I’m Wearing: Weekend Casual (+ New Toys!)

Posted on 05.26.09 to $100 and under, Outfits by Lindsay

Since I’ve been slacking on the outfit posts, I figured I’d just come out blazing (AHAHA, PUN! You’ll see why.) and offer up my new toys for your viewing pleasure. Well, hopefully, anyway.

I’ve been craving this elusive item called a “Boyfriend Blazer” for months now. My coats are all trench-like, and with summer on the way, I can’t be donning big black anymore (what? Naming my clothes is a favorite pasttime. Big Black is one of my faves.)

My Mom’s birthday gift to me was this great blazer from NY & Co. I’ve never purchased any of their products before, however I’ve definitely admired their site in the past. This blazer is so well-constructed, not to warm, and the fabric is soft ad smooth – everything I wanted in a jacket! If you’re interested, it’s on sale!

Sorry about the wet hair, I was running out the door. Hey, when coffee calls, coffee calls. I figured with my luck, if I waited to come back, the Chicago wind would have completely ruined anything good that I had going.

I’m wearing a ton of other new favorite things, as well. Actually, some aren’t new – i.e. my beautiful Enzo Angiolini “Maylie” pumps from Solestruck.com. Solestruck is a fairly new shoe-drooling site, but their selection is epic, and I dig the layout of the site.

shoes

The most classic, black peep-toe: priceless. Luckily, these only came in around $80. I threw some Foot Petals in them to ease the “breaking in” process (yes, these have been sitting in my closet, unworn, for almost a year…) and now I’m completely addicted.

In other new-news?

bag

I received my beautiful, beautiful, beautiful bag from Mapel. It took forever to get here because my stupid mail guy refuses to punch the buzzer when he has a package for me. Sorry! I’m not waiting my the door! Jeez.

This bag is sooooo soft. I’ve been wanting a chain/quilt bag for a while, and this one is similar to the Chanel classic, yes, but it’s different enough for me to feel comfortable. The closure of the bag is easily one of my favorite parts – to oversized discs that interlock give a modern spin on the old classic, coin-purse style. This purse, unfortunately, is no longer available on Mapel’s site, but there are a ton of new, sexy ones for your perusal.

Blue sweater, Forever21 (like 3 years ago, m’kay?!), $10
Pants, SELE, 15DollarStore.com, $15
Blazer, NY & Co. City Style Blazer, $60 (now under $40!)
Shoes, Enzo Angiolini “Maylie” Pumps, SoleStruck.com
Bag, Compose, Mapel, $32
Ring, gift from my Grandmother
Necklace, Siany O’Hara’s Emporium of Whimsy, $4

How was your weekend?

xoxo.

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Dove Grey | Broke & Beautiful added these pithy words on Nov 09 09 at 9:02 am :

[...] that Cleary gave me, and that’s pretty much it. I own three handbags – one from Mapel (seen here), my NOVICA satchel, and an old crappy one. I have a ton of clutches, but those aren’t really [...]

Sal added these pithy words on May 26 09 at 11:06 am :

That blazer looks like it was MADE for yas, lady. Way to go mom!

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dreamsequins added these pithy words on May 26 09 at 11:41 am :

Loving the blazer! Looks like you can pair it with a lot of different items, too. Which is nice. It’s softly structured and looks pricey! In a good way

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lisa added these pithy words on May 26 09 at 11:56 am :

LOL a blazer, tee, rolled-up jeans, and heels–we’ve got very similar outfits going on today! I love this entire look on you and your blazer is fantastic. The bag looks a bit more like Marc Jacobs’s quilted leather bag than Chanel’s to me, but it’s gorgeous nonetheless.

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