What I wore today 10/20/2011 (Purple for Spirit Day)

Did you wear purple today to celebrate Spirit Day and show your support for LGBT youth. The awful bullying that goes on against these kids is an issue near to my heart, so I was enthusiastic to take part in spreading awareness by wearing purple today. If you know an LGBT youth who is struggling, please make sure they know about the wonderful It Gets Better Project.

Okay, on to the outfit . . .

I considered several purple options . . .

. . . but settled on this lovely double breasted (with heart-shaped buttons) knit dress with big pockets. It's so comfortable. I paired it with a cami and some shoes that I just picked up at a thrift shop yesterday while scouring for a Diane Court dress.

Dress - DELiA*S

Lace and silk camisole - thrifted

Ankle-tie ballet-inspired flats - Gianni Bini, thrifted

Nuzzling giraffe bangle - Target

Diamond watch (worn everyday) - Citizen, Macy's

Blue skies umbrella - some online shop

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What I wore today 09/20/2011 (Fall Monochrome-a-Go-Go!)

I don't usually wear monochrome tan outfits, but prefer to pair the neutral with bright colors. However, in a fit of early-fall madness, I decided to go monochrome-a-go-go today. It was especially fun because I'd been recently inspired by some of my favorite fellow fashion bloggers posting fall outfits in shades of pumpkin and brown.

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So, I slicked on some orange lipstick and piled on the orangey-brown.

By the way, here's a tip. If you want to wear flesh tones without washing yourself out (though, to be perfectly honest I sometimes think washed out looks pretty - call me crazy, but I do) then you should go a few shades darker or lighter than your natural color. For example, the dress I'm wearing, which is still in the flesh tones family, but isn't so close to my natural skin color.

P.S. I usually don't get all matchy-matchy, but sometimes I can't help it, (explanation here), and when I do dress matchy-matchy, I go all out. This means that, yes, my underthings are also leopard print today. It just makes me feel ultra pulled-together and a bit retro.

Skater dress: Asos

Leopard-print cardigan with variety of buttons - DELiA*S (forever ago)

Crisscross shoes - Forever 21

Kelly

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