In any case in the end I decided to break out what had been my first purchase of the season back in January, the stripe button-back tee (granted, I could have waited on this one and got it for much cheaper as it went on sale in stores, but c'est la vie) with my Scout chinos (from two years ago) and a little cardigan that I bought at the Gap during their Family and Friends in March (the only thing that I bought at the Gap this year, actually).
The cardigan is still available on the Gap website here and for the price I really reccomend it, especially if you have this tee in this color, as it is almost a perfect match. It is called "winter ochre" and it reads like a real caramel brown IRL (not so much ochre). It is a little bit like a cotton version of the Jenna cardigan, but not as cropped as the Jenna. I am wearing a XS (fits TTS, the model must be wearing two sizes bigger):
On my feet I had the matching patent tortoise ballet flats and the outfit was very cute but my feet were hurting from only walking a block from home to pickup my daughter at her nursery school. I thought about selling them but how could I let these beauties go?
It is going to be 80 today and if the sight of my pale (but waxed!) legs doesn't discourage me I am planning to wear a little Calypso silk shirtdress. Have a great one!
Those shoes kill my feet too though I love them. I have the tortoiseshell Juliet pumps as well and I get more wear out of those these days.
ReplyDeleteThat cardigan is a perfect match, and it is a great spring outfit. Spring is very hard as far as outfits, it doesn't help that it seems to go from cold to hot rather than a bit of in-between weather first.
Sounds like you need to clean your closet, that's an ongoing project for me these days!
I love this outfit!! I love the striped tee in this color (can you believe i don't own one yet?? i am waiting for it to go on sale online---there are no more in store, at my store) but it won't!!!! Love the whole outfit, head to toe:)
ReplyDeleteLove the outfit! I have the Christiane leopard print calf hair ballet flats - they do tend to cut into my feet at the sides but I don't care!
ReplyDeleteEm, I know what to do! I have those same flats and they killed but I have fixed them. Spray them with Kiwi shoe stretch on the inside and either use shoe stretchers or put on socks and walk around for an hour. Done! I wear them all the time now in perfect comfort.
ReplyDeletehaha--i broke out my button back striped tee yesterday too! the nyc heat was rather oppressive--if it was late july, i'd be okay with it but i feel like we skipped a season here!
ReplyDeletethe tortoise shell flats rip my feet apart as well...going to try desert flower's remedy though--too cute to stay in a shoebox!
hope it's not quite as humid today!
Ema.... this is off topic...
ReplyDeleteWhat color Stubbs and Wootton espadrilles were you wearing in the January post you made? Natural or Nude. And how do they run size-wise? Thank you and sorry to wait so long to ask the question.
Lily-Bart, they are the natural color, not the nude (it's lighter). I sized up to a 8 but I bought them post-maternity so maybe my feet were still swollen. However they fit great, so maybe they run a tad small
ReplyDeleteDaniBP, yeah the weather has been crazy here and yes, I really need to tackle the spring cleaning. I want to take advantage of the fact that they are having a used clothes sale at my daughter's school in May and give whatever I don't like/doesn't fit anymore.
ReplyDeletemrs.anketell, you must get one ;-)
Louise, thanks. I have other shoes that hurt but these are really the worst.
Desert Floer, thank you so much for the advice. I am going to try ASAP
stef, we really had it all this week, including the storm today. I really like summer weather, even hot and humid, but I don't like to go back and forth from cold to hot like this.