AUTUMNAL

This is going to be a quickquickquick post because I've got a pile of work to blaze through during lunch. Whew!

But first, I wanted to say that I'm impressed with the list of "fashion rules to break" you've all come up with! So far, we have:

• mixing patterns
• bright colors in the winter
• wearing white after Labor Day (though does this reset with the new year?)
• long skirts on short girls
• one color from head to toe
• tights/pantyhose with sandals
• brown + black
• navy + black

I already break some of these on a regular basis, and from the sounds of it, so do some of you, haha! But this is not necessarily a bad thing as long as it's done well. Do share some more fashion rules you'd like to break or see broken in the comments.

And now:

leaf dress, thrifted

orange cardigan, gap

tights, xhilaration

flats, urban outfitters

studded belt, j.crew

monocle necklace, gift

black stone ring, f21

silver rings, from australia

You can't tell from the photos, but I'm wearing another floofy skirt under the dress. This frock is absurdly short, so wearing it with opaque tights and something else is a must in order to make it at least halfway decent. I'm thinking that I should probably invest in a long slip that can come out from under the dress in order to add more length... while still looking nice. Any suggestions?