Wishlist Wednesday: Workin' 9 to 5

Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday.  Sometimes a girl just needs a day to catch up, you know?  I was intending to post the Sephora + Pantone pics I've been planning for ages, but of course I didn't get any good photos over the weekend.  I did, however, take some great photos last night, so those reviews will be up tomorrow, yay!

But back to today - it's Wishlist Wednesday again, and one of the most coveted items around this spring is the colorful blazer, which couldn't be more exciting for us working gals.  I wanted to remix this top I wore out the other night, so I did a work-friendly colorblocking situation with the addition of this bold blazer.

I'm Wearing

Thrifted cobalt blazer - $4

Banana Republic Factory orange colorblock top - $21 (similar)

J. Crew cafe trousers - $21

Michael Kors rose gold watch - gift

Kelly & Katie (via DSW) taupe pumps - gift (similar)

Nails: Zoya Rica & Zoya Harley on ring fingers

I love cobalt blue, so I was thrilled to find this blazer at Salvation Army for $4 even though it was a little big and the arms were a little too short - it was really hard to tell because the size was clearly from a different era, and I am terrible about trying stuff on in thrift stores.  Anyway, I fixed those issues pretty easily by pretending it's a fashion-forward, oversized, boyfriend-style blazer (it all depends on perspective, doesn't it?) and rolling up the sleeves.  In hindsight, I do think I could've used a nice pendant necklace with this to make it a bit more... something.  It just needs some... je ne sais quoi, n'est-ce pas?  I think I'm so used to many accessories that this feels a bit stark to me.

I have to admit that despite this great and extremely budget-friendly thrifted find, I'm still on the hunt for a blazer in another color.  I'm having a hell of a time deciding which way to go though.  Coral?  Green?  Yellow?  And let's not get started on how badly I'm aching for a striped version.  I've seen a few around but the one I'm really lusting for is way out of my price range (and apparently now sold out in S and M), but there's also this much more affordable one.  How about I just get all of them?  Sometimes a girl needs options that don't look like boardroom drudgery personified, amirite?  What do you think - are you into colored blazers this year?  What's your favorite way to wear them?

On another note - these pictures show the result of me trying "headband curls" for the first time last week - I think they turned out pretty great!  Thanks to Bri at Work Clothes, I Suppose for the idea!

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