Dressing for the Part
It's hard to believe that we're "Springing Forward" this weekend for Daylight Savings Time, especially with the reports of over a foot of snow falling from Jason's relatives in Columbus, Ohio. It's wicked of me to have enjoyed a momentary pleasure that it wasn't happening here. As though she overheard and wished to scold me, it began snowing here a half hour later.
To coax spring's arrival in my mind, if nowhere else, I wandered the aisles of my local department store where warm weather has arrived. Short sleeve blouses, skirts, raincoats and khakis. And winter coats priced at 70% off. Get lost, puffy coats!
The venture was also a way to distract me from pining for a few cute items from Anthropologie.
What follows are all items I knew I should try on before purchase, since they could go either way: adorable... or capable of prompting a comparison to a school teacher. Ladies & gentlemen, just like asking a woman "So when are you due?" when she's NOT pregnant, suggesting that she's dressed like a school teacher is not helpful or kind. (No personal critique to either mothers or teachers.)
I did find a nice substitute shirt dress.
I am also making a foray into navy blue for spring. I have usually figured that navy is so close to black, why not just stick to black rather than buying into a set of clothing and shoes (and purses) in an entirely new palette? And there are the possible comparison to dressing like a sailor.
That's how I felt, until I found this top:
(Not to boast, but I think I actually looked better in this top than the model. I didn't know Kirsten Dunst was modeling for Banana Republic these days.)
Now that both my mind and my wardrobe are spring-ready, do you think it will come sooner?
To coax spring's arrival in my mind, if nowhere else, I wandered the aisles of my local department store where warm weather has arrived. Short sleeve blouses, skirts, raincoats and khakis. And winter coats priced at 70% off. Get lost, puffy coats!
The venture was also a way to distract me from pining for a few cute items from Anthropologie.
What follows are all items I knew I should try on before purchase, since they could go either way: adorable... or capable of prompting a comparison to a school teacher. Ladies & gentlemen, just like asking a woman "So when are you due?" when she's NOT pregnant, suggesting that she's dressed like a school teacher is not helpful or kind. (No personal critique to either mothers or teachers.)
I did find a nice substitute shirt dress.
I am also making a foray into navy blue for spring. I have usually figured that navy is so close to black, why not just stick to black rather than buying into a set of clothing and shoes (and purses) in an entirely new palette? And there are the possible comparison to dressing like a sailor.
That's how I felt, until I found this top:
(Not to boast, but I think I actually looked better in this top than the model. I didn't know Kirsten Dunst was modeling for Banana Republic these days.)
Now that both my mind and my wardrobe are spring-ready, do you think it will come sooner?
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