Where's Fall?

by Crystal

This morning's conversation went something like this:
Me: I just want it to get cooler so I can start wearing all my sweaters and boots!
E: Are you complaining that it's not cold? I thought you hated winter.
Me: I don't want winter, I want fall. The way it's been, it's going to transition from summer to winter, and I'm going to miss my favorite season!

Unacceptable.

I hear elsewhere in the US, the temperatures are starting to get cooler. But for us down in SoVA (my loving nickname for Southern Virginia), it's pretty consistently in the 70's and even 80's. I'm here to say, I don't care. It's October, and I'm going to wear boots, gosh darnit.

I shopped my closet for an appropriate warm autumn outfit, and here's what I came up with:

You get an iPhone photo today. My photographer has been busy with his real job lately, which hasn't allowed much time to carve out for outfit photos. The good news: the iPhone photos will be getting better soon - after passing up the 4 and 4s upgrades (yes, I still have the 3GS...), I'm getting the iPhone 5! Given that my current phone is hardly functioning anymore, I.Can't.Wait.

Outfit details:
Sweater: H&M
Skirt: Francesca's
Boots: Target ($35!)

More May Clothes

by Crystal

Hello friends. How have you been? I will admit, I've been slacking in #StyleMeMay as the days of the month are dwindling. But I've still been participating when it's convenient for me. Because that's what it's all about right? Do it when you want, and wear jeans, t-shirt, and no makeup when it's not.

Day 16 - Make me blush. At first I was just going to put a little extra blush on my cheeks and call it a day. But then I saw this outfit, and was inspired. I had similar pieces in my closet! I could do that! Pink is blush! Get it?

I also discovered PicFrame to put a few different pictures on Instragram. I highly recommend.
Later that evening, I sat out on the balcony with a glass of wine and a book. And then I realized, I was drinking blush wine! I highly exceeded my own expectations for my Day 16 participation. Gold star.

Day 17 - Your Style Icon. Although I'm not sure I have a style ICON, I am drawn to a certain casual/put together/classic/bohemian chic combination. All of those go together, right? Well, it's making sense in my head. And I've noticed I always like what Jessica Alba wears, so I google searched some of her outfits and voila!

 Day 18 - Color Blocking. I've worn this outfit a few times. It's a good go to. Gotta love those. I cut off my head in the photo because my hair was still wet. You needed to know that.

Day 20 - An expensive splurge. Just so happened to be a day where I went down to Greensboro and found out there was a Francesca's! I was happy to honor this day and splurge a little. Just doing what I can to support the cause.

Day 21 - Show off your gams. I'm going to be honest here. I'm not entirely proud of my "gams." They're extremely short, and they tend to cause me problems when trying to buy pants and certain skirts. So I did a different take. They carried me four miles that day, and I was very pleased with that! Thank you, legs. You do more than I give you credit for.