If you look up the word “thrashed” in the urban dictionary you’ll find a plethora of colorful definitions…
THE STORY
And I mean there are some good ones, go ahead check it out. But in this case I’m talking beyond exhausted. As any teacher can attest to, the first few weeks back to work can really kick your butt. Factor temperatures similar to the surface of the sun with no air conditioning and my CFS into that equation, and that my friends, is my definition of thrashed. Fortunately, the temperature and humidity finally dropped to bearable levels yesterday so at least I’m no longer a puddle of flesh and bone by 8:15 a.m. In any case, today’s post is going to be short on words.
THE OUTFIT
I am totally in love with this burgundy slip dress. The styling options are endless and I plan on wearing it all winter long. I’ve been entirely too obsessed with boho looks lately and this dress is definitely keeping with the theme. The challenge was styling it so that it would be work appropriate while not causing me to melt into the aforementioned flesh puddle. It has spaghetti straps so I had to either wear something over it or under it. A tee would work underneath and it would also be super cute with a long cardi over top, but both of those choices were out because of the heat. Since I was wearing a lace slip/skirt extender underneath (yes, I really did get two more since I loved the tulle extender so much) I decided the lace vest would be perfect to make the top half work appropriate while playing off of the ivory lace peeking out at the bottom. I finished it off with delicate layered necklaces because heavier jewelry makes me feel about ten degrees hotter than I already am. Too bad a statement necklace won’t actually keep me warm once the polar vortex rolls back into town.
THE TIP
Think outside of the box in regard to ways that you can style non-work items for work and vice versa. Sometimes all it takes is adding a layer either under or over to change the feel of a piece of clothing.
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Slip dress: Shop Hearts; Skirt extender: Sun Sand And Stars; Vest: Similar, Similar; Booties: JCPenney (Similar)
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