in her pearls.

Pearls, even if they are from F21, instantly make me feel like a lady. Thanks again to Charlene for taking these photos!
 

dress (worn as top): Kate Spade skirt: H&M (recent, same one I bought my sister for this post).  

necklace: F21 (similar here) shoes: Calvin Klein bracelets: DY. watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs.

for plastic wrap.

Never thought I'd post about an outfit fashioned from a roll of saran wrap, but it is Halloween so I'm going to make an exception. I'm pretty disappointed in myself for not watching Hocus Pocus this month, but I did embrace the holiday with two different costumes. First up, a family-friendly cat for work (shouldn't come as any surprise, considering the plethora of cheetah print I have in my closet):

 

dress: Old Navy turtleneck: Old Navy necklace: Kate Spade (sold out)

And a not so family-friendly Dexter victim for a party, with my husband dressed as Dexter (a.k.a. my MURDERER, how rude):

It was all fun and games for about 30 seconds, until someone asked me how I was going to go to the bathroom....didn't exactly think that one through. It got interesting. Anyway, Happy Halloween!

to bore you with MORE animal print.

Are you sick of me and my animal print obsession yet?? I'm obviously in the "animal print is the best pattern in the world and I will wear it until I die" camp, and the fences are rather high so I can't see out. I'm counting on you guys for an intervention, if need be. Expect a very long recovery period with copious relapses, though, if it comes to that.

Did I really just say copious? Interesting.

Anyway, here's the night outfit for the animal print pencil skirt I got from J.Crew, with another daytime look. I'm loving the pop of color the teal shoes add, and I felt very sassy with the sky-high black pumps and edgy purse (yes, that is my sassy face).

day: oh it's all effing J.Crew.  

night: tank: BR. skirt: J.Crew. shoes: Calvin Klein c/o Bloomingdale's. bag: Topshop. necklace: BR. bracelets: David Yurman.

and sings a little Leslie Gore.

Leslie Gore is one of my dad's favorite singers, so I grew up singing and dancing to her music (don't ask him about the time he was directed to the "easy listening" section of the music store to find her CD, he's still traumatized). The animal print Zara dress I bought for my day and night challenge screams Leslie Gore to me- it's the ultimate "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" dress. I loved wearing it with classic black pumps and pearls for day, but I was super excited to put on some sparkly gold heels and jewelry and hit the town. My sister and I had a lot of fun (and a lot of wine) taking these pictures, and I can't wait to wear this adorable number again and again.

 dress: Zara. shoes: Kate Spade. necklace: Kate Spade. bracelets: David Yurman.