Red and Leopard

Sweater: thrifted

Dress: thrifted

Tights: Target

Shoes: Jessica Simpson

It had to happen. This dress had to be worn with my red sweater. And what’s extra awesome is that when I walked into work today I saw that my boss was wearing a red blazer and leopard scarf! If you work in an office, have you noticed that people get on the same wavelength with their clothing choices? So weird.

I also had to include the disturbing photo below. Taking photos in the hall makes me want to put my arms up on the walls.

Back at El Matador

Headband: Urban Outfitters

Sweater: thrifted by my mom

Blouse: thrifted

Shorts: thrifted

Bag: American Vintage

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Today was one of those days that remind me how much I love California and never want to live anywhere else. Sometimes in late January and early February, it gets hot enough to visit the beach. Today was one of those special “summer in winter” days, so I met my friend Natasha at her place in Santa Monica and we drove up to El Matador State Beach.

I blogged about El Matador back in August, but I had my dying six-year-old camera then, and it was so cool to take more photos there with my new Canon. Natasha was nice enough to take some photos of my outfit as well! 

Friday Night Stripes

Top: H&M

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Jessica Simpson

I love striped tees, especially this one, even though my boobs kind of distort the stripes. I wish I’d bought more of these long-sleeved tops at H&M, actually. This one is very comfortable and long enough to wear with skinny jeans. Also, the sleeves haven’t shrunk up after washing. They still come down to my wrists, and I have somewhat long arms. I guess this outfit isn’t too exciting, but I liked how the black and tan of the top worked with the military green skirt.

Short and Loose

Sweater: DKNY

Skirt: thrifted

Tights: Target

Shoes: Seychelles

Yeah, I’m taking photos in the hall again. I’ve been trying to leave for work before 7 so I can make it there early enough to work eight hours and go home just before 5, so it’s been too hard to catch the daylight.

This is one of my favorite kinds of outfits to wear in the fall and winter: a cozy sweater, short skirt, tights and flats. It’s so comfortable! I love how tights make it pretty much okay to wear a short skirt. Well, I think so. I considered changing into a longer skirt for the office and then told myself I could just keep my coat on if I felt too weird in this. But when I got there today I saw someone wearing extremely short black shorts with patterned tights underneath, so I didn’t feel inappropriate at all.

What the Turtleneck?

Turtleneck: thrifted

Skirt: thrifted

Bag: Tignanello

Tights: thrifted

Shoes: Seychelles

I hated turtlenecks when I was a kid. I couldn’t stand the feeling of fabric gripping my neck. I’ve avoided turtlenecks for years, in fact, because I never completely outgrew my aversion to that feeling. But I decided to buy this turtleneck at Quality Thrift the other day because I liked the way it looked on, and it seems to be made of cashmere or some sort of cashmere-like fabric, so it’s not too uncomfortable.

Jasen took these photos of me in an empty alley in Pasadena with murals all along the walls. I had to stand with this crow above my head because I love crows. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it on here, but I think they’re really cool. I used to have a fake one perched in the back of my car, looking out the rear window.