Blue Collar Red Lipstick

24
Apr
2014

Mad For Plaid

categories: style

What I Wore: Warm Spring Day

The irony doesn’t escape me. We finally get some warm weather … and I wear my winter plaid. I mean, plaid practically sings “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”, no? But, guys, I love this skirt so much, and I only got it at the beginning of January, so it feels like I missed half of its season, and it’s a loooong time till winter (please and thank you!), and … wait, I know I had a point. Ah, yes! I just had to wear it one more time.

I had a feeling that this wasn’t the first time I wore this skirt with a a burgundy sweater, and Instagram confirmed my suspicion. But! I never posted the first outfit, and I was wearing a blazer that time anyway, so it’s definitely a whole different look. Right? Right? Anyone? Bueller?

23
Apr
2014

The Easter Dress

categories: Favourite things, Flowers, style

What I Wore: Easter Sunday

Love Moschino floral dress — Dress, Love Moschino; shoes, LAUREN Ralph Lauren

My posts usually run 2 weeks behind, but I love this dress so much I just had to share. Right. Away. Totally normal blogger behaviour, guys.

So, the dress. Best Winners find in a long, long time – possibly ever. That is a Love Moschino dress, and I will tell you how much I paid for it at the end (because I cannot resist a cliffhanger). It has a lovely floral print, and a forgiving cut, and a very revealing neckline that nevertheless does not look, um, inappropriate. (I’m wearing a tank top underneath to help with that.) And all that adds up to pretty darn near “perfect” in my books. It is 100% polyester, which … lets look at the bright side. It is machine-washable (yay!). It is “made in Italy” polyester, which surely is less polyester-ly than the regular stuff. (I kid. Maybe?) It is not the rough, staticky kind of polyester, so it has a nice hand-feel. Also, it’s lined. It’s, like, practically not even polyester. Hurrah!

Of course, it snowed the entire week leading up to Easter, so I had to throw on a cardigan. But it’s still cute! I actually restrained myself for once, and went easy with the accessories; I just added some gumdrop-like earrings:

J, Crew Factory aqua drop earrings — Earrings, J. Crew Factory

Oh, I almost forgot. The dress cost $60, marked down from $200 (original retail $400). That’s always nice, isn’t it?

22
Apr
2014

Paisley + Plum

categories: Bargains, style, Uniforms

What I Wore: Grocery Shopping

J. Crew pink paisley shirt; NYDJ pants; Tumbled Reva — Shirt, J. Crew Factory; vest, Old Navy; pants, NYDJ (via consignment); shoes, Tory Burch (via Kijiji)

Kids, this is what happens when you sleep on wet hair. Just don’t.

Moving on to the outfit, this is formula dressing at its ~~best~~ better than average. Pick a shirt – any shirt – from my closet, throw the vest on top, don’t forget pants, and done. It’s practical, it’s comfy, I could wear some version of this every day. Oh, my glamorous life. The missing exclamation mark is intentional, in case you’re wondering.

I don’t really have much more to add, so I’ll pull the ole blogger manoeuvre and wrap up the post with a question: what’s your easy outfit formula?

(And, hey, if you want to reciprocate, feel free to leave me your question(s) in the comments.)