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05
Nov
2015

What I Wore: October Work Wardrobe Capsule

October … had good weather. There, I said something nice. Of course, “good weather” is a relative concept, but we finished the month snow-free, which counts as positively tropical for this time of year around these parts. I’ve been hearing reports of snow around other parts of the province this week, so now I’m quaking in my boots. The “fall back” to Standard Time isn’t helping – I feel like I’m living in darkness permanently. Sad face.

Oh, poo. I was supposed to keep this nice and positive. Oh well. Let’s look at the clothes, shall we?

I didn’t HATE and I didn’t LOVE any of my outfits this month. To be honest, I felt pretty blah throughout, and I don’t know why. It probably has nothing to do with the clothes, and a lot to do with things going on in my life. I keep waiting to finish the hard slog through my book edits, and telling myself that I’ll get back to having fun (occasionally! let’s not get crazy here) after it’s all done but … who knows. Probably won’t happen. As stressed out and frequently miserable as writing makes me, it’s also kinda become a habit after nearly 7 months. Sigh. This is not good, you guys. I think I need an intervention 😉

Tell me all about your October and how you’re planning to keep the “winter is coming” blues at bay.

04
Nov
2015

Disco at the Office

categories: Uncategorized

Dress, DVF (via consignment); shoes, Enzo Angiolini; bag, Gucci (via consignment)

I don’t know what possessed me to try this tights+shoes combo, so let’s chalk it up to exhaustion. My daughter had the sniffles, and I didn’t get a lot of sleep the night before. I threw on a wrap dress because it’s just about the easiest thing. I always forget about this DVF number; maybe because it’s leopard print and, hence, a little “racy” for the office? Who knows.

silver shoes and purple eyeshadow - oh my — silver shoes and purple eyeshadow – oh my

Of course, I went and threw on a cardigan because … werk. There’s only so much disco the office can handle.

03
Nov
2015

Gothic Floral

categories: style

Dress, Tibi; cardigan & necklace, J. Crew Factory; bag. MbMJ; shoes, Calvin Klein

Have you guys seen Crimson Peak? I loved it. I loved Guillermo del Toro’s vision (and the inspiration behind it) and the gothic campy-ness of it all. I also loved that it’s a movie with two strong female characters at the heart of it; the boys are just window dressing. It’s neither a horror movie, nor a romantic movie, so keep that in mind if you’re deciding whether to see it. Which you should.

The film’s only weakness, in my opinion, was the predictability of the central plot twist; I kept waiting to have the rug pulled out from under my expectations, and that never happened. It was still a really, really fun movie … and it gave me an idea for how to tweak a story I’ve been toying with for years – plot for my next book, I think. Sigh. Too bad I’m still toiling away on the first, which may never be finished at the rate I’m going.

Anyway, this is what I wore to the office the day I went to see CP, after work, with a colleague. Not a patch on the phenomenal costumes in the movie but … a little bit gothic, a little bit romantic.