Daily Outfit - Kate - 2/21/11

I was told that I look very "Mad Men" today. I can only presume that means Peggy, rather than Joan. Alas.



Still, I'll take what I can get. Especially when it involves Fluevogs.



Skirt: Etsy
Tee: Target
Cardi: Target
Scarf: Marshall's
Tights: Target
Heels: Fluevog
Earrings: Mom!

Daily Outfit - Jen - 02/07/11

I love this dress, though it's gotten a bit too short over the years.

It's hard to stay warm in a short dress, so as far as I'm concerned, this was my actual outfit. It really was, since I didn't take off the coat or scarf until I came home and Jarod took the above photo. Then I hauled hiney indoors. Brrrr.

My outfit (about) one year ago.

Peacoat: Nordstrom, a long time ago. I think.

Cardigan: Old Navy

Dress: Old Navy

Tights: Aritzia

Boots: Target

Daily Outfit - Kate - 2/8/11

Sometimes these "I must be practical. Must wear clothes in which I can walk four miles to work and back" outfits get rather dull.



What is interesting to me, though, is that a year ago I would've been sooooo proud of this exact outfit - for combining textures and colors and working from a well-rounded color palette and resisting the urge to over- or under-accessorize.

But a "WIN!" from a year ago is a "meh" for today.

Meh.

Skirt: GAP
Tank: Target
Cardi: Target
Boots: LLBean
Scarf: Plowsharing Crafts
Earrings: Mum

Daily Outfit - Kate - 11/22/10

I'm still fighting this stupid cold.

So yesterday I wore new Fluevogs to help:



It didn't work. I may still lose a lung at any moment.

Also? It was 70+ degrees yesterday. END OF NOVEMBER FAIL.

Skirt: thrifted; originally Talbot's
Tee: GAP
Cardigan: Sears, approx 58,000 years ago
Shoes: Fluevog, via endless.com
Earrings: mum
Bracelet: Tiffany & Co.

Daily Outfit - Kate - 10/27/10

Pictures were quick today, as I immediately had to turn around and go run errands (whee!).



I said "WHEE!".

Whee.

Love that bag. Not loving how the proportions of skirt + boots + top appear here in this post, but rest assured that it's better in person. Really.

Shirt: Sears, 2008
Cardi: Old Navy
Skirt: Talbot's, via TJMaxx
Boots: FLUEVOG
(bag: Fossil)
Earrings: mumsie

Daily Outfit - Kate - 10/18/10

The cause of the delirium:



Nice picture, right? Mom just dyed my hair. Cute outfit. Gorgeous weather.

LOOK CLOSER.



Oh yeah.

(And also that video? OH CREEPY. HOLY HELL, '80s.)



At last I've found wuv. Twue wuv.


"Fluevog. Fluevog is what bwings us togethaw today. Fluevog, that bwessed boot, that dweam within a dweam..."

OK well tonight I'm gonna go home and watch The Princess Bride and Ferris Bueller.

Skirt: thrifted, originally The Limited
Tee: GAP
Cardi: Old Navy
Necklace: Mum
Earrings: Twisted Silver
Boots: FLUEVOG

Daily Outfit - Kate - 9/16/10

Have I mentioned lately that I love this skirt?



I think I subconsciously planned this entire outfit to make myself feel pretty and feminine and happy, at a time when I really just feel tired and gross and lazy. I didn't do it on purpose, I swear!

Cardigan: Target
Tee: GAP
Skirt: thrifted, originally Talbot's
Shoes: Kenneth Cole, via DSW
Necklace: vintage, from Mom
Earrings: Meierotto's Jewelry, KC

Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/30/10

One picture day, though that does *not* accurately reflect how I felt about this outfit:



I LOVED THIS. So cute. So fun. I've been wanting a waistcoat for *ages* and I finally got one and it's purple and corduroy and happy and it's everything I hoped for and more! I think wearing a puffy shirt under it may be my new favorite.

