Fold and Pleats

Tights: Hue via The Rack
Shoes: Naturalizer via Goodwill
Sweater: Chico's
Dress: Unknown via Goodwill
Belt: Chico's via Goodwill
Scarf: Goodwill

All Quiet

It's been pretty quiet around here lately--I am working on a new project, which is taking a lot of my time. More news to come soon!


Sweater: Chico's
Scarf: Self-made
Tights (Hue) layered over leggings (Target)
Boots: Steve Madden
Sweaterdress: Ross
Longsleeve: Kiabi via France

Sixteen Ounces to a Pound

It is SNOWING here in Big City, and I am both excited and apprehensive about what this means for the rest of the winter. Excited because snow=awesome, duh. And apprehensive because we usually get snow only for one or two days in January, so this is very foreboding for our winter...but at least this will give me ample opportunity to bulk up my layering skills before Mr. P and I take off abroad next year! :D





Tights: Target
Skirt: H&M via Plato's Closet
Sweater: Gap via Goodwill
Wrap: Chico's
Scarf: from a street market in Kiev, Ukraine
Boots: Steve Madden

I also have a POLL for everyone to vote on! I have a few different ideas for the next big feature (interview, tutorial, etc) here on Developing Style and I wanted to know what YOU would like me to do first! Please vote and I will announce the winner in one week on Sunday the 28th.

Fifteen Past the Hour

I bought this bright green scarf the same time I bought this purple one, and while this green one doesn't fit so perfectly in my color scheme I still love having it in my arsenal. When I am tired of wearing the same colors I always do (see: cranberry, purple, neutrals, teal, zippy red color) I pull out this scarf for a different look. The pink and purple in the scarf tie into some key pieces in the rest of my wardrobe, but the dominant color scheme is different and gives me a dose of new color without having to coordinate a new piece of clothing into my existing wardrobe. It's a win/win/win situation for me. :)

Do you have any pieces that you reach for to break out of your color routine?
Am I insane for thinking that this is so different from the rest of my wardrobe (my senses may have been dulled by prolonged exposure to burgundy...)?
Is it obvious that I am absolutely freezing in the last photo (but was determined to get a shot without my wrap)?







Dress: Martin & Osa via Goodwill
Wrap: Chico's
Scarf: Unknown via Goodwill
Tights: Hue
Boots: Steve Madden

Figure Eight

Yesterday was an in-service day for me at school, so I opted for jeans and this awesome, snuggly, throw-it-on cardigan wrap from Chico's that I am in love with. Add in a scarf and my leopard print flats for a pop, and here you go! I would have loved for the easiness of my tennis shoes today...but leopard flats worked fine and added a bit of fun.

I also have an ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be getting my wisdom teeth out on Friday November 12th. (unhappiness, right?) I have prepared several posts, one per day, so that there is not a break in posting. However, don't be dismayed if I am not responding to the comments like I usually do! I will respond if I can, but I fully expect to be woozy/sick/sleeping for most of the weekend.

Do you have a favorite casual work day outfit? For the other 30 for 30 remixers, are there any items you now wish you had included in your 30?




Wrap: Chico's
Scarf: I bought it from a street market in Kiev, Ukraine
Pants: Martin & Osa via Goodwill
Shoes: Naturalizer
Shirt (you can't actually see it): Banana Republic via Goodwill

Hustle Bustle

I grabbed this gray dress this morning and ended up doing a monochromatic look in shades of gray and black. I very much enjoy both of those colors and I didn't mind being all dark--it reminded me of when I lived in France and for most of the year, almost every French person wore black pretty much exclusively. You might think I exaggerate, but when I'm on the Swiss side of the border, I see lots of blue, red and brown, but on the French side (we are talking a 15 minute train ride, not traveling to a different climatic zone) everyone is in black--black boots, black jeans, a black peacoat and usually a black scarf, although sometimes people went crazy and went for a--wait for it--black and white patterned scarf. Now, don't get me wrong--they looked excruciatingly chic and I yearned to emulate them, so much that I gathered much of my current black wardrobe during my time in France. I love wearing black and gray, and it usually ends up as my go-to look if I am at a loss.

J’ai d décidé de porter cette jupe grise ce matin et, en résultant, j’étais monochrome pour la journée. J’aime bien les deux couleurs gris et noir, et ça ne m’inquiète pas d’être foncé. Je me rappelle à l’année quand j’habitais en France, et tous let français portent le noir pour presque toute l’année. Quand je restais en Suisse, les hommes portent du bleu, du brun, de la rouge, mais au coté Francis, tout le monde porte le noir et seulement le noir (et parfois une écharpe d’une autre couleur). Ils étaient trop chic et je voulais devenir comme eux, donc j’ai ramassé des vêtements noirs. Moi, j’adore porter le noir et le gris, et je les porte quand je ne connais pas qu’est ce que je dois porter.

Do you have a monochromatic look you tend towards?
Is there a certain color palette that people wear where you are?
Do you think I was successful in wearing my black and gray, or do you think it reads too somber for me?

Portez-vous les vêtements monochromes ?

Est-ce qu’il y a un couleur que tout le monde préfère où vous habitez ?

Croyez-vous que le noir et le gris, c’est un succès pour moi ? Ou est-t-il trop sombre pour moi ?

Dress: unknown, Goodwill donation pile
Long sleeved shirt underneath: Gap via Plato's Closet
Wrap: Chico's
Leggings: Target
Belt: Chico's via Goodwill
Boots: Steve Madden

Voila!

Dress: Martin & Osa via Goodwill
Shirt: Gap via Plato's Closet
Sweater: Chico's
Tights: F21, gift
Boots: Steve Madden

Black as Night

A day off from work that required slouchy clothing, not heels and pearls. The weather was cloudy, drizzly and gray, and I decided to go with it instead of fighting for cheerful--besides, I miss my predominantly black (or charcoal gray) outfits of earlier this last winter (the same outfits that prompted a wardrobe makeover after I realized that almost every day practically everything I wore was either black or dark denim).



Sweater Top: Tricot Jolie via Plato's Closet
Sweater Wrap: Chico's (actually from the store, not via another second hand! *gasp* Although it was super on sale, definitely not full price. AND it was completely worth it. This is the sort of item that I was talking about when I wanted to increase quality of the clothing in my closet.)
Jeans: AE via Plato's
Boots: Steve Madden from Nordstroms (again, quality is worth it!)