Our Take On - J.Crew Tweed Skirt

Well, now that Emily has returned from her cross-country {well cross-southeast-country} road trip, we are back to bring you our takes on, what we wore and more! We'll start with this J.Crew multi-colored tweed skirt that be both coincidentally {or not?} own. Enjoy!

Love, 
c&e 

EMILY

If you're a consistent reader, you've seen me sport this skirt before in our 'getting vested' post. Looking just a bit different this time, the skirt was the perfect item for me to wear to the chloe+isabel trunk show benefiting Susan G Komen I'd been planning for months. I had to incorporate pink into my outfit, and rather than pair it with a neutral piece, it seemed only natural {in sticking with my inherently colorful style} to accompany this neon shirt with a rainbow palette. The multi tweed material is subtle enough, however, that the combo wasn't overpowering or over-the-top. It was just the right amount of color {for me, at least} and was the appropriate level of dressy to wear to the fundraiser!

Blouse: Urban Outfitters; Skirt: J.Crew {no longer available}; Shoes: Vince Camuto {similar style here}; Purse: Deux Lux {gifted}. 

Coral Bracelet: chloe+isabel; Pink Bracelet: chloe+isabel; White Bracelet: Kate Spade; Watch: Michael Kors; Blue Bracelet: gifted. 

Necklace: chloe+isabel; Ring: chloe+isabel. 

CAITLIN

Since my work dress code is relaxed, I don't have a whole lot of "business casual" attire. So on occasions when I need to dress up for a meeting or "just because," I tend to repurpose the same few items in new ways. This skirt is one of those things. The best thing about it is that the multi-color tweed allows you to wear a variety of colored {or color-less} tops to bring out particular hues within the skirt. Below I wore the skirt two ways: one with a florescent coral blouse {one of my new favorite colors to wear} and another time with a sweet, ivory peplum shift top. So, consider this a twofer :)

Blouse: J. Crew; Belt: ASOS; Necklace: J. Crew {no longer available}; Bracelets: J. Crew {teal- no longer available}, Stella & Dot {spikes}, Alex & Ani {bangles}; Watch: Swatch; Glasses: Warby Parker "Preston"; Bag: Tory Burch {no longer available- similar here}

Flats: Halogen 

Top: Zara; Belt: J. Crew {old}; Shoes: J. Crew; Necklace: chloe & isabel; Bag: Tory Burch {no longer available- similar here}; 

Bracelets: David Yurman {silver cable}, J. Crew {teal- no longer available}; Banana Republic {flower-old}; Watch: Michele

Our Take On - Neon, Neon

Top: BGBG {no longer available}; Skirt: J. Crew {no longer available}; Sandals: Rachel Zoe; Sunglasses: Chloe

Since Emily is out exploring the good old US of A on a road trip with her girlfriends for the next two weeks {yes, I'm jealous}, I, Caitlin, will be your resident d&d blogger. And, yes, I just quoted a John Mayer song in this post's title, so sue me :) But, c'mon you know you love that one too! 

Anyway, I think I speak for both of us when I say we are so elated that it's now socially acceptable to wear neon beyond your sports bra at the gym. Naturally, we take advantage of this as much as possible. But since it's just me now, here is just one take on neon.

Now, as I implied, I love neon, but generally like to tone down its intensity with something a bit more subdued, like nude. This is the first time I have worn this skirt in warm weather, as I feel it usually needs opaque tights since it's a wee bit short. But with these amazing nude flat sandals {which I wear pretty much daily}, the look still feels daytime appropriate.

What trend shall we tackle next? Any recos?

Hope you had a wonderful weekend all!

Love,

c(&e)

PS- Sorry for the delay on this post. I blame technically difficulties of the internets.

Bag: Tory Burch {no longer available}

Necklace: Green Goddess Boutique; Watch: Michele

Bracelets: J. Crew {teal- no longer available}; Stella & Dot {spikes}; Elements Chicago {bangles}

Our Take On - Vegas Baby

Hi Friends! We are so sorry for our recent absence, but we are glad to be back in the blog-o-sphere! We have been living it up in Las Vegas with our significant others the past week, snapping photos of some of our looks along the way. These pictures were taken in our room at the Wynn before a night out to dinner at LAVO and Cirque de Soleil's "O" (a MUST-see next time you find yourself in Vegas). And since it is "Sin City" after all, we took advantage of the opportunity to turn up the sparkle a little bit :)

More to come soon this weekend, so stay tuned!

