Another two weeks has come and gone, which means it's time for another episode of Real Outfit Roundup. For those of you new to the game, this is a post in which I share the outfits I wore in real life over the last two weeks along with brief explanations for each and links to shop exact or similar items.
I've been trying to have more of a fall vibe with my outfits, but it definitely still feels like summer in these parts. The humidity hasn't been as bad lately, but our temps have still been in the upper 80s and low 90s. So still no sweaters or thicker layers to share with y'all yet.
Sizing Info: I'm 5'2" and weigh about 140 lbs. I typically wear size 6 or s/m in clothes and size 7 in shoes.
This dress has been in my closet for a few years now. It's one of my favorites to wear for fall. The color palate is perfect for this time of the year. I wish it was still available!
My cardigan is from Walmart, and is a fairly recent purchase for me. It shows as completely sold out online, and my local store no longer has it, but I'm still going to link to it because it's really not been out long enough for it to be completely unavailable everywhere! Maybe they'll restock it? Anyway, it's a really nice short-sleeve sweater. The material is thick and soft with kind of an open weave to it. The buttons are that kind of faux wood look. It was a perfect match for this dress, and I know I'll wear it a ton. I'm also linking to a really similar option I found on Amazon.
This is one of my favorite looks from the week. It felt very chic and professional while still having a lot of personality. These pants are such a statement piece -- I love them so much, but they can be tricky for me to style. I really do enjoy the way this pairing turned out. The navy blue blouse and flats complimented the pants while still letting them shine.
This blouse is one of my absolute favorites and one of the best things I've ever bought from Amazon. It's such a good staple but so much better than a basic. It has a bit of lace crochet around the neckline, button detailing, and flounce sleeves (y'all know I love a good statement sleeve). It's a good neutral navy color, too, so it goes with almost everything.
This is my favorite outfit from the week. Y'all know that dark floral skirt that's gone viral? This is the same skirt but in a cream floral. It's been on my radar for awhile -- long before it went viral on social. Now that I finally bought it for myself, I must say that it is worth the hype. It's fully lined, so even this lighter colored one isn't see-through. The top layer is a delicate chiffon, which just gives it a step up. It's tiered and pleated, which somehow works, and the waistband is elastic. It comes in a ton of colors and patterns. I really like the dusty pink floral and the green floral b ones.
I wanted to kind of lean into a 90s feel with this skirt, so I layered my boxy denim vest over the top. I felt like I needed sleeves but didn't want to add bulk, so I added my beige-colored lace undershirt. These are great for giving the illusion of layers without the risk of heat stroke.
This was a planning day for ELA teachers, so while I was at school, I wasn't in my classroom. I wanted to be comfortable but still look put together, and I think this works...maybe. I don't know. I struggle with loose, oversized layers.
Anyway, this is that racerback, drop-waist dress I picked up at Target over the summer and then proceeded to wear anytime I didn't know what to wear. I've been trying to find ways to layer this dress that don't make the drop waist look weird so that I can keep wearing it for most of the year. Enter this open-stitch short-sleeve sweater...that I have no idea where it came from. I seriously can't remember where I bought it! But it's a perfect match to the blue in the flowers on the dress, and it's the right length to completely cover the dropped waist.
I think what I don't love about this look are the flats. They're so dang comfortable and theoretically should work with this color scheme, but they just don't for me...at least in this picture. And honestly, I have no idea what shoes I would have worn otherwise.
The Friday before Fall Break was crazy. The kids had a reward day, which meant they were wild. Then we had an unexpected tug-of-war competition between grades, and the teachers got ambushed into competing. It was fun, but I was not mentally prepared for it at all, y'all.
Anyway, I wanted to embrace October properly, so I pulled out my just-acquired dancing skeleton graphic tee. He's so much fun! I paired him with my Liverpool gray skinnies, layered my new black sweater vest over the top, and finished the look with the black buckle boots that my mother still hates.
This was the first Saturday of the break. We did a few things around town but nothing to write home about. I threw on a pair of jeans and this groovy ghost tee. This tee is actually from Rural King, and it's still available. It's also less than $10, so it's a steal.
My jeans are old and not a brand name, and since they're no longer available, I can't link to them at all. I did find a pair that look similar, although they're cropped...which these might actually be, too, and just fit me like regular length jeans. It happens.
This is one of the oldest dresses in my closet. It's perfect for transitioning from summer to fall. Usually, Old Navy has this exact style of dress in updated colors/patterns, but it looks like they opted to do something different this year.
Anyway, I layered my boxy denim vest over the top. I liked the darker denim and the more square shape with this dark floral pattern than my waistcoat-style, light-wash denim vest. The square cut of this one was the better choice to create the right proportions with this particular style of dress.
On Thursday, we made a spur-of-the-moment decision to ride to a neighboring town to eat lunch at a 50s-style restaurant. Then that afternoon I had a hair appointment to get my hair reshaped (basically, I needed to get it trimmed and thinned back out). That evening, we went to see this year's scarecrow exhibit at our local botanical garden.
I was determined to make this outfit work, but I don't think it did. Mostly because I just wasn't fully comfortable with the proportions and color matches. In hindsight, I should have swapped out the t-shirt for a vest over the top. Like I said, though, I was determined to wear this outfit. But by the end of the day, I had decided that the blue of the tee was not the right shade to really match the blue in the dress's pattern. It's not as obvious in this picture, and truly no one was looking at me funny throughout the day, but I just couldn't get it out of my head that it didn't match, which left me feeling awkward and unsure about the entire look. Oh well. We live and learn.
On Friday, we needed to go to the barn to check on the pigs before I took Alexis up to the lake where she's spending a couple nights camping with my parents. Like I said at the beginning of this post, it's still very warm here, and the barn is always at least 10 degrees warmer than outside, so I decided to wear shorts.
My t-shirt is an old Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert tee that I got from Walmart and became an instant favorite. I wear this sucker all the time. It's no longer available, but I have seen it pop up on Poshmark, so I'm linking to one of those listings above, as well as some others that I like.
That evening, I changed from the shorts into these favorite striped linen pants from Old Navy. They're still available in limited sizes, but I'm also linking to a pair that have a similar feel even if they're not quite the same shade. It's still summer-like during the daytime, but our evening temps are dipping down into the 60s and 50s, so I knew I would want more than shorts, especially in an air-conditioned restaurant.
Anyway, lots of loose layers together aren't usually my preferred style, but I don't hate the way this all pulled together. I even kept my leopard-print sneakers, which provided just the right amount of print-mixing to keep things interesting. This is a look I'll be repeating.
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