Freeze Baby

Dress: Do & Be. Jacket: thrift.  Boots: Rampage.  Tights: Macy’s.  Purse: Jimmy Choo.

What a dreadful day for a dress!  With wind chill it was only 3 degrees in Cincinnati this morning and my freeze-baby ways were most irritating.  However, this was one of the few outfits I actually picked out the evening before work, so I was determined not to change my plans.  I adjusted to the temp by wearing some fabulously worn & warm fleece pants under my dress while I traveled to work this morning.  Don’t worry – I took them off when I arrived @ the office!

Baby Dots

Studded Cardigan: Banana Republic.  Dress: BCBG.  Tights: Simply Vera.  Shoes: Michael Kors.

 

 

If you’re someone who wants to try out an all over pattern, but are nervous about being overwhelmed by the print, I suggest starting with a small print (like the subtle dot pattern in this dress!).  Then, move to bigger, bolder, and more colorful prints as you gain confidence with fun patterns and figure out what works best for you.

Once you’ve mastered wearing all types of patterns, the next step is to start mixing those patterns!!

Winter Wearable

 Dress: Newport News.  Ruffle Sweater: Chadwicks.  Belt: NY & Co.  Leggings: Forever XXI.  Boots: Gianni Bini.

Hope everyone’s turkey day was fabulous!  I spent a lot of time cooking, eating, laughing, and enjoying friends and family.  Now, I’m breaking out the Christmas decorations, holiday music, and cookie recipes!

When the weather is cold and Christmas is just around the corner, I know it’s time for layering.  I took this light t-shirt dress and made it winter wearable simply by adding a cardigan, leggings, and boots!

Find my roses!

 

I definitely went neutral today, with just a pinch of red wine color in the necklace and shoes.  I also chose fun rose detailed tights to match my rosebud detailed cardigan.  I’m a flower today!

 

Your opinion?

 

This dress was another fabulous Cincinnati swap item.  I’ve admired it on Kasmira for quite some time, so was so happy to snag it for myself!

I’m next planning on wearing it with some colored tights and possibly a fun cropped jacket.

How would you wear this dress?

“The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color.” ~Hans Hofmann

Heels: Jessica Simpson.  Necklace: Francesca’s. Dress: Faith Passion.

I wanted to mix this dress with a contrasting color, but didn’t want to overkill it since the dress itself was so bright and pattern filled.  I decided on blue and mixed in a bold necklace and studded blue heels.

Some other red / blue combos of mine over the years:

Color Combinations

Dress: George. Cropped Cardigan: Chadwicks.  Purse: Nine West.  Purple Suede-Like Shoes: H&M.  Necklace: Thrift

 

Mismatch of the day: blue and purple!  I truly love the contrast of blue and purple, and find it an easy combination to work with.  For my neutrals today, I stuck with brown and white.

My color wheel of inspiration:

 

What are your favorite color combos?

Peekaboo Blue

Dress: Bisou Bisou.  Belt: NY & Co.  Watch: Guess.  Bracelet: ?  Shoes: Michael Kors.

Last time I wore this dress, I wore it with blue.  This time I was still feeling the blue accent vibe, but decided to go much simpler with it.  I stuck with neutral accessories (belt & shoes) and just added just a couple peekaboo blue items with the jewelry.

  

Day and Evening

Dress: Forever XXI.  Beaded sandals: Steve Madden. 

Print Top: Michael Kors.  Jeans: NY & Co.  Navy criss-cross wedges: Nicole Miller.  Bracelet: Forever XXI.  Rose hairclip: ?

  

It was my boyfriend’s birthday last Friday and although we unfortunately had to drag our butts to work during the day, we had a lovely Friday evening out and spent the rest of the weekend relaxing, spending time outdoors, and visiting family.

Typically, when I go out in the evening - I reinvent what I wore during the day to make it evening appropriate.  This time however, I only kept my rose hairclip and changed up everything else!  I somewhat stayed with the same color palate if that counts for anything…

Print Dress Remix

Cardigan: Chadwicks.  Heels: Nine West.  Belt: ?.  Cream tank: Daisy Fuentes.  Necklace: NY & Co.  Dress: Faith Passion.

Print can often be daunting to mix and match, particularly all over print.  It may feel like there is so much going on that you don’t want to overwhelm by adding more too it.  That said – I think there are plenty of ways to mix and match with print and am teaching myself to live this lesson through this very dress!

I’ve definitely changed things up a bit since when I first started wearing this dress.  I still love it by itself, but have had a bit more fun with it the last year or so mixing it up in a new light.

THEN – PRETTY BASIC:

SOMETIME IN BETWEEN - A LITTLE INTEREST:

NOW - ALL MIXED UP: