OOTD Featuring the Bayberry Flouncette Blouse

First, thank you so much for all the comments on my shoes dilemma ladies, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me your unbiased opinion. I almost reached a decision and will let you know soon (those of you who want to chime in but haven't yet, have still the time).

I have ordered the Bayberry Flouncette blouse during the last 30% off sale promo. I always loved the print (so fall-ish!) but because I am not much of a printed blouses kind of girl and I generally don't love collar-less shirts, I decided to wait until the price would get lower (I even resisted buying it with the 25% off card when it was $59 in stores). $27 was a price good enough to me to risk the final sale gamble, so I finally grabbed it and it arrived yesterday.
I love it! I have to say that this blouse is very pretty and feminine and also a perfect match for my toothpick premium twill pants (that I don't have many things to pair with because I don't have a lot of greens or purples in my closet).
The only thing a little bit annoying with the blouse is that the ruffled placket doesn't go all the way down but stops mid-way, leaving a (ugly) rectangle of sheerness between the belly bottom and the pants, as you can see:



So basically you need to wear a cami or something else under it (which I hoped I would get away without). I have a tissue turtleneck in dark slate from a few years ago that fits the bill but I am probably going to pick up one in the dark rosewood color to have another option (the dark rosewood should also look great under my yoga sweater in cobblestone. Hint to mrs.anketell!). Anyway, this morning I wore it with the grey one:



And then I added a necklace because it was a little bit too dark (this is from Fall 09):




Much better! My daughter (who is very much into beads and making necklaces right now) squirted when she saw it and asked me if she could have it when she is a grownup (I said yes). Then, she thought twice and asked if she could have it when she is a little girl (I said no but strangely she respected that and went back to her beads without shredding a tear). So cute, so cute...

I topped everything with my loyal downtown field jacket. Of course with this outfit I can't wear my "uniform" scarf, but did I mention that I have the umbrella in the same print than the blouse (I bought it before the blouse because I really needed an umbrella)?




While I was getting dressed I was thinking that I would like to add some green to my closet this year and once home I read a post that reminded me that I have a pair of green patent penny loefers by Prada that I had bought (or my parents bought for me) years ago and I didn't get to wear much. I am very happy to see that loefers are making a comeback this year and even happier that I have a green pair:



I tried them with my morning outfit but they are slightly brighter than the toothpicks and didn't work out together, so I created another outfit for them with the ochre toothpick cords from last year (I love these so much that I am regretting not buying a backup pair on super-duper sale):




You can belt the blouse with a skinny belt (but in this case I would go without necklace):



Do you have the bayberry flouncette blouse? What do you wear it with?

I have a mom's night out tonight. Stay tuned for the outfit tomorrow!

OOTD with the Lace Panel Tee and My Fall Uniform

I just wanted to do a quick OOTD post before expiration of the 30% off FS at JCrew.com. The reason is that I am wearing my favorite "fall" tee which happens to be in the FS section for the ridicolous price of $14.99 before 30% off. It's the Lace panel tee in windsor grey and I am wearing it with the ethereal cardigan from last spring in heathered grey:




At first I had put on my Minnies in coal for color scheme consistency but then changed into these Paige bootcut jeans because I had an appointment with the orthopedist for my calf and I thought that it would be easier for him to examine me if I wore non-tight pants (it's very easy to pull them up). That was quite silly as as soon as I arrived I was asked to take my pants off and put on one of those hospital plastic gown. The good news is my calf is going to heal by itself but I have to start a stretching routine because that's why it happened, apparently (because I don't stretch and my muscles are tight).

To go back to the lace panel tee, it is very delicate and feminine and very flattering IMO, so if you need something to reach the free shipping minimum I would give it a try. I especially love it with the felted bistro mini (that I am very excited to wear as it was a popback that I bought during the summer):




I also wanted to post what has been my typical uniform for the past two weeks: a pair of jeans or skinny pants and my downtown field jacket accessorized with the Printed wool wrap in the dahlia multi color. You have already seen it in one of the fitting room pics post but now that it is available on the website too I wanted to advertise it as the perfect scarf to wear with the downtown field jacket in the fall. The color of the scarf just blends into the color of the jacket (mine is the black one, which isn't a true black but more of a faded color between black and forest green) and the pops of yellow and red scream "it's fall". I know that JCrew scarves are expensive but this is my favorite scarf ever and I would recommend it to anyone (especially if you have the field jacket or a similar one):



Have a nice week! I am alone until Friday, so you can expect a lot of posts to come...

PS
So I enjoyed the last episode of Mad Men (did you see it coming?) but I thought it wasn't nearly as poignant as the previous season finales, especially Season 2 which is a television masterpiece in my modest opinion!