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After sending out an email plea for ideas to the other Pinspiration girls, I ended up coming across this blouse/skirt/boots look and at the last second was inspired by Stephanie’s previous outfit. I went with a black marled wool skirt (Banana Republic) and a long-sleeve purple shirt (Old Navy). The long necklace addition came from Stephanie’s outfit, I felt like I needed a little something and it worked. I think I picked it up at Hur’s Wholesale while in college. Since the chili cookoff’s suggested dress code was “jeans and boots,” I added my black suede boots (Aerosoles). These are really comfortable and great for being on my feet all day, but I do wish I’d done flat boots and not suede in hindsight, if only because the floor at the cook-off was not hard-packed, so I sunk my 2″ heels in the ground in certain areas and the suede picked up all kinds of dust. I got teased a little when one of the guys I work with caught me dusting my boots off. For the mild weather we had that night, I was perfectly comfortable, got to eat some good chili and gumbo, had a beer, and yes, got offered a little something from a mason jar. Good times.
