04.16.2012 [mon]
Worn to: work, out for tacos
Sweater, jeans: GAPBelt: VansHeels: Apostrophe (via Sears)Pearl earrings: anniversary giftNecklace: Forever 21Watch, jacket: TargetPurse: Linea Pelle for Target&nbsp;
Thoughts:(For fun, a photo of my partner in outfit photos crime: Kitty managed to sneak all the way up onto the waterfall while I was taking my photos this morning!)

This is another one of those outfits that seemed better in my head than in practice. This sweater has dolman sleeves, which I&amp;#8217;m begrudgingly starting to admit add too much width to my already wide shoulders; I have two sweaters with this type of sleeve, and will probably retire them both after this year. The combination of the sleeves+tucking+straight leg jeans made me feel quite top heavy with this sweater, but a normal-sleeved sweater (even if slouchy or drop shoulder seamed) would have worked nicely; the&nbsp;last time I tucked this sweater I wore it with flared jeans which also helped balance the proportions a lot better.
The jacket is also tricky. It&amp;#8217;s a slightly-awkward-for-jackets in-between cropped length; I think it would be workable if it were a spring weight, but it&amp;#8217;s actually rather heavy which makes it outerwear, and it feels a little seasonally confused. As a result, I don&amp;#8217;t wear it nearly as often as I would if it were, say, 2&amp;#8221; shorter or 2&amp;#8221; longer. I do love how it looks from the back, though! The outfit isn&amp;#8217;t all that bad, but between those two issues I just felt really top heavy today.
Behind the outfit:I spent most of my energy on this outfit trying to balance the black sweater, especially after I chose to wear these snakeskin heels. At that point the sweater was untucked, and although the light shoes pick up on my light skin and the silver stripes, it still didn&amp;#8217;t feel like enough to really balance out. So I tucked the top and added the light belt, and then it&nbsp;really needed more light elements so I added the mixed media necklace, pearl earrings, and white watch. Also donned a red lip for a small shot of color. I think that leaving the sweater untucked with the same accessories but swapping the shoes for something dark would have worked a lot better.