work appropriate

When: Monday, May 10th

Where: Work

What: Dress (Banana Republic), trench (H&M), shoes (Michael Kors), scarf (street vendor in Times Square)

I love so many things about this outfit, I’m not sure where to begin…

I was sort of on the fence about buying these shoes last year (couldn’t really justify the need for orange shoes), but I’m sooooo glad I did.  They just make me feel happy whenever I wear them.  And besides, I got them on clearance at Loehmann’s for like thirty bucks.

This scarf has huge sentimental value.  I purchased it the day after my husband and I got married.  It was unexpectedly windy, so I purchased it as we were leaving our hotel for brunch.  He calls it my “honeymoon scarf” and smiles every time I wear it. We also have a “honeymoon umbrella” that I’m banned from ever using because I have terrible luck with those things (they either wind up lost or broken).

The dress is also one of my favorites.  The color is great, the cut is super-flattering (you really can’t go wrong with a wrap dress) and the fabric is substantial and cozy.  I didn’t get to wear it much when I first bought it because another girl in my office already had the same one.  Luckily, we’ve both moved on to other gigs. So now I can wear it as much as I want without fear of an episode of “Who Wore It Best: Office Edition!”