Last Week Outfits (And New Boots!)

I wore a few outfits last week that I liked and I want to share. The weather has been very humid but warm until yesterday, today it is the first day of a real Fall weather with temps in the high 50s.

This one is for Gigi. She asked me where the snake print blouse that I was wearing in the Gap fitting room post comes from. It is from Equipment and I got it during the recent Bloomingdale's F&F. It is my first Equipment and definitively a splurge. I always wanted one but always found that I could find something cheaper somewhere else in the solid colors. I didn't particularly liked their prints so far (in particular the popular stars print) but was immediately drawn to this one, I kept going back and look at it online (and I don't even like snakeskin prints) so when I found one at Bloomi in my size with the 20% off I took the plunge. I love the drape and yes, the black piping at the chest pocket and cuffs. It looks great untucked with skinny jeans:

That day I was wearing my Icon trench as a topper. I decided to keep it for the price and I have to say that I am wearing more than I expected, I thought it would be fussy to wear but it is easy to throw on and I like the proportions on me (wearing a size 2):

In case you are wondering about the boots, they are the Enzo Angiolini Zeric riding boots. I would never have ordered them if I hadn't tried them at Bloomingdales, since I generally go more high-end for shoes but these are amazing for the price. I had just received them from Amazon and was trying them on. They are a jodhpur style and have an elastic in the back:

They look great with pants tucked in but as other noted the shaft is very high and hits at a very weird spot right on the knee. It is more evident in my next outfit, where I was trying them with a skirt (in this case the cavalry skirt from last year);

I am undecided about the boots, I think there is nothing like them for the price but the fact that I can't wear them with skirts is a bummer. In any case this outfit was reading a bit too Mary Poppins for me so I swapped the skirt for skinny cargos and the boots for my old Pradas pumps, added a leopard scarf and an old belt matching the color of the jacket and I was ready to go. Much more like me:

Last outfit of the week that I want to show you is another cowgirl-meets-downtown-chick outfit. I bought the Perfect shirt in buffalo check almost immediately after it rolled out, I loved it that much. I know it got negative reviews because the checks are not black but grey but I loved it for that. However this is another challenging shirt because if worn too casually you are going to look like you are headed for the woods. I was inspired by my own "cowgirl outfit" post so I looked for some accessories to take it up a notch. First I added a vintage necklace (more on this in another post) and a sparkly bracelet that had some western feeling to them, then I decided to wear a black blazer (Mango) and I changed my belt (this is Comptoir des Cotonniers, bought in Paris):

This would have looked better with a pair of booties but it was too hot to wear boots so my Sam Edelman Frankies studded flats had to do.

What do you think? What's your favorite outfit? Do you own an Equipment blouse? What do you think of the Enzo Angiolini Zaric boots?