Sweater Dress Weather

 

While sweater weather hasn't quite arrived here in Southern California, I am gearing up and preparing for a cold spell by purchasing some sweaters for the upcoming "cold" season. One of the things I love wearing when the weather does finally get cooler is a good sweater dress and I think I might have found one of my favorites, at least of the season! This purple and pink sweater dress has all of the colors I love!

 

Purple is my favorite color and pink is a close second, so the color palette of this sweater dress is perfect for me! I also love the details of the sleeves as well for some added visual interest. This dress will definitely be in heavy rotation once the fall/winter weather comes to Southern California!

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Dress: Nordstorm here

Shoes: J. Crew similar here

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Gucci

 

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Halloween Outfit Ideas

 

I love all of the holidays, but Halloween is probably my favorite! I definitely love decorating, dressing and finding fun places to celebrate the spooky season. With Halloween right around the corner, I have pulled out some of my favorite Halloween looks to celebrate! I'm starting with this cute purple ghost cardigan! While we normally associate just wearing black with dressing for Halloween, you can also make it colorful as I did by pairing this purple ghost sweater with bright pink pants!

 

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Next, I'm just batty about this fun tulle bat skirt! I love that it's got a little bit of orange underneath for a bit of color! I paired the skirt with this feather tee shirt from J. Crew because the feathers are chic but can also be a bit spooky!

 

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Last off all, I can't get enough of this fa-Boo-lous ghost cardigan sweater, so I also got it in black. I paired this sweater with some black check pants. Since I rarely wear all black, so I had to add some pops of color to the look with my orange loafers and purple bag!

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Wild Horses

 

I've always loved horses, which probably isn't surprising because most girls love horses. I actually used to ride horses when I was younger as well. As you can see from the print on my dress, my affinity for horses has not faded as I've aged! This fun fall dress from Farm Rio is perfect for any equine love or anyone who loves gorgeous prints! If you've seen the Barbie movie, it would also be a print that the Kens would love, as they become obsessed with horses in the movie!

 

In addition to the horses, I really love the colors found in this print. For that reason, I played on the pink and purple tones found in the print when I accessorized. (Something I think Barbie would definitely do!) If you love this print as much as I do, the good news is that it is available in many items from Farm Rio including a jumpsuit and blouse!

 

Dress: Farm Rio here, here and here

Shoes: J. Crew similar here

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Gucci 

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Striking a Pose

 

A jumpsuit as striking as this one calls for striking a pose and that's exactly what I am doing! I recently picked up this colorful jumpsuit from Anthropologie on sale a few weeks ago and it's definitely going to become one of my favorite jumpsuits! I love that the colors in the print are perfect for transitioning to fall. It's always hard this time of year to find things to wear that are comfortable for warmer temps but still nod to the autumnal season. This jumpsuit definitely fits the bill thanks to the color palette!

 

I also love that the pattern of this mural echos the pattern in the jumpsuit! There are lots of fun shapes and patterns in both the mural and the print that add visual interest. Speaking of which, this mint colored hat also adds a lot of visual interest to the outfit! I love to wear hats all year and I was so excited when I found this mint one at Target because it's one color that I don't already have in my hat collection!

 

Jumpsuit: Anthropologie here

Hat: Target here

Shoes: Loeffller Randall here and here

 

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Sweater Weather

 

As I mentioned in my last post, sweater weather has finally hit Los Angeles and I am celebrating with some of the sweaters that I recently purchased in anticipation of the fall and winter months! One of my favorite types of sweaters is a colorful striped sweater, and even though I have way too many of these in my closet, I end up wearing them all the time, so I suppose they are a good investment! This coral stripe sweater from LOFT is one of my more recent striped sweater purchases. I really think it has some great fall colors in it! Below are some other striped sweater options that I also love.

 

 

I paired this colorful sweater with a corduroy mini skirt and some tall brown boots. Wearing boots is another thing that I truly enjoy about this time of year! I think it's a shame that I live somewhere that only allows for fall/winter dressing for such a short period of time, because I really do love wearing sweaters, coats and boots!

 

Sweater: LOFT here

Skirt: Target here

Boots: J. Crew similar boots here and here

Bag: Clare V.  here

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Stripes and Suede

 

A few posts ago I apologized for taking a couple of weeks off from blogging and promised to be more consistent with posting in the future. Well, I topped that hiatus with a personal record of being gone for almost a month! Now that the holidays are here, I hope to get back to a more regular posting schedule. Before getting into holiday looks (I personally think it's still a little too soon for Christmas for this), I have some fall looks to share with you, because the weather has just recently started to feel like fall here. Today's post features a casual look that I wore last week that includes a colorful striped henley sweater that is now on sale with a pair of jeans and yellow suede pumps.

 

These suede pumps are from a brand that I am excited to collaborate with called Ally Shoes. I really love that Ally's shoes are designed with optimum comfort in mind. In fact, their shoes are designed by a podiatrist and, after wearing them all day, I can personally attest to how comfortable they are! I actually get a fair amount of blisters when breaking in shoes, but I had none of these issues with my new Ally kitten heels! As many of you know, I am a teacher, so I am always looking for comfy shoes that I can stand in for long periods of time and I have a feeling that these will be my go to shoes for work! Last but not least, you know I love color, and Ally shoes come in a variety of colors. I got my kitten heels in the color Saffron, but there are lots of other fun colors along with classic ones to fit everyone's tastes! If you want to try out Ally shoes, you can get $40 off your first pair of heels with code KATIEGIRL40 at checkout!

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Sweater: LOFT here

Jeans: J. Crew Factory here

Shoes: c/o Ally here (Save $40 off your first pair of heels with code Katiegirl40)

Bag: Kate Spade similar camera shaped bag here

 

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Sweater Weather?

Fall is hands down my favorite season, or at least it was when I lived on the East Coast! Here in Los Angeles, it seems like we get a handful of days that might qualify as being fall-like but even that's a stretch. I'm always envious of seeing bloggers in sweaters standing near fall foliage because it reminds me about what I miss most about the season! This Monday, the temperatures here dipped to the 70s, hardly sweater weather, but it was cool in the morning so I decided just to pretend like it was fall and don a cashmere heart sweater. While 70 degrees probably doesn't count as cool weather in most places, when most days are in the 90s, you take what you can get. It's all relative!

I actually purchased this sweater last spring (although it's back for fall) when it went on sale and I've been dying to wear it! At first, I thought it would look good with a blue and white polka dot skirt but at the last minute I chose this more colorful rainbow striped option from the Australian designer Gorman. (On our next "cool" day, I'll have to try out the polka dots!) The skirt makes for some fun and colorful pattern mixing. It was the perfect look to brighten up a cold dreary day, even if it was neither cold nor dreary! I guess I can at least hope for some of these days to come my way in the near future!

Sweater: J. Crew here
Skirt: Gorman: similar here
Shoes: J. Crew:here and similar here
Bag: Clare V. here

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