Petits pois

At the beginning of the month when I announced to the (internet) world that I would not buy any new clothing in 2011 I had also mentioned that I'd be down for clothing swaps as to keep my wardrobe fresh and exciting. Well, the lovely Emily from The Daily Fashionista heard my cry for help and offered up some items to exchange temporarily. I boxed up a few items, including some special requests that she had seen me previously wear, and she did the same. When I received my loot I couldn't believe how accurate she got my style. This polka dot blouse is in fact, one of her items. I've been looking for ascot blouses in every Value Village I thrift at and always come out empty handed (with blouses that is). And I realized that I don't have a lot of polka dot anything in my wardrobe*. I put together this secretary-ish outfit on a whim one morning this week since my original outfit didn't exactly pan out, but I was more than happy with the results!

My posting will be a little spotty the next few days as I'm heading up to Canada! Gosh, that sounds weird since it's really only 2 hour flight but yes, going to be in Ottawa until Monday! I'll try and sneak in a post during my stay and maybe even a video post? Anything you'd like for me to talk about? I need ideas as to not be so boring as my last one.

Well, hope everyone is surviving Mother Nature's cruel winter and staying warm!

*I wore polka dots twice this week but note that both items aren't mine!

Outfit:

blouse}Vintage, swap w/ Emily

skirt}Vintage

tights}Uniqlo

boots}Dolce Vita for Target

hat}UO

cardigan}F21