The shoes though? NOT my new favorite. They killed my feet ded. I kicked them off as soon as I walked in the door and my feet were so swollen they looked like they belonged on a 45-year-old obese WalMart shopper with a pair or yorkies and a pink scrunchie in her bleach-blond hair.

Which is my way of saying: in this case, you get what you pay for.

Skirt: GAP, super old
Top: Old Navy, 2009
Waistcoat: Old Navy, 2010
Heels: Madden Girl via Marshall's, 2010

Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/18/10

One of my favorite outfits in recent memory.



(even though I didn't remember to look at myself in a mirror before posing for photos - hence the skirt wonkiness and sweater ride-upiness.)

This was one where after I got dressed I kept going back to my full-length mirror and full-on *admiring* the look. Especially the red flowers on the cardigan buttons, and the red heels. LOVE.


Mayor McPuppy liked it, too.

(OH CRAP THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY HAIR. ::sigh:: I'm a mess.)

But like I said...was totally hot in person. I promise.

Cardigan: thrifted, from Avalon Exchange
Tee: GAP
Skirt: GAP
Heels: Kenneth Cole, via DSW
Earrings: mum
Ring: MacroSun

Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/16/10

It's Monday. I could thus only put forth a bare minimum of effort. However, I don't feel that the result was one of those "bare minimum" looks.



It may not look like much here, but this outfit was great - comfy and flowy and sexy (love those peeptoes!) and with great accessories.



What more could a girl ask for?

Dress: thrifted, BCBG
Cardi: Target, spring 2010
Heels: Kenneth Cole, via DSW
Necklace, earrings: mi madre

Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/4/10

The picture really doesn't do this outfit justice.



Time and time again, this dress has proven to be one of the most versatile, fun, comfortable and adorable pieces in my wardrobe. Almost every variation I've tried has been a success. And this time was no exception - it was perfect to debut my red maryjanes! That's one of my favorite scarves/belts, too. Just...WIN.

:-)

Dress: Converse for Target
Scarf: vintage, thrifted
Heels: Kenneth Cole
Earrings: Mum

Daily Outfit - Kate - 7/29/10

Carrying on with the whole "procrastinating on laundry" theme, today's outfit is titled:

I HATE THIS TOP.



This top always makes me feel like my arms are freakishly huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge! Like I should be a sideshow act - "Come one! Come all! Come see the lady with massively disproportionate upper arms!"

And then I tell myself that it's not me, it's the shirt. And then I eat another Dove chocolate.

Stupid shirt. Forcing me to eat chocolate.

Stupid shirt: Sears, 2008
Skirt: thrifted, originally The Limited
Shoes: Macy's? 2008
Belt: Urban Outfitters, early spring 2010
Earrings: Mom
Ring: MacroSun

Daily Outfit - Kate - 7/15/10

Use your imaginations, kids.

My favorite patchwork-y skirt.

A red tee.

The quintessential brown cardigan.

Bird necklace.

These sandals.

Together: wonderfulness. And also sweatiness because DUDES it's like 100* in St. Louis today and I'm not even kidding. Gah. I melted!

Maybe you just had to be there.

Daily Outfit - Kate - 7/1/10

It's a one picture sorta day today:


I always love this pencil skirt 'till about 2pm, and then I want nothing more than to tear it off my body and retreat to the comfy world of pyjama pants. But 'till 2, it's great.

Skirt: Old Navy
Cardigan: Target, spring 2010
Tee: Old Navy, 2008ish
Shoes: Naturalizer, winter 2009
Belt: F21
Earrings: MOM!
Ring: booth at Maple Leaf

Daily Outfit - Kate - 6/30/10

Today's outfit was decidedly uninspired:



And the picture is even worse.

But that's OK, because today was all about two new accessories. This:

Which I had custom-made at the super-awesome Central West End Art Fair a few weeks back (this is its bloggy debut, but not its life debut!).

