Moody Style: A Scattering of Dots

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I’m so excited that we only have two days left in the week before the Memorial Day Weekend.  Do you have any plans this weekend? I don’t have any plans yet, but I’m really looking forward to having some down time at home.  I’m hardly ever home since I travel so much for work.  As a result of my travels, my apartment is in serious needs of a little TLC.  The only thing that I have scheduled this weekend is a 5k race on Memorial Day.  I haven’t ran in a race since March, so Monday morning should be interesting.  I would like to make it to the beach at least once this weekend and I would love to find a barbecue to crash.  If anyone’s barbecuing  just let me know - I just may show up.  

{Dress: J.Crew Factory Optic Dot Dress; 

Necklace: J.Crew Factory Fan Fringe Necklace;

Earrings: J.Crew Crystal Shimmer Earrings;

Bracelet: J.Crew Factory Square Stone Bracelet and

Banana Republic bangle;

Ralph Lauren Zabrina Heels}

Moody Style: Late to the Party

I know that I’m a little late to the party posting about the Peter Pilotto collection for Target, but it’s better late than never right? Well I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t one of the thousands of people that went to a Target store to shop this collection the morning it launched.  I figured that I would wait until the collection went on sale and find at least something from the leftovers.  When I first tried on some of the pieces in the collection, I wasn't a big fan mostly because of the sizing and cut of the items. But this dress worked out perfectly for me.  When I bought it last month, I was able to snag this dress for 30% off the original price. Which was great at the time.  Now that I look back on my purchase, I realize it’s not a huge victory considering the rest of the collection is now 50% off the original price.  Oh well, I have to look on the bright side.  If I waited too long, then I probably wouldn’t have found my size, right?  Anyways, if any of you are still looking for any pieces from this Target collaboration, then click here and shop Peter Pilotto for Target now.  Did any of you jump on the bandwagon with the Peter Pilotto collection for Target?  What was your favorite piece from the collection? Let me know in the comments.

{Dress: Peter Pilotto® for Target® Dress - Red Floral Print);

Necklace: Charlotte Russe (gift); Earrings: Anthropologie Buttercup Posts;

Bracelet: J.Crew Factory Square Stone Bracelet;

Watch: Coach Boyfriend Bracelet Watch (here);

Shoes: Ralph Lauren Zabrina Heels}

Moody Style: Bejeweled

I never had a chance to post this outfit from last week when we had a couple of random cold weather days.  I am super happy that I finally had a chance to wear this bejeweled sweater at least once since I bought it last month.  I was pretty obsessed for a few weeks about tracking one of these down to add to my wardrobe.  By the time that I found it, the weather started to warm up dramatically.  I figured that I bought it too late and tucked it away for next season...until last week.  So when some people complained about the change in the weather, I said to myself, “bring it on.”  I couldn’t have been more pleased.  Silly I know.  Sometimes it’s little silly things like this that makes me smile.  Have you ever had this happen to you?  Do you have any items that you haven’t been able to wear yet or that you can’t wait to wear?  Let me know in the comments.

{Sweater: J. Crew Jeweled Fair Isle Stripe Sweater;

Shirt: Ralph Lauren Cotton Button-Down Shirt;

Skirt: J. Crew No. 2 Pencil Skirt;

Bracelets: Coach; Watch: Coach Boyfriend Bracelet Watch (here);

Shoes: Coach Wendy Flats} 

Moody Style: Holiday Dressing

Don’t forget to enter the Moody Girl Holiday Giveaway (here). 

I originally bought this little J.Crew dress for work, but I quickly realized that it’s a perfect dress for any occasion.  Especially when you add a gorgeous piece of jewelry to complete the look.  One of the sales associates even suggested adding a leopard belt to the dress for a different look, but I thought it might have been a little too much with the necklace.  What do you think?  Do you have any favorite go to outfits or looks for this holiday season?  I’m pretty much a sucker for lots of glitz, sequins and plaids right now.  I’m pretty sure I’ll be incorporating all of these trends over the next couple of weeks.  What are some of your favorite holiday trends this season?  Let me know in the comments.

{Dress: J.Crew; Necklace: J.Crew Factory;

Bracelets: Coach; Watch: Coach Boyfriend Bracelet Watch;

Tights: Anthropologie (old); Clutch: Coach; Shoes: Ralph Lauren (old)}

Moody Style: Sparkles and Stripes

I love the look of pattern mixing especially on some of my favorite bloggers like Lisa, Lily, and Tara.  I’ve been able to dabble in mixing pattern here and there, but not nearly as much as I would like.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a chance to experiment at work because I usually wear lots of suits.   So, I usually let loose with my outfits on my days off from work and on the weekends, like I did here with today’s OOTD.  I’ve seen this polka-dot sequin top just about everywhere and I had to grab it when it went on sale (I know, I’m still shopping, but that’s a whole other topic for another day). Have any of you tried to pair polka dots with stripes? Let me know in the comments.

Shirt: Ralph Lauren Button-down shirt (old); Shirt: J.Crew Polka-Dot Sequin Top;

Earrings: Anthropologie Vintagette Glamour Posts; Jeans: Banana Republic Skinny Straight Jeans;

Watch: Coach Boyfriend Bracelet Watch; Shoes: Coach Lynne Pump

Moody Style: One Fall Day

A few days ago, I woke up to cool, crisp, fall weather and I loved every second of it.  The reason I say every second of it because it was very short lived.  The cool weather only lasted about 4 hours.  And by the time I left work and walked to my car, I was extremely hot in my sweater and nearly sweating my tail off.  I couldn’t believe that the weather had warmed up to the high 80’s.  And I know that I really shouldn't have been so surprised by the hot weather, but I was nonetheless.  Although, the cooler weather has not made its way down to Florida permanently, I’m glad that I had the chance to enjoy one fall day even if it was for a few hours. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Shirt: J. Crew Jackie Pullover; Skirt: J. Crew No. 2 Pencil Skirt; Belt: Banana Republic Patent Skinny Belt; Earrings: Coach Hammered Flower Earrings; Necklace: Anthropologie Thin Air Necklace

Watch: Coach Boyfriend Bracelet Watch; Shoes: Ralph Lauren Zabrina Heels

Moody Style: End of Summer?

Is it feeling like the end of summer to any of you ladies?  Saturday marks the official first day of autumn and it’s still pretty warm here in my neck of the woods.  As many of you know, I live in Florida where it’s extremely warm about 85% of the time.  I’m actually looking forward to the change in seasons and some cooler fall weather.  However, we don’t usually see any hint of autumn until the end of October.  I guess in the meantime I’ll just have to enjoy my extended summer until then.  Are any of you seeing signs of autumn in your hometowns?  If so, what do you miss about the summer season?  I'd love to hear all about it in the comments.

Dress: Old Navy Cap-Sleeve Jersey Dress;

Belt: Banana Republic Patent Skinny Belt;

Necklace: Ann Taylor (old); Bracelet: (old);

Shoes: Ralph Lauren Zabrina Heels