Return of the Brushstrokes

It's no secret that I love fun, playful skirts, especially those that have a little bit of an artistic touch, such as bold brushstrokes. When I found this one online at H&M I was sold. Unfortunately for me, I forgot about the extra 40% off coupon the store mailed me months earlier that actually would have still been good on the skirt. As I was cleaning up some items and looking at old mail I found the coupon, but alas it was too late. I definitely could stand to be more organized!

The second unfortunate incident was that I ordered the wrong size in the skirt. H&M's sizing mystifies me. I know that they run a little small, but some things seem to run really, really small. Between J. Crew's vanity sizing and H&M's tiny sizes, it's hard to know exactly what your true size is. I think for skirts my true size is probably a 4, but in this particular skirt I needed to size up to an 8. H&M does not allow you to return online purchases in store, which seems absurd to me. I found out that this policy is due to the codes and numbers used to identify merchandise being different in-store and online, but I was assured by a sales associate that the brand is coming close to reconciling this inconvenience. (Why didn't they consider this before?) Anyway, sometimes I feel these little incidents are telling me that I may have one too many skirts! But how can you ever have too many skirts?

Skirt: H&M here

Top: Merona/Target

Shoes: J. Crew

Clutch: H&M similar here

Sunglasses: Prada

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