March 29, 2011

Jump Around


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{Top: J Crew, Dress: Gap, Belt: NY & Co., Necklace, Express, Boots: Steve Madden}

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This wasn't what I originally had in mind when I got dressed this morning. I'm sure you know how that goes, right? What starts as a clear idea in your head, but then somehow unintentionally morphs into something with a completely different feel. That's what happened with this outfit. Rather than pairing this dress with the intended crisp white button down {do those even exist?}, I changed direction and went with a more muted color palette. It feels a bit student-teacher to me. Maybe that's because jumpers remind me of school. Or maybe just my mother making me wear jumpers to school. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is I feel a bit librarian chic. Someone just throw me some readers and I'll be good to go.

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34 comments:

  1. Love the colors! This outfit looks great. Librarian chic is awesome.

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  2. You are having an awesome hair day.

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  3. Great look for work! I like that you used the muted colors.

    Miranda
    www.indcfashion.com

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  4. Trust me. None of our librarians ever looked that good.

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  5. You always have the prettiest belts! Love the brown and black combo. One of my favs.
    http://alamodeetplus.blogspot.com/

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  6. Love it! There's something just so classy about a muted color palette...

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  7. I love it! the belt and boots together are perfect!

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  8. Love the hair, and olive shirt and belt! :)

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  9. Umm, have you EVER had a bad hair day??

    Lidi @ Eclectic Flair

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  10. I love this "baby poop" colored sweater! that is what I refer to this color as and I looooooove it!

    Hayley
    http://www.theweekendfile.blogspot.com

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  11. I think stylish librarians are like crisp white button-downs, meaning DNE. You look adorable in this! I got a similar colored tank from GAP the other day and was thinking of pairing it with black, but now you added brown to the mix and I'm totally smitten.

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  12. I absolutely love this look! I too think you look librarian chic :)

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  13. The story of my life, that's exactly what happens every morning, and still I insist in planning outfit a night before! Think the white shirt would've looked fine, but I'm glad you went for this one, not student or teacher at all, chic yes!

    <3 Cess O.
    The Outfit Diaries

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  14. Your outfit is a combination of the dress I wore yesterday and the shirt I'm wearing right now. I think it looks great, and not at all school-marmy!

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  15. I love how this look ended up, and your hair looks too cute!

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  16. Love the look! I need more my librarian chic in my life!
    http://work-it-blog.blogspot.com/

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  17. ooh, this is so cute Liz. I love it when an outfit starts one way & then morphs into something else; you did a fab job of putting this together. xx veronika

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  18. I love the "librarian chic" look! This makes me totally want to layer a shirt under my LBD--I love how this turned out!

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  19. Have I told you how much I LOVE your hair? Always a great hair day for Liz!!!

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  20. i can't believe that i havn't seen your blog before! It's spectacular!!! i love your style! i'm following you right away! check out my blog and if you like it follow me too!!! can't wait to hear from you!

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  21. For the record, I am in love with this outfit! But, I am a teacher so I guess that makes sense. ;)

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  22. I love the way this outfit turned out! That belt is really great!:)

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  23. Cute outfit and I love how neatly the books are organized... that's the nerd in me speaking. I love changing direction and having a totally different outfit then what I previously intended.

    http://louboutinsinlalaland.blogspot.com/

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  24. In love with that belt! It gives you such a va-va-voom shape!

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  25. Very cute hair! I'm so jealous of all that volume. I'm also a big fan of librarian chic - intelligent and stylish :)

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  26. Laura! Thanks! I thought my bangs were being goofy - but I'll take it.

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  27. LOL. You may be right. Maybe I was challening that one librian within an inner sense of style. There has to be one, right?!

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  28. Thank you thank you! I'm digging black + brown lately.

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  29. I think there are lots of DNE things out there. Like fat free ice cream and comfortable heels. People speak of these things, but I do not see them!

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  30. Thanks Veronika! Lots of outfits have been happening this way. Don't know if I should assume my planning is bad, or that I'm just a better spontaneaous dresser. Hmm.

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  31. Thanks Ang! I promise my hair does not always look good. If only the world knew how frizzy my hair really is.

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  32. You wear librarian chic well! I especially love the color of the top.

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