I'm not sure what to say about these pictures other than that I acknowledge them as being exceedingly extra, hahaha, but I love them anyway. Sometimes a well fitting pair of pants and heels are enough to dress up pretty much anything.

Let us talk about how specific items can become more than my brain can handle. I've wanted a gray sweater for a while. After buying the G.H. Bass one in two colors I was positive that I couldn't justify another turtleneck. I had the star one right? That should be enough.

And yet, despite all the mental gymnastics, I couldn't stop wanting one. There's something about a long sleeved turtleneck that I just love, and after finally trying on everything I could find this month I came back to this one. On sale, the wrong size, but a piece I'd seriously contemplated at the beginning of the season. Thankfully the closet gods were smiling down on me, because this fit and it's super warm, and will easily serve me for years (especially as I've already been playing with layering it over some of my longer button downs). 

So there you go. No matter how many closet resolutions I try to make, or minimalist mantras I repeat to myself, sometimes I just need 3 long-sleeve turtleneck sweaters.




Fit Note: This sweater is currently sold out online (it went on sale a while ago) but I just bought this in-store so you may still be able to get your hands on it. It also runs bigger than even I had suspected and I'm wearing a size small here - other than a little lost length when I raise my arms, it fits perfectly. Weird but true.

Since I don't what else to do or say about the state of things at the moment, and as crass as it feels, here's an outfit post. I took the pictures before everything went to hell last week and while we're still working on deciding where to go from here I figured it couldn't be totally wrong to share something that makes me happy.

I love how a good dress can make you feel pretty and dressed up all in one go. The other times this dress has appeared on the blog there's been necklaces and belts, pieces to contrast the orange while not taking away from the print, but this time I was feeling minimalistic and let the dress speak for itself. I did nothing to interrupt the flattering lines and I think it's a great look to dress down with flats.

This is not an outfit fantastically all that different from the last time I wore this dress on the blog but hey - I like what I like.