Ripped Jeans & Colored Jewels

 

 It's been quite a few days since my last post and with good reason... finals. After receiving my last degree I never thought I would say that dreadful word again, but, here I am another semester into my next. Naturally, all of my final projects were due during one of the busiest weeks of the holiday season which requires me to work somewhere between 45 & 50 hours, so unfortunately, I had to put blogging on the back burner. While in between getting some work done for school and Christmas shopping, I was able to head to the mall to pick up a few things for myself...

Whites & Plaid

I have definitely been trying to experiment with more color recently, and by color I mean lighter neutrals. It's a start, right? I've been dying to wear this oversized blazer-esque jacket since the summer so I was more than excited to break it out during some of the warmer days we've been having. I was determined to pair it with lighter pieces so I dug into the depths of my closet for this white blouse I got quite some time ago. I knew that the small gold buttons would tie the detail in my bag and shoes all together without over doing it. I hope I'm not the only one who analyzes every detail down to button and zipper colors, am I?

Neutrals

I'm sure you've noticed that my hair looks a bit different here than it does in my last instagram post, but, I do like to keep things in chronological order so I just have a couple more until any posts with my newer hair-do.

 As much as I do love to dress up for work, being comfortable is also important especially during the holidays (if you work retail, I'm sure you understand why) I came across this dress on boohoo and expected it to be a regular cotton shift dress and to my surprise it was so much more comfortable, I was definitely happy that I had another one on its way to my house. After waiting and waiting for Kat Von D's "Poe" lip color to be restocked, I was extremely excited that I was finally able to order it a few weeks ago. I did sort of struggle with what kind of color combinations to wear it with and after putting together this get-up, I knew that it was meant to be. The subtle hints of navy blue were just enough to add that extra bit of "umph" to very neutral outfit.

Houndstooth & Thigh Highs

As I was in the middle of stocking up on comfy sweaters for the winter, I came across this houndstooth poncho and knew that at some point or another- I would get around to wearing it. Surprisingly, that time came the day after it arrived on my doorstep. I've always wondered just how warm they were, considering they don't exactly have sleeves.. just holes where sleeves would technically be. Of course, I chose to test mine out on one of the chilliest of thirty degree days. Turns out they are much warmer than I had expected!  I'm not exactly one to wear color so, I chose my faux-leather pants with my pointed toe thigh highs because 1. they're both black and 2. they're both warm, it was definitely a match made in heaven.