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Style Diary: Cloche Hats

November 17, 2010
What I Wore to Work

I have a few cloche hats, one red, one green and each with a bow and another simple black one featured in a different style diary entry. I love the retro shape and how they easily take any outfit to the next level.

Here was my work outfit today which included a 2-piece semi-formal dress by Kathlin Argiero that the designer herself gave to me for free, Burberry heels, a Sinclaire trench, H&M cardigan and St. John tote.

The classic color combination of khaki, black and a pop of red is so Burberry. My Burberry plaid (on the shoes) sort of just tied them all together.

I fell in love with this trench coat at Saks. The girly bow plus the fact that I could buy it at 44%off the already reduced sale price was simply irresistible. This was the first time I wore this Kathlin Argiero black, 2-piece dress out to a non-semi-formal occasion. I made it a work look by pairing it with a simple puff-sleeved black cardigan and wearing it with work heels. What do you think? Did I get away with making this dress work overtime?

The necklace I wore was a cheap find. I liked the edgy metallic chains mixed with the oversized bling.

My green cloche hat is something I’ve featured before. Here it is again but with a more work/fall look.

What do you think? Would you wear a cloche hat? If so, how?

Style Diary: Inspired by Olivia Palermo

November 8, 2010
What I Wore to Work

Do you ever see someone’s outfit and get inspired to wear something similar i.e. copy someone else’s look?

I find that this sometimes happens subliminally. You see a red dress on a co-worker and for some reason the red dress in your closet pops out at you the very next day. Sometimes though, you admire someone’s outfit and pick it apart, analyzing the pieces that correspond to your own wardrobe, teaching and reminding yourself that you could create a similar look. That’s what happened when I ran into this photo of Olivia Palermo – one of my style inspirations.

I was inspired by this because though I’m a fan of the cardigan+dress+belt work look, I would not have thought about pairing the camel color with the black/white dress. So here is my Olivia Palermo inspired work outfit using my own patterned black and white H&M dress (bought on sale for $15), paired with a vintage belt and camel colored cardigan from Express(bought on sale for $19.99). Booties are from a NY boutique.