Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2011 dotty

i heart me some recaps and it is definitely that time of year, so here goes...


january
2011 outfit recap
i wore scarves.  and was cold.  and started my last semester of grad school.




february
2011 outfit recap
i wore lots of layers.  and it was probably still cold.  and i was still in grad school.




march
2011 outfit recap
i wore these chartreuse tights a whole lot.  and skinny belts.




april
2011 outfit recap
thesis, thesis, thesis, graduation.




may2011 outfit recap
the boy graduated, i traveled all over, and i wore white a lot.






june
2011 outfit recap
i wore more white.  and we went to the dunes.




july
2011 outfit recap
i started a new job in chicago and we moved.  and i wore belts.




august
2011 outfit recap
i wore sunnies a lot.  and those crazy shorts every chance i got.  and apparently found all sorts of brick walls.




september
2011 outfit recap
oh, the gray of it all.




october
2011 outfit recap
i got a little crazy and wore leopard tights, palazzo pants, and cuffed jeans with heels.  ("crazy" is relative term.)




november
2011 outfit recap
it got slightly colder in chicago and i started layering up and busting out the boots more.




december
2011 outfit recap
i wore those rust-colored tights a whole bunch.  

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

dotty zigs and zags

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[wearing]
chevrons: everly
puffer: j.crew (similar)
leggings: target
socks: simply vera (similar)
boots: vintage (similar)


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this short puffer has recently joined my coat collection since my white coat has to take a trip to the dry cleaner's every time i wear it on the subway.  they were asking me all sorts of questions about the nature of the stains and i said that they were train-based.  apparently this is NOT funny. 


dashdotdotty, everly zigzag, chevrons, ootd, outfit blog, boots with socks, puffer, army green


dashdotdotty, everly zigzag, chevrons, ootd, outfit blog, boots with socks, puffer, army green


dashdotdotty, everly zigzag, chevrons, ootd, outfit blog, boots with socks, puffer, army green



Thursday, December 22, 2011

dotty convinces her brother to take blog photos

dot_xmas2
[wearing]
boy's tuxedo jacket: thrifted (similar or just make your wedding black tie, invite lots of children, and then steal their jackets)
stripes: j.crew 
bow belt: forever21
jeans: j.crew
rainboots: loeffler randall (exactly)
hat: forever21 (exactly)


[going]
on christmasy errands.  


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xmas_woods4_1






[previously on] loeffler randall rain boots
they make rainy days soooo much better!  


remix_rainboots

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

dash of tape

since last year i went extra unsaturated for my christmas wrapping, this year i went crazy overboard with my gift tableau.  i'm talking wrapping paper pattern mixing, dumping out my whole collection of grosgrain ribbon, gift tags made from giant helvetica initials, and (best of all) making bows out of a W magazine editorial about tilda swinton.  yes, you heard right, tilda.


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pink for christmas.  it's the next big thing.  


xmas wrapping, pattern mixing, handmade bows, tilda swinton,
black and white and red all over.  not unlike a newspaper.


xmas wrapping, pattern mixing, handmade bows, tilda swinton,
kinda minimalist, but only so that tilda stands out.  get instructions on how to make bows from magazines over here at how about orange.


xmas wrapping, pattern mixing, handmade bows, tilda swinton,
christmas strawberries.  


xmas wrapping, pattern mixing, handmade bows, tilda swinton,
a helvetica d.  such a good letter.  


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i tried to make an "L" out of ribbon, but it came out more disease-awareness than cursive letter.  oh, and a chanel ad bow.  

