Showing posts with label Red circle skirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red circle skirt. Show all posts
Monday, December 24, 2012

I'm dreaming of a non-rainy Christmas


All I want for Christmas is a rain-free day. Okay, that's not true - I also want some cool shoes, and books, and The Avengers on DVD. But a rain-free day is high on my list, because we haven't had one of those in a while.

This skirt just screams "Christmas" to me, so I wore it practically the same way as I did this time last year. (And after looking at that old post, I really miss my red hair.)

I hope all of you have a merry Christmas!

Turtleneck: Kohl's
Skirt: vintage, from an antique show
Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's
Earrings and bracelet: gift
Belt: thrifted
Friday, March 16, 2012

Simple outfit


I loved this outfit so much, and I'm a little sad that these photos didn't capture just how cute it felt to me. It was fairly simple, and I think that's why I liked it so much, because I very rarely wear simple outfits.

I'm really looking forward to the weekend. I've been sick all week, so I can't wait to lounge around tomorrow and maybe watch an entire season of Scrubs (I just started watching it on Netflix - it's hilarious) and drink a few pots of tea. Weekends are usually when I cram in all my social activities, but sometimes it's nice just to spend a Saturday doing absolutely nothing.



Beige sweater: thrifted
Denim skirt: Gap
Red trench coat: Calvin Klein from Costco
Black tights: American Apparel
Black flats: Kathy flats from ShoeMint
Leopard print hat: Albertus Swanepoel for Target
Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway
Gold watch: free from a family member
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Lumberjack lady


What you can't see in the top photo is how rainy and windy it was when we took it - though you can definitely see the effects of the wind in the photo below. It was my own special Marilyn moment, and it was too funny not to include. (Plus, it would have felt weird to have a post with only one photo.)

I felt a bit like a lumberjack in this outfit, with the men's green wool shirt and thick socks, but the pearl necklace (which is hard to see in these photos) and the skirt felt very ladylike. Sometimes I appreciate how deceptive photography can be - in reality, this shirt (which was borrowed from Josh and was several sizes too big for me) made my upper body look fairly burly, but thankfully I don't look too brawny in these pictures.


Green shirt: borrowed from Josh (originally from Costco)
Red plaid circle skirt: vintage, from an antique show
Brown boots: TJ Maxx
Red hat: thrifted from Village Merchants
Pearl necklace: from my mom
Brown belt: thrifted from Goodwill
Monday, January 30, 2012

Traditions


Sundays are full of traditions. Over breakfast Josh and I drink some tea, and afterwards walk the dog together. Then we head to church, take outfit photos at a pretty nearby park, and visit Costco for our weekly cheap date. (We go on other dates to fancier places, of course! But you can't beat a $3 lunch.) We like to wander around Costco afterwards and usually end up buying something we don't need but think is really cool, like a ten-pound coffee table book about astronomy. After that Josh heads home to play video games, and I go to my grandma's house for afternoon coffee. She provides drinks and desserts, and she, my aunts, my mom, other various guests and I sit around and eat, drink, talk and laugh. (Very loudly. We are, above all, extremely enthusiastic in the way we talk, laugh, and live.) I'm not usually one for routines, but I look forward to Sundays every week because they're just so pleasant.

And yes, I wore this outfit on a Sunday. That's your connection between what I wrote and these photos. Obviously I didn't have anything to say about my outfit :)




Red top: free from a friend of my aunt
Red plaid circle skirt: vintage, from an antique show
Red trench coat: Calvin Klein from Costco
Brown men's hat: gift from my dad, from a shop in York, England
Gray infinity scarf: self-made
Gold necklace: Dress Barn
Brown belt: thrifted from Goodwill
Brown tights: Forever 21
Brown boots: TJ Maxx
Friday, December 16, 2011

Monogrammed


This outfit looks very Christmas-y, which was totally unintentional. I just wanted to wear something cozy on a cold winter day, and it turned out that the pieces I put together were red and green. I love the giant red "S" pin - my mom got it for me at an antiques show a few years ago, and I rediscovered it last week when I found it pinned to one of my winter coats. I don't normally go for anything that's monogrammed (it feels too formal to me), but this pin is just the right mix of classy and quirky.



Sweater: free from a family member
Skirt: antiques show at the Expo Center
Boots: Jessica Simpson from Macy's
"S" pin: vintage, gift from my mom
Belt: thrifted from Goodwill
Bracelet: gift, from Italy
Tights: Forever 21
Monday, November 7, 2011

Alpine


When I put on this outfit Josh said, "You look like you're going to go hiking in the Alps." I knew what he meant. Although this outfit would be entirely impractical for hiking, it does kind of look like something a woman from the 1940's would have worn at an Alpine ski lodge. ("Kind of" being the operative phrase there - I have a feeling women from the 1940's didn't embrace the dorkiness that is slouchy socks worn with tights, or blazers with sleeves that aren't long enough. But I bet they would have worn skirts like this one - and that may just be where the similarities end.)



Turtleneck: Kohl's
Skirt: Vintage, from an antique show
Blazer: thrifted
Hat: from my dad, from a hat shop in York, England
Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx
Belt: thrifted from Goodwill
Tights: Forever 21
Socks: Gap
Boots: Crossroads Trading Co.
 
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