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Closet Confection: Going in Circles

When: Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Where: Work + MAD (Museum of Art & Design)

What: Dress ($20 Banana Republic thrifted via Beacon’s Closet), necklace ($8.50 eBay), shoes ($45 Banana Republic)

Aaaargh! I’m just about ready to give up on silk skirts and dresses for work. Iron as I may, they always seem to get wrinkled as soon as I sit down. I actually wore this outfit back in May and photographed it for the blog but never posted the photos for this very reason. I decided to try it again, but the results were about the same. Oh well, I think it adds character. I mean you can really tell that I’ve been working hard all day at my desk, not just standing around looking cool and aloof…

At least that’s what I kept telling myself everytime I caught a glimpse of my outfit in the mirror.

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Closet Confection: The Amazing Technicolor Dream Dress

When: Monday, July 5th, 2010

Where: Runnin’ around the city and enjoying my last day of vacation before starting my new job

What: Dress ($40 vintage via eBay), belt (H&M), shoes ($20 Gap), handbag ($40 Michael Kors thrifted at Beacon’s Closet)

It had been almost a year and a half since my last real vacation, so I decided to go out with a bang!

This dress was waiting in the mail for me when I returned home from my trip, and I couldn’t wait to wear it. I had previously placed myself on eBay restriction after purchasing one too many frocks, but I immediately caved when I saw this dress. There was no auction, just a Buy It Now price of $80 and a link to Make an Offer. I decided “what the heck” and made an offer 50% below the listed price, and the rest is history.

I felt so darn cool in this dress and even cooler wearing my thrifted designer handbag. It was a little beat up when I bought it, but I touched it up myself using a TARRAGO Dye Kit as featured in my recent DIY post. I think it came out rather fetchingly if I do say so myself.

It’s outfits like this that make me curse my crappy camera’s slow shutter speed because the twirl factor on this dress is amazing. I’m starting to think that I should do another (longer) shopping hiatus and save up for one of those fancy schmancy DSLR cameras.

If I do decide to take the plunge, does anyone out there have any recommendations, keeping in mind that:

I don’t want to spend a ton of money
My resident photographer and I are novices

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Closet Confection: Gimme a Break

When: Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Where: Work

What: Cardigan ($40 Tommy Hilfiger clearance sale), dress (Forever21), shoes ($20 Michael Kors via eBay), handbag ($88 Botkier via Gilt Groupe)

I’m currently on Day 4 of a much needed two and a half week vacation. Above are some quick pics I snapped as I danced out of the office last Thursday. I guess you can call this my bon voyage outfit, as you won’t be seeing any office attire from me until after the holiday.

It’s been over a year since my last real vacation, and I was way overdue for a break. So far, it’s been great to just relax and sleep in late. I’m also gearing up for a nice 5 day trip to San Francisco. I’ve never been before, so I’m really excited. Although, from what I hear about the weather, I’m pretty perplexed as to what I should pack.

No worries though, since I have the whole week to figure it out!

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