I feel like surely I already have a post titled “The Best Laid Plans.” If not three.

I’d been thinking about this outfit for awhile. In theory, I love the combination of leopard, blue chambray, and olive green. But it wasn’t all quite working out for me. I should have buttoned the chambray shirt up top so it wasn’t so open. And the “waist” tie rode up as I drove to the shoot location (and that’s a story in itself – not an interesting one, but let’s just say this wasn’t exactly what I’d planned) and being out in the world without a mirror and feeling self-conscious as people looked on, I didn’t take the time to adjust it based on the pictures. And it was windy. Quite windy! And the cell phone/remote dealy was not being my friend and UGH. The whole thing just felt like a fail. But I tried to make the best of it and get what I could get.

But in THEORY it’s a great outfit!

I do love this time of year when it’s just cool enough to wear some light layers up top…but you can still get away with open shoes. The worst part of cold weather, for me, is the difficult footwear. Socks, tights, laces, boots. None of those are my friend. So I’ll go in slides and little flats as long as I can.

This year is unusual (newsflash) in that normally I would still be wearing the same things I wore in August and July, during the heat of the summer. But it has cooled off drastically, and for once I’m actually able to hitch a ride on the “It’s Fall, Y’all” wagon and start dressing in some light layers and thin knits. What’s it like where you are?

For once I’m really looking forward to fall dressing, as far as having different items to wear, and being able to layer pieces for more diverse looks. I’ve even ordered a couple things off my fall shopping list (any interest in seeing this?) to mix in with my fall wardrobe from past years. I might even be able to switch over my closet (you know, switch things from one rod to another) before Thanksgiving for once!

Have you swapped your closet over yet? Do you have a shopping list for fall items?

You know things are going south when your outfit looks better from the back!

WHAT I’M WEARING

  • Old Navy Leopard Knit Dress, size 3x. No longer available. Comparable here in plus and straight sizes, and here with pockets!
  • Charlotte Russe Tencel chambray blouse, size 3x. Old. Comparable here and here.
  • Loft Green Utility Jacket, size 22. Available in straight sizes here and comparable in plus sizes here.
  • Birkenstock Madrid Big Buckle slides in cognac
  • Target A New Day Sunglasses
  • Earrings, old from Brooklyn handmade fair in 2009

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