During the fall and winter months, I find myself drawn to several ways of dressing. The first is layering. I cannot give up my dresses for four months of the year, even when the temperatures drop well below freezing. I just won't do it. So in order to keep warm, I've been collecting cardigans, sweaters, tights and long-sleeved t-shirts and blouses. The clothes featured in Toast have been a great inspiration for this...I know, everyone and their favorite blogger has already written about Toast, but I just love flipping through the catalogs and perusing the website for cues on dressing for cold weather.
The second is something that's just part of my daily wardrobe anyway, no matter what time of year it is. That's color, and lots of it. A mix of cheery colors always helps me combat the dreariness of gray days and 4:30 sunsets.
Well, this morning these two elements converged when I got dressed to walk into our city center to run some errands. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I felt a bit like a raggamuffin...a Floridian out of water who threw together some of her favorite pieces of clothing in an attempt to keep warm. But it worked for me today. Who knows about tomorrow...temperatures are predicted to be in the teens!
Coat: Thrifted Vintage
Dress: Thrifted Vintage
Shoes: Born
Hat: H&M
Tights: Target
Shirt: Target
Dress: Thrifted Vintage
Shoes: Born
Hat: H&M
Tights: Target
Shirt: Target
Gorgeous photos. The coat is divine and I love your dress and beret.
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I think this is super cute! Im going to work on layering dresses with shirts underneath- I haven't tried it yet but it looks so darn cute on everyone else that I'm just going to have to do it soon! Also, your photos showed up really large in my google reader today, which was awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou are totally fabulous in these pics! Love the spunky fun- the dress, the tights and the shoes- a fab outfit~ love the target shirt layering for the cool today factor to the vintage pieces!
ReplyDeleteI love that splash of blue in the photo's with just the coat and the collar of the coat looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool dress, you always looks so great in things, and just loved the saucy photo showing of those wonderful shoes, just great!
My fav's are the third and forth ... I think. Love the basement background.
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That coat fits you so well, it makes the outfit!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful dress!!! It looks great layered over that top. Also I love your glasses. I wish glasses suited me but really they don't (even the lady at my opticians agreed with me lol) so I wear contact lenses. Your glasses have a lovely vintage feel to them - very elegant :)
ReplyDeleteOh ! I love your dress, your coat !
ReplyDeleteYou are so pretty ! And the photos are beautiful !
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Those photos are incredible. What an amazing backdrop. Love the hat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty dress - I love the pattern! Your shoes are wonderfull too - I love the details!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh I just love your style. Its so quirky and put together! I love the way you use colours! So inspirational! thxx
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That coat is AMAZING. And props for the colour - I'm even worse at winter colour than I am at summer!
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i cannot decide which i like the best: the dress, the coat, the beret or the brogues. everything is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelley! You really have a way with colors...you know how to rock it. I'm just too boring. *sobs* I can't do colors.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love these images, it's just like a magazine editorial.
I love your blog - Happy to find you :-) That dress with the little cap.... adorable! Great outfit!!
ReplyDeleteYou have the ability to collect vintage clothes and make them absolutely modern and update: Marc Jacobs is nobody compared to you!!!
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