Blazin' Hot

And the winner for the lamest blog post title is...

Moving right along, today I'm linking up with Marionberry Style for the July Challenge - colorful blazers!  Blazers are one of my absolute top wardrobe necessities, so I can't wait to see the other submissions - I'm sure I'll be tempted to buy the entire rainbow spectrum of blazers in a matter of minutes!  Anyway, I didn't think white qualified as a colorful blazer, sadly, so even though I'm seriously into them, I pulled out my one and only actual bright colored blazer.  Last time I wore this blazer, it was a work-friendly look (see it here), so I wanted to try something a little more fun and casual this time.

I'm Wearing

Thrifted cobalt blazer - $4 (similar)

Tommy Hilfiger (via Macy's) ivory/navy polka dot top - $24 (similar and so cute with pink trim!

similar and totally adorable tie-neck blouse, ughh now I want both of these!)

J. Crew Factory pink belt - $12 (similar, similar, how cute is this?)

Michael Kors rose gold watch - gift

Delia's emerald green skinnies - $13 (same jeans in slightly different color - mine are discontinued)

Seychelles Gypsy sandals - $60ish (old)

This look is actually inspired by a recent J. Crew catalog outfit, which, if you're as big of an addict as I am (and let's be real, I know you are), you already know which one I'm talking about.  Which is good, because my scanner is broken (yes, I keep tear-outs of mags and catalogs and have for years - I have a whole binder full of old inspiration photos, like an old-school Pinterest!) and I couldn't find a picture of it on the interwebz to show you guys.  And believe me, I looked; I looked very, very carefully through all of J. Crew's website!  (Don't worry, I didn't break my shopping ban, I was just torturing myself).  The inspiration photo didn't extend to the shoes, so I went with one of my favorite pairs of neutral sandals (see how I wore them for work here).  I really wish these were still available so I could recommend them to people (and buy 7 backup pairs) - they are ridiculously comfortable and I just seriously love them.

Wow, I used a lot of parentheses in that paragraph.  Did you know that they're my favorite form of punctuation?  They really are.  What's your favorite punctuation?  (One final parenthetical for good measure: this is why I shouldn't blog at the end of the day when I'm loopy and need to be in bed!)


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