Summer-to-Fall

I had a meeting on Sunday for school. For outside of work meetings, I want to present a neat look, but I don't necessarily get as dressed up as I do for work. This time, I put on this plum-colored shirt and white lace skirt (after Labor Day, like a boss). I had a new Goodwill belt with embroidery thread in deep fall colors I wanted to try with it. I also wore it with my gold necklace tucked under the collar. To dress it down, I wore my comfy bronze-colored moccasins from Wet Seal that I got for $5 this summer. I think they are much more of a fall shoe than summer, don't you? I really liked the mix of deep fall colors with my white skirt. You don't think summer at all with this mixture, do you? That skirt is almost too warm to wear in the summer, anyway!

Like my purse? That's a real Dooney and Burke I got for $10 at Plato's Closet in great shape. If you can believe it, I found a $6 Dooney last week at Goodwill but it was just too small for all of my crap, so imagine my elation at a second chance at great budget fashion!

Out on the Town!

My boyfriend needed to run some stuff down to his college fraternity this weekend, so we and two of our friends spent Friday in my favorite city in the world: Bloomington, Indiana. We saw old friends, had dinner at Nick's (Bloomington's oldest and most classic bar), and caught a show at the Bluebird. The Bluebird is a music venue and the band we saw was Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press, a super fun cover band that played Green Day, then Miley Cyrus, then The Cure, then "Under the Sea". We talked to the front man during their break and he gave us a shout out on stage! They are based in Chicago and tour all the time, so you should probably check them out; they are a blast!

Here's me and my bestie.

It was also basically monsooning on Friday night, so my outfit looks like I spilled a drink on it. I'm super clumsy so that is a real possibility. I wore this maroon top from either Sears or KMart (same parent company so many of their brands are the same and I frequent both religiously for cute, cheap clothes) and the skirt from KMart that I got for less than $6. It's great for work or for going out. The belt is from Charlotte Russe and I've worn it all summer with skirts. The shoes were from my sister's wedding this summer and are from Payless. Isn't the purse darling?! I got it Thursday at FNO at For Love 21 for less than $7.

 I've heard maroon is really big this fall. Normally I'm not up on seasonal colors, but I read this on a fashion blog. I just like to wear what looks cute, and I love jewel tones for the fall, so I guess it's a win-win!