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Sam’s style, plaid + burgundy

Just a quick note to remind everyone that the reader poll is open to vote for your favorite outfit from last month — thanks in advance!

And now, more of Sam’s style! I was sure you wouldn’t mind… 😉

We recently bought Sam new trouser socks at Kohl’s to replace worn-out socks in his wardrobe, and HOW CUTE do these argyle socks look with his outfit? Every other piece of his outfit he has had for awhile, and it’s just so well-coordinated, isn’t it? And he’s still showing his mastery at pattern-mixing, with the argyle socks + plaid button-front + checkered fedora.

Details:

Plaid button-front: Lands’ End, old
Trousers: Old Navy, old
Rope belt: Kohl’s?, old
Argyle socks: Kohl’s, new {exact kind still available!}
Fedora: Kohl’s, old
Shoes: Clarks, last spring

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Summer work casual | Grey library tee + tan trousers + pewter wedges

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On a summer work day that included multiple meetings, I wore a basic go-to outfit formula that I utilize time and again when I happen to be working in summer quarter: a nicer tee with wide-legged trousers and strappy sandals. The trousers give it the necessary work-appropriate edge, while the tee is casual and comfy, and the sandals allow for air flow in the heat.

Above and below are closeups of my accessories, including my pewter wedge sandals (which have a rubber sole, so they’re particularly useful while walking across campus) and my earrings below. I debated amongst several earring choices, but I went with these “tiki-style” bead earrings that my paternal grandmother made decades ago, to add a bit of fun and whimsy to my ensemble. (Note: We took photos of this outfit before I got my new purse that replaced this tote bag.)

And of course, my “NEVER FORGET” library card catalog tee adds its own whimsy! It also reinforces my role as librarian in whatever campus meeting I’m involved in, and helps get across my sense of humor to anyone who might not know me yet. 😉 (Yes, I really do think all about all these details when I get dressed for the day.)

Weather: Hot

Where: Summer work day with multiple meetings

What:

Library tee: TopatoCo (?), new
Trousers: The Limited, old
Wedges: Payless, old
Tote bag: Christian Siriano for Payless, old

Shop my outfit:

exact tee (it looks black online, but it’s actually a dark grey — still a few sizes left!) // very similar tan wide-leg trousers // very similar strappy pewter wedges

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Remixing my floral shirtdress as a long cardigan

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Earlier this year, I loooooooooved remixing my wrap dress as a long cardigan. Kezzie, a longtime reader of this style blog (thank you!) mentioned in a comment on that post about how she also has remixed shirtdresses as long cardigans or jackets. I cataloged that brilliant idea in my head — yes, I mentally picture my brain as a kind of library card catalog, complete with drawers and categories — and brought it back out again when I purchased my new-to-me floral shirtdress.

Here’s a quick side-by-side comparison of remixing this shirtdress, first as a tunic over leggings, seen at left, and this time as a long cardigan or jacket over ankle pants, seen at right below. And the shorter length of this shirtdress works particularly well for wearing it as a long cardigan!

I loved wearing this outfit, y’all. So much I wore it twice! Once to work, and then again on the weekend to a reading discussion group. And since I layered the shirtdress-turned-long-cardigan over a sleeveless shell, it was totally wearable for a summer work outfit. I could have worn any number of shoes with this outfit, so if your work dress code doesn’t allow for open-toed shoes or sandals, you could easily pair this kind of look with pumps or flats.

I pinned my bangs back on my new pixie cut and added a thin black headband to play a bit with it, and I fluffed up the back. And instead of big earrings or black metal hoops, I went with little turquoise drop earrings to pick up on the bits of turquoise in the floral print.

And last but not least, this is the third in our series of taking pics along East 34th Street Bridge, a fun way to capture the seasons here in Tacoma. So here you go, summertime and full-blooming, leafy trees along East 34th Street Bridge in east Tacoma! See here for winter pics, and here for spring pics along this same bridge.

Weather: sunny and mild

Where: work day, then remixed for a reading discussion group on the weekend

What:

Shirtdress (worn as long cardigan): Phillip Lim for Target 2013 collection, new via Poshmark
Ankle pants: Tommy Hilfiger via Macy’s, old
Shell: Dana Buchman for Kohl’s, old
T-strap sandals: Payless, gift from my mom, old

Shop my outfit:

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SIA interpretation: On the road

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Time for my interpretation of this week’s Style Imitating Art (SIA) challenge, this round curated by SIA co-founder Salazar @ 14 Shades of Grey.

