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This look from Kelly Ripa seemed like it would work for a day at the office, while still being good for dinner with two of my best friends (Sara, my lady-lawyer/army-badass-bestie was up from Ft. Benning, Stephanie, and I were getting together for tacos and vino). This photo is obviously post-dinner (Stephanie says hi!), but surprisingly pre-vino! What can I say, we’re just fun in general…. there are also a number of other photos not suitable for public consumption — we have a history of being slightly ridiculous for the first couple of hours that you put us together! Guess that’s what happens when you only get to visit a few days a year!
Anyway, I pulled together my dark denim trouser jeans (Old Navy) with a black tank (also Old Navy) and an open cardigan in a dark teal (Target). For a little extra coverage, and since it was a bit chilly out, I topped it with a black pashmina-style scarf (street vendor in Venice, Italy). You can’t see my dark-yellow/gold leather skinny belt (Target) and black suede boots (Aerosoles) that completed the outfit. It was comfortable and not bad for what I needed that day, but I could have used a little more structure to the outfit. I had actually tried belting the cardigan to begin with, but I didn’t love the look. I don’t know, I can’t say I hated the outfit, but I feel like it could have been done better — just not sure how. Any ideas?
It may just be the lighting in the picture, but I think it might help if you lighten the ensemble up. In Kelly's, she has a bright top and a light scarf which balances the heavy jeans and blazer.
And I think Stephanie totally wins the award for best photo bomb!