I was feeling a little down about Winter, longing for the Spring brights I kept seeing on other style blogs, but my friend Jessy made it better :). She came over and convinced me that a purple skirt is totally appropriate for Winter (at least paired with tights) and since that woman knows how to rock an outfit I feel like this must be ok.  Plus she never gives me grief when we put an outfit together that makes me look like I've been hit by the J.Crew stick.

Oh and if you were wondering about this skirt it's J.Crew's class No. 2 Pencil Skirt and I can't say I love it. It's very boxy and likes to slide down lower on my hips - plus it's not lined so when I wore it with tights it was also riding up. I love the color enough that I'm probably just going to get it taken in but if you're a hippy girl like me I don't think this will be your perfect pencil skirt (even if it does come in a million colors & fabrics).

To compensate for the weird fluke in DC weather earlier this month I pulled out some lighter weight pieces and layered them for a Fall inspired look. I will (yet again) remind you all that I love this dress.

Is mostly that I want to own them all. Well that and my new found love for the a-line shape :).

This was not a posture day for me I see. I promise this outfit looked less wrinkly and ridiculous in person.

Before it got way cold in DC I pulled this outfit together and was probably too happy about it. I love this new shirt (cheap find from The Limited) and hadn't had a chance to wear these shoes before. I'm a little iffy about how they work with my leg line without tights, but we'll worry about that when it's actually warm enough to contemplate it.