Inspiration to interpretation:

Salazar chose an animated GIF inspired by a flower seller in Vietnam from a series of illustrated, animated GIFs called “On the Road” by Chinese artist and illustrator Oamul.

I thought my new-to-me floral shirtdress from the 2013 Phillip Lim for Target collection, as detailed in my monthly budget adventures post from last week, totally fit the inspiration bill! And there are lots of flowers, both in the print of my shirtdress, plus in the bright red rhododendron flower bush behind me. (There’s a clump of orangey-red flowers in the illustration.) And there are bits of black in the flower seller’s outfit, who is also wearing strappy flat sandals. 😀

It also felt fitting that the inspiration artist, Oamul, is Chinese, and my shirtdress was designed by Phillip Lim, an Asian-American artist of Chinese and Cambodian descent born in Thailand. Cheers to awesome Asian designers and artists!

It’s called a “shirtdress” but it is WAY too short for me to wear it as a dress. It also has an interesting and different cut on the back, which you can glimpse in the pics just above and below. So I just treated the dress as a tunic, layering it over black leggings. And HELLO perfect match with my tan-and-black colorblock tote!

This pattern is SO interesting, as is the cut of this dress/tunic, that I kept getting compliments on this outfit, both when I first wore it on the weekend and when I rewore it the next day to work. I felt cool and comfortable in this combo.

The backdrop for all the photos is the Fireman’s Park, located in downtown Tacoma across the old City Hall building. It’s this very sweet little park tucked away on the side; its location on the Metro Parks website is described as “carved into a hillside.” Downtown Tacoma is full of interesting public art and buildings and tiny little niches.

Weather: Sunny with a chilly breeze

Where: To a farmer’s market and literary reading on the weekend; To work during the week

What:

Shirtdress: Phillip Lim for Target, old, via Poshmark
Leggings: Spanx for Macy’s, this fall
Strappy sandals: Lands’ End, old
Hoop earrings: Made in Oregon, Christmas gift, old
Colorblock tote bag: Christian Siriano for Payless, old

Shop my outfit:

Still time to participate in SIA!

Everyone — bloggers, non-bloggers, all genders, all ages, even pets! — is welcome to participate. Just send a pic of an outfit — selfies and flat lays are also just fine — inspired by this week’s SIA artwork to this week’s curator, Salazar, at 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com. Salazar will post the SIA round-up on her blog, 14 Shades of Grey, on Wednesday, July 5.

Can’t wait to see what all y’all are inspired to wear — let’s all get on the road! 😀

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SIA interpretation: Venus poster

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Time for my Style Imitating Art (SIA) interpretation, this round curated by SIA co-founder Salazar @ 14 Shades of Grey.

Inspiration:

Salazar chose an awesome space travel poster! of Venus, one in a series created by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology for NASA’s. You can browse and download all the posters here for free and learn more about the poster project here.

How to participate in SIA:

There is still time to join the SIA fun this week! Everyone — bloggers, non-bloggers, all genders, all ages, even pets! — is welcome to participate. Just send a pic of an outfit — selfies and flat lays are also just fine — inspired by this week’s SIA artwork to this week’s curator, Salazar, at 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com by tomorrow, May 23rd. Salazar will then post the SIA round-up on her blog, 14 Shades of Grey, on Wednesday the 24th.

Interpretation:

I had an immediate idea for what to wear for this SIA challenge (even though I don’t have any blush pink or sherbet colors in my wardrobe, as they tend to wash me out). I focused on the grey, silver, white, and tan colors in the poster, pairing together a grey-striped tee and tan trousers — and then found a wall that looked pinky orange to me to supply the backdrop.

And I created my own dome of sorts, like in the poster, with an umbrella — a happy accident, because it had started drizzling! 🙂 (This is the spare umbrella we had in the car.)

And of course, you know me and details. I added my metallic pewter round-toe wedges, to mimic the rounded edge of the dome in the poster. Same thing with my metallic-dipped porcelain, teardrop-shaped earrings and necklace set by Zoë Comings.

This was a super simple outfit, and I really enjoyed wearing it. You could also very easily make this outfit even more casual, by switching out the wide-leg trousers for tan ankle pants, and the wedges for flats or sandals.