All of the Colors!

My husband and I went to a French restaurant last weekend, so of course I had to break out this fun sweatshirt from J. Crew that lists a variety of different colors in French. I've had the sweatshirt for a while now, but, like with a lot of things, I just never got around to wearing it. Since the weather was a little cooler this weekend, it was the perfect time to wear it while indulging in some good French food! (French food and fashion of course, just happen to be among my favorite things!)

Although this sweatshirt came out for winter, I put a springtime touch on the outfit with the addition of a pink houndstooth skirt. This skirt is from quite a few years ago, but it's one of my favorites and it goes with so many things in my wardrobe; I'm always reinventing it! Even though it's an older piece, I did find a very similar houndstooth skirt from a different retailer that you can shop below.

Last but not least, let me just comment on this wall, which, like my sweatshirt, is so colorful. (This is actually the same wall as the one here.) I purposely used a different part of it for variety and also out of necessity because there was an older gentlemen on a stool having his photo professionally taken for what seemed like a very long time, making that part of the wall unusable. It's always fun to see the people who, like myself, are hardcore wall enthusiasts! I think it takes a special type of crazy to actively seek out walls for photos!

Sweatshirt: J. Crew French Color Sweatshirt here
Skirt: J. Crew similar here
Bag: Coach similar here
Shoes: Christian Louboutin "simple" pumps here
Sunglasses: Celine
Earrings: Sugarfix/Target here

Linking Up With: Midweek Inspo, Spring Fever Fashion,Thursday Fashion Files, A Labour of Fashion

Strolling Down the Yellow Brick Road

Today I'm channeling my inner Dorothy, which is appropriate because in my last post I wrote about the Culver Hotel where the cast of The Wizard of Oz stayed during filming. As you can see, this blue and white gingham skirt is reminiscent of the famous dress Dorothy wore in the film. I don't know how much Dorothy paid for her dress, but my blue gingham skirt was a deal at only $15! Now all I need is Toto, which makes me think that I should have used William in this shoot, although he's much bigger than Toto and most definitely not as well behaved!

One of the other reasons I got this skirt, in addition to the fantastic price tag, is that I knew it would be the perfect complement to my new Dolce & Gabbana Sicily bag that I picked up in Las Vegas this winter. I love the fact that this bag channels the aesthetic of rustic, hand painted Italian ceramics. I actually have a collection of these types of dishes from my travels to Italy (and Home Goods!) and now I want to start a collection of these Sicily bags, including some of my favorites that you can shop below.

When my husband saw this outfit laid out on the bed, he commented that I was mixing two countries together: Italy and France. Italy, obviously because of my bag and France because of the writing on my sweatshirt. As you can see from previous posts, this sweatshirt gets a lot of use during the winter because it's a great way to make a skirt look chic during the cooler weather we've had here, while still keeping warm as I travel down the yellow brick road!

Skirt: c/o SheIn blue gingham skirt here and shorter version here
Sweatshirt: Banana Republic similar here, here and here
Shoes: J. Crew similar red pointed flats
Bag: Dolce and Gabbana Sicily similar bag here
Sunglasses: Celine similar white sunglasses here

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