See me Rawrr

I don't think I would have considered myself to be the type that would wear a leopard print dress. That's a lot of print...and quite a statement. I think over time I've warmed up the idea of leopard. First, it was just a belt, then I added a pair of shoes and then another belt and then another pair of shoes...and more shoes. So for a dress to be my first non accessory leopard it was quite a leap!

And I'm glad I jumped!

Wearing the jacket over the dress toned it down a lot and I think that made me more comfortable with my choice.

Dress and Tights: Target

Utility Jacket: Old Navy-thrifted

Belt: J.Crew (very old like 1987 old)

Boots: Fyre

Necklace:Walmart

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Purple Pants?

With the weather colder (see the snow on the deck) and darker, my photos have shifted indoors and my husband willingly took these shots for me.

However, I always feel slightly awkward or just silly having him take my picture to put on my "fashion blog".

So please forgive the weird poses and strange looks, they are just hiding my smirks and giggles.

What do you think of the purple pants? I haven't decided yet...

Sweater:American Apparel-thrifted
Jeans: Target
Belt: Target
Scarf: Bottega Veneta-thrifted
Booties: Sam and Libby

Winter white

Welcome to November.

No, I didn't get hit from a bird above, that my friends, is snow!

And you can see, from there I took my photo shoot indoors.

I took a nod from a few other gals that were carrying their white crochet and lace into fall by pairing it with black.

 I really liked the way this outfit turned out. The harder edge of the leather bulked up with the sweater contrast well with the sheerness of the skirt.

And boots!

Skirt: Solitude via TJ Maxx

Jacket: JouJou- thrifted

Sweater: super old gift from my brother

Boots: Circa- Joan and David

Linked up with Marion Berry Style Trend of the Month-Boots



All in a dress

I've had to teach quite a few field labs this fall but, I still want to look stylish as I traipse through the mud, muck and streams.  

 This is one look I pulled together with a striped dress, a fatigue inspired jacket and my trusty Hunter's.

 I think I was able to look put together to be comfortable, hip and fashionable.

Dress: Target
Jacket: Old Navy (old)
Necklace: Target (old)
Boots: Hunter's via Zappos

I can't stop wearing these boots!

For me, Hunter wellies bridge the gap between function and style perfectly.

But, I've been wearing them longer than it has been fashionable to have a pair in your closet. I just love now when I need to put on boots to go study a stream or get through some mucky field, I look so stylish.

And, I can promise, I will still be wearing them when it is no longer so hip!

Sweater: Banana Republic (old)

Shirt: Eddie Bauer-thrifted

Jeans: For all Mankind Straight leg (old)

Boots: Hunters via Zappos

Scarf: NY&Co-thrifted

Utility

This jacket caught my eye immediately, I liked the pockets, the belt and the fall appropriate weight.

I've worn it a lot lately and got these pictures of it featured in a casual look. 

My favorite part of this outfit were the layered denim and blue checked shirts,

 and the beautiful vintage blue necklace.

Cords: J.Crew

Denim Shirt: Old Navy-thrifted

Shirt: Mossimo-Target

Jacket: H&M-thrifted

Necklace: Vintage-thrifted

To the point

Do you, or do you not, love pointy toed shoes? 

I remember when they became a popular trend three different times in my life. The first was in high school in the early 80's (maybe 1983). All the rage was the pointy high heeled pump. I loved the trend and charged right home and into my mother closet to see if I could find any remnants from the 1960's that she had held onto. No luck, so then it was onto Grandma's house and there I found a few pairs, one in particular that I became enamored with; brown leather with a snake skin embossing. I also went and bought myself a black patent pair and I was all set!

These held on until I abandoned the trend and embraced the 1990's, Dr.Marten's, clunky platforms, squarish toed shoes and everything not a pointy toe. Then the early 2000's, I remember distinctly seeing a girl with a beautiful pair of leather pointy toed pumps and a flare jean and I fell in love again. I held onto this love of the pointy toe up until 2006 when I again abandoned them for an almond toe or round ballet flats.

Now, they are back and I have to admit, I'm a bit ambivalent.  I know that when a trend repeats its' self it is not always in the same form as before. Which is good news because, about a year ago, I got rid of all the pointy toes in my closet, with the exception of two pairs. I remember really thinking about it, do I keep them or not? The two I decided to keep were a dark blue suede flat and a black leather pump. I think I deemed them in good shape,of a nice quality and therefore a classic.

 
So what is different this time around?  To be honest, I really researched  and thought about this to see if mine (the blue and black pair) fit into 2012. Just short of pulling out a protractor and ruler, I made two determinations for 2012: first, the point is not as "pointy" the angle is different and is right about 45 degrees.  Secondly, the length of the point is less severe-the distance between the tip of the point and where the top of the foot becomes visible is shorter. 

So, do I wear these that I've kept around? Or, do I call it a trend that needs a fresh life and buy some new?

I was really, really lucky the other day and I found a brand new pair of black flat Sam Edelman pointy toes at a thrift shop for one dollar. I bought them.