Today I give you…The Evolution of an Outfit.

Still thinking about wearing things I don’t often wear…I started with this dress that I love (and have had since 2015), but I only wear it in cold weather with tights and usually under a chunky blue cardigan. It’s a little short for me with bare legs. But let’s see what I can come up with for today.

I already had the leggings on, so…maybe leave them on under the dress? I see others do it and it looking cute. I’ve done it, but it’s never felt quite right to me. And it’s really not right with these shorter leggings. My longer ones are…well, longer…but also black so wouldn’t be a good option compared with these navy ones.

And what shoes? The clogs I bought last fall because I never could find cognac/chestnut booties and I needed something to wear with dresses and tights all winter but…then I never wore them because I never tried the SNAG tights on?? Why is everything so complicated??

Or maybe the backless sneakers are better. They’re cute, they’re just too big for me and always slipping off my feet. I lost the leggings, wasn’t digging the look…and added the chambray shirt I was wearing today anyway. Looks a little sloppy, this shirt is giant and not in a good way.

Prefer the color and fabric (Tencel) of this shirt. I feel like this color goes with everything. And a couple years back I was all about the “open shirt over dress” look because my options were limited, but it was a little sloppy.

But now, “light blue Tencel shirt tied over dress” is my new best friend. I was playing around with the “tying tightness.” Too tight and it shortens the dress…so I was playing around with a looser tie. I’d need something a little snugger than this, but…basically I like the outfit. If I was actually going out in the world I would wear different shoes because a) these really just flop right off my feet, and b) I have them for sale online right now and I don’t want to risk getting them dirty!

Here’s how it turned out IRL.

I literally stopped on the side of the road where there was a tree in flower to do these pictures! No people. Just me and a couple Canadian geese.

TGIF!!!