A Well-Rounded Venture

Today I got a chance to snap a few pictures of the first outfit that I missed from last week, outfit #11. This is one of the items that I had not worn before the challenge. Tried on once but never worn. I picked it up off of eBay toward the end of the summer with dreams of pairing it with a petticoat, red wedges, my black hat and some kick ass red lipstick. Alas, the petticoat problem has not been solved yet.

To be honest, I’m not sure why I chose to include a sleeveless shirt-dress in my 30 items but I guess I really wanted to wear it! I had high hopes but I’m not sure it works in a fall wardrobe. For some reason it looked a lot cuter last week and in the mirror than it does in the picture. Hrmmph. Maybe it is the wrinkles and lint that this thing attracts like crazy? Or without the cardigan? But in ~55 degree weather that isn’t happening! I think I might pair it with the teal top I have and see how that goes…

Dress – Old Navy
Cardigan – Raefella via Ross
Shoes – Sanita
Belt – Evans

One challenge in wearing this dress is the amount of buttons. Buttons make me paranoid. They always seem to open up, get caught or fall off at the most inconvenient moments. This dress has eleven. Scary! As I was setting up the tripod I snagged myself and the first 10 or so shots had a button undone. Part of the problem is solved by wearing a slip – nobody gets to see anything but I intend to do one better and sew up the front. I’ve found that things with buttons often gape between and it looks like something doesn’t fit – which isn’t always the case. Running a thread and tacking down between the buttons helps solve that and will also keep the item closed if the buttons decide to depart. Win win.

This second outfit (#12) was a lazy kind of day. I had to wake up at 5:30am so I could be in the city by 8 to meet an instructor. Which is a little earlier than I’m used to… it also doesn’t help that I didn’t fall asleep until after 3. So I slept in as long as humanly possible, showered, put on some comfortable clothes, grabbed my coat and ran out the door.

Shirt, jeggings – Old Navy
Coat – Evans
Boots – Clarks
Necklace – My grandmother’s

I think this was the first time wearing my new Evans coat. Unfortunately the buttons are shoddy. Me and my button woes! The back of the second button broke off before I even wore it! The plastic they are made of is really light, brittle and not very good quality. I had figured I’d be replacing them… Just not this soon! I do love the coat but it is definitely for milder weather. For San Francisco it should be perfect for layering over a cardigan. Hopefully it is rain resistant as the tag claims!

Have you ever had an outfit or article of clothing that didn’t quite work out as you planned? Or an embarrassing button moment?