Ensemble du Jour - 6-12-10

Saturday I was able to have a fun day out with my sweetie. He suggested that we go out to lunch and to our favorite antique store. I love when we go out to something other than doing errands because I use it as an excuse to wear some of my favorite things, like hats, that I just don't have the time to incorporate on my way to work.



It was very warm out but I knew we would be running in and out of the air conditioning. I wore a very bright floral dress (and probably my only yellow piece of clothing) with a light cropped cardigan. The dress is a few years back from Target's Isaac Mizrahi line.



I wanted a very summery mix and to play up the green too. So I used my Stephen Jones boater, a vintage wicker-y bag, my lace parasol from Venice and Jessica Simpson Pegeen heels.

Here is the dress without the cardigan. The waistline is a bit above my natural waistline so it has more of an empire feel to it.

The fabric on this is the best part. The bodice has the bigger pattern.

The skirt is pleated with a smaller pattern on top of the box pleats and a larger pattern in the folds. The dress is even lined so it's a pretty nice quality for a mass merchandiser.

Because it was so warm I kept the jewelry simple - a very delicate gold chain with pearls and a gold bead.

A hat close up with the green and navy ribbon.

I like the preppy colors of these shoes but they are not great for walking a lot, I'll admit. I ended up changing into my favorite Keds after we ate lunch and before we walked around.

I was happy to receive several compliments as we visited the shops. It's funny how, when you take the time to put on something just a bit nicer, like a dress, how sweetly people respond.

Ensemble du Jour

The Outfit
So this was technically my outfit yesterday, but I was having some issues getting my images to my computer. I wore a green v-neck cable-knit sweater and a straight brown skirt. With it I wore my green and white heels.



I know I in my Polyvore outfits, I don't often look like I'm all accessorized up, but here is a shot of me accessories du jour - the green and white preppy-ish heels, a wood bangle bracelet and a really cool carved stone necklace.



Here's the shoes:



The Focal Point
My very cool and interesting necklace. I bought this in San Francisco's Chinatown about a year ago. The large pendant is dark brown carved stone piece and the smaller beads are a lighter tone of brown, also heavily carved.

The necklace is dark brown and heavily knotted and braided so that it is very textured which accentuates the carved stone pieces. It also has a flirty little tassle.



I love vintage jewelry but I love pieces like this too. It's new and wasn't very expensive, but it has a lot of texture and is a great length and has presence. And I wear it again and again.

Yeah! Cheap stuff!