Saturday, February 28, 2015

Day 2

I failed to mention that I did get at least one comment that I can recall on yesterday's look, specifically that they liked the belted shawl.  Huzzah!  I cannot say the look was original but I'm glad it was well received.

Well, if yesterday was good then today was fantastic at least as far as my outfit was concerned.  I particularly like this dress but I've only ever worn it solo with the matching belt.

The Look:



Purple plaid shirt dress with ivory cable knit sweater belted with tights and flats.  I switched shoes on this look because my flats are way better suited for Saturday at work.


Accessories:


The formatting on blogger is pissing me off right now so I'm just going to leave it as is for now.
Till Tomorrow's look...


Friday, February 27, 2015

Day 1

I do not claim to be a very fashion forward woman.  I only recently have had the flexibility in my daily work wardrobe to be creative with what I wear.  Actually, in my job now, how I look could potentially affect my income: I have to look like I know color and design.  Obviously I do, but I've been stuck wearing jeans and khaki, black and white for YEARS!!!  So I've been gradually adding new pieces to my wardrobe over the last 4 months.  Over the last 3 days, I've been working to put together a fully coordinated working wardrobe complete with shoes and accessories.  I put together about 40 outfits with only accessory/shoe overlap.  It started as a little cold-day project to streamline the daily process of getting ready for work.  It snowballed into figuring out a way to utilize as many garments and accessories from my collection as possible, especially pieces not frequently used.
I am actually pretty amazed at how everything came together so I've decided I need to share my looks as I wear them at work this coming month or so.  Since I have 40 outfits, I figured I call the project 40 Days of Fashion.  I basically know what I'm wearing to work for the next 8 weeks.  Yay!

I went through the all looks yesterday and took pics to share of how I think I'll wear them when each day comes but I'm sure I'll shuffle things up a little here and there.  I figured I would take pics of each look as I wear it and share those along with.

So here's Day 1...

The Look:
A simple black dress with a fancy shawl scarf belted at the waist with slim gray leggings, black boots and dangly olive colored earrings.  The short knit olive scarf is one from my handmade collection.



 I tried to get a few shots of the look before work but I still haven't figured out where the best place in my tiny lame apartment is to get a clear shot.  This is one I snapped after work that gives a pretty good idea of how it turned out.
Accessories :)


Overall, I like the look and may wear it again.  I put a long-sleeved black shirt under the dress due to the arctic chill today and I popped on some black leg warmers too for extra warmth.  So, it could easily translate into a spring look without the layers and with a different scarf or footwear.

I would like to think the quality of the photos will improve as the project progresses but if not, THIS IS YOUR DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A PHOTOGRAPHER.  :)  Just an artist that takes quick pics.