In case you're as obsessive about my wardrobe as I am (doubtful), you may have noticed a distinct lack of skirts on the blog over the last year or two. Slowly but surely I got rid of almost every one I owned, with the most simple of reasons - I just didn't want to wear them anymore. It took a lot of online mental convincing to even get me to the point of trying any on this season, but Reformation got me over the finish line.

I got exclamations of shock from some of the associates when I said this in store, but I do actually find Reformation to fit true to size. It might not fit well, and it might not look great, but it does fit, and so I wasn't totally shocked that the size 12 did here. What did shock me was how well it flowed over the parts of myself I'm most self-conscious about, and how fun the bright green was. I considered the investment in one skirt I truly loved worth it, though after wearing it a couple times in real life I've also decided that for my own comfort I'm going to be sewing down the slit an inch or two hahaha.

And in an effort to be totally transparent, this lovely cross-body bag did a number on the weave of the skirt, causing some picks over my hip that did destroy my life a little. BUT. I am buying clothes to wear and you know what happens? Picks, runs, stains, LIFE. I refuse to invest in a skirt that makes me happy and never wear it because I'm scared of messing it up. I'm woosahing about the whole thing, because if you don't wear your favorite pieces, what's the point?

While I'm sure we all know I could wear pretty dresses for practically eternity, when I was out with Ali of Heliantha Photography I also thought it might behoove me to switch it up a bit. After rediscovering these jeans from GAP a few months ago (which I think I've owned for almost 4 or 5 years now), it makes me really happy to pull them out again to share on the blog.

I love the flare shape and dark wash, plus paired here with a just a simple white and not so simple velvet blazer, it results in a outfit that works great for work or play.

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.

Well it turns out that white pants are hard to take pictures of when it's just you and a tripod, lol. I had all these safe pictures where I'm standing in the shade, yadda yadda yadda, but I just liked these better. So please excuse the blown out ISO levels, my bad, lol.

The rule of thumb for taking pictures anywhere near the Tidal Basin during Cherry Blossom season pretty much amounts to "Oh, are there no people over there? TALLY HO!"

P.S. - And I didn't wear these shoes the whole time. I love my feet too much to torment them so, lol.