Guest Posting Over at "Work It" Today!

I'm guest posting for Christine over at Work It today. I'd love it if you'd head over there to see another one of my "day to night" looks! Here's a sneak peek below:

Day to Night, Black & White

I knew I was going to run home after work and have little time to change for dinner the other day, so I decided to keep most of my outfit the same for later in the day. This top is usually reserved for "going out" but I felt it would work for a work top, especially when dressed up a bit with a blazer and pencil skirt. The only things I changed about my outfit for evening were the pants and jewelry. A quick roll of my blazer sleeves and I took it from business to casual. I could have also ditched the blazer for an even more casual look. 

Blazer: Theory

Top: Forever 21

Skirt: Banana Republic Factory (similar)

Jeans: Forever 21 (similar)

Shoes: Ann Taylor

Pearl necklaces: Forever 21 & Nordstrom Rack

Chain necklace: Forever 21 (similar)

Bracelets: Etsy & Ebay (similar)

Watch: Michael Kors

Bag: Loeffler Randall

I'm linking up with Mix & Match Fashion's "What I Wore to Work" linkup, and Work Clothes I Suppose's "Third Thursday Threads" linkup!

lots of dots

There are a lot of things I wish I could share about work that I don't know if I can without breaching some sort of code - whether it's attorney client privilege or some other ethical issue. I was helping out with a very important trial the past few weeks and earlier this week we found out we lost. I thought I would cry but instead I just felt empty. I don't feel that "justice" was served in this particular situation. On a more pleasant note, last week I had the chance to argue the very first motion to suppress that I wrote as a lawyer in September. Due to the nature of the court system the motion was pushed back and continued time after time, but finally we were able to deal with it and it was a favorable outcome for our client. The rest of this week I've been trying to catch up on work that was pushed aside during the trial - it really piled up over the last few weeks. Are there things you wish you could talk about on the internet but you can't for some reason or another? Unfortunately, although this blog should be about me and what I want to talk about, but sometimes the internet is not anonymous enough!

Blazer: Theory

Dress: Ann Taylor

Shoes: Cole Haan

Bag: Michael Kors

Necklace: Bohypsy

Earrings: Ebay

This weekend my car is in the shop so I will be limited in what I do - thankfully I live within walking distance of a DSW, Nordstrom Rack, and Marshalls :) Although I don't really need to shop any more. During the recent Ann Taylor extra 60% off sale, I picked up several things but only one or two are keepers. I ordered this dress in a 0P and while it could be cut closer to the body in the skirt, I don't think I could have gone any smaller in the top. It was only $34 with the discount and it's going to be great for work - plus it's machine washable. The ruching is very flattering. There are still a bunch of sizes left online, if you are interested. The petite size hits only about an inch or 2 above my knee (I'm 5'3" for reference) but because I'm bending my knee below it looks shorter. I promise it's work appropriate, lol. The other possible keeper is this dress, which was on sale for $54. The tweed is gorgeous and I can see it matching almost all of my blazers - camel, navy, blue, white, black, brown. The smallest size available at the time was a 0 regular, and it is about 2 inches big all around, except the length is great hitting right above my knee. I'm going to see how much it will cost to get tailored or if it's even possible to tailor it - if it's $40 or less I'll pay for it because I think the end result will be a fabulous dress.

"Brew at the Zoo"

This past weekend I went with some friends to an event called "Brew at the Zoo." As you can probably tell from the name, it involved drinking beer at the Miami Metro Zoo. It was a beer festival with around 100 different types of beer. We were most excited about getting to drink around exotic animals, but when we arrived, we were sorely disappointed to find out that the Brew AT the Zoo was actually in a field adjacent to the zoo. We had a good laugh about how it was a misnomer and how "Brew in the field next to the Zoo" just doesn't have the same ring to it. It was cool to try different beers - but lezbhonest, I don't like bitter IPAs so a lot of them were gross tasting to me. I did try a raspberry shock top and an apple shock top which were both nice, however. Oh, and Naughty By Nature (yes, the 90's hip hop group) performed so that was fun/funny also. Anyway, this is what I wore. Idk what's going on with the bunching knees, but I guess that's Forever 21 quality for ya! 

Top: Ann Taylor (similar)

Jeans: Forever 21 (similar)

Sandals: Madden Girl (similar)

Bag: Longchamp

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar)

Bracelets: Etsy & Ebay (similar)

navy, teal, tortoiseshell

I couldn't resist busting out some of my new work pieces last week, and this was one of the first outfits I put together. It certainly isn't groundbreaking, but I felt really put together all day and got several compliments on my dress. My gold chain necklace and bracelets have been some of my most-worn items this past year. They look almost like a set when worn together, and they go with everything. I think they add a bit of edge to my work outfits without going too outside the box. Any other suggestions for colors that you'd wear with this dress? I'm thinking it would look good with grey and white, but I should probably stay away from black. What do you think? I always get great color suggestions from you guys.

Blazer: Theory

Dress: Tahari

Shoes: Vince Camuto (similar)

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar)

Bracelets: Etsy & Ebay (similar)