Chambray, White, & Making a Statement

Shirt (similar) - LOFT / Skirt (similar) - Ann Taylor / Heels (similar) - Sole Society / Necklace - c/o Happiness Boutique / Bracelet - Michael Kors

 This skirt is one of the pieces I picked up for my honeymoon, and I have been wearing it non-stop lately. I love how feminine and fun it feels, and how it can dress up my casual chambray shirt. The skirt must have just sold out, but I linked up a really similar Ann Taylor skirt if you're going for a similar look.

I haven't worn a lot of full skirts over the past couple of years, but they used to be my go-to back in my early days of office work. My summer job in high school and for most of college was working in my hometown mayor's office, which sometimes involved placating the public and dealing with crazies (but luckily never having to push the panic button!), but mostly humoring the mayor, who liked to demonstrate his fish petting skills and give me advice on how I should pursue a basketball career (if he ever saw me hold a basketball, he would have known that was not going to pan out ;)

Something else that helps to dress up my chambray is this fun statement necklace from Happiness Boutique. I always love a good statement necklace - they really finish an outfit - and Happiness boutique has great options, plus free shipping & a customer reward program. What's not to love? Some of my other favorite picks are this sparkly pastel piece and this vintage-inspired necklace - reminds me of the jewelry I wore for my wedding! I may own about 4,000 statement necklaces, but there's always space for another ;)

Are you a statement necklace girl? If not, what's your go-to jewelry?

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Previously on KDTI - More chambray!

 

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That Little Black Dress

Dress - Ann Taylor / Booties (similar) - BCBG / Necklace (similar) - BaubleBar

Dressing up for parties is always the hardest thing to do. You want to look dressed up, but not too dressed up. I think this dress is the perfect solution - the color and faux leather accents make it feel dressy, while the cut and pockets make it feel more casual. I ended up wearing it to a couple of holiday events this year, paired with heeled booties and a sparkly statement necklace when I wanted it to feel a little more dressed up, or with my fur vest and boots when I wanted to dress it down.

Just a little tip - when you're going all black and want to wear tights, go for sheer tights rather than opaque. It helps to break up the look a little and keep you from blending all together.

What is your go-to party look?

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Holy Chic!

Tee - Old Navy / Jacket - Target (old, last seen here) / Jeans - Gap / Shoes - Madewell / Bag - F21 (old) / Necklace - c/o Lovelywholesale.com / Bracelet - Michael Kors

I saw these graphic tees at Old Navy (that are totally JCrew copycats) and I just couldn't resist.  Even though I maaaaay already own an almost identical one from JCrew Factory.  I actually sized up for this tee (something I NEVER do, usually I'm sizing down to get the fit I want) because I wanted it to be a little loose instead of tight like most Old Navy tees tend to be.  I usually don't find myself getting that into trends, but I am all about graphic tees these days.  I'm hoping it's a trend that really sticks around.  Here I paired my graphic tee with boyfriend jeans and flats, but I definitely want to dress it up with a pencil or a-line skirt and some heels too.

Oh, and can we talk about these flats?  They are so adorable that I want to wear them all the time, and then I walk one block in them and basically want to cut off my feet they hurt so much.  I often find myself ignoring foot pain when trying on shoes because "it's not that bad," or "my feet will get used to them."  It's definitely a bad plan, because I now own so many shoes that I never wear, or can only wear if we aren't planning on walking anywhere (which basically never happens in Chicago).  Struggles of a style blogger/shoeaholic/Chicagoan.

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