Delayed Gratification

Well, I've been a pretty terrible fashion blogger this week, at least in terms of keeping up with the previously established schedule. But boy, it was a long week, and while I could have taken time to catch up last night, I decided I deserved to take a night and hang with my girlfriends instead of sitting at home with my laptop. You all understand, right?

To make up for the long silence, I have three (THREE!) outfits to share with you. First, from Wednesday:

I saw this skirt at Target and just knew I had to have it for fall. It's a wool blend, and it's chock full of awesome fall colors like mustard, wine, and blueberry. (On a side note, why are so many colors named for foods? It makes me hungry.)  Basically, I had just been sitting around waiting for a day to wear it with tights and boots.

 Because it's getting a little cooler now, we're also getting to the point where I have to take pictures of the outfit with whatever jacket I've chosen as well. And I love me a good denim jacket:

Get the look for yourself:
Skirt - Target, available here.
Shirt - I don't remember, but similar here.
Boots - Kohl's; similar here.
Jacket - Hand-me-down; similar here.
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So then came Thursday, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't have time to go home in the afternoon between school and Back-to-School Night, so I had to wear something pretty professional looking. I opted for a late-summer purchase - this retro pencil skirt jumper paired with a traditional ruffle-front white blouse:

I love the vintage feel of the pencil skirt with straps. It reminds me of one of my swing performance costumes:

I decided, for weather reasons, to pair it with some argyle tights and one of my favorite pairs of black heels, complete with adorable white flowers:

For the colder points in the day, as well as for a more professional look for the parents at Back-to-School Night, I added a dark blue blazer:

I was SO excited to see that blazers were coming back this past summer and into this fall. I'd been looking for an amazing blazer for a while before I came across this one at the Gap. It is a dark midnight blue with black trim, and it fits perfectly.

I loved this look, so I hope all the parents did too!


Get the look for yourself:
Blouse - Target; similar here.
Jumper - Charlotte's Web in Berkeley; similar here.
Tights - Target; similar here.
Shoes - Payless, and I can't find any like them in my searching...
Bracelets - Claire's, available here.
Necklace - Target; similar here.
Earrings - Target; similar here.
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The school administration decided that after a really long day on Thursday, the teachers deserved a jeans day on Friday, so I got to put together another Blue-and-Gold outfit:

And again, because it's been chilly, here's the outfit complete with sweater:

I absolutely love comfy cardigans, and they're one of the best parts of fall weather, in my opinion. Cardigans and comfy boots. Mmmm... Fall...

Get the look for yourself:
Shirt - Old Navy, available here.
Jeans - Target, available here.
Boots - (see first outfit above)
Cardigan - Target; similar everywhere, because, you know, it's a cardigan.
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And thus ends the longest Daily Dress-Up post yet. Hope you managed to hang in there until the end! See you next week, when I will hopefully be less busy. Hopefully...