Mix It Up!

I love dresses for their ease and comfort; however, they definitely offer fewer styling options than pants or skirts.  Pants and skirts offer lots of mix and match options that allow you to create a range of versatile styles.  

With most pants or skirts, you could wear them more than once a week, and with different styling, no one would know.  With dresses, there's only so many ways to wear them and they tend to be more memorable, which definitely makes styling them more limiting. 

Dress:  New York & Company (Similar here)
Blazer:  The Limited (Available here)

Today, I wore my cobalt dress.  I chose the same formula as the last time I wore it:  blazer, belt, tights, and boots. 

For how I wore the blue dress before, see here and here.  For the blazer in another look, see here.

Tights:  Target (Similar here)
Belt:  The Limited (Similar here)
Earrings:  The Limited

This time, I chose a thinner belt, my grey suit jacket and grey and black leopard tights. 

I like the combination of cobalt blue, black, and grey.  I also like the idea of taking a piece as potentially stuffy as a classic grey blazer and loosening it up with bright blue and leopard print.

Boots:  Payless
Purse:  The Limited
Ring:  Purchased at local jewelry show

Do you like dresses, or do you tend to stick with pants and/or skirts?

Graphic Design

Hi everyone!  Hope y'all had a great day!

Today, I paired my cobalt blue dress with a black blazer, boots, and the houndstooth tights from my September wish list.

Tote:  The Limited
Tights:  The Limited (Available here)

I'm excited to transition this dress into fall with on-trend blue and black. 

Dress:  New York & Company (Similar here)
Blazer:  The Limited

I added a thick black belt and silver and blue bracelets to complete the look.

Belt:  The Limited (Available in grey here)
Boots:  Payless

Blue and silver bangles:  Express
"Charm" bracelet:  Zoppini
Silver snake bangles:  The Limited

I love how graphic and fun these tights are.  Houndstooth plaid is such a classic print, but it feels bold and modern when woven into a pair of tights.

Do you like houndstooth plaid?

See cobalt dress styled differently here.
See black blazer styled differently here.

More Fall Color: Black and Blue

Hi everyone!  Hope you had a happy Hump Day!

This Wednesday, I decided to play with another color combination trending this fall - darker blues and navy worn with black.  

Ohne Titel Fall 2012 Look

While not the most daring color combo, it's easy to wear and is a darker, more somber take on the colorblocking trend, which I appreciate.

Jacket (Available: The Limited)
Tote:  The Limited

Blouse (Available:  The Limited)
Necklace:  Vintage 1960s Judith Leiber

"Evil Eye" Ring: H&M (Available in stores)
Pants (Available: The Limited)

  
Do you like the blue and black color trend?