Striped shirt and red legs

Yes, I actually wore this outfit recently. I couldn't believe I had to wear a long-sleeved shirt and tights at the end of spring. This was only the third time I've worn these red tights. (The other two are here and here.) I have no trouble wearing bright shirts, pants and skirts, but I still can't figure out what to do with bright tights. Also, it doesn't help that they feel very Christmas-y, which makes it difficult to find anything appropriate to wear them with outside of winter.

Striped shirt: H&M

Faux leather skirt: H&M

Red tights: American Apparel

Black flats: Kathy flats from ShoeMint

Black necklace: Urban Outfitters

White bracelet: H&M

Gold watch: free from a family member

Spring weather

Once again, we had another day of absurdly gorgeous weather - although to be fair, I consider 55 degrees to be absurdly gorgeous when it's winter, but 55 degrees in summer is absolutely freezing. I wore this on Sunday to take a tour of a children's hospital that's going to open soon in North Portland. My aunt has been doing fundraising for it for years, so it was fun to go see the finished product of the hard work that she and all the other employees have put into it for the last few years. It's full of bright colors, open spaces, and cheerful photography - it's a truly beautiful place for children fighting illnesses to convalesce.

Floral dress: Target

Camel-colored blazer: Forever 21

Red tights: American Apparel

Blue boots: Steve Madden Carnaby from Zappos

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry (won in a giveaway)

Gold leaf cuff: In Pink

Red legs

I've been wanting an opportunity to wear my new red tights, but have had trouble finding an appropriate outfit to wear them with. For all my love of bright colors, it turns out there's something very intimidating about wearing bright colors on your legs and not just on a skirt or a top. So I went on Chictopia to see how other people styled their red tights, and saw that most people wore them with black clothes. It's a safe pairing - one I was happy to try for my first time wearing such eye-watering tights. (I did wear purple tights on Thanksgiving, but they didn't feel quite as shocking as these red ones.) I've had this black skirt for a year, and - I'm almost embarrassed to admit this - have never worn it. I have a very full closet, and sometimes things just get lost in there :) I think the pretty lace detailing on the skirt is a nice contrast to the shocking tights.

Sweater: can't remember

Jacket: Forever 21 brand from Jen Loves Kev's closet sale

Skirt: thrifted from Rerun

Tights: American Apparel

Boots: Lulu's

Scarf and belt: thrifted

Necklaces: Forever 21 and Dress Barn

Bracelets: H&M

Purse: thrifted from Salvation Army