Baggier the Better

short trench: banana republic     jeans: gap

oxford: target men's      shoes: lucky brand

clutch: american apparel

Today was one of those days when the baggier was the better.  I started off the morning tired and didn't have the energy to fight gravity so clothing that hung, not hug, seemed to be the answer.  I am now done with the day and ready for a full night's sleep.  Good night my friends, see you in the morning with renewed levels of energy.

Suit Up

blazer: target with tailored sleeves    blouse: gap

pants: gap    shoes: bandalino

How do you follow my last post of the perfect dress?  You can't.

Today I attempted to disguise a band of separates into a suit.  If you squint your eye just so and spin around three times, this outfit may pass as a coordinated effort.  If your eyes are wide opened, well then, you got me.  As you can see, this is a rag tag group of separates that I forced into working together for a networking thing I had to go to.   All in all, my faux suit banded together for the greater good and did it's job.   I came home with more compliments on my shoes than business cards in my pocket.  That's my kind of networking event :)

You Had Me at Pockets

dress: asos  (here)

pumps: nine west    tights: target

To end my blue/green combination party of one, I'm going out big with the Wiggle Dress from ASOS.  The dress, which I was planning to wear to my friend's wedding last Friday, arrived on Saturday.  Not to worry, it made for an awesome work dress.  In fact, there is so much awesomeness going on with this dress, I must share...

5 Awesome reasons why I love this dress:

1. It has pockets.

2. Rarely can I purchase a dress online and it actually be long enough for my 5'11" frame.  Do you see any knees showing? 

3. There is a hint of a waistline on my no-waist rectangle body.

4. The dress hangs far enough off the body so as not to require shape wear.  That's right, no Spanx on me.

5.  The patterned is so bold,  any lumps or bumps, jiggles or wiggles are camouflaged.

Did I mention the pockets?

So pleased with how the crapshoot of a mail ordered dress rolled out, I tried to order the same in black.  No luck this time, my size was sold out.  For those that are interested,  I wear a size 8 in most dresses and I ordered a 10.  For those that can't reach the top shelf at the grocery store, ASOS also offers the dress in petite (here).

Just so you know, I'm not affiliated with ASOS.  This dress is awesome and worthy enough to be shared with friends.

Go forth and Wiggle my friends :)

Friday Sparkle

jeans: old navy    blazer: victorias secrets

tank: target    shoes: charles david

Every Friday needs a little sparkle!

Cheers!

Girlfriends

blazer: b/w market     tank: h&m

pants: gap    shoes: marc fisher

photo of the shoes for my friend Bella Q

Girls, as in girlfriends, thanks for the vote of confidence regarding yesterday's zone defying outfit.  

It was as if we were all set to go to a Duran Duran reunion concert and I was questioning my outfit.  

If that happened, 

Deborah would very convincingly tell me I looked great, 

Alecia and ChinnyLee would give me a high five, 

Patti would eye me from top to bottom and give an approving smile,  

Ofelia would give me a hug of confidence, 

Suzanne would link arms,  

Alyssa would laugh, roll her eyes and push us out the door, 

Jan, in her awesome tropical pants, would lead the way,

and I would feel like a million bucks strutting into the concert hall.  

Yep, that's how it would feel with my blogging girlfriends by my side.  

I love having girlfriends :)