Friday, September 28, 2012

friday five: dining room tour

butcher block dining room table, house tour, apartment living, light blue eames chairs
this friday, we're taking a tour of our dining room.  since we upsized to a new apartment in august, we've been slowly filling in our furniture gaps and adjusting to not being smushed.  so, here's five bits of the space:


butcher block dining room table, house tour, apartment living, light blue eames chairs

print is in an ikea frame, antlers are from the boy's dad and painted with krylon "school bus yellow" spray paint, ikea lack shelf in white


dash dot dotty, painted antlers, yellow deer antlers, oh dear print, white shelf, yellow accessories, apartment tour

photograph on the left is of canterbury cathedral, sailboat print is a marushka, matted print is a woodblock print done by the boy's mom, comic is from nicholas gurewitch's perry bible fellowship, pot is from ikea, bookshelf is expedit also from ikea


herman miller eames chair, 4 leg eames, light blue molded plastic chair, armchairs

chair is a 4-leg base herman miller eames molded plastic chair in light blue, an ikea rens throw, and an ikea koldby cowhide on the floor


butcher block table, aqua painting, yellow accents, masonite painting, glass of peach juice

butcher block tabletop from ikea finished with mineral oil, painting on the wall beyond is acrylic on masonite


snow camo, chandelier hiding, how to hide an ugly apartment light fixture

chandelier is covered in snow camouflage (last seen here in sheet form)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

dotty, fall weather, and summer dresses

dash dot dotty, wearing a maxi skirt in the fall, summer dresses in autumn, shabby apple desert modern dress, jersey dresses, polka dot scarf, ootd
[wearing]
maxi dress: shabby apple (similar)
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
scarf: vintage
flats: old navy (exactly)

+
i was packing up my summer clothes and decided that this dress needed one more wearing before it gets boxed.

polka dot scarf

september outfit


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

dotty, perpendicular stripes, and such

august outfit
[wearing]
vertical stripes: thrifted men's buttondown
horizontal stripes: the limited (similar)
knit moto: forever21 (similar)
boots: target (similar)

+
this outfit is getting me all excited for fall stuff: layers, boots, jackets, and more stripes!

august outfit

Monday, September 24, 2012

dotty, remixing, and rusty bricky orangey

dash dot dotty, one top two ways, weekend to workday, what to wear to work, joie silk top, magenta jeans, black leather jacket, leopard loafers
[wearing]
jacket: michael, michael kors (exactly)
top: joie
jeans: target (exactly)
leopard loafers: candie's (similar)
bag: zara

dash_joietop

post to blog

post to blog

Friday, September 21, 2012

dotty, black and tans

sleeveless trench, black and tan, houndstooth jeans, printed jeans, ootd, what to wear with black
[wearing]
sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)
black top: spense c/o marshall's
houndstooth jeans: forever21 (similar)
flats: old navy (exactly)

+
i just posted all the ways i've worn this vest over the last year and here i am wearing it AGAIN.

post to blog

dash_houndstooth2

Thursday, September 20, 2012

dotty, remixed stripes, and spots

dash dot dotty, outfit blog, ootd, stripes to work, light neutrals, big stripes, dotted flats


[wearing]

dress: h&m (similar)
jacket: theory (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)
giant sunnies: thriftastic

post to blog
if this dress had a myspace page, this would be it's profile photo.

post to blog

[previously on]
white jacket

how to wear, white jacket, white club monaco jacket, one jacket four ways, remix, shop your closet

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

dotty, prints, and a giant turquoise scarf

outfit blog, work outfit, outfits ideas, creative young professional, ootd, grays, big scarf, joie dress, dash dot dotty
[wearing]
dress: joie
jacket: thrifted (similar)
scarf: souvenir from vegas (similar)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)

creative: there are two prints here (dress and shoes) hey-oh!
young: whenever i wear this dress with a belt it gradually gets shorter and shorter.
professional: blazer+a bunch of neutrals=dishes are done.

find a whole bunch of other posts like this over here.
post to blog

Monday, September 17, 2012

dotty, working the weekend, and wearing leggings into the office

post to blog
[wearing]
sweater: vince (exactly)
leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)
moto: forever21 (similar)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)
scarf: forever21
giant bag: banana republic

