Brights and Horizontal Stripes

This is my first summer with an office job. I have no idea what to wear! How casual is too casual? Are sandals kosher as long as they aren't flip flips? Should I save chiffon for nights and weekends? Will my coworkers frown on me wearing neon? It's so much more difficult than dressing in the fall and winter.

I've taken to wearing bright colors in combination with black and white. I probably own at least ten different black dresses and four or five black and white dresses. Pairing bright accessories with a basic dress adds something fun, without going over the top.

Dress: Calvin Klein (Last year)

Necklace: Charming Charlies

Tote: Rebecca Minkoff

Scarf: Target

Sandals: Kate Spade

What do you wear to the office when the mercury rises?

Classic Buffalo

Welcome to a classic Buffalo, NY winter day!  While visiting my parents last week, we enjoyed a beautiful afternoon of fluffy, white snow. I had a great time playing around in the back yard!

To survive a snowy day in Buffalo you need the following...  1. A brightly colored jacket  2. A scarf you can snuggle down in  3. Tall boots to keep the flakes out  4. An empty calendar, because even if two feet of snow come down, nothing is going to be closed.

Coat: Kenneth Cole (last year, similar)

Hat: Gap (super old, similar)

Sweater: Kenneth Cole (on sale now!!!)

Necklace: Charming Charlies (in stores only)

Jeans: Joie Jeans

Boots: Ralph Lauren via Macys

Marc New York Coats · Kill City Coats · Joie Skinny Denim

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Commuter Style

I'm at it again.  I've rejoined the ranks of the commuters! Though I'm not a traditional tri-state area commuter. I'm not taking the train to my fancy job in Manhattan. I'm taking the NJT from northern NJ to Princeton, NJ! From my apartment in Montclair, it's about 90 minutes by train to Princeton. By car it's 60 minutes, if there's no traffic. Which is never. Taking the train is way better. I can nap.

Ninety minutes on the train is actually a shorter commute than I used to do each day. I was a double river commuter for my previous job. To those not aware of the intricacies of commuting in the NYC area, a double river commute means I had to rely on two different transportation departments to function properly.  And because one of those two departments is the Long Island Railroad, I was home late all the time.

Train commutes include napping and reading (and working occasionally). Anyone have any good book recommendations?

Let it snow! I'm ready for winter!

Jacket: Kenneth Cole

Shirt: Calvin Klein

Scarf: Calvin Klein

Pants: Rag & Bone

Booties: Joie

Bag: Fossil

Joie Boots · Rag and Bone Leggings · Sangria Skinny Denim

DVF for a Penny!

It's shopping lore, but you can buy something from Bloomingdale's for one cent.  It's called a RTV or Return to Vendor item.  Basically it's something that is old, damaged or returned from the online store and it shouldn't be on the floor.  The item has fallen out of the system and it rings up at a penny.  This yellow DVF shell was my needle in a haystack.

While wandering through the Soho Bloomingdale's the BF stumbled across this top in a pile near the register.  It had strange tags and quite a few return stickers affixed to it. I brought it up to the cashier and it rang up at one penny! Seriously! Also, since I found a penny on the ground earlier in the day, this shirt wasn't going to cost me a thing.  What a great day.

Next time you're at Bloomingdale's be sure to shop the entire store, you might just get lucky too! 

I decided to pair it with my favorite leather-trimmed Calvin Klein blazer (that I also picked up from the outlet for a steal!) and the most comfortable skinny jeans in existence.

[ Blazer: Calvin Klein (similar) / Shell: DVF (this seasons colors) / Jeans: 7FAMK / Purse: Coach / Booties: C Wonder / Sunglasses: Kenneth Cole / Necklace: Madeline ]

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