It's a weird time of year- I'm less likely to want to wear my heavier winter clothing, but then we just got a mega dumping of beautiful christmas-sy snow outside. This morning I compromised on soft, spring-y dove greys and lavenders (with a little teal for contrast) but my heart is yearning for bright, funky florals. I think I just need to mix the two more, so I can get in the textures and colours of spring (soft draping blouses, pastels, vibrant brights and florals) while still working through my wool pencil skirts and cardigans.
I treated myself to this blouse a few weeks ago- I love the soft grey-lavender tone, and the gorgeous little peter pan collar. I really don't have anything like it in my repertoire, and I think it has a lot of 30's era potential with longer draping skirts too, or for dramatic contrast with bright colours (orange, I'm talking to you...).
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| Gap Peter Pan collar blouse |
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| Gap Peter Pan blouse, J Crew Dove Grey pencil skirt, Whistles lavender cardigan (via Beacon's Closet), teal Chie Mihara's |
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I was also pretty excited to come home and find some of my birthday purchases had arrived already (thanks for your incredible help
Shannon!) I am thrilled with Tibi's Cockatoo Kaleidoscope skirt that started out at Anthropologie in the $200+ range, and was eventually marked down so I could get it for under $60 with my discount. The fabric is thick and substantial, it has pockets and a well-tailored waistband. It's short, but not ridiculously so. The colours are rich and bright...Love!
(it's no longer listed online, but sizes 6-12 are still in stock. I'd say it fits true to size, item #013302)
