Completion

I wore this outfit without jewelry, but that day, the bubble necklace I had ordered arrived in the mail to my office. It was so perfect for my outfit that I was tempted to put in on right away - but I thought that was kind of dorky/awkward, so I opted not to. I did put it on for pictures at home!

Originally, Sans Jewelry:

Same outfit, completed:

Dress: H&M / Goodwill Outlet

Cardigan: Mossimo / Goodwill Outlet

Tights: HUE

Boots: Target? / Buffalo Exchange / $20

Necklace: Urban Peach Boutique / $9

Layers and Struggles

I have a really difficult time layering sweaters and collared shirts. For some reason the neckline never seems to look right - particularly with V-neck sweaters, and the sleeves don't match up and roll right either. Sweater sleeves tend to be long on me to begin with, so when I want to layer with a shirt I usually have to fold up the sweater sleeves several inches.

Those great layered looks seem to be cute for photos but awkward for daily wear.

After trying several sweaters, I managed to find a pairing that worked well enough.

Shirt: Goodwill / $4
Sweater: Sparrow / Goodwill outlet
Necklace: Urban Peach / $9
Jeans: Vigoss / found
Boots: Consignment store / $12