Odd Birds

Every office has a few odd birds flying around, and my office is definitely no exception. Especially here in the newspaper business, which is dominated by and older generation of workers, we've got a few that border on the ridiculous. We've got the Blue-Collar Hippie Man, who wears his partially balding hair in a frizzy grey mane halfway down his back; Awkward Bearded Man, who was clean shaven the day I started here, but who I'm pretty sure hasn't shaved since, and Homeless Dog Man - who takes the cake. Did you ever hear Dane Cook's bit about the guy who is 'shapes'? No discernible body type - just...shapes. I'm pretty sure he's worn the same pair of paint-splattered pants every single day since March, and in the summer...he cuts out the toes of his dress shoes. I shit you not people. Oh, that's not all. His desk is covered in animal paraphernalia, dogs in particular, his collection including, but not limited to a dog leash, stuffed animals, and a dog bowl complete with dog food and biscuits. Almost worst of all, he shuffles (not walks, shuffles) hastily around the office with a green pillow clutched over his crotch. I DO NOT, nor will I EVER want to know what the man is hiding under there.

The point of my little diatribe is that, among many compliments I got on this outfit at work yesterday, a particular one sticks out in my mind. I have one coworker, a middle aged guy, who is (surprise surprise) pretty awkward and only talks to me via email. He sends me daily photos of dogs in costumes, as well as leaving Yankees trivia cards on my desk (no complaints there). He has the odd habit of calling eating 'banging' - don't ask me why, 'cause I really couldn't tell you. Anyway, this message popped up in my inbox yesterday morning:

"Whoa...

you banging somewhere special tonight ... ?

river palm terrace, legal seafoods, mccormick and shmicks?

very fancy!!!!!"

If only my friend, if only.

On to the good stuff! I love this outfit, which totally came out of the blue as I was scrabbling through my closet yesterday morning. I got the shoes and belt from Forever21 on Saturday and was dying to wear them. I've really been liking the monochromatic trend we've been seeing a lot of lately, and I thought it might work out nicely with this cardigan I got agesss ago from Old Navy, and probably haven't worn in about as long. It juuuust eeked it's way through my closet cleanout on Friday night, and I'm really glad it did, because I'd say this is one of my favorite outfits since starting this blog back in September.

Can I just say, this ASOS Curve dress is probably one of my favorite purchases of the past year. It's so so versatile and has such great shape - you can see how it hugs my hips while draping at the tummy, which give perfect coverage for those spots I'd rather conceal. I also love the seaming at the bust which makes the girls look very nice indeed. Honestly, if I knew I'd love it this much, I would have bought two just to have a back up. I love it with the grey tights, which are rather unexpected and give the whole look a pretty softness.

This necklace is one of my very favorites. I believed it used to belong to my sister's roommate, but I've had it for a few years now lol! It was the perfect statement piece to tie this entire look together. It's my version of the Lanvin for H&M necklace everyone went nuts for (if that thing wasn't going for almost a hundred bucks, it's be mine.)!

I forgot to take pics of the heel of the shoe, which is my favorite part, so here's a quick blackberry shot I snapped at the office. Yay for cone heels!

Dress: ASOS Curve
Cardigan: Old Navy
Belt: Forever 21
Tights: Hue
Necklace: Borrowed
Shoes: Forever 21
Ring: ASOS
Bracelet: Borrowed

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