[jacket: similar // dress: jcrew // scarf: jcrew // baubles: michael kors, stella & dot, jcrew, kenneth jay lane // purse: tory burch // sunnies: rayban]

This dress is such an easy throw-on - seriously, dress it up, dress it down - it works in practically every situation.  I have been rockin' it since I nabbed it and it's still available and causing me to consider nabbing it up in every other available color.  Added bonus for shorties like me - it's also available in petite sizing (hooo-ray!)

[jacket: similar // sweater: factory // skirt: jcrew (on sale) // kicks: DV (similar) // baubles: michael kors, jcrew, alex and ani, tiffany & co // purse: kate spade (similar) // sunnies: rayban]

[dress: dv by dolce vita via rue la la // kicks: steve madden (similar) // baubles: michael kors, stella & dot, jcrew // sunnies: prada]

Growing up, I remember watching Saved by the Bell religiously.  I longed for those teenage years when I could spend my days at school scheming up shenanigans and then hanging out with my friends at a place like The Max afterwards.  What you don't realize when you are longing for those days is that, in high school, you actually have to be serious about your classes (there are colleges to think about) and, at least for me, after school was filled with after-school activities which would better position me to get into said college and homework.


What I am more religious about these days is a good maxi dress.  I can't live without them in the summer and when I finally have to put my summer selection up for the Winter, I can't wait to break them back out again come warmer temps.

 [coat: jcrew (similar) // sweater: banana republic (similar) // skirt: jcrew (similar) // tights: dkny // kicks: dv // baubles: blee inara // specs: warby parker]

Winter can be an incredibly dreary time.  Cold weather usually has me reaching for dark colors, but I'm really trying to reach more for brights.  Call it a Jedi mind trick if you want, but I really do believe that the brighter the color, the better my outlook is on the day.

[coat: jcrew // dress: gap // tights: DKNY // scarf: target // booties: dv by dolce vita // belt: jcrew // baubles: michael kors, stella & dot, blee inara // specs: warby parker]

My love/hate relationship with tights is well documented, as is my love of tartan.  There's this old adage of taking the good with the bad so I guess that's my perogative on tights.  As far as tights go, DNKY makes a great pair and they definitely keep my legs cozy on a blustery day (and a day where later we got snow?!). Oh, and this Gap dress, it my new go-to.  Totally versatile and comfy.