The first two weeks of November have flown by. How is there only one week until Thanksgiving Break?! And we (teachers) all know this next week is going to drag on so slowly.
Welcome to another episode of Real Outfit Roundup, where I share the outfits I wore in real life over the last two weeks along with brief descriptions of each look and links to shop the same or similar items.
In case you're new around here, I am a middle school teacher, and most of the looks I share are from my work week. I come from a background of working in television news followed by a few years of working from home as a magazine publisher, so my style has gone through quite the evolution over the last decade. Now that I'm almost in my 40s, I think I might have finally figured some things out.
At any rate, I don't consider myself an influencer. I share what I wear each week because I enjoy fashion, and I find inspiration from how other people dress, so why not share my own? I include links to make it easier to find the items I love. Those links are affiliate links so that my time and effort has some reward -- these posts don't put themselves together! For those of you who don't know how those work, affiliate links allow me to earn commission off of your (or others') purchases at no additional cost to the shopper. If you want to guarantee that I'm getting credit for purchases you make based off of my content, make sure that my link is the last one you click before you checkout. As always, thank you for supporting Mommy the Journalist.
Now, on to the outfits! We've actually had a blast of cold weather lately so there are finally some sweaters in this roundup!
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.
We're starting with what is arguably my favorite look from this entire post. I absolutely love the academia vibe, and autumn is the easiest time to achieve those type of looks. I mean, what screams English teacher more than plaid pants and a cable-knit sweater?
This sweater has been getting a lot of attention on social media, or at least from the ladies that I follow. I've had it in my closet for awhile now, but it hasn't been cold enough to wear it until last week. I knew it was a good sweater, but wearing it definitely reinforced it. It's Old Navy's SoSoft material, which totally lives up to the hype. The color is so interesting and will honestly go with so many things that I already own, but when these pants were the next thing to come out of the order, I knew I had to wear them together.
I will be the first to admit that I've avoided Old Navy's Pixie pants for years. I tried a few back when I worked at the TV station, but they were always so tight and uncomfortable. Now, though, they make them in a few different styles, and I really like these wide-leg ones. They're still pull-on with no buttons or zippers, so the waist is pretty stiff. The first time pulling them on was a struggle, but it got better, and they are so dang flattering on. Unfortunately, the wide leg ones are mostly sold out, but they do have this exact same pattern in the Pixie flares.
This blouse was the perfect complement for this skirt that I absolutely love. It's probably the best thing that I've bought off of Temu. The quality is superb, but it's been discontinued. I did, however, find a skirt in the exact same pattern on Amazon, which is what I'm linking to for y'all.
This go 'round I decided to layer a crocheted sweater over it. I picked this sweater up from Target in the middle of summer. It's meant to be a "summer sweater" I think, but where I live there's no such thing, so I've been hoarding it until a more appropriate time to wear it. That said, it's definitely no longer available, but there are a bunch of crochet or open-stitch styles out there. I linked to one that's really similar in terms of shape and crochet pattern.
I finished the look with my leopard print mary janes from Old Navy. These have been such a nice addition to my fall shoe collection, and lots of other people agree since these have almost sold out. I'm linking to these exact ones plus some that look really similar in case your size isn't available.
This is the outfit that I wanted to love, and I did at first. I really liked it in the morning, but by the end of the day I was over it. I don't hate the outfit; it just didn't quite live up to my expectations. In fact, I think I'm probably about to donate this vest top. I got it on clearance last year, and it has just been a nightmare to style. I love the idea of it, but I just cannot make it work for me.
Anyway, I really do love these pants. This is the first time I wore them. I got them at the beginning of the school year, so they're not very old, but they're also sold out in this pattern. I'm linking to them for you so you can see the other option. I got these in the large. They're really comfortable.
I was really surprised to see that this seamless tee is still available in all sizes. It's a good layering piece, but it is short waisted. I got it in the medium and almost wish I gotten it in the large, but then the neck would have been weird. It's very tight, especially in the shoulders, but it's very soft and generally comfortable. I own it in a couple of colors. I think, ultimately, it was too bright white for the rest of the look.
My loafers are really old from ShoeDazzle, and they don't really have anything similar right now for me to link to, but there is a pair that looks almost exactly the same by Dream Pairs, so I linked to those.
Monday was cold, so I leaned into it with an all-blue look. This sweater is another of Old Navy's SoSoft line. It's a tunic length, which is probably my favorite length for sweaters because it helps to make me look a little taller whereas the ones that hit me at my waist tend to add bulk up top which my 5'2" frame does not need. Anyway, I fell in love with this baby blue color, but I also ordered it in a kind of faded maroon color (which is no longer available unfortunately).
These are the same blue pinstriped pants that I shared in my last real outfit roundup. They help up really nicely in the wash. So far as I can tell, they didn't shrink at all. Sadly, they're all but sold out, but this style of pants is still available in other patterns, so I'm still linking to them.
Y'all knew it wouldn't too long before these overalls made another appearance in my outfit recap. I own them in black and yellow, too, but these green ones definitely get the most wear. It has been a minute since I wore them last, but you can see that outfit in this post. This time around, I swapped out the fancy blouse for a multi-colored floral mesh shirt that I've had for awhile but not worn yet.
I loved this pairing together, but I feel like I need to be honest about the shirt. It's on the short side, and I fought with it for most of the day to keep it pulled down. It doesn't seem like it should have been a problem due to being inside the overalls, but it kept wanting to ride up so that it was a problem. Will I wear it again despite that? Yes. But I felt like you needed to know before committing.
These are my favorite brown boots to wear this time of year. In fact, I'm probably about to order them in black, as well.
Who said dressing warm had to be done in shades of blah? This dress, despite being sleeveless, is pretty warm. It's the same ribbed maxi dress as the black one I shared earlier in this post. It has faded a bit in the wash, and something bled onto it the last time I washed it, but I didn't realize that until I was already at school. Oh well.
This cardigan has been in my closet for awhile now. I don't wear it often because it is too warm most of the time, but it was cold last week. This exact one is not available anymore, but I found an updated version of it by the same brand. The pattern is exactly the same, and the only difference I see is that the one I'm linking to has pockets, and mine does not. I wish mine had pockets. That would be so convenient.
The only thing I don't like about this outfit are my shoes. They're fine, but I feel like they're just meh. I couldn't decide what shoes I should wear, so black flats seemed like the best choice.
Everything in this outfit is old...and has somehow never been worn together. I've never thought to do a semi-monochrome outfit with either of these pieces, but I love the way this one turned out. Safe to say, it's my second favorite look of this roundup. The darker shades of maroon in the shirt's floral print are a perfect match for the pants. I found similar options for both the shirt and the pants for y'all. Mine are from Old Navy, both at least two years old but probably older. Old Navy doesn't have anything similar right now, though.
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