lavender lately

 dress; Rory Becca for Forever 21

sweater: GAP clearance

boots: Simply Vera Wang from Kohl's

necklace: Unpossible Cuts

I have worn this dress, no joke, 4 times in the past week. I am obsessed. This is just one of the ways I've worn it and it is my favorite. The cropped sweater and wedge boots tone down how girly and fancy this dress is. I love the flow of the skirt, how it cascades behind me as I walk. sigh. So pretty. The fact that this cost me less than $30 makes it all the better.

I also wore this twice with a light, cotton cardigan in a matching shade of lavender. I belted it once and knotted it at my waist the other. Finally, I wore it with black tights and a long, black, belted sweater vest. So many possibilities.

I really need to snap pictures of my nails right after I paint them. Here they are all sorts of chipped and scraggly, but you get the idea.

Idea from here

yeehaw!!

 top: H&M

sweater/skirt: GAP clearance

peeptoe wedges: Rocket Dog

pins: reused from some other item and unpossible cuts

I have never been much of a pull over sweater person. For me, sweaters have always had this itchy, bulky, unflattering conotation in my mind. I felt lumpy, bumpy, and all round not right in them. Within the past year I have realized that the hideous Old Navy sweaters of my youth that, in fact, DID look god awful on me are not the only option as far as knitted tops go. I had just barely realzed this last winter and before I knew it winter faded away. Even though temps have not started dropping here, I am already antsy for some sweater, layering action. I got this sparkly, cropped number at GAP on massive clearance for $10. Yeehaw! I love the 3/4 sleeves and can't wait to pair it with something long-sleeve.
And yes, I did just yeehaw. I may be absent from Texas but it's not absent from me.