Mr. Picks Mondays: Dressed for Spring (oh, and Ireland)

I last wore this orange skirt over the summer (oh, summer! how I can't wait for your arrival!) for a Bachelorette Party in Las Vegas (here). It's been hanging in my closet screaming (literally screaming, because it's so bright) "WEAR ME! I'M FUN! WEAR ME! I can go with tights and boots or wedges or sandals!"

I've come close a few times but haven't been able to pull the trigger and actually do it. 

Enter my Mr. and Monday.

He chose this bright, lacy, funky skirt and pronounced "This."

So. Boom. I had to wear it! And wear it I did! I tried to tone down the neon-ness of the skirt by keeping the rest of the ensemble pretty neutral and covered up. It's a spring outfit if I ever saw one - bright skirt, jacket, scarf, tights & booties. But, when it's ALMOST spring in Colorado, you can only roll with it and mix & match your sweaters with shorts and sandals snow boots the best you can.

Oh, and, I'm not even Irish (the Mr. is, though), and look at me - wearing orange & green like the Irish flag! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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shirt: from a friend similar below

skirt: WalMart sort of similar below, they're along the same vein - bright! orange!

jacket: thrifted (Land's End) similar below

scarf: thrifted (Lucky Brand) sort of similar below

booties: Old Navy similar below

Black & White - Casual vs. Fancier

 

 

 

 

I didn't realize until I was looking at outfit pictures and putting posts together how much black I've been wearing lately. It's not the "color of my soul," or anything, it's easy to grab when I'm foggy in the mornings, and it goes with just about everything. So, since I've worn it pretty often lately. and some white to go with it, here are two different black and white looks for your viewing pleasure...and maybe some black & white outfit inspiration, to boot ;)

On the left: more casual - stripes, flannel & warm boots

On the right: fancier - peplum, blazer & bright flats

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on the left:

striped top: Old Navy similar below

flannel: Old Navy similar & exact below

jeans: Aéropostale exact

boots: UGG similar & exact below

on the right:

 striped peplum: Ann Taylor Factory sort of similar below

blazer: thrifted (Target) similar below

jeans: Aéropostale exact

neonflats: Kohl's similar below

Another Two-fer

Another two outfits for you in today's post. They both include a button up under a sweater, colored skinnies and ankle boots. Not a new combination at all, but a tried and true favorite, especially this past winter. 

I've been so obsessed with wearing my button-ups this fall & winter that I gave them their own little section in my closet. That way, I don't have to dig through the rest of my tops to find the one I want. I just let my eyes run over all the button-ups (sorted by color, of course) in one little area and choose the one I want to wear that day. 

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1st outfit

shirt: GUCCI (from a friend) similar below

sweater: GAP (thrifted) similar below

corduroys: Joe Fresh (thrifted) similar below

booties: Old Navy exact & similar below

2nd outfit

chambray: Lauren Conrad via Kohl's similar below

sweater: local consignment shop

pants: Lauren Conrad via Kohl's (thrifted)

booties: Old Navy exact & similar below

Mr. Picks Mondays: Black & Tan

This week the Mr. chose the top and the pants (hooray for him finally choosing skinnies!) and I added the sweater, and of course, the brown boots. So, here it is - neutral meets neutral meets neutral, all in a classy black and brown combination. Dig it?

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shirt: Ann Taylor LOFT (thrifted) similar below

sweater: DayTrip (thrifted) similar below

pants: Aéropostale

boots: Rack Room Shoes similar below

Early [Weekend] Mornings

oh y'know, just shivering & trying to stay warm while trying to take cute outfit pictures ;)

This cold weather look is something I wore when we had to take one bulldog (the handsome one, Turbo) to the vet for an appointment on an early, snowy, cold Sunday morning. We dropped him off at 7:30 (7:30! on a Sunday!) to get his (sparse & very crooked) teeth cleaned. After we dropped him off, we headed to a favorite breakfast place that usually has a crazy long wait on the weekends. But since we were there before 8, we had no wait and were seated right away! 

And then, since we were up, and in town, and full on pancakes, bacon, and coffee by 9 am, we decided to run some errands. We were done with our errand running, shopping, productive-ness, and on our way home with the freshly-cleaned teeth of Turbo by NOON! This is unheard of for us, people! We like to sleep in on the weekends and take our time getting things done. We had so much done on this day before we're normally even out of pajamas, it made me start thinking about starting every weekend day early.

But then, I remembered that I and my Mr. enjoy sleeping in. Especially when it snows. And is cold outside. And there's fresh coffee to be drunk. And unwatched House of Cards episodes on NetFlix to be watched. And snoring bulldogs to be snuggled.

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sweatshirt: Old Navy [similar below]

vest: Old Navy [similar below]

scarf: GAP (gift) [similar below]

jeans: Aéropostale

boots: SOREL [exact below]

Sweaters.that.are.Bright

I've got two (yes, you read that right - TWO!) looks for you today. They both include a bright sweater, printed neutral scarf, skinnies from Aero, and black boots. I didn't realize how similar they were until I was scrolling through some outfit pictures. Which made me realize that this is a sort of "uniform" I've been wearing this winter. And also that I have a thing for bright colors. And sweaters. And scarves. And skinnies. And maybe boots...

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pink sweater: Aéropostale

gray striped scarf: thrifted [similar below]

jeans: Aéropostale

neon sweater: Old Navy [similar below]

polka dot scarf: Aéropostale

gray pants: Aéropostale

boots: KMart [similar below]

Mr. Picks Mondays: Spring in my Step

It was frigid cold outside, so we moved inside to take my picture without the blazer.

The Mr. chose the gray lace top and black pants - I chose to "spring" it up with pink and florals. I really like the balance of black and gray, with different pinks and a light spring-ey scarf. 

Every spring, I always think of Meryl Streep's line from The Devil Wears Prada: "Florals. For spring. Groundbreaking." I mean, florals for spring are nothing new, but I do love slowly breaking them out again and again every year - just makes it feel more and more like spring (even though we're getting snow tonight and tomorrow. Oy.)

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shirt: Victoria's Secret [similar below]

blazer: thrifted  [similar below]

scarf: thrifted [similar below]

pants: Aéropostale

shoes: Coldwater Creek [similar below]