Curls and Swirls

My hair is naturally straight- really straight.  It won't hold a curl from a curling iron for love nor money, but it will work a little texture if I let it dry in a doughnut bun.  Finally, curls!

 

Dress, Target; shrug, Walmart; shoes, Target; earrings, Arts in the Heart.

 

Once I discovered that my hair would curl somewhat if I let it dry in a bun, I actually used hair product to freeze the curls in place.  Lately I don't do anything to my hair, so product is a bit foreign.

 

The fierce and fabulous heels from Target required shoes of shame just in case.  As predicted, I wasn't woman enough to wear 4+ inch heels all day.

 

The Look

I think this is my best ever "sexy librarian" look, but you don't have to take my word for it.  Friends and coworkers stopped me all day long to tell me I look like a sexy librarian.  My response: I wish I was a librarian.

 

Shirt, Talbots; shrug, Target; skirt, eShakti.com; shoes, Younkers; earrings, TJ Maxx.

Pay your overdue fines!

 I was initially skeptical of the fact that this set from eShakti.com was a crop top and skirt combo instead of a dress.  Now I'm a convert.  The two pieces are versatile, comfortable, and cute.  Also, pockets!

 

I left the tie of the shirt undone for most of the day, but I remembered how cute it looks tied when I started to take photos.  The other great part of this outfit is the hair.  It's a prim bun today, and tomorrow it will be the only way I can get a curl to sort of stay in my hair.

Red, Blue, and Birds

I've had this dress for quite a while, but it fell off of its hanger and was lost in the abyss of my closet.  I'm glad it reemerged.

 

Bird's eye view dress in chambray, c/o Eshakti; shrug, I don't remember; shoes, Target; earrings, Claire's; necklace, Fire Mountain Gems.

 

I love the retro silhouette and modern details of this dress.  The pepper necklace adds a little spice to an otherwise all-American outfit.  To quote the great Rupaul, here's the front...

 

And here's the back.  And here are the shoes.

 

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Making a Spectacle

Who has two thumbs and a bitchin' new crop top/skirt combo?

This girl.

 

Unfortunately (or fortunately?), I don't work in the kind of profession where I can wear a crop top to work.  I had to tone it down with a basic black camisole.  The dress is eshakti.com. The shoes are from Younkers, the earrings are from Claire's, and the glasses are from Costco- but they're bit players in a show starting the top/skirt.

 

I can hardly wait to pair the two pieces separately and playing with them together.  Expect to see a lot more spectacles on this blog in the future.

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Pick of the Litter

My hard drive is littered with outfit of the day photos that haven't been posted, and it's time to pick some.

 

Shrug, handmade by me; dress, eshakti.com; shoes, Payless Shoes; pearl earrings and pendant, handmade by me; thread earrings, purchased in Las Vegas.

 

This is the lovely corset style sheath dress from eshakti.com.

 

The best accessory for any outfit is happiness and happiness is a warm puppy.  While I didn't take this one home, I'm sure she will find a family to love her.

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