On My Own Again - 19 of 30

Outfit Details:

Top: Target

Skirt: Target

Sweater: Macy*s

Tights: Cynthia Rowley

Mary Jane's: Aerosoles

Ok, I'm almost really embarrassed to put these pictures up. I was on my own for outfit pictures this night and I tried my hardest - I really did. Since the temperature is falling quickly, I just couldn't muster up enough gumption to go outside to my usual brick wall.

I had to settle for some inside shots in terrible yellow lighting.

I really love this skirt. I've worn it before HERE and I like that style much better. I like this top a lot, too, but I don't know if I like the way it falls around my tummy and hips with this skirt. Oh, well! Live & Learn. 

I manipulated the length in the 3rd shot to get a feel for what I like better. I think that both lengths work for my frame. 

Ok, yeah. I am really embarrassed of these pictures.

Fashionably Yours,

I Promise They're Purple

So, my stockings are purple - even though they don't look like it in the first photo. They are one color variation of 3 pairs that I own in the hue. This season, I am very much into patterned and colored tights. 

Who says you can't wear color in the Fall months? I say be bold! My pastel blue sweater works as a Fall  garment because it is paired with deeper jewel tones. My skirt is a dark denim blend that can obviously be dressed up and appropriate for work.

I was nervous about pairing a black belt, black Mary Jane's, and a black tank top with this tone of blue denim, but I was inspired by Kendi Everyday's post about "breaking the rules" and pairing together two things that one might not. Black and blue seemingly do go together - I was just apprehensive about this tone of blue - but I took a risk and it worked!

What risks are you taking this Fall season?

Outfit Details:

Sweater: H&M

Purple Collared: NY&CO

Skirt: Target

Tights: Marshalls

Mary Jane's: Aerosoles

Belt: F21

Fashionably Yours,

A Lengthy Illusion

I was totally on my own last night. 

There was no patient roomie to help me take my outfit pics - so...I had to come up with other means...

Concrete ledges. Railings. Banisters. Steps. Even...

A grill! A dusty, stingy grill. But, she held up rather well and did as best as she could.

With that said, I definitely prefer the human version or one that I could at least feel comfortable propping up a $500.00 camera on. So, I ordered this.

That should do the trick on lonely nights.

I tried as desperately as I could to get a full body shot, but it just wasn't happening with 'Ol Red up there. 

You'll have to piece together in your own mind how the bottom half fits with the top. 

Why this outfit works:

I am rather short (or so I am told!) and I am constantly looking for ways to elongate my frame. The vertical stripes of my top instantly draw the eye to a more narrow frame and the vertical embellishment along the button line does the same.

I usually tend to keep an open neckline to further create the illusion of length. 

The high-waisted pencil skirt hits me just at mid-calf and makes my short little legs look long! However, only paired with the heels does this work. If I wore this skirt with flats, I would look like a reformed nun out of 1970. 

What do you do to create the illusion of length?

Fashionably Yours,