What to Wear to Work | Button Down with Jeweled Collar

In the past I've never been a big fan of cotton shirts, after trying on this shirt from Ann Taylor, my perspective has changed! It's all about finding the right collar shirt for the office. This one in particular is soft, light weight and not too tight in my bust. The powder blue and jeweled collar go with so many pieces in my wardrobe. I opted to roll up the sleeves since I'm wearing pants. This shirt would also go great with your favorite boyfriend jeans (similar to this outfit) or pair it with your favorite pencils skirt (like here). Since spring is right around the corner, it would also look great by layers it with any color lightweight sweater.  

Ann Taylor Shirt | H&M Pants (similar here & here) | Zara Heels (similar here)| Fendi Sunnies (similar here) | Lia Sophia Bracelet 

Black & Brown :: Faux Leather Skirt & Blue Sweater

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning everyone! Friday has finally arrived. I could just squeal with excitement! This weekend we're getting our engagement pictures done by Angelica Criscuolo Photography. While researching photographers, I saw her New York engagement photos all over the internet! She was perfect for the shots we wanted for our photos. As luck would have it, she had one open spot in October. So we booked her for October 19th. 

We're going to have our pictures taken at two iconic places in New York; Grand Central Station (my favorite place in New York) and Central Park (Matt's favorite place in New York). Matt and I had our final dress rehearsal a few nights ago and we're going to keep it formal and simple. Looking forward to sharing with everyone!

Hope you enjoyed today's outfit. This sweater is one of my favorite from Banana. I've had it for three years and I never get tired of wearing it during the fall. The blue and black lace went well with the brown faux leather skirt from Zara. I'd loved to wear something like this to work, but I think this outfit is more appropriate for woman who work in more female dominated workplaces. Men really don't understand the new trend with leather. 

Have a great weekend.

Places to wear this outfit :: casual work environment, meet friends for dinner, engagement party, birthday party

Sweater :: Banana Republic old (love this J.Crew sweater)

Skirt :: Zara 

Heels :: Valentino

Bag :: Fendi

Necklace :: DIY necklace found on Glitter 'N Glue

Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudgens

All Business :: Asymmetrical Dress & Valentino Heels

 

 

Happy Monday everyone! I'm typically not one to wake up early, but last night I went to bed early and got up early this morning to go to the gym. The next few weeks I'm going to get myself motivated to finish planning our wedding. One of my best friends, Nina, is coming in town this weekend to help me wedding plan and explore New York City. 

Yesterday Matt and I stopped by Chelsea Market and I came across and awesome sample sale. I found two great dresses, each for $59 and one plaid coat for $129. I was very pleased with my purchases. I've been looking for some good work dresses. The asymmetrical dress is great for the office. It still looks professional and it also gives your body shape. The sleeves on this dress are the perfect length. I'd feel comfortable wearing this to the office without a blazer. Most women's dresses are sleeveless, so we typically need to throw on a blazer or cardigan.  The slightly longer sleeve prevents you from having to layer at the office. As it gets colder, I'll wear this with textured tights and black heels.

Place you could wear this outfit :: perfect outfit for the office!

Dress :: Wayne Baker (similar here)

Heels :: Valentino

Bag :: Fendi

Necklace :: J. Crew (similar here)

 Photo Credits ::ClearShadow Photography

Falling for Midis :: Zara Skirt & Target Sunnies

 

 

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is adjusting to the Fall weather. Late last week I had to come to terms with the colder weather and I packed up all my summer clothes. A few didn't make it into the box, so I'll need to do another sweep. Since this will be my first fall/winter in New York, I'm preparing myself for cold morning! I'm really excited for the gloves and hats! However, talk to me in January and ask me if I'm enjoying the weather :)

Today's outfit is such an easy outfit for the office. It's sophisticated and sleek. Since the midi is back and in full effect, I've taken advantage of the trend and stocked up on several of the skirts. I've been wearing pencil skirt for years, I'm ready to wear a new type of skirt to work. I'm limited to on what I can wear to the office due to the lengths of dresses and skirts, so I'm really pleased with this type of skirt for the office. I think today's outfit is very professional and I compare it to a man in gray slacks and blue oxford shirt. 

