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It's been an interesting (and delicious!) last few days!

Ok, I'm obsessed with stripes.

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me tweeting away excitedly about my stripey bargain finds at Talbots on Tuesday. Well, here's one of them! I featured the dress version of this top on my "If I Had a Million Dollars...Talbot's Edition" post a month or so back. I scored this green and cream striped top for $15; retail price is around $60 I believe. Apparently it was my lucky day, because the dress version (in cream and brown) was there too and I took it home for $39 (retail $134)!

Top: Talbots
Pants: Michael Kors via Nordstrom
Shoes: Franco Sarto via ideeli
Necklace: Chrdesigns
Watch: Syms
Bracelet: gifted
Sunnies: Target

It was heart-wrenching to leave this jacket behind, but even on sale for $63 from $169, it was a tad pricey I just couldn't justify it having purchased the other pieces.

The craziest part is that this is a 14WP and it fits perfectly! Talbots definitely runs large when it comes to blazers, though I found their pants to run true to size.

Random, but I love this silhouette pic I snapped yesterday. I felt like Beyoncé! LOL!

Déjà vu

Do you guys remember this zip up dress from ages ago?

Well, Forever 21's brought it back again, this time in black (and in what looks like a slightly shorter length).

It's a steal at only $24.80!

For sizing reference, I'm wearing a 2x above :)

Parties.

Arm party, Man Repeller style.

Feet party!

Hope your weekend was as good as mine :)

Another day, another maxi

Another day, another blue maxi dress. Seems I have a penchant for these, doesn't it? It was cool enough today to throw this light cardigan over the dress, making it a wee bit more office appropriate, though how office appropriate can you really be when wearing a dress fit for the beach and bright orange sandals? But I digress.

I took these photos around the back of my local Goodwill, where I picked up a cozy purple wrap sweater and a great light weight tweed cropped jacket for a song. The little Spanish man digging through the dumpster a little ways away gave me a few funny looks as I snapped photos of my self...but dude, you're digging through a dumpster - who are you to judge?!

To each his own, I say.

Cardigan, dress, sunglasses: Target
Sandals: Torrid
Necklace: Sister's
Ring: H&M

A perfect pair

I have to say, this is probably one of my favorite outfits I've ever posted on the blog. And it's funny, because this is not the type of ensemble I really wear on the regular nor one I would think I'd fall in love with. Maybe it's the colors (I do have a thing for blue), or the fact that the flowers on the top match so perfectly to the print on the skirt (how did I never see it before?), or how the pattern repeats again on the necklace. Whatever it is, this one's a winner for me.

The last time I wore this skirt, it was in a completely different way. Which do you like better?

In other news, I've had this belt for probably 3 years, and this is the first time I'm wearing it. Touche.

Top: Syms
Skirt: Thrifted, NY&Co
Pumps: Nordstrom Rack
Belt: Old Navy
Necklace: Gift from BFF
Watch: Syms
Ring: NY&Co
Polish: Gift from Case

Now or never

These pictures are not the greatest and there's only a few, but I wanted to get these City Chic pants on the blog. I've had them for a while now and I wear them constantly, but somehow the world seems to be working against me when it comes to snapping shots of my outfits. So here they are in all their glory!

Top: H&M
Pants: City Chic
Wedges: Payless
Necklace: Forever21
Rings: MARYJOHN

I love these pants. I seriously love them. I wait eagerly for them to come out of the wash every laundry cycle. They're so freaking comfortable and cute to boot. These are my "pajamas to work" pants, except way better looking. Pop on a pair of wedges and top and I easily pass for a put-together individual. My coworkers are so easily fooled! And guess what? They're on sale for $19.99. Did I say that I really love these pants?