Daily Outfit - Kate - 2/23/11

Of all the days I'd like to have more than ONE CRAPPY-ASS BLURRY WAIST-UP PHOTO of my outfit, this was it.



That's my new cardigan and scarf from LLBean, and they're awesomeness incarnate, but you can't tell because it was too late and I was too tired to be bothered with decent photos.

Lesson learned. And also I think I'll repeat this exact outfit again tomorrow and take proper pictures then. Because it's goodness.

Cardi: LLBean
Turtleneck: Target
Scarf: LLBean
Skirt: LLBean
Boots: 704b via DSW
Tights: TJMaxx
Earrings: Mum

Daily Outfit - Kate - 1/24/11

GUESS WHAT?!?!

I just finished this sweater!



GUESS WHAT ELSE?

That's a crappy picture! So here's a better one - of an almost-identical outfit - from Sunday!



I <3 my new sweater. I <3 that I made it.

This outfit was the perfect cozy winter getup. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get daylight pics, because my awesome Scarfshop scarf matched the teal in my sweater *perfectly*. And I know I don't usually go for matchy-matchy, but I think there are worse things in life than matching your scarf to your sweater, right? The corduroy skirt and quintessential LLBean boots just make everything wonderful.

dark purple + teal + grey + cream = my new favorite. *Really* wish I had better pics so it could be your new favorite too.

Cardigan: ME!!!!!
Turtleneck: Target
Scarf: Scarfshop
Skirt: GAP
Boots: LLBean
Tights: Target
Earrings: MUM!

Daily Outfit - Kate - 12/13/10

Jeff drove me to work today, because I was running late and had to proctor exams and...awww hell, it's snowy.

Guess what that means?

NO BOOTS.

(But Fluevogs. Which are so comfy they might as well be boots.)



I'm not really fuzzy and angry. Just tired and worn out from trying to navigate the Trader Joe's/Target/PetsMart parking lot in the middle of December.

I'm lucky I came out of it alive, wouldn't you say?

Oh! So...outfit-y talk!

One thing I loved about this outfit is just how many components are personalized, and/or thoughtfully made. Aside from the Target cardi and GAP/Old Navy components, everything else is either handmade, and/or consciously and mindfully constructed. I love buying from small sellers or companies, and getting free pretties from my mum. It makes the outfits that much more special, eh? :-)

Skirt: Etsy
Tee: GAP outlet
Cardi: Target
Tights: Old Navy
Shoes: Fluevog
Scarf: Scarf-Shop
Earrings: Mum

Daily Outfit - Kate - 11/24/10

This is how I spent most of the day:



Exciting, huh? But I was freaking COLD!

When I wasn't so freaking COLD!, this is what I looked like:



I'll give the scarf a proper write-up later (w/ good pics) when I've got better light, but for now I'll just say that I like it quite a bit. It makes me happy.



It's really hard to catch the true color of my new glasses, but I think that's pretty accurate. I continue to adore them :-)

Tee: Target
Skirt: Old Navy
Scarf: Scarf Shop
Boots: LLBean
Earrings: Umm...?

Daily Outfit - Kate - 11/17/10

Simple and comfy and happy.

Can't go wrong.



And the glasses too, of course.



Skirt: thrifted, originally Delia's
Tee: Old Navy
Cardi: Target
Boots: Born
Necklace: Mom, from thrifted elements
Earrings: Wai Sze on Etsy

Daily Outfit - Kate - 11/2/10

I tried to fix this picture.



I failed. It's green now, instead of yellow. This is not much of an improvement, merely a difference.

I think the best way to not have sucky photos is to not *take* sucky photos.

And how do I avoid taking sucky photos?

DON'T TAKE THEM AT 8:00PM. Duh. (Or, actually take my fancy camera off no-flash-auto once in a while)

Also, remember this outfit - because later, we shall be playing a little game called "what could have been". Brace yourselves.

Tee: Old Navy
Scarf: somewhere in Chicago
Skirt: thrifted
Tights: American Eagle, via Marshall's
Shoes: Naturalizer (a lady complimented me on them when I went to vote last night :-))
Earrings: mum

Daily Outfit - Kate - 9/18/10

Saturday is for errands, cleaning, and an outfit made up of "favorites":



This is also the blog - and life! - debut of this awesome scarf, which my mom found at a head shop in Lawrence, KS a couple months back.

What my mom was *doing* in a head shop in Lawrence, KS, I'm not about to ask. But presumably it at least partially consisted of scarf shopping. So it's OK. :-P

Oh! And also! I made you a present!



It's a face.

I hope you enjoy it.

Skirt: Talbots, via Marshall's
Tee: Target, 2008
Scarf: a head shop in Lawrence KS, via Mom
Bracelet: booth at Red Barn in Kirksville; circa 2007ish
Earrings: Mumsie
Shoes: Softspots, via DSW, 2008(?)

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 - 8/17/10

Roxie loves her mama.



We smile together. In Roxie-land, you smile by opening your mouth really wide and sticking your tongue out.

Roxie loves to smile. I love to see Roxie smile. Jeff loves to watch me make an idiot of myself. It all works out, you see?



Top: Old Navy, 2009
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: LLBean, 2008
Sandals: Sofft, summer 2009
Earrings: mumsie

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 - 8/11/10

Today's outfit - now with 100% FEWER sweat stains!



But only because I rode straight home from work today instead of taking the long way 'round or running any errands :-)

Also, since Jeff is in NYC right now, the tripod has returned. And thus so has my shameless mugging.



Hey, I never claimed not to be a dork.

(Why is it I can never take a photo where I feel "pretty" - "adequate" is usually the best I can hope for - but I have NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER posting assorted embarrassing and/or humorous dorky shots?

Probably something to discuss with my therapist.

If I had one.

(Anybody wanna be my therapist?)

Sweater: handknitted by me! :-)
Tank: Target
Skirt: thrifted, originally Delia's
Sandals: Privo
Earrings: Mumsie
Ring: MacroSun
Necklace: who the heck knows?

Daily Outfit - Kate - 8/10/10

Today, it is too hot for smiling.



But apparently not too hot for GIANT PURSE-INDUCED SWEAT STAINS. Ugh.

You try riding a bike, in 100-degree heat, in a wool sweater*. Then tell me how you feel. Go ahead, I'll wait.

See?


Ahem. I love the way my earrings jingle as I coast down a bumpy hill.



Sweater: Handknitted by meeee!
Tee: Old Navy, eons ago
Skirt: GAP
Flats: Born, 2008
Earrings: mum


~~~
*Hey, I never claimed to be a genius.

Daily Outfit - Kate - 7/20/10

With how disheveled and wrinkly I look today, I bet you can tell that I:
1)Rode my bike
2)Carried three loads of groceries upstairs
3)Walked the dog
4)Tried on a couple new tops
5)Cooked dinner

Right?

Well guess what? I DID NONE OF THOSE THINGS. Nope, I'm just one of those super-talented people who can manage to look like complete crap for NO GOOD REASON.

Be jealous of me, y'all. :-D



Top: Old Navy, for like $6
Belt: thrifted
Skirt: Old Navy (heyyy!)
Sandals: you tell me
Earrings: mum
Bracelet: 'tis a mystery

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 - 6/18/10

FRIDAY!!!! I'm so glad to see you! I thought you'd never get here!

Let's be in love forever.



I'm realizing only now that the unifying theme of this outfit is "ridiculously old". I've had the overshirt since I was about 13 or 14 (it was one of my first "grown up" shirts!), the tee since 2006ish, and the skirt since 2007. Same for the shoes. OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD.

That makes me happy :-)



Shirt: WalMart, circa 1999ish?
Tee: garage sale, circa 2006
Skirt: Levi's, from Goody's, 2007
Shoes: Dillards, 2007ish
Cuff: Fair Ophelia designs, Strange Folk Festival 2009
Earrings: mumsie

Daily Outfit - Kate - 6/10/10 and 6/16/10

I'm a cheat.



These pictures are totally from last Thursday, when I took Macbeth to the vet and that ran long so I ended up taking a personal day from work. So since nobody "real" saw the outfit, it made another appearance today.



Promise you won't tattle on me?



I think I'm slowly coming 'round on this whole headband thing, too.



Dress: Converse for Target
Scarf as Belt: vintage; thrifted
Shoes: Dillard's, eons ago
Earrings: MOMMOMMOMMOMMOMMOMMOM

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 - 5/17/10

It's a double whammy today:
1)Outfit photos with my cheapo P&S.
2)Outfit photos sans Jeff.

::sob::

But I just told myself - "Lots of people do this ALL THE TIME, self. And they survive. And so can you."

So I did.



BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE ME CROP. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T.



I miss Jeff.

ALTHOUGH yay for this extended early spring-like weather - I may be wearing these LLBean boots into June! :-D

Dress: Old Navy, 2009?
Tights: Target
Boots: LLBean
Necklace and earrings: mi madre

Daily Outfit - Kate - 5/6/10

A quiz:


Am I wearing the sunglasses because...
1)I'm terribly hungover from a late night partying?
2)I'm terribly exhausted from an all-nighter helping Jeff study for finals?
3)I'm terribly sensitive to the sunlight?
4)I'm terribly lazy and only paused for a moment for photos before dashing off to dinner?



Does that look like the face of a hungover, exhausted, or sun-sensitive person?

Dingdingding! 4) is the answer :-)

I got home from work late last night and only had time for a couple quick pictures before dinner and was too lazy to take off my bag or switch out my glasses :-)

But on the other hand - aren't these sunglasses kick-ass? My friend's dad is an eye doctor and he hooked me up with these a few years ago. The lenses are coated in the same stuff that's on astronauts' visors, and I love them. Only sadness is that my prescription has changed since then, and I really probably need new lenses. ::sob::



Also, this was the ceremonial Final Wearing Of The Boots. Or at least, of these boots. Until September. (OK maybe August.)

Top: Old Navy
Belt: Target
Skirt: GAP
Boots: 704b, via DSW
Jewelry: mom

Daily Outfit - Kate - 5/5/10

I tried for a longlonglong time to come up with something witty to accompany this outfit:


Something funny; something insightful; something interesting.

I got nuthin'.



Happy Wednesday, y'all.

Skirt: American Eagle, 2005
Cardigan: Target, spring 2010
Tee: garage sale in 2006-ish
Flats: Dillards, 2007-ish
Necklace, earrings: Mi madre
Ring: MacroSun