[going]
to work. 
on a weekend.
but then i un-grouchied with a trip to ikea to get a new rug.  

post to blog

post to blog
p.s. the marshall's giveaway end TONIGHT, so hop on back and get a comment in!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

dotty, the new, and the remixed

september outfit
[wearing]
dress: diane von furstenberg (exactly)
sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)
boots: target (similar)

[going]
to work to finalize some finishes that may or may not have included a carpet tile that is the same color as this dress.  

september outfit
my stylist was super disappointed that i wanted my highlights to be more "caramel" and less "crazy blonde" and left this one strand brighter than all the others.  we've become friends since then (the strand and i).  

september outfit

september outfit

[previously on] sleeveless trench
it's been in my closet for a year and for a piece that i thought was super trendy, it's definitely made a lot of appearances.

trench remix

trench remix

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

dotty, tan, and some more tan

dash dot dotty, ootd, neutrals, monochromatic outfits, leopard print cardigan, what to wear
[wearing]
dress: club monaco (exactly)
cardigan: old navy (exactly)
flats: old navy (exactly)

[going]
to the beach last week
when we moved to chicago i tried to convince myself that the city beaches on lake michigan were a good substitute for the southern california beaches we used to frequent.  this theory was holding until we went back to the left coast and went to the beach.  so, now the jig is up.  sorry, midwest, your sunshine and waves just aren't the same.

outfits97

outfits99

outfits101

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

dotty, leopard loafers, and big sunnies

september outfit, dash dot dotty, ootd, what to wear to work, work outfits, neutrals, brown and gray, leopard loafers
[wearing]
top: joie (exactly)
skirt: the limited (similar)
talons: forever21
leopard loafers: candie's (similar)
bag: zara
sunnies: thrifted like whoa

[going]
to work.  i started out the day wearing grownup shoes, but then i switched to these funny flats to go to lunch and never switched back.  soooo, since it's tuesday let's break it down:  

creative: i picked up this top in los angeles when we were there last week, so i was excited to tuck this super voluminous top into a pencil skirt and wander off to work.  it can definitely look super casual and flowy untucked, but smushing the excess fabric into this pencil skirt worked for today.  
young: this outfit was much more grownup with the gray wedges i started the day out in, but i like the novelty of these leopard loafers.  
professional: even though i am wearing funny shoes and a super trendy necklace, keeping this outfit neutraled out helped me look slightly more grownup.  

and it's everybody everywear time again today, but i am most definitely not going back to school any time soon.  if i was though, i would definitely be wearing these shoes!

sunnies!

september outfit

september outfit

EBEW - Back To School

Monday, September 10, 2012

dotty, marshall's, and a giveaway

marshall's fall fashion challenge, fall style, ladylike with an edge, giveaway, giftcard giveaway, neutrals, leggings, tahari
[wearing]
jacket: mine c/o marshall's
top: spense c/o marshall's (similar)
leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)
flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's

+
marshall's kindly sent me a giftcard to check out what their treasure-hunting buyers have been up to for fall and i was excited to take on the challenge of creating a "ladylike with an edge" look. outfits that combine structured jackets with flowy pieces dominate my pinterest boards, so obviously it's time for me to toughen up my style a little bit.  these fancy leggings from the designer rack had me at hello and then this jacket from the cube section quickly followed suit.

and there's a giveaway involved, so you can get in on the marshall's-ness too!  they're giving away a $100 gift card to one of my readers.  just follow dash dot dotty somewhere (through google or bloglovin' or whatever) and leave a comment below by next monday, september 17th.  good luck!

september outfit

september outfit

marshall's giftcard giveaway, outfit blog, dash dot dotty

Thursday, September 6, 2012

dotty, on a boat, and in the pacific ocean

soprano dress, leopard print wrap dress, wedding attire, wedding on a yacht, boat wedding, dressed up, dash dot dotty, brown heels
[wearing]
dress: soprano (similar)
heels: gianni bini
clutch: h&m (similar)
not pictured: nautical-themed pashmina afghan

[going]
to an awesome wedding on a giant boat

dash_boat

dash_boat2


[previously on] shiny brown hooves
these are my most comfortable tall shoes because the ankle strap is elastic, so i wear them whenever i have to commit to one pair of shoes for the entire evening.  
post to blog