amazingly with the skinny Loft moto pants that I wear on the weekly. When they are dirty which they very often are, I have to go for the backup plan. I have recently fallen in love with pairing my tunics with pencil skirts, so why not try out this checked print blouse with my top go to black pencil skirt from Loft. This is my second tunic blouse from Pleione, the first an amazing mixed media tunic. I love the cut and fit of their tops. I was actually on my way to check out at Nordstrom when I saw this top. The print initially drew me in, and when I saw that the brand was one I had a good experience with, I had to try it on. Definitely, a print I see wearing well into fall this year. With this outfit, I decided to break away from the normal black pumps and pencil skirt rut I sometimes fall into when rushed to get dressed in the morning. I love my pumps, but at the end of winter I am always itching to get back in my sandals and wedges. These wedges looked great a few weeks back with skinny jeans, and I am really liking how they pair with pencil skirts. A nice break from the usual, and often expected black pump.
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Customized to Perfection
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ESHAKTI Ponte Sheath Dress c/o | STEVE MADDEN Nala Platform Pumps | ELAINE TURNER Bella Chocolate Python Clutch | KENDRA SCOTT Skylar Earrings in Tiger’s Eye | GORJANA Zion Necklace | BAUBLEBAR Slim Hinge Bangle, Old [SIMILAR] Mini Pave Links Bracelet, Old [SIMILAR] | MAC Lipstick in Faux | ESSIE Fiji
I love dresses! I have an entire Pinterest style board dedicated solely to beautiful dresses. Sometimes I think that if I owned enough, I would wear a dress everyday! A couple years ago, I set out on a quest to increase the number of work dresses I own. When I looked at the dresses already in my closet, almost all of them were sleeveless or cap sleeve. So I decided to try to buy more dresses with a short to 3/4 length sleeve length that I could wear more easily across different seasons. I found tons of dresses I loved with cap sleeves or sleeveless, but short and 3/4 length sleeves was not so easy. Then I found eShakti, an online boutique that allows you to customize dresses to fit your needs. Depending on the dress you select, you can change the sleeve, neckline, and length. Warning, you will spend hours on this site playing with all the options! You can also enter your measurements to have the clothes made just for you. My alterations lady is not going to be happy, but I’m thrilled to find a website with such a cool customization feature. The dress in today’s post, originally started as a cap sleeve, below the knee dress. I loved the color and style of the dress (and that it has pockets!!!), so I decided to try out the customization feature and order it with an elbow length sleeve. But I just couldn’t stop there. I’m on the petite side, and prefer dresses that are just above the knee, so I also decided to change the length of the dress to above the knee. I am really pleased with the result, a gorgeous work dress with a shorter sleeve. Exactly what I have spent months trying to find, delivered to my front door about a week after placing my customized order.
As a special treat for my readers, eShakti is giving you an extra 10% off with promotional code ladyinviolet valid through March 13, 2015. Promotional code is not applicable on clearance/sale, gift card, or overstock categories. In addition to dresses, they also have skirts and tops you can customize to your style.
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Versatile to a T + GIVEAWAY!
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THE MINT JULEP BOUTIQUE Straight Path Top c/o | LOFT Scuba Pencil Skirt | ENZO ANGIOLINI Finton Pumps | ELAINE TURNER Bella Black Clutch with Gold Quilting*ON SALE | KENDRA SCOTT Elle Earrings in Slate | GORJANA Mika Necklace | BAUBLEBAR Slim Hinge Bangle, Old [SIMILAR] Mini Pave Bracelet, old [SIMILAR] | MAC Lipstick in Faux | ESSIE Fiji
When I originally ordered this top I envisioned how amazing it would look with my black skinny jeans and wedges for spring. I also had visions of pairing it with black dress shorts for summer and my favorite skinny work pants for the office. The day it arrived I was wearing my black pencil skirt, so I tried them on together. The two went together seamlessly. I love versatile pieces and this top is the epitome of office chic to weekend glam! I was really drawn to the small print down the middle of this top. With versatile pieces, you tend to think solid colors, so to find one with a small print was exciting! I think the straight line will look really cool when mixed with a long black or gray cardigan, so I can keep wearing this top on into fall later this year. Untucked this top is about tunic length, and looks AMAZING with skinny jeans!! Yeah I know, I get ridiculously excited when I find a super versatile piece!!
Mint Julep Boutique has tons of gorgeous and versatile pieces and do not even get me started on their fabulous dress section!! AND THE BEST PART, Mint Julep Boutique is going to give one of my readers a $25 gift card!! The giveaway will run until Sunday and is open to US Residents only. Enter using the Rafflecopter below, the winner will be announced on the blog next week. Good Luck!
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