What to Wear Now, What to wear Later : a Jumpsuit

I recently purchased a jumpsuit from forever21 and am in love!!!.  The fit is perfect and came via mail fairly quickly but its made for warmer weather and I wanted to wear it today!.  To make it cold weather friendly I styled it with a red turtleneck and heavy weight Jones New York Sweater.  I balanced the top with heavy fleece socks and booties.

I added silver Jewelry and a black scarf and was off to work.  

Summer/warmer weather I plan to swap out the heavy sweater and boots and changed up the jewelry to Gold tones.  My red flats and belt also have gold accents and to the outfit.  I also plan to accent the black/white patterned jumpsuit with other colors instead of Red throughout.  You can really pump up the outfit wearing heels and larger jewelry accents for a night out on the town.

What are you wearing now that will continue to be a staple in your wardrobe through summer? 

Booties, Fleece leggings and Denim ~ what a combo

Today's weather was pretty iffy, expecting rain, black ice, snow later in the day and then back to rain.  What to wear on days like this?  To add to the mix of the day, I was going to be all over campus today for meetings, lunch etc and wanted to wear something comfortable but still professional and if it could also be a bit stylish ~ awesome.

I am wearing a denim shirt by Levi stolen from my husbands closet under a grey pull over vest from Jones New York.  My skirt is from Dress Barn and my tights are actually fleece lined leggings from Label shopper. peeking out of my booties you can see wool socks.  The scarf which is my favorite infinity scarf was a gift from my sister from Calvin Klein.

  

Dresses and boots, a limerick

I have many dresses, to which I love them all.  I wear dresses on many occasions, even to a ball.  Some say I am dress crazy, to this I take offense.  Dresses are not crazy, dresses just make sense.  One piece instead of two I pull, from a closet deep and wide.  I take much less than half the time to make my outfits shine! 

 

Todays outfit consists of the boots featured in yesterdays post.  The dress and Denim Jacket are from Old Navy.  Well the jacket was given to me by Cousin Sarah M.  (thank you) and the dress I picked up at Salvation Army in Hadley Mass last year.  My bag was a steal at my favorite consignment store swirl. 

These boots are made for walking

As the trends change from year to year, over the knee, ankle, shootie you may be left wondering what you can still wear this year for boots.  Well the answer lies within my friend.  You can rock all styles of footwear as long as it fits your overall style.  That being said, over the knee boots were never a good idea for anyone not a street walker or a Kardashian.  If you are feeling like you do not have key boots in your possession some great on-line stores you can try include JustFab , GoJane even Target has some great styles at affordable prices.  If you are like me and like to shop and support local, check out a consignment store in your area and talk to the people who shop and work there.  Learn when new items come in, how the store is set up and if you let them get to know you, they can point you in the right direction for a new find.  Just today I scored a beautiful pair of boots at my favorite consignment store in Putney, Swirl.  I wouldn’t have noticed them if it weren’t for a frequent shopper who pointed them out to me.  LOVE these boots.    

Summer to Fall Fashion Transition OOTD

Okay Ladies, you wake up and its 36 degrees outside and the weather man says it’s going to warm up to 77 by early afternoon. You know fall is in the air but you don't want to let go of your summer favorites just yet. What is a lady to do? LAYER!

Layering up your summer dresses with shirts, boots, tights and jackets can extend your wardrobe and choices while transitioning into fall. Using these options also gives you opportunity to change up your look throughout the day as things heat up.

Here I have used my summer animal print tank dress and layered a cream blouse and belt over it to accentuate my waist. Tall chocolate brown boots add additional warmth and coverage while grounding the outfit.

 

To add additional warmth, throw on a scarf, chocolate colored Jacket or sweater and tights.

Dress was purchased at Dress barn $29.99, shirt was a find at Label shopper for $3.00! Belt was .99 cents at Salvation Army. Boots were purchased last year at Savers for only $9.00.