My Saturday Dress

Dress - LOFT / Jacket (available in 5 colors!) - KUT from the Kloth / Booties (similar) and Bag (similar) - Sole Society / Earrings - BaubleBar / Bracelet - Michael Kors

I was joking with Jeff that this is my Saturday dress, because I'm pretty sure I've worn it every Saturday for the past five weekends straight. Which, really, is proof to its versatility. I've worn it with a denim jacket, with this suede jacket, with OTK boots, with booties, and with sandals. It's worked in 50 degree weather and 90 degree weather. Because that's how fall in Chicago works. Oh, and I wore it to my cousin's wedding. This is, without a doubt, the best purchase I've made in a long time. Oh, and now it's on super sale - it's currently less than thirty bucks!! What?! It is a final sale item, which normally I would steer you away from, but in this case I'm thinking the flowy fit means it will work on you no matter what - just make sure to size down! I'm in a medium here, and normally go for larges in dresses at LOFT. 

So now that I have my Saturday uniform set, looks like I just have six more days to plan for ;) 

Dress - LOFT / Jacket (available in 5 colors!) - KUT from the Kloth / Booties (similar) and Bag (similar) - Sole Society / Earrings - BaubleBar / Bracelet - Michael Kors

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The Perfect Fall Dress

Dress (available in five colors!) - Lush / Jacket - J. Crew Factory / Bag - Tory Burch / Sneakers - Reebok / Earrings - J. Crew / Necklace - Stella & Dot / Watch - Wristology

I'm baaaaaaaack!!! We flew back to Chicago from our long weekend out in Boulder at approximately one in the morning on Tuesday. As I'm writing this (Tuesday night) I'm freaking exhausted from the weekend and then from catching up on a million emails this morning, so we're going to keep this short and sweet.

Downtown Boulder is the cutest. There's a little downtown strip called Pearl Street that's filled with cute little shops and bars and restaurants, which is where these pictures were taken. We spent almost the whole weekend surrounded by my extended family, but snuck away Sunday afternoon to do some exploring downtown on our own. It turns out happy hour starts at 2pm on Sundays, so I was a very happy camper :) 

You may recognize this dress because I wore it here for work - turns out it works great for a casual outfit too! Best fall dress ever. 

Dress (available in five colors!) - Lush / Jacket - J. Crew Factory / Bag - Tory Burch / Sneakers - Reebok / Earrings - J. Crew / Necklace - Stella & Dot / Watch - Wristology

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How to Wear Over the Knee Boots for Fall

Dress - LOFT / Boots - Kaitlyn Pan / Bag - Tory Burch / Sunglasses - Urban Outfitters / Earrings - c/o Charming Charlie

I stayed away from the OTK boot trend for a while, but not because I didn't like the look - because every pair I tried on was too short for me! Except for, you know, that $700 pair that I was never ever ever going to buy. This pair (that I found on Amazon of all places!) completely met my OTK boot needs!! They're long enough, they stay up, and the material isn't actually suede so I don't have to worry about ruining them. Win win win.

Now that the weather has cooled down (well, at least a little - I think I saw 85 in the forecast for Chicago this weekend!) I'm so excited to give these another run. I bought them in the dead of winter, and then once spring came I had a very short window where tall black boots felt appropriate. But for fall? Tall black boots are perfect! I love wearing them over jeans or leggings or faux leather leggings, but my favorite way to wear them is with bare legs and a short dress. I look for dresses that are at least an inch shorter than where the boots end so it doesn't look like your whole leg is covered up. 

The best part about wearing over the knee boots with dresses is that they let you wear your short dresses in much cooler weather than normal. I was out and about in this outfit all day and night last weekend, and despite the chilly 62 degrees on the thermometer I was comfortable all day. I kept telling Jeff it was because I had on some sweet boot pants haha.

This particular dress is making me dream of owning some gray over the knee boots too. How many pairs of OTK boots is it appropriate for one person to own? Asking for a friend ;)

Dress - LOFT / Boots - Kaitlyn Pan / Bag - Tory Burch / Sunglasses - Urban Outfitters / Earrings - c/o Charming Charlie

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10 Best Floral Dresses for Fall

Is anyone else all about the fall floral dresses right now? They're so perfectly '90s without being over the top. Like tattoo chokers. Don't wear tattoo chokers.

All of these pretty little dresses are perfect for this weird in-between time where it's too warm to dive headfirst into sweater season, but you still want to look season-appropriate. And these darker floral patterns are really cute on their own, but will also work when you need to layer in some tights and cardigans.

In my head, I was wearing pretty floral dresses like these for all of the '90s, but in reality I know that I owned a lot of matching jersey shorts/shirts combos (or shirts/skorts!) in various giant striped patterns. I also had matching colored socks to go with said outfits in a variety of on-trend colors like lemon and lime green. What can I say, I was one stylish seven year old.

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Autumn Leaves

Dress (comes in seven colors!) - Lush / Cardigan (super similar) - Old Navy / Flats - BP / Watch - Wristology / Bag - Tory Burch / Earrings - BaubleBar

Okay, okay, okay. I saw orange trees this weekend. Chicago, I guess you've spoken. It's fall now. I mean, not officially for 10 more days, but I'm calling it. Last week I started pulling out all of my fall colors, and I'm not looking back.

I snagged this dress on a whim thanks to the 100+ people who were wearing it on Instagram, and you guys, it definitely lives up to the hype. On me it's a little short for the office (I mean, yes, I did still wear it to the office ;) but really, it's the perfect style for every occasion, and so comfortable!! Plus, you know, it comes in the perfect fall color. A few years ago we would have been calling this oxblood, but I think we're safe to go back to just burgundy now. The women working at Ann Taylor would back me up, because I walked in wearing it and literally three sales people turned around and shouted about how I was wearing burgundy. Seriously, they were so excited that I was taken aback. Like, literally I took a step backwards. It wasn't as scary though as when I walked back outside of the store and there were a hundred men on the streets of Chicago chanting about the University of Georgia. Apparently they had a game or something. Sports, you know.

In completely unrelated news, I was completely glued to the television on Sunday and Monday watching hurricane coverage - anyone else? I actually am weirdly obsessed with the weather and used to watch The Weather Channel so much that my family revolted. I actually thought about becoming a weatherperson in college, but settled for taking a severe and hazardous weather course instead (oh, and a news production class too) once I realized that studying the weather is a lot different than watching Jim Cantore on television. That being said, I'm so glad that the storm wasn't nearly as bad as the doomsday predictions that were coming out - I hope everyone stayed safe out there!

Dress (comes in seven colors!) - Lush / Cardigan (super similar) - Old Navy / Flats - BP / Watch - Wristology / Bag - Tory Burch / Earrings - BaubleBar

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A Little Swingy

Dress - Gap / Bag (similar) and Sandals (currently on sale!) - Sole Society / Necklace (similar, love this one)- BaubleBar

So. This dress. It's basically the best thing ever. I got it in the mail next week and had to immediately put it on and wear it out the door... and then again to work the next day ;) The fabric is super soft and thick enough to hide imperfections, and the cut is swingy and fun without being overly large or too clingy. I love it dressed down like this, but will definitely be wearing it with a statement necklace and heels for date night too, or with a big blanket scarf once the temperatures cool down a bit.

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