outfit post: navy blouse, striped jersey pencil skirt, brown peep toed pumps

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Inspiration - Kelly Ripa

Phewww. After 20 hours of travel Saturday and another 20 hours of sleeping Sunday I'm slowly starting to turn back into a normal human being again. I really love the opportunity I get to travel to cool places and work with interesting people but after a week of all day workshops, morning & night team meals and extended hours of coworker bonding -- my introvert social batteries get completely depleted. Looking forward to a week of low social interaction and lots of extra catch-up sleep!

This skirt was a recent impulse buy at Old Navy. I think this type of striped pencil skirt has been a trend for a few years now but because I already have a navy polka-dot skirt I thought I had my "navy patterned pencil skirt" category covered in my closet. I just randomly gabbed it to try on and ended up loving it. Unlike my structured navy pencil skirt - this skirt is soft and stretchy. It's basically like wearing a tube sock. A very cute & flattering tube sock. Because of the soft stretchy fabric it seems a lot more casual to me then my other skirt - so I think this will be fun to wear in hot summer months with sandals.

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  1. lanizaMarch 31, 2014 at 9:41 PM

    I'm fascinated by how well you match your inspiration pictures. What's your process for choosing inspirational pics? Do you sort by color or wardrobe item, etc?

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    1. MKApril 5, 2014 at 9:37 AM

      There are basically two methods I use to find 'inspiration' images to use for posts:

      Scroll through Pinterest, Us Weekly, celebrity fashion blogs and regular blogs and pin any outfit that resembles a piece/pieces of clothing I already own. I pin a lot. The inspiration might just be the shape of the clothes or more often it's the color combination of the outfit. And when it's time to get dressed - I pull up the Pinterest folder and use an already saved inspiration photo to put my outfit together.

      The second method is I am in the mood to wear something and I reverse search for some celebrity or clothing store model wearing something remotely similar. I might want to wear my pink pencil skirt so I start googling "pink pencil skirt celeb" or "pink pencil skirt nicole" swapping in general celeb names like "reese, paris, jennifer, rachel, britney" until I find some passable image that I can use. Or I will browse a site like Net-a-Porter for a similar item because I know they always have an outfit picture with each piece of clothing.

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  2. elizabethashleyphotoApril 1, 2014 at 9:48 AM

    Great outfit, love this skirt!

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  3. UnknownApril 1, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    I have this skirt and wore it today! I paired it with white blouse and yellow cardigan.

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    1. MKApril 5, 2014 at 10:03 AM

      Yay! So many fun options with this skirt!

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  4. planwithelizabethApril 1, 2014 at 8:08 PM

    these skirts are perfect for me to wear to work! I got about 6 of them last year!

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    1. MKApril 5, 2014 at 10:03 AM

      So comfy! I just ordered the same one from Old Navy in pale blue floral!

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  5. Sarah KayApril 1, 2014 at 8:30 PM

    I *wish* I could fit into these jersey pencil skirts from Old Navy! They just fit me so weird.. and I tried all sizes! It's a great casual/business casual option!

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    1. MKApril 5, 2014 at 10:08 AM

      I think you have to find right store that cuts for your body type. I've tried a BUNCH on from other stores and they were all weird on me - then I was surprised when this Old Navy skirt fit.

      But I find that I get excited when I finally find a store that has a certain item that is cut to fit my shape - it seems like five minutes later they change their styling and I have to start over again.

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  6. AnonymousApril 1, 2014 at 8:46 PM

    I love your outfits, and without sounding creepy, lol, you have a lovely shape

    Angela

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  7. FranziskaApril 2, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    we were total twins yesterday! *great minds* ;)

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