an old standby & a new dress.

old navy honeycomb sweater   ·   loft button-down {thrifted}

our world boutique necklace   ·   talbots skirt {thrifted}

i feel like i just wore this outfit... and maybe i did since this sweater + necklace combination is really similar to what i wore here, but i'm trying not to worry about when i last wore something and making sure "enough time" has passed before wearing it again (like i talked about here) and i'm just putting outfits together with clothes i really like... and this sweater is definitely at the top of the list!  i also really wanted to wear this necklace.

however, i had a moment of, "ugh, really?" when i got to work and noticed in the harsh fluorescent lighting that the navy sweater and navy pattern of the skirt didn't match exactly.  i'm also not always a fan of leaving sweaters untucked with a full skirt, but that annoyance soon went away after receiving a few compliments on the skirt and necklace.  i have a hard time writing that but feedback from others throughout the day helped get me out of my head about minor aspects of the outfit i was unhappy with, allowing me to focus less on the slightly different shades of navy (i know, i know) and more on what i needed to accomplish today.  do you feel that receiving compliments from others also helps you in that same way?

get the look:  exact sweater / similar button-down / exact necklace / similar skirt / similar wedges

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and just for fun & because i'm pretty excited about it (i look way happier in this picture than the one up above!), here's a quick outfit i put together with the gap stripe sateen fit & flare dress i received in the mail today.  i'm 5'5"-ish and ordered the "tall" but there's about a 2" hem i'll still probably let out when it comes time to wear it with bare legs just for a bit more length.  i can't imagine where it would have fallen if i'd ordered the regular sizing.  why do stores have to make dresses so short?!  maybe that's just me!  i'll share more about this dress in my one in, one out post around this time next week but suffice it to say, i'll happily find a dress in my closet to get rid of that this one can replace!

january 14-15 {blah}

is it just me, or do you get discouraged with getting dressed and posting to your blog if you have an outfit or two early in the week that were misses?  this is what i wore on monday and i felt so incomfortable in it all day.  i was thankful to be holed up in my office all day aside from one quick meeting with my boss so i didn't have to see anyone!  what's wrong with it? 

i wanted to bring in another color and immediately thought of the magenta pumps on the left i got at target over the weekend.  i have a goal this year to add more colored shoes to my closet and was willing to take the plunge at $14.98.  they're my normal size, but something about the hidden platform and higher than high heel made them incredibly uncomfortable and pinchy.  i was thankful i wore flats into the office and carried these in my bag to change into and didn't wear them outside as they were promptly returned.  i wanted my shoes & necklace to match, but even though i have a lot of accessories, i am still missing certain colors of necklaces.  the necklace is more red/coral toned and my eye can immediately pick out that my shoes and necklace didn't match as well as i would have liked.  finally:  the button-down is another boy's shirt from the goodwill, donated target stock.  it fits but it's still a bit baggy in the sleeves and of course the sleeves are too short length-wise so i had to roll them up so it didn't appear as if i had shrunk the shirt in the dryer.  the cut and fabric of the blouse also feels more casual paired against the full, girly skirt.  maybe i should stop buying little boy's shirts?? 

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here's what i wore on tuesday--i love this skirt, but the sweater is too tight and showed too many lumps.  i tried the tank-top trick over the button-down so the buttons didn't press through and show through the sweater, but it just made for too many layers and i couldn't get them smoothed out.  maybe i also have bad posture!

let's chat / do you share your "outfit fails" on your blog?  what are your thoughts my outfits so far this week?  you can be honest, seeing as how i've already pointed out all of the flaws i see!