Aida ~

My slouchy Ann Taylor trousers arrived this morning (yay!!), along with a few other items I ordered. Would love to hear all of your thoughts and opinions on these, I've got thick skin :)

#1/2 - First let me say that I LOVE THESE TROUSERS. Whew, now that that's out of the way I do have a couple concerns. I didn't order the petite because I thought they would be too short, but I am almost certain that these are waaaaay too long. I like a lot of scrunch, but I think this is just too much. Now, I am currently in the process of losing the last bit of extra winter weight so I will be losing about 0.5-0.75 pant sizes; this will make the pant sit lower and those legs even longer. The other problem I usually have with petites is the rise is always too short. With all of the above in consideration, what do we think of the fit of these? :)

#3 - I'm currently thinking of returning these black walk shorts. They're baggy in the seat, and will get even baggier by the end of April once the weight is gone. I also don't think black is going to be the best color for my summer wardrobe; olive or gray would fit much better. So unless you gals think these are amazing, I'll be returning.

#3-5 - I had high hopes for these pointy flats, but goodness they are LONG. And I think the bright blue tips are making them look even longer. I'm on the fence about them. They are comfortable, and seem to fit properly but are just so very pointy. Was hoping they could act as a nude flat for non-pant looks, but I dunno now. I don't have feet issues but I feel like these are making my feet look... Aladdin-y. Thoughts?

#3/6 - Well I was expecting this cuff to be ivory instead of gold, and it's, like, really solid. It's borderline too heavy to wear, so this is almost certainly going back.

A few more outfits, from over the weekend and the start of this week.

1. Saturday. It wasn't quite as nice up north as it was in Seattle (only got up to 55F), so hoseless was a bit ambitious for the weather ;) Worn out to lunch; we took the bike for the first time together this season. The dress was surprisingly easy to wear with the gear, I'll definitely be doing it again.
2. Sunday. Mostly at home lounging, but a couple friends stopped by for a short visit, and I also took a quick trip to the grocery. Kitty has also been enjoying the warmer weather, and keeps photobombing ^^
3. Monday. Worn to work, and later out for tacos with hubby, sis, and her boyfriend. This was inspired by Mary's plaid+sequins look, but as I don't have any sequins I substituted in this scarf which has loads of sparkly silver threads running through it. And then I added my bright orange blazer because I like color, and close-on-the-color-wheel color pairings.
4. Tuesday. Worn to work (left), then later to a hockey game (right). I pined after this blouse earlier in the year after not jumping on it quickly enough, then much later randomly found a returned one in my size, at a super reduced price! Not my usual top style, but I like it. A very, very rare occasion where my daytime outfit was too dressy for the evening festivities; I changed into this sweater and necklace before the hockey game, but of course left the pumps (devoted member of Team Heels!).

Comments, critiques, thoughts and questions welcome!

Well this past week we had some hints of actual spring weather finally! Some of you may remember that last year I did a long exercise of not wearing black for spring/summer; this year I've decided to lighten up again, but won't fully skip wearing black (I learned what I needed to last year hehe). These were all worn primarily for work, and #5 was also for date night. I'll post my weekend looks later in the week, I'm never sure how many photos to post at once ><

1. Debut of my bright orange blazer (same one that Kelly has!), and wearing my current favorite spring color palette: brown + taupe (no taupe here though) + gray + cream + bright trendy color (in this case orange).
2. Pretty typical spring outfit, these olive skinnies with my chambray top act as an outfit base quite a bit for me. Trying out a cropped-over-long look, though I think it'd work better with an even more cropped sweater. I hope to wear these booties a lot more this year!
3. One of my most favorite outfits ever!! Also follows the same color palette as #1, debuting a new super oversized silky scarf. This outfit is full of items I consider cornerstones of my style: hoops, scarf, shorts, blazer, boots. I kind of hope we have a few more cold days just so I can wear a couple variations of this :D
4. Dry enough to start wearing my wide-leg pants. Following my fave spring color palette yet again (three times in one week!) with denim added. I would like to replace this striped tee with a similar soft, silky blouse if I can find one.
5. Attempt at wearing this sweater dress transitionally, I love how it turned out! These tights are "new", purchased back in Nov. from Express and finally warm enough to wear them. I was going for a gradient pattern mix, largest pattern on top (dress) to smallest on bottom (shoes). What do you gals think of the flats here? I really like the vibe, and hubby liked it too (yay!).

Comments, critiques, thoughts and questions welcome!

I'm looking at an Obi belt online, and the sizing listed is "S - Waist 32in" and "M - Waist 34in" etc. Does this mean that MY waist should be 32" for the small to fit, or that the length of the belt is 32"? Thanks!

(EDIT: I do realize that since my waist is smaller than that I can just tie it tighter :) )

Hi ladies! *waves* Sorry I've been MIA but it's been a busy month for work, though I've been peeking in off and on. I missed you gals <3 Hope you've all been wonderful, it's been fun to see all the springy outfits starting to surface here! I should be mostly back, though a bit less active than usual for another month or so. Here are my favorites of what I've worn over the past month since I last posted :D

Comments, critiques, thoughts and questions welcome!