weekend shopping. by orange

This weekend was filled with a little bit of everything...double date night on Friday with violet and J., date night with the husband Saturday night, errands, running, cleaning, pedicure and shopping.  Oh and I can't forget, my favorite, work.  Which really I should be doing now...but posting is way more fun.

A bit of what I found while I was out and about shopping in downtown Seattle and West Seattle.

lamp for my desk at work (from target)

closer view of the fun base

large nalgene, hoping it will inspire me to hydrate during the day

new rug for our entry way, crossing fingers & toes payton does not destroy

fun lace up mini booties from steve madden

seychelles dos-i-do black bootie

bc footwear - sequin gold/grey flats

jcrew fair isle sweater - on sale!

cheers!
orange...sporting my new steve madden 'tribbe' pump

bring on the shine. by orange

I love things that sparkle.  What girl doesn't really?  I've spoken of my lust after shiny, bright, sequin-filled things before.  Well today, I brought the sparkle to work.  I had heard from a friend before that even though sequins are all the rage right now, they are more for after work and on weekends.  For the past couple weeks I would look at my sparkly, sequin filled top and think - hmmm...will it work?  will it be too flashy?  As the holidays are right around the corner I thought it was the perfect day to try out some glitz at work.  If people think it's flashy...well, they might think I'm just being "festive."  This outfit also shows off my love of putting together grey and gold.  Probably 2 years ago I would have thought, grey really only goes with silver.  Well now I just can't seem to get enough of the grey/gold combination.

Here is what the outfit contained:

Kate Spade Dice Bracelet (pictured above is the earrings, I couldn't find a picture of the bracelet for the life

of me).  It's kind of like this, but with only a gold chain and gold dice.

Ann Taylor Loft Sequin Sparkle Tank in Gold
JCrew Mohair Souffle Cardigan in Soft Grey
JCrew Ankle Stretch Toothpick Jean, Twilight Wash
Juicy Couture 'The Beau' Boyfriend Watch
Miz Mooz 'Sunset' Pump (very similar to the grey heels I have from Target that I wore)
Marc by Marc Jacobs Macro Mark Leather Elettra Purse


cheers!
orange

grey, gold, metallic. by orange

as we all know, with the 80s back in style, sequins were bound to pop in at some point. well that time is now, and i'm a big fan. as the husband will tell you, i do like all things with sparkle so the sequin love is not that far-fetched. i like how some of the sequin tops can be worn muted by a blazer, whereas some of the dresses are an all out ice capades outfit.

sparkle, sparkle, sparkle:

Kylea Sequin Tank Top by Wyeth
Robert Rodriguez Sequined Dress
Gibson Lame One Shoulder Top
LaROK 'Rockstar' Sequin Leggings

Haute Hippie 'Illusion' Fringe Sequined Dress (my favorite of the bunch)

Cynthia Steffe 'Georgina' Sequin Skirt

since most of the above items are out of my price range, (ok all except the tank top) my go-to has been the following combo:

grey dress & gold leggings. still work appropriate with some added sheen.

what do you think of all the sparkle and sequins?