And this:


Which is new, as of last night! :-)

...if ya think about it, tattoos are the ultimate accessory, aren't they? Permanent (well, pretty much), gorgeous, and personal. What better way to express yourself?

More info on the new ink is on my other blog, here, if you're interested.

Skirt: LLBean, superold, supercomfy
Cardi: Apostrophe by Sears, even older, even comfier
Tank: Target ($5 on sale this week, dudes! <3.)
Shoes: Michelle D by Dillards, super duper ooper old
Scarf: Plowsharing Crafts in the Loop
Necklace: artist at Central West End art fair
Earrings: MOM!
Tattoo: Nate at Allstar Tattoo

Daily Outfit - Jen - 6/21/10

Sometimes, I forget how much I love wearing red. I LOVE WEARING RED.

Top: Old Navy (clearance!)

Jeans: Martin + Osa

Wedges: Target

Necklace: Thrifted

Daily Outfit - Kate - 6/15/10

There's a cat rubbing his face on my hands and laptop as Itype this, so pleasesees forgive me for any typos.They're nott my fault.

Really.



I loved today's outfit waaay morethan you would think a person should love a relatively unexciting outfit. I felt so happy and cool and comfortable and awesome in this!

I'm also going to officially name it my "middle school art teacher" outfit 'cause doesn't it just have that vibe??



I love my Ohm scarf and late afternoon sunlight and the color black.


What I don't necessarily love is having every 30th photo or so where I look like Dooce.

I mean, she's pretty. But Dooce is Dooce and I'm Kate and I'm not Dooce.



There. I fixed it.



Skirt: Talbot's, via TJMaxx/Marshall's/whatever.r
Tee: Old Navy circa last century
Scarf: Plowsharing? MacroSun? one of my hippie shops on the Loop
Earrings: MOM
Ring: NOTMOM.

Daily Outfit - Kate - 6/8/10

Jeff told me this afternoon, "You look cute today!"

Granted it was over webcam, so I probably looked like a pixelated rainbow-colored blob, but hey - a compliment's a compliment.



And also - HEY JEN!! HEADBAND!!!

I <3 headbands a bunch, all of a sudden. Methinks I shall seek out more at my earliest opportunity. Maybe ones that aren't all head-hurty next time.



<3
Her Royal Pastiness

Shirt: Macy's, old lady section, summer 2009
Cardigan: Francesca's Collections, summer 2009
Skirt: GAP, summer 2008
Shoes: Privo, summer 2009
Teardrop earrings: Mom
Amethyst earrings: Shop in Eureka Springs, AR, spring 2006 (Jeff bought them for me :-))
Necklace: vintage, from Mom's clouded past

Daily Outfit - Kate - 6/7/10

::YAWN::

Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that my outfit was putting me to sleep.



Oh, well. It's Monday.

Also, I almost flashed somebody while biking home from work this afternoon. This skirt is great for biking because it doesn't ride up as I pedal, but horrible for biking because it's so susceptible to an errant breeze.



<3

Shirt: Forever 21, circa 2002-ish
Skirt: thrifted, originally The Limited
Cardigan: Target, early spring 2010
Shoes: Softspots, summer 2009
Necklace: seller at Green With Indie, last year
Earrings: blogfriend Wai Sze (she used to make/sell jewelry - she did all my flower girls' necklaces, too! :-))

Daily Outfit - Kate - 5/10/10

It's a one-pic day today, kiddos.



I love this high-waisted skirt. Love everything about it - how slender I feel with it on, how the length is perfect, the superdark wash. But I also hate it. How I'm constantly pulling it down, how if it's not sitting exactlyright across my midsection then I look like Queen of the Fupas.

So I only wear it once in a while, and when I do I simultaneously adore and loathe it.

Such is my life.

Cardigan: Target
Tee: Sears, summer 2008
Jeanskirt: Old Navy
Belt: Target
Sandals: Privo, summer 2009
Earrings: Mumsie
Necklace: vintage, from Mom