MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO'S THE PLAIDEST OF THEM ALL?

I've been waking up 10 minutes later than usual lately and I couldn't even tell you why other than that maybe my internal clock is in another time zone -- you know, one that is only 10 minutes behind Central time. This is the same internal clock that always makes me miss the first preview every time I go to the movies, and that doesn't sit well with me because I love watching previews, almost as much as I love watching movies. Unless that preview is for The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which looked so bad, and not in that deliciously bad way like trailers for any Jason Statham movie, but in a decidedly bad bad way, though the movie itself was pretty decent despite Jay Baruchel amping up his Jay Baruchel-ness to never before seen levels. Seriously, just when you think he's reached the pinnacle of gangly, nerdy, and awkward, he out-Jay-Baruchels himself.

The point being that I've been having to scuttle to work without snapping any decent photos in the apartment. So, here is another set of work-bathroom-mirror pictures. Classy!

In retrospect, the cropped jacket with the long shirt wasn't the best idea because all it does is emphasize my midsection and draw attention to my stumpy legs. Both bad things.

buffalo checked shirt, j.crew outlet

gray cami, cotton on

jacket, diane von furstenberg

skinny jeans, gap

red flats, target

gold ring, f21

silver rings, from australia

gold bangle, kate spade

Inspired by my misstep of wearing too short a jacket with too long a shirt, I've decided to try my hand at a new feature for next week: Breaking the Rules Week. Because while many sartorial rules exist to prevent people from wearing garbage bags and tiaras, there are some that I believe can be broken if executed properly.

For example, navy and black or brown and black. Both apparently should not be combined but HA! I laugh! Those hues can be mixed together in a single ensemble without making the wearer look like she simply couldn't find her black belt to match with her black dress. So leave in the comments what fashion rules you'd like to see broken, and maybe some of you fellow bloggers can even join me in breaking the rules next week! I'll hammer out more details of this later.