Found In My Winter Closet

Oh winter wardrobe, why do I live in a place that's really only cold for one month?  It's never enough time to really wear all my winter goodies!   I have finally had a chance to sort through some of my closet, storing the strappy summer dresses and sandals, and replacing them with sleeves and tights, though I'm no where near finished with the task.  But the joy of falling in love all over again with these items that I haven't seen since last February is immeasurable!

Two things that I have very rarely worn happen to be this cocoon cardigan thing from Moth and pale blue pleated column dress by Bordeaux, and never have they been worn together.  It just so happened that I needed a little something to keep me warm this morning.  And now that I look at it, the neck line of the dress appears to make me look a lot like a football player…

But weirdly enough I don't mind it…it's a shape thing…the two together make me very happy!

What was once lost but now is found in your winter closet?

J.

Pleated Persuasion

I fell hard for this mini pleated midi length skirt...


(Close up...the details get lost on black.) I normally stay away from the pleated persuasion because sometimes I think it adds inches in places where I don't want them, but this one from Bordeaux drapes quite nicely, I'm guessing because the crimping is much smaller.


Ok, so on me it's maybe a little closer to a maxi, but I can still show off a great shoe. It's a piece that I can dress up easily so really the challenge will be to dress it down, to be more wearable for day.  Which I attempted to do with this look, just going with a simple cotton v-neck top/tee, (that I have actually been debating about getting rid of,) and fun necklace from Debbie Carroll. I would love to find a great flat sandal to wear with it for summer...suggestions?

J.

Closet Phase- Dresses

I'm back in a dress phase again and can't seem to get enough of them!  I think it's the (relative) ease of something that's one piece, a put it on and go sort of mentality.  Or maybe I'm just lazy.  Whatever, it's working really well for me so I'm going to keep going with it... 

I could practically sleep in this Bordeaux dress!  It's super soft (and the rusching at the sides helps hide a few tummy sins.)  However, I'm not quite sure what to make of the color.  I guess it looks grayish in the photo but in person it sort of has a purple/blue undertone.  But a bonus for the dolman sleeves, zero sweat stains in the heat.  Sorry if that's TMI, but it's already been into the 90's here!

 I did however, decide to switch out necklaces right before I left the house today (I tend to get in a rut,) and I wore this one from Debbie Carrol instead...


 And as much as I intended to wear these heels today,


it just felt too much like a workout and they came off in about 4 hours.  Sundays just weren't made for working out.  Or mowing the lawn...or cleaning the garage...
 Anyway, maybe (probably) more dresses to come.

J.