All of a sudden it is HOT here (not that I am complaining). After a pretty muddy morning, the sun came out yesterday afternoon with temperatures in the high 70s. Is it only me or now that spring is finally here I have the feeling that I have nothing to wear (and believe me, I have an army of summer clothes just waiting to be worn)? It must be a side effect of the sudden change of season: we aren't used to the sight of our bare skin yet and it also seems a little bit shocking to go from cashmere turtlenecks to tanks. Not to mention that my closet is currently a no men's land where summer clothes and winter clothes are fighting for the last free spot. Must spring clean!
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!


