Outfit Of The Yesterdays (It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Something)

Oh, it’s been a busy past few weeks around my parts again, and I am just (kind of) going on auto-pilot until Sunday morning rolls around. Sunday morning is caramel-roll-time! And puppy-time. And Vince Guaraldi-time, presents-time, and staying in our jammies ALL DAY TIME YES.

I am playing catch up again with some outfits here, so let’s get to it. Colorado finally got a hard blast of winter this week, but before that it was warm enough to be outside sans jacket. Colorado, in fact, is the only place I know where you can often see people shoveling snow while only wearing t-shirts.

(And sitting in their cars for 72 hours up I-70 in December just to go skiing.)

(And, um…willingly electing fuzzy house pets as their serious government officials.)

I digress. One of my favorite parts of the holidays is having friends & family in town, and I picked up the skirt that I am wearing below for $10 at Forever 21 during one of our many Christmas Gift Shopping Expeditions. 

I will admit that when I first saw neon colors popping up on the runways and in magazines I gave them a hearty roll of my eyeballs, but I think when done in carefully measured doses they can actually be…fun?  Maybe not a let’s-keep-our-lipglosses-in-our-purses-while-going-through-airport-security-to-see-if-they-find-them-cuz-they-never-do! sort of fun, but more of a let’s-go-to-Disney-Land-and-take-pictures-of-us-high-fiving-Chip-and-Dale-because-everyone-always-forgets-about-them sort of fun. Right? Exactly.

So what is the best way to wear eyeball-burningly-bright pieces? Neon pieces, I feel, are best paired with neutral hues. Think camel, grays, taupes, olives, and rusts–they really let brighter colors pop.

I am also tightless in the outfit below mostly because I hate wearing them; I’ve always been okay with being bare-legged. It must be my hearty south-dakotan-lefse-and-butter-fueled-blood. Delicious.

Ta ta ta:

Coat: Old Navy (buy it here) (similar here) (similar at ASOS, on sale!) (love this at Topshop, too)

Sweater: Madewell (similar here) (similar at Forever 21) (similar at Piperlime for $31.99)

Skirt: Forever 21 (buy it here) (and a longer length version here)

Belt: J Crew Factory (similar here) (similar at Topshop in peach)

Shoes: J crew (similar here) (similar here)

Bag: Marc Jacobs Cooper in nude (buy it here) (similar, under $150) (similar at Topshop)

Watch: Michael Michael Kors Oversized watch in Rosegold (buy it here) (similar for $195) (similar for $115)
 ♫: White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes

I also picked up this little beaded pouch from Urban Outfitters last week, and while I am using it as a pseudo gift bag for a Christmas gift, it’s a fantastic little bag for only $50. It also proves that pretty handbags don’t always need to cost thousands, right?

When going cheap I stay away from faux leather handbags, as they almost always look slightly fake and plastic-y, but since fabric bags lack that element they can oftentimes look a lot more expensive than they actually are. This little bag even has iridescent sequins that give it a bit of shimmer without being over-the-top sparkly, woo hoo hoo:

Pouch: Kimchi Blue (buy it here + take 10% off with code “seeyousoon”)