I decided I hadn't been wearing enough brown lately, and made a conscious decision to wear more.
Also, this is one of those nice new Merona t-shirts I got a couple weeks ago - they're like the Old Navy ones used to be, but better! (Longer sleeves, higher neck, good length, thicker fabric...)
I love cardigans. Mostly I have them in basic colors like black and brown so I can just throw them on over anything, but I got this purple one on a whim and it makes me so happy!
I just could not get a good picture of this outfit! Sorry, this'll have to do. My new sandals came in the mail two days before, so I was excited to wear them with a skirt.
This shirt is another of my Ross finds. It looked weird on the hanger, but I liked the pattern, so I took it to the dressing room with me. Turns out it was awesome and very flattering. I probably should have adjusted the neck a little before taking the picture, but it really did fall very nicely.
I love going to Ross, it's like a treasure hunt, and you never know what they'll have in stock. The one closest to me is usually pretty slim pickings, but I took a look last weekend and managed to find a couple nice things. One was this shirt (sold at Ross for almost a third of its retail price - score!).
Later my husband and I went out, so I just changed into jeans and some other shoes. It was a beautiful warm night and I ended up not needing the sweater I carried.
Can I complain about Old Navy for a minute? I have a couple drawers filled with their basic short- and long-sleeved t-shirts. I pick up a few new ones every year, as old ones get retired and they come out with new colors. The original shirts I started buying several years ago were excellent. They were long enough, a good weight, and fit really nicely, with the right amount of stretch to them, etc. This year's shirts, both long- and short-sleeved, have been terrible. They are very thin fabric, the sleeves (on the short-sleeved ones) are much shorter, and the necklines are so low they are almost unfit to wear in public. Case in point: today's outfit. This shirt really needs something under it, and if I wear it again there will be a camisole under there. Of course, the last thing I want to do in the summer is add another layer, so these might be retired until the early fall.
I've been thinking of getting rid of this sweater (and the other one I have in pink), but decided to give it another try. The cable knit stretches weird over my chest, but other than that it fits nicely in terms of length and neckline, etc. What do you think, should it stay or should it go?
Wrap tops are also a style I often avoid. Whoever said wraps are universally flattering is a liar. When I tried this on in the store it was also unflattering, but I figured with a camisole under it to hold the two flaps of the wrap where they needed to be, it wouldn't be so bad. I also love the longer length of the sleves, which are not quite 3/4 sleeves but definitely longer than short sleeves. I wore this for a busy day filled with important meetings, and felt comfortable and confident all day.
Here's one without the sweater. But I always have a sweater with me, even on the hottest days of summer, because as long as I'm someplace with air conditioning I know I'll be cold.
I wear a lot of brown. I used to wear a lot of black, but I think lately brown has won out. I guess it's true, brown is the new black. Also, this shirt makes me nervous because you can pretty much see through it. But I guess it's okay with a sweater on top...
My rainy black and gray week ended on a non-rainy note, but I continued with the colors anyway.
I don't wear a lot of jewelry usually, so I feel like these long earrings are pretty unique for me. They're from the etsy seller loopsdesigns - I love all her stuff!
To add a bit of color, I wore these turquoise earrings my mom brought me from Arizona or somewhere in the southwest.
I'm not sure why all my pictures are coming out blurry now. Any ideas? I'm sure it's that the camera is trying to auto-focus on something that's closer than I am...
This picture is a little blurry when you view it at its larger size. I got a clearer shot, but my feet are cut off. I'll get the hang of it eventually!
