Valentine's my dear

top: Kohl's sale

skirt: J Crew clearance

shoes: Jeffery Campbell (Nordstrom Rack)  

doe necklace: [un]possible cuts

Happy Belated Valentine's Day, my dears. I threw on as many colors in the pink and red family as possible to get in the spirit. I made little treat bags for my students, who were more excited by the homework passes than the chocolate dipped pretzels. After school I met a friend for a sappy, romantic movie. It was lovely. Hope yours was too ;)

too hot for summer

 chambray button up: GAP sale

pencil skirt: JCrew sale

heels: Steve Madden sale

necklace: Francesca's 

Umm, so it's not fall. These chilly mornings have been confusing me. When I got home from work at noon, I couldn't rip these clothes off fast enough to change into something cooler. Wool skirt and heavy button up are not summer wear even if it is chilly when I leave home. I don't know what I was thinking.

pink and red all over

 skirt: jcrew clearance

top: Forever 21

belt: H&M

tights: Old Navy

heels: Jeffery Campbell

necklace: Sway

Happy Valentine's Day! I went all out with the pinks and reds today because...well why not get in the spirit of things. My students showered me with roses of all kinds. I got a real rose, a fake rose, a chocolate rose, and tons of "roses are red" poems. They are so sweet! My favorites though were the handwritten Valentine's Day notes they kept sneaking on to my desk all day long :) Cute cute cute!!! My day ended with a sappy, romantic, giggling and cryng the whole way through kind of a movie with a lovely, dear friend. Wonderful day!

And just because...a sneak peek at my newest Unpossible Cuts necklace. Love, love, love!

monochromatic

skirt: JCrew clearance

top: Old Navy sale

heels: Target

necklace: Target

Got home late and attempted to make indoor photos after dark work. Not the greatest but I just loved this monochromatic look. I actually wore this the first day of school but was unable to get a photo. 5 weeks later I am rotating back to it and was determined to get it online. Success. I had been totally inspired by the August JCrew catalog when it came out. The bold, bright colors, not a ton of patterns. Just color, all over the place.

scandalousness

top: Target
skirt: JCrew
wedges: Target
necklaces: c/o Unpossible Cuts

How scandalous is this top???? I love it!!! I bought it because the pattern is too amazing but was not sure how to wear it. Jeans seem like the obvious choice but as you can see fromt he first picture, the top is almost cropped in length. My jeans are all lower rise and I am not about to go prancing around in a cropped top and low rise jeans. I shudder to even imagine it. I needed something with a higher rise waist and this pencil skirt is perfect! The top is so loose and flowy that it needs to be paired with a body conscious bottom.

I am wearing my whimsical baubles again. I love new jewelry! You will be seeing these a lot :)

tired but fancy

Tired doesn't even begin to cover it. I wanted to get this up though. This is my "I'm going to the city to get my hair cut" outfit. I felt fancy :) Also, a few different bloggers like Kendi of Kendi Everyday and Katy of Kansas Couture have done this orange, pink, red look. I've been wanting to give it a try.

Tada!

skirt: JCrew sale
top: Kohl's clearance
platforms: Jeffery Campbell
necklaces: Sway
cardigan: GAP

mean teacher

I found an online top knot/bun tutorial that actually worked for me! Big thank you to I believe in Unicorns It was Monday and I am starting with a new class who are a bit wild. So i decided to really play up my school teacher look ;) I think I succeeded since one kid told another that I was really mean and two of my colleagues commented on how teacher-ish I looked today. It's really fun to play with different looks. I, too often, fall into my cardigan, dress, tights rut. Gotta break free now and again.

skirt: j crew
top, coat: H&M
blazer: super ancient
tights: GAP
shoes: Target

J Crew and I are now frenemies

I have long admired this fuchsia pencil skirt. I believe Kendi Everyday included it in her most recent 30 for 30. But, seeing that it was from J Crew, I immediately put it in the category of way out of my price range. I have never bought anything from J Crew. Even their clearance rack is too pricey for my miserly shopping habits (I shop often, but I shop cheap). I consider it fate that with a friend I happened to go into J Crew (with no intention to buy) and stumbled upon this amazing skirt, in my size, on clearance. Even on clearance it was more than I would typically spend on a skirt. But it is a beautiful, well made piece of clothing and I decided that it must be mine.

So YAY!!!!!!!

And TA DA!!!!!!

skirt: J Crew clearance
shirt: Anthro clearance
cardigan, belt, shoes, necklace: Target
tights: gift (thanks sis!)