Kittens in the Workplace

I love dresses and I love kittens. My girlfriend found this dress at forever 21 about a year ago and I fell in love. I bought her one and bought myself one. (Don't judge the photo too hard, it was a no makeup day)


Not all offices are relaxed enough to allow funky prints but mine is! Also the shoes I'm wearing are Steve Madden via Marshalls. I got them last winter and love them! I think they discontinued them though (sorry!)


On the clothing front though, here are some fun prints to liven up any day- not just a rainy workday.

Patterened Work Dresses by easypeasyglam featuring oasis dresses

Oasis dress, $39 / Tea party dress / Oasis floral formal dress, $50 / Oasis sleeveless dress, $39 / Blonde + Blonde bird print dress, $23

Navy Dress and Silver Sparkle

I'm back! I had an incredible relaxing weekend at my best friend's lake house in upstate New York (where there is "No Service" courtesy of my AT&T iPhone). It was amazing though and I'm glad to be reconnected I'm missing the lounging in the sun on the lake, chilled beverage in hand.


I had to make this a quick post though since my first day back to work and reality was a bit harder than expected. So here is the outfit I wore to work on Wednesday. I loved it and I sort of wished i had waited to wear it on a day that my man and I would go get drinks but that will have to been a day sometime in the future now! I got my heels from DSW (on clearance!), my dress is from T.J. Maxx and all my silver jewelry items were gifts. I don't have it in the picture but I also had my graphite Le Pliage Small Shoulder Tote from Nordstrom. Below is a polyvore set with similar items.

Navy Dress, Silver Glitz by easypeasyglam featuring high heel pumps

Ivory dress / Steve Madden high heel pumps / Longchamp tote handbag / Wallis silver bangle / Zirconia earrings

Black and Gold and Neon Pink

Another day, another outfit. Lily wanted to make an appearance. Again, the shirt I'm wearing is from T.J. Maxx, my jeans are from Forever 21, the bag is also from Forever 21 and my shoes are from DSW (unfortunately they don't sell them online so you'll have to visit your local store to check for them!) 

Here are some similar options to create this look:

Blouse: option 1, option 2

Earrings: option 1, fancy option, fun option

Jeans: option 1, option 2

Purse: option 1, clutch option, Cole Haan option (that I love)

Heels: option 1, option 2

And here is the polyvore outfit:

Chiffon blouse / J Brand skinny jeans / GUESS shoes / Leather handbag / Gorjana long feather earrings / ASOS spike jewelry

Rainy Wednesdays

We’ve had rain here EVERY Wednesday for the past 5 weeks. This Wednesday was no exception. I tend to get pretty upset when I can’t wear heels so finding rain boots I liked was difficult. I actually got very lucky and found a pair of Patent Marc By Marc Jacobs (my favorite!) boots that aren’t really rain boots, but they’re waterproof and calf height so they work wonderfully for most rainy days. Unfortunately they are sold out at DSW and it seems like that is the only place that they were sold!

Here are a pair of actual rainboots from Marc at DSW that are super cute tho.

If I hadn’t found those boots when I did I would have bought a pair of Hunter rainboots in graphite or royal purple (vermillion is a great color too) in the ‘Original Tall’ High Gloss style. Here is the official website but I would have bought them from Nordstorm.

Here are a bright option that are very cute from Sperry and here are a leopard print pair that would look great with a black trench raincoat.

For a rain boot with a not-so-obvious look, Hunter sells this ‘Cece’ rain boot which I love in black/café (on left).

TIP: Something I’ve learned the hard way- if you’re going to buy something expensive, or inexpensive really, if they have it available at Nordstorm, GET IT THERE! They have amazing customer service and what they sell they stand behind. I hate the horror stories people have about returns like buying a $150 pair of shoes and having a strap break but because you wore them you can’t return/exchange them.

Try and keep your hair, satin blouses (which I stupidly wore today) and socks dry and remember- just because it’s rainy doesn’t mean you can’t look glamorous!

Back from Outerspace

Ok so I wasn’t really in outerspace but I’ve been sort of all over the place, I had a wedding weekend over Memorial Day and then moved out of my apartment the next weekend and last weekend I was trying to get my life back together. No excuse really but I’m sure you’ll find it in your hearts to forgive me. Of course even though I took a break from blogging I clearly didn’t take a break from shopping.

 

This is the dress I bought. I ordered it from Nordstrom a while ago and I loveeee it. It's super comfortable and appropriate for any wedding (the high neckline and not-too-short length). You can find it here in a few different colors. (I think I may actually buy the coral one too!) The great part about this dress is it's totally wearable to dinner dates, holiday parties or any event really. In my picture it looks more teal but I think it was just exceptionally bright out when we were taking pictures.

I searched EVERYWHERE for a pair of earrings to go with my dress and shoes I bought for the wedding. Since the dress is one shoulder and I wore my hair up (my guy liked the updo rather than leaving it down) I knew I had to find fun, and eyecatching earrings. My shoes also had embellishments on them and I wasn’t willing to switch my shoes so the earring hunt became an issue. I ended up with the ones I'm wearing on the left which I found at Francescas Collections (in store). (similar here and here) They ended up looking great but I bought these as a dangle option. (I kept them both obviously)

 

Somehow I got through the entire night without getting a great outfit shot but this one helps you get the picture. (No pun intended)

I also did a more dramatic eye for the evening reception than for the afternoon ceremony. Using darker green on the crease and the outer half of the lid and a light green on the inner half of the lid with gold under the brow and under my bottom lashes. 

The shoes were a lucky find. I got them in the DSW clearance rack, for $12 with coupons! I swear that place is magic. Unfortunately they are sold out but they have very similar ones here and I actually almost bought these instead. I’m only 5’1 so I typically go with pretty high heels but wearing the same pair of shoes for 10 or more hours can be pretty problematic. I went with shorter heels and I brought a pair gel insoles and some flats so I wouldn’t be end up barefoot.

It is wedding season and I have another one coming up and I promise I’ll make some time to keep you in the loop!