Stripes & Suede

coat-  thrifted

striped top- thrifted

suede skirt- Topshop

tights- Hue

bow flats- vintage Ferragamo

bag- Chloe

watch- Fossil via T.J. Maxx

with the sun going down sooner and sooner everyday it leaves me with less and less time for photos, but i managed to snap these the other evening as the last bit of sun was setting.  i'm wearing  my striped top that definitely gets the most play out of every other top in my wardrobe and a little suede topshop skirt that i got on sale a couple months ago.  the navy blue coat i thrifted it for mere dollars last weekend--definitely  one of my best scores so far this fall. i've become so picky when i thrift that i almost didn't get it thinking that maybe i have enough coats.  but luckily i came to my senses and ended up taking it home with me.

 i don't know if i've mentioned this before but i'm now working at a part-time office job a few days a week and so i get to dress up a little more than i did when it was just the vintage shop full-time.  actually part of what makes me happy and  grateful i took it (aside from the obvious things like medical benefits), is that now i have an excuse to get dressed up during the week.  i know you don't really have to have a reason, but i just didn't feel motivated to  put together outfits everyday just to visit my friends at the post office, if you know what i mean.  plus, no matter how much i fancy myself someone who works best alone, i gotta admit that  it's really nice having coworkers to mutter things to throughout the day (instead of just the computer screen).  overall, it's a win-win situation.