Weekend Outfits (featuring the Tulle Art Blossom Tee and the Merino Boyfriend Sweatshirt)

We had an exceptionally warm weekend here in NY (as everywhere else in the Northeast if I'm not wrong) and today is the first day with temperatures that are nearing 60 degrees since early December (heard on the TV this morning)!!! I know that it's too early to say that spring is finally here but at least we can enjoy being outside in the sun without freezing.

On Saturday morning I went on the hunt for a cardigan to wear with the potpourri dress and then I met my husband and daughter at the zoo. I hoped that I would find something and that they would match the Internet prices, since they were running the 20% off sweaters promo. I think that I found the perfect cardigan (and it's cashmere, so I will not freeze in my dress in Seattle), but even with the 20% off I couldn't stomach to pay more than $100 for it and I decided that I'm going to wait because this type of cardigans always goes on sale early in the season. It's a Featherweight cashmere cardigan in a color that appears to be in-store only (unless it's sold-out on the website, but I doubt it). The color code is NME and my guess of "neon melon" appeared to be spot-on when I asked the SA to check. By the way, did you know that they have a page with all the color codes and their explanations on the computer? I wanted to DIE when I saw the list and I almost asked for a printout but I couldn't find any good reason to give the SA for that (besides being a crazy lady who spends her time learning by heart the JCrew color codes).
Anyway, the color is a very bright melon (if not really "neon") and enhances the orange component of the dress. Another perfect match is the light berry color, but the orange-coral looks much better on my skin tone than the berry. I also tried a lot of Jackies but there wasn't a color that looked as good with the dress as the neon melon of the cashmere cardigan.

I wore my toothpick cords in faded cement, merino ethereal cardigan in heather dusk (bought when it went on sale a few weeks ago) and the Tulle blossom art tee that is currently on sale in stores for $24.99. I wasn't sure about the tee, because the fit with the wide scoopneck isn't too flattering on me. But it looks so good under the ethereal cardigan that I have decided to keep it. Of the three available colors, I like this one the best because the embellishment is black and I can wear it also as an evening tee.




My husband, unlike Slastena's husband, never commented on my soft ochre cords being pukey, but when he saw me in this outfit he had to say that the pants don't look "classy" (the color, specifically). They are definitively sporty, but that's the reason why I "needed" them and could justify buying a third pair of toothpicks (the navy ones are definitively more elegant and I can't wear the soft ochre with grey).
What I liked in this outfit is that it goes easily from day to night with a change of shoes and adding a necklace (and I knew that I wouldn't have much time to change for the evening):



I wore this to a neighborhood pizzeria where we went with a couple of friends and our toddlers. Boy, now I remember why we don't go out very often with our daughter, especially on a Saturday night. At some point the two were running across the restaurant floor and a couple of (not very understanding) ladies were yelling at us for letting them "ruin their dinner" (not that they did anything bad). At that age, they simply can't sit for two hours in a chair, there is not much that you can do: it's the running and giggling or the cries.

Yesterday we decided to cross the park and have brunch at a favorite Mexican restaurant on the Upper West Side. It was a GORGEOUS day and I broke out my Merino boyfriend sweatshirt in honey that I hadn't the occasion to wear yet as it has been too cold and I like it best worn alone and not over a buttondown or turtleneck. It's a little bit wrinkled from being under a pile of other sweaters in my closet. I wanted to iron it before leaving but my husband and daughter wouldn't wait for me:



Instead of a coat I wore my navy sherpa hoodie (from two years ago): it was the perfect weather to wear this outfit!




BTW I didn't wear the necklace in the end, I'm not sure if I really like it with the sweater and anyway we were just going for a stroll in the park and a brunch in a very casual place. What do you think? Do they go together (I don't have another necklace that I could possibly wear with this sweater)?

I also made an unexpected purchase this weekend (at another retailer), but I will leave it for another post.
Have a great start of the week!