Twice

Elie Tahari abstract floral top; Marc Jacobs Blake spearmint
Top, Elie Tahari (via consignment); cardigan, J. Crew (via eBay); pants, Banana Republic (via consignment); shoes, Calvin Klein; bag, Marc Jacobs (via eBay)

The not-so-dark secret of my office style is – drum roll, please- outfit planning. Yep, I plan my outfits in advance. Weeks in advance, at times. It simplifies my morning routine, and generally helps me to avoid “I have nothing to wear”, or worse, “I hate my hastily-assembled outfit” syndrome. Sometimes, however, things go awry.

Nine times out of ten, it’s the weather. Occasionally, it’s a last minute work function or client meeting. Whatever the reason, I sometimes have to re-arrange my planned outfits. When I’m working with a capsule, that can be tricky. I’m usually able to avoid wearing a clothing item twice in the same week … but sometimes not.

Swarovski red stone pendant
necklace, Swarovski

That was the case with this aqua cardigan. I was supposed to wear it with different outfits weeks apart, and then stuff happened, outfits got shuffled, and …

Elie Tahari abstract floral top; Marc Jacobs Blake spearmint
cardigan, take one

… I ended up wearing twice. Tuesday and Friday.

Marc Jacobs Blake spearmint; Adriano Goldschmied Stevie cropped ankle cords
Pants, AG (via Kijiji); blouse, J. Crew Factory; cardigan, J. Crew (eBay); shoes, G by Guess; bag, Marc Jacobs (via eBay)

No biggie because, frankly, no one noticed. It just bugged me, and my irrational need to wear different things, even when I’m in remix mode (aka doing a monthly capsule). Oh well.

The Friday happened to be Halloween. Clearly, I didn’t costume it up. But I did commit to my aqua theme.

Miss manga turquoise mascara
Aqua mascara!
Marc Jacobs Blake spearmint; Adriano Goldschmied Stevie cropped ankle cords
details lost in translation: the shoes are iridescent, with an aqua tint

Scary, eh?

Marc Jacobs Blake spearmint; Adriano Goldschmied Stevie cropped ankle cords
boo!

Blue, Beige, and Floral

J. Crew Lady Day cobalt coat; Mulbery Fitzrovia bag
Coat, J. Crew (via Kijiji); sweater, J. Crew Factory; skirt, Anthropologie (thrifted); shoes, J. Crew; necklace, Cleo; bag, Mulberry (via eBay)

I’ve run out of post titles. And things to write, in general. Luckily, this was a good outfit, so the photos should (hopefully) carry the day. Can you handle an extra dose of beige?

J. Crew Lady Day cobalt coat; Mulbery Fitzrovia bag
dressing up the beige

Aqua-Woman

J. CRew hothouse floral blouse; Louis Vuitton vernis Alma Amarante
Blouse, J. Crew (via consignment); jeans, Rachel Roy; shoes, J. Crew Factory; necklace, Banana Republic; bag, Louis Vuitton (via consignment)

I like this blouse a lot. I feel like I’ve been wearing it a lot this month. It was more like thrice, but still.

J. CRew hothouse floral blouse; Louis Vuitton vernis Alma Amarante
blogger side turn

With a statement piece like this, remixing happens within rather narrow parameters. Switch up bottoms, shoes, necklace, and bag. Done.

J. Crew hothouse floral blouse
Mystery of the universe #405875: why do I always forget my lipstick?

My motto, always: don’t fix what ain’t broken.