Ensemble du Jour

The Outfit
Another new top to wear today. I got this Mizrahi boatneck top on sale at Target. I like the color combo of the pink and orange. I wouldn't have paid full price for it but, marked down, it's not bad.

I paired it with my dressy denim pencil skirt and then to keep it clean I piled on some acrylic bangles and my vintage Trifari owl necklace.




The Focal Point
I know it may be a bit matchy-matchy but I have several pink heels and this gives me an excuse to wear them. These Charles David round-toe pumps are really cute in a Barbie-ish kind of way. The color is on the purple-y pink side but what also makes them different is the pony hair.



I have a ton of A-line skirts but I'm preferring to wear pencil skirts more and more. I just like the more streamlined silhouette better these days.

Ensemble du Jour

The Outfit
I found out late this morning that I had a to go to a client meeting, but luckily, I hadn't decided fully on my outfit so I went more classic. I haven't worn my new tartan skirt bought on sale at JCrew so I decided to wear that with black ribbed tights, and a black sweater. I know I wore the JCrew scottie dog sweater recently but I just love it. And because the scottie is sparkly, I don't need additional jewelry. I'm just wearing my acrylic ToyWatch watch.



The shoes are the Finsbury mary jane heels from the Lela Rose for Payless collection. They're cute and I don't stress about them getting knocked around. Also, I know they are all man-made materials, but since I'm wearing tights, it's less of an issue.



The Focal Point
It's all cold and dreary here, so my wool plaid skirt is keeping me warm (as much as a mini can) and it's cheering me up!



How's that for double duty!

I ♥ Sales

Well, we went and shopped.

What we were supposed to be out shopping for were new dog beds for the pups and kitties, a new sweater for my oldest pup (since he's all knotted up and I'm going to have to give him a haircut and he's going to freeze), and some kitchen stuff from Sur La Table (yes, I desperately needed a new butane refill for my brulee torch, it's been hell having to broil our Christmas grapefruits, and I need CO2 cartridges for my whipper and, yes, I needed to get Rose and Lavender extracts to possibly make some yummy cupcakes and frosting!). And we got all those things including the two largest dog beds I've ever seen. I think I could sleep on one of them comfortably.

But I also stopped into JCrew (it's right next door!) and they had all this stuff marked down and then they were taking an additional 25% off! I'm serious!

It was absolutely crazy in there since it's always overcrowded no matter what. Finally the hubby went to sit outside as he was bored out of his mind and couldn't find any of the stuff I was trying to get him to help me track down. But I did end up with a bunch of stuff, all marked down really well including:

Sequin Crest Tee - marked down to $15 (from $49.50)



Black V-neck sweater with sparkly silver Scottie - marked down to $38 (from $78)



Postcard Merino Wool Cardigan - marked down to $53 (from $110)



Vintage Glitter Critter Waffle Tee - marked down to $15 (from $39.50) Mine's actually Scottie dogs and one Scottie is gold.



Sparkle Tartan Madeline blouse in Midnight - marked down to $15 (from $78)



Sparkle Tartan Madeline blouse in Pine Green - marked down to $15 (from $78)



Burlington Tartan Mini - marked down to $45 (from $98)



Pretty good, huh? A lot of these are available online but in limited sizes. And I've noticed they are going fast, so head over to the final sale!