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

dotty, stripes, and sequins

christmas snow
[wearing]
wool stripes: j.crew
sequin pencil skirt: thrifted (similar)
fleece-lined tights: forever21
wedges: old navy (exactly)
talon necklace: forever21 
arm party: forever21, inpink, gifted


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i found this j.crew skirt at a thrift store on my usual pass through skirts for bright-colored wool.  i think it's from the late 90s and set me back less than a lincoln.  it's got a full coat of sequins plus extra blobs of sequins for texture or depth or something.  i haven't been thrifting much in chicago, so it was a perfect welcome-home-to-the-land-of-awesome-thrifting gift from the state of michigan. 


christmas snow
(snow-speckled hair)


christmas snow


christmas snow



Monday, December 19, 2011

dotty and some winter white

glass museum
[wearing]
jeans: bdg (similar)
top: forever21
coat: j.crew (similar)
boots: vintage


[going]
to the toledo glass museum. it's been on our "buildings to go see" list for awhile and when we found ourselves less than an hour away from it we decided it was time to check it off.


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glass museum, dash dot dotty, winter whites, white jeans, white lady day coat, vintage riding boots, cognac leather


glass museum, dash dot dotty, winter whites, white jeans, white lady day coat, vintage riding boots, cognac leather
(a little sanaa goodness)

Thursday, December 15, 2011

dotty and some neon pink

purple tights remix
[wearing]
sweater dress: j.crew
neon belt: forever21
purple tights: simply vera (similar)
flats: cole haan (similar)


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this wool dress makes things seem so easy.  a funny belt, some slightly less punchy tights, my go-to flats, and done!  can i just wear this all winter and just swap out the belts and tights?  


purple tights remix


purple tights remix


[previously on] purple tights
purple tights remix

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

dotty vs. a pigeon

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[wearing]
beaded top: vintage (similar)
jacket: michael kors (exactly)
jeans: bdg (exactly)
scarf: handknit (similar)
boots: old navy (similar)


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i thrifted this top from the dresses-you-only-wear-once section last summer and have been pondering how to dress it down. all those beads make it pretty heavy, so i kept the layers to a minimum. wearing it this way seems kinda anti-holiday season, but i figure there will be plenty of sequins and shiny things in store over the next few weeks!  


december sequins


december sequins


december sequins


oh, and i had a pigeon trying to get in on my photo shoot, so i chased him.  i kicked a pigeon once in florence accidentally.  true story.  feathers went everywhere.  


december sequins


december sequins


december sequins


Sequins + Sparkles | Everybody, Everywhere

Monday, December 12, 2011

dotty, rust, and mustard

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[wearing]
top: club monaco
skirt: banana republic mad men collection (similar)
belt: j.crew (exactly)
scarf in a big bow: forever21
tights: target (similar)
heels: urban outfitters (exactly)


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i am totally addicted to these rust-colored tights and am thoroughly convinced that they go with all sorts of other colors.  it's weird how some punchy tights, like my turquoise pair or smurf blue pair, i can't seem to match with much.  then this pair i picked up randomly at target (when i stopped in to get headphones) have been on repeat for the last six weeks.  maybe next year i'll be really into blue and make use of all those other tights that have been pushed aside to make way for these suckers.  


rust tights, mad men skirt, mustard bow scarf, yellow suede heels, ootd, dash dot dotty, wearing, outfit blog





rust tights, mad men skirt, mustard bow scarf, yellow suede heels, ootd, dash dot dotty, wearing, outfit blog

Thursday, December 8, 2011

superhero dotty

superhero leggings
[wearing]
liquid leggings: ross (similar)
floral tunic: lc lauren conrad
moto: forever21
boots: old navy


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back in 2009 i saw these shiny leggings at our local ross for $7 and bought them for their superhero quality.  (since if i were going to fight crime, it would most definitely involve some awesome leggings!)  the backup plan was to incorporate them into some sort of halloween costume.  neither of these things has happened yet, but when i packed up my tights for chicago i resolved to find a way to wear them that didn't involve dressing like catwoman.  


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superhero leggings, liquid black leggings, florals, chiffon, gray boots, ootd, outfit blog, dash dot dotty


[previously on] cream moto jacket
i have this jacket in two colors because i liked the first one i bought so much.  it's one of those randomly higher-quality pieces that exist somewhere hidden in the messiness of forever21.
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