I find some dresses hard to remix. Take this one for example: no matter what I slap on it, it’s instantly recognizable. It is the centre of attention. It almost defeats the purpose of remixing because, no matter the accessory pieces, you will always remember the dress and not the other things. But, I try.

This time around not that hard, clearly. I just threw a bunch of things together, all of which vaguely go with the dress, although perhaps not each other. I promise I’ll try harder next time. You may or may not notice. Because, dress.

I’m liking this outfit better than my first try with this Equipment shirt. Honest! The just-sucked-a-lemon-and-possibly-smelled-a-fart smile was simply a function of a horrible Monday morning. I think that it’s extra important to wear great outfits on Mondays, because that can go a long way towards mitigating the New Week, Everyone Is Grumpy effect; this particular outfit definitely helped. So did having a Good Hair Day.

True story: one of my bosses remarked that my shoes went really well with my shirt. And they say that men don’t pay attention to details, pshaw! Also, I am incredibly predictable with the matchy-matchiness, but you already knew that.

As much as I feel obligated (because of the blog, hah) to constantly switch things up, sometimes I just want the style equivalent of comfort food: something quick, and easy, and guaranteed to make me happy. My ancient BCBG skirt + a favourite floral top + a trusty cardigan = instant happy outfit.

I’m about to date myself, but here goes anyway: this outfit reminded me of Steel Magnolias. Why? This cardigan is actually a very pale pink (though it looks peachy here), and there are other shades of pink in the floral print. So, you could say the outfit scheme here was … blush and bashful. Hah!