One last thing...I picked up these sunnies from Target for $12.99!!! Earlier in the day I purchased Michael Kors sunnies for $120, then I made my way to Target and got 3 pairs of sunnies and a cute hat and spent under $75! Needless to say, I took back the MK sunnies. Very happy with my purchases at Target! 

Place you could wear this outfit :: office, professional business meeting, Sunday brunch, Church

Top :: H&M sold (similar here)

Skirt :: Zara (similar here & here)

Heels :: NastyGal

Bag :: Fendi

Sunnies :: Target (similar here & here)

Necklace :: J.Crew (similar here)

 Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudges

Office Casual :: Zara Pencil Skirt & Piperlime Peplum

Good evening everyone! Hope everyone is looking forward to a relaxing and fun weekend. This weekend we have engagement photos planned and I have zero idea what I'm going to wear. I'm such a girl! I think I'll stick with classic black or ivory. We're shooting in Central Park. I'm excited to have pictures taken with Matt. It's going to be a fun experience for us both! 

Oh yes! Promise to post the pictures afterwards! 

Place you could wear this outfit :: perfect outfit for the office!

Top :: Piperlime

Skirt :: Zara

Heels :: Valentino 

Bag :: Fendi

 Photo Credits ::ClearShadow Photography

Office Outfit :: Zara Sweater & Skirt

Good morning everyone! Look forward to seeing all the cute fall outfits. Here's one of my favorite sweaters with a pencil skirt with ruffles. This sweater I picked up from Zara a few weeks ago and I've already worn it a few times. This fall, be sure to pick up a few sweaters that can be worn with boyfriend jeans, slacks and a standard pencil skirt. It makes for a comfy and warm day at the office!

Place you could wear this outfit :: office, professional business meeting, Sunday brunch with family, Church

Top :: Zara

Skirt :: Zara

Heels :: Kurt Guiger

Handbag :: Fendi

Bracelet :: JCrew (similar here)

 Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudges

Street Style :: Zara Leather pants & Kurt Geiger heels

Hi everyone! I'm writing you flying over Pennsylvania. For the rest of the week I'm heading back to my hometown, Kansas City, to spend time with my family.  My beautiful niece turns 7 years old tomorrow and I never miss a birthday party...so I'm heading back. 

Today's outfit post is a mix of a few trends for fall. The "camo" colors and leather leggings. Last year I picked up both the top and leggings from two of my favorite stores, Banana Republic and Zara. I've worn this outfit a few times. It's great to wear out for a late dinner at a trendy restaurant or heading to a friend's house for cocktails with the girls. When I'm not wearing pencil skirt and oxford shirts to the office, I take a 180 and throw on some leather and strappy heels. The heels were a purchase from Kurt Geiger in SF.  The heels were purchased the day before I moved to NY. I consider them my parting gift with beloved San Francisco. 

Hope you like the photos. They were shot by a new friend, Akil at ClearShadow Photography. He takes amazing photos. We took these photos with a friend of mine, she's the model. Then I jumped in and took some candid blogger shots.  We had a great time. Good learning experience for me.

 Place you could wear this outfit :: trendy social networking event, meeting the girls for dinner, dinner date. Where would you wear this outfit???

Top :: Banana Republic

Pants :: Zara

Heels :: Kurt Geiger

Bag :: Fendi 

 Photo Credits ::ClearShadow Photography

Black & White :: Ann Taylor Shorts & Forever 21 Vest

 

 

At the beginning of the summer, I bought this cute little vest from Forever 21. There were so many times I pulled it out of my closet and tried it on with an outfit. What I realized with white faux leather, is that it looks good with white cotton. The shorts were another one of my favorite purchases. Purchased from Ann Taylor during their Summer Sale. Today's outfit I wanted to keep it simple, black white and little nude heel to top it off. 

Top :: boutique in Chicago (similar here)

Vest ::  Forever 21

Shorts :: Ann Taylor

Heels :: Zara

Bag :: Fendi

 Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudges