Outfits Not Just Clothes

dress-ModCloth(somewhat similar here ), blazer- Jupe (kind of similar here ), bag/shoes-Zara(similar here and here ), necklace-gifted, bracelet/ring- Jewel Mint watch- Frock Candy The color scheme here is more typically winter/fall than summer. Of course there's the great bit of orange(which is my power color of summer 2012).  I think this outfit reflects the mood a lot of people are feeling at this time in the season.  With temperatures consistently above 90 degrees and the heavy thickness of so much humidity I think people are starting to long for autumn. I know I am, as it IS my favorite season and I highly enjoy layers.  On a high fashion note, I feel this outfit fits perfectly with looks from Helmut Lang's pre-Fall Collection highlighter here : The structure of the blazer and general feel of drape and color definitely catch the Pre-Fall flavor. What do you think?  

This might actually look better with more wrinkles... dress / watch -Frock Candy, bag/shoes-Zara(similar here and here )  Here we have another appearance of my new Zara bag and shoes, which I'm still very smitten with even though I've been wearing them EVERYWHERE.  This dress from Frock Candy was a great steal on sale for $15. It was originally $50, which is a bit steep in my opinion based on the quality. But since it was such a bargain I'll properly wear it out over the rest of the summer. What I like most about this outfit is its simplicity.  You know I wear a lot of statement pieces and color, but sometimes outfits needs to speak with an inside voice.

Pockets! These shoes are pretty old and a bit beat up, but they are a summer essential. My attempt on being groovy dress- Frock Candy , bracelet-Anthropologie(similar here ), necklace- JewelMint , heels-DSW(similar here ) bag-J.Jill (similar here ) You may recall my post on buying this dress.  Well here it is in action! Worn this past Sunday and it fared pretty well in the sticky heat.  I think with a loud pattern it's easiest to keep everything else fairly simple, so it was brown shoes and bag. However, I did push it a bit with the jewelry, adding what I would argue is a statement necklace (even if it isn't huge and chunky) and some textured matching bangles. I'm thinking since this dress is on the shorter side I could tuck it into a pair of wool trousers and rock it as a blouse.  That will have to wait because there's no way I'm putting wool on these gams until late September, summer is HERE!

FrockCandy I know I said that I wasn't going to do anymore shopping till my NYC trip next month, but alas I am a liar.  I picked up this dress from a newly discovered retailer Frock Candy via Fash Boulevard .  The picture is a bit fuzzy, but I think you can see that this dress has ANTELOPES on it! Holy Buckets! How could I pass up the opportunity to "put a deer on it" to such a level of awesome?  Well, I can't, so there you go. Also I may have to pick this up: Anthropologie It's a fashion coloring book!  The question is how MANY coloring books do I get? I mean, this would be an awesome gift for several of my girlfriends.