Another Week in Which Clothes are Worn to Work: Part 2

Back to Faux Denim -- Wednesday, 5/14/14

Back in the office, back in fuschia.  This is not a color I've worn very much historically, but I keep being drawn to these pieces that I see at Goodwill -- and once you have some bright pink items, other bright pink items start being more practical as it's easy to imagine combining them into outfits.  I really like the bright pink with navy or denim, so I pulled out the dark "denim" colored trousers for this outfit.  (I bought this scarf at the same time as the fuschia/grey scarf worn on Monday.  I think it's bright and fun and stays just this side of Barbie Goes to Work as long as it's styled with somewhat duller tones.)

Dark "denim" pants from Kohl's
Burgundy knit shirt (old)
Purple striped jacket, thrifted
*Hot pink scarf from Target
Purple suede pumps, thrifted

Simple Pastel and Black Outfit -- Thursday, 5/15/14

I've said before that I like having pastel-and-black tops because they help make sense of wearing light colors and black together.  But this doesn't mean I'm not willing to do a straight up pastel and black colorblocked look on occasion.  I think the interesting textures of the black/grey socks and shoes, along with a nice necklace, made the outfit feel right to me -- with plain black socks and shoes and no necklace (or scarf), I'm not sure I would have liked this combination.

*Light blue/lavendar pullover sweater, thrifted
Black pants, thrifted
Grey with black ribbon flats (Zappos.com)
Black/grey argyle socks from Sock Dreams
Silver hammered necklace from Jones New York

Actual Denim Again -- Friday, 5/16/14

Maybe it was wearing jeans and faux denim earlier in the week, but I was finally ready to try wearing my denim skirt to work.  (I had no meetings, so that helped my comfort level as well.)  And it was a no-brainer that I would try it with this marvelous knit blazer I bought from Target but had not figured out how to wear yet.  A blue blazer with white polka dots seems like it should be more versatile than it has yet proven to be for me -- it doesn't go with navy or black or grey, my go-to pants colors, and I don't wear light colored pants.  (Perhaps with the coming of true summer, and my recent purchase of a white skirt, making outfits with it will be easier.)  But even if I have to accept that it's mostly going to get worn with denim or "denim," I still think it was well worth the approx. $20 I spent on it.

*Blue with white polka dot knit blazer from Target
Jean skirt, thrifted
Navy blue tights
Navy bow shoes (Zappos)
Blue/white floral scarf from Target

All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my scarf close-up.

This week's posts were sponsored by the colors fuschia and blue.