turbulence.

merona dress  & cardigan and
mossimo virginia pumps {all thrifted target stock}

​oct 22nd / the color marissa & i are featuring today for our pantone-inspired fall color challenge is turbulence, a smoky blue-gray.  this color gave me the most difficulty; i have a scarf that matches the color perfectly but i just couldn't build an outfit around it!  finally, i settled on this faux-wrap dress from target.  i thought the combination of blues in the swirly vertical pattern definitely gave an effect of turbulent ocean waters in the above hue.  plus, it's a dress that i don't seem to offer much wear, so it felt good to have a purpose to build an outfit with it.  i think the blue looks great with the maroon/burgundy necklace & heels.

how do you think i did?  did you, too, have to stretch a bit to find an article of clothing that resembles the color of turbulence above?  we're linking up at marissa's blog the modern austen today so head on over to add your link.  i look forward to seeing your looks!

be sure to come back to my blog tomorrow to link up with your koi orange looks!

get the look:  similar dress / this season's cardigan / similar belt / similar heels

thursday.

old navy perfect cardigan   ann taylor loft rose print shell {thrifted}

mossimo slacks & virginia heels {thrifted target stock}   forever 21 belt

hello, thursday.  let's work towards wrapping up this week on a high note, shall we?  i'm doing my part by wearing a burst of color to mitigate the damp and dreary outlook outside.  today is a great day anyway because it's my friend whitney's birthday - happy birthday {eek i hope so anyway, i'm second guessing myself on the date now!}.  have a great day!

thursday (repeat)

 old navy v-neck sweater   j crew striped button-down {thrifted}

banana republic martin fit slacks {thrifted}   mossimo virginia heels {thrifted target stock}

i had another day today as i did yesterday, so enter client uniform again.  i really enjoyed reading what a few of you shared with me in yesterday's post about how you dress for your different work days, i like knowing that there are a lot of us who aren't just throwing on an outfit to make a good blog post or highlight on "on trend" item but for what our day requires us to be doing.

this has felt like an awkwardly long week for me so far, with so much going on and so few resolutions.  i guess that's the nature of my job, though... we're always working on something and sometimes there's only a short period of stability until a major event happens that needs to be managed.  it keeps me on my toes, though.  have a great rest of the week!

edit:  at first i titled this post WEDNESDAY and in viewing my blog after publishing the post i realized... wait.  it can't be wednesday, this is the fourth time i've posted this week.  i guess i can retract my earlier statement and now exclaim, tomorrow is friday!  yay!

wednesday (someone else)

mossimo ultra soft cardigan

isaac mizrahi for target skirt {thrifted}

mossimo virginia pumps {thrifted target stock}

 

there is something about navy & maroon being paired together that comes across very much like a uniform to me... like i could be a flight attendant or a private school student (if i had a crest of some sort on the lapel of my cardigan and oxford shoes) or in a music video in the late 1990s.  remember when all of the hip hoppers had the synchronized dancers behind them and they all wore matching outfits, like white tee shirts and khaki pants?  that's gotta be a mya video or something.  maybe they still do that, but i don't know how i would find out.  does mtv or vh1 even show music videos anymore?  these are all things i need to look into for the days when i just don't feel like being a social worker, but thankfully right now that's working out well for me!