Work to Weekend

Blouse - Vintage, Thrifted

Skirt - Vintage, Thrifted

Necklace - Vintage, Great Aunt's

Belt - Vintage, Thrifted

Shoes - Vintage, Thrifted

Let's start this Work to Weekend post with an all second hand outfit.  Would you believe that this outfit came from four different thrift stores and one great aunt?  It's true!  I thought that the blush blouse was a nicely complimented the coral pleated skirt.  Paired with a vintage necklace, belt, and my Ferragamos, I think it was a very lady-like outfit.  No casual Friday for me!

Tank - J.Crew

Skirt - Vintage, Thrifted

Necklace - Vintage, Antique Mall

Belt - Flea Market

Sandals - Antonio Melani, Dillard's

To make my pleated skirt more casual, I paired it with a dotted tank and a wide leather belt.  Strappy sandals definitely say "not in the office anymore".

Blouse -Vintage, Thrifted

Shorts - LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Flower - Anthropologie

Belt - Gap

Sandals - Antonio Melani, Dillard's

Why should the pleated skirt have all the weekend fun?  The blush blouse also goes casual with the help of navy polka dots.  My office dress code is "no shorts or sandals" so this is definitely a weekend only look.  So is the floral brooch.  Wouldn't want to scare off contractors with a reference to anything feminine.  This blouse got plenty of casual wear last summer during my 30x30 challenge.  If you want a few more outfit ideas, check out my challenge here.

 

Dots on Dots

Cardigan - The Webster at Target

Tank - J.Crew

Skirt - Limited, Thrifted

Necklace - Vintage, Yard Sale

Belt - Flea Market

Shoes - Dillards

You hear of people being "good on paper", meaning they have the right pedigree, education, job, what have you, to make them attractive in theory, but usually not in reality.  Well, I think this outfit is just the opposite.  It probably sounds ridiculous on paper: two different polka dots, one with a navy background, one with a black background, a multi-toned cardigan, brown belt, black shoes.  Wackadoodle right?  But in real life...it seems to work!  The polka dots have different densities that work in their favor.  The cardigan ties in the navy of the tank and the pink dots on the skirt.  Brown belt and black shoes?  Eeh.  We've debunked the matching belt and shoes myth many times over.  So there you have it...bad on paper, good on person.

30x30 - Outfit 16

Blazer - Vintage, Thrifted

Blouse - Jason Wu for Target

Jeans - Gap

Boots - Frye, Resale Shop

Bracelet - Vintage, Mom'd

Belt - Gap

I'm starting out the week with a retro look that still manages to be professional.  I mix my vintage items with modern pieces to make them work appropriate.  I find the full-on vintage look can be hard to pull off at work, perhaps because it can come across as costume-y.  But vintage inspired items topped off with a vintage blazer? Just right.  I'm once again practicing my new catch phrase "Put a blazer on it."