Friday, May 6, 2011

outfit of the day: 05.05.2011

along with the mariposa tank from anthropologie, i was anxious to try on the loosened shelby blouse by porridge. my store finally got them in and though i liked the blue floral pattern, the green and yellow ones stole my heart. i really liked the green color in store and thought it was exactly the same medium perfect green color i saw online.  i'll wear it in the next few days and post some photos :) of course the yellow was just lovely too. i needed a few pops of color to liven up my spring wardrobe, so i ended up with both.
a few drop ins for the spring wardrobe

a few drop ins for the spring wardrobe by prettycupcake

because i also wanted to wear my turquoise san pedro pencil skirt by eva franco from anthropologie, i wore the lemon yellow blouse on thursday. i loved the vibrant color combo:






















on a side note, i went with a 4 in both of the loosened shelby blouses. this is down about 1-2 sizes from my typical 6-8s. the san pedro skirt i went with a 10. this is one size up/true to size for eva franco pencil skirts. i need to get the waist taken in and the hem raised about 1/2 inch, but the size 8 was just a smidge too tight for work. with a cotton/poly blend, i didn't trust it would stretch out as much as i would need.

clearly, i also needed to steam the blouse :) but i had to be at work before 8, so i just ran out the door.

to tone down the vibrant colors, i added in a navy blazer and my navy espadrilles.
 

added my orange merona belt from target. i felt like this final touch tied in the yellow and orange from the shoes with the blouse and belt.

 













































here is the polyvore breakdown:
Blouse
$58 - anthropologie.com

J Crew wool blazer
$188 - jcrew.com

Pencil skirt
$148 - anthropologie.com

Bettye Muller platform shoes
$148 - couture.zappos.com

Forever21 hoop earring
$6.80 - forever21.com

Dorothy Perkins skinny belt (similar. again, mine was from target)
5 GBP - dorothyperkins.com




until next time,
S

3 comments:

  1. lovely- those shoes make a great statement with the streamlined silhouette of the skirt and blouse!

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  2. This outfit totally rocks. I'm loving the structured jacket with the Bohemian platform shoes. And the color combo is fantastic! Wish I could try on that skirt right now... big thanks to you and other bloggers who can give me a true idea of which size to buy once it hits sale.

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  3. thatdamngreendress - thanks!! the shoes are pretty comfortable too!

    molly - thank you! :) i went back and forth between the 8 and the 10. the 10 did grow in the waist after wearing it for 8 hours, but i think it was still the right choice. the 8 had a little too much booty for work :)

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