Love,

c&e

Purse: Tory Burch; Bracelets: Elements Chicago {bangles}, Stella & Dot {spikes}, David Yurman {cable}, Chloe & Isabel {floral}

Dress: Shoshanna {Emily's - no longer available}; Shoes: Vera Wang Lavender

Top: Urban Outfitters {similar styles here}; Skirt: Urban Outfitters; Shoes: Vince Camuto.

Bracelets - Rose Gold Spike: Urban Outfitters; Silver Chain: chloe+isabel; Silver Spike Bangles: chloe+isabel; Dark Grey Rhinestone: chloe+isabel.

Blue Bracelet: gifted; Watch: Michael Kors; Clutch: Deux Lux {no longer available but others here}; Ring: chloe+isabel {no longer available}.

Our Take On - Getting Vested

After we both in-vest-ed in these similar items a couple months ago, it was about time they made their debut. Read on to see how we chose to premier our respective white vests!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
c&e

CAITLIN

I got this vest about a two months ago at Zara and it comes with a great ROI! It's super versatile. In fact, I actually wore it with jeans to work and then changed into shorts when I got home since it was 99,999 degrees. I could also imagine wearing it with my black tuxedo pants {when it gets a bit cooler} or those floral lovelies you saw last week.

Also getting a lot of mileage? These Sam Edelman sandals. They go with everything! And add a bit of flair in the process. It was also a nice little treat to resurrect this ancient Rory Beca silk top from my closet {though with the vest on you can't see the cute roped strap detailing :( } All in all, the hubs should be happy because nothing I am wearing is that "new."

Shoes: Sam Edelman

Vest: Zara; Top: Rory Beca {ancient}; Shorts: Gap; Bag: Rebecca Minkoff

Bracelets: David Yurman, Sarca Boutique, Alex & Ani, Ann Taylor; Watch: Michael Kors; Necklace: Handle With Care Boutique {a million years ago}; Right hand ring: Grandmother's; Nail Polish: Butter

It was a wee bit windy!

EMILY

This outfit is definitely a change for me...this is about as "office-y" as I get. When I was wearing this outfit the other night, I felt more like Caitlin than I did myself. But nevertheless, I loved the outfit. This J.Crew skirt - with an awesome color combo - is, surprisingly, I might add, a piece I've come to love. To continue to the mature {in my definition of the word} feel of this outfit, I added the Forever 21 vest. After purchasing it a few months ago while at school, it was about time I wore it. I've put it on {and proceeded to take it off} many times, never being able to find quite the right occasion or outfit for it. But I think this works. While this look is outside my typical boho/hippie/eclectic realm, it was a nice and welcomed change. Sometimes you just gotta switch things up for some unexpected and adventurous wardrobe satisfaction. 

Vest: Forever 21; Shirt: Urban Outfitters; Bandeau: Free People; Skirt: J.Crew; Sandals: Enzo Angiolini; Purse: Deux Lux.

White Bracelet: Kate Spade; Animal Print Bracelet: Kate Spade; Blue Bracelet: Eira {gifted}; Bronze Bracelet: chloe+isabel; Watch: Michael Kors. 

Rose Gold Spike Bracelet: Urban Outfitters; Black Bracelet: chloe+isabel; Spike Bangles: chloe+isabel. 

Earrings: Alixandra Collectons.

Our Take On - Floral

A year ago, if you asked either of us if we would wear floral pants, we probably would have answered with a resounding "no." Isn’t that the funny thing about trends and how quickly they come and go? As usual, we can’t resist the new “it” item, so we both caved and bought floral bottoms. But, per usual, we couldn’t have chosen patterns and styles on more opposite ends of the floral spectrum. 

Now tell us, which version would you wear?

Love,

c&e

CAITLIN

So evidently, I am going through a pastel phase that I just can't kick. I suppose there could be worse things though, like that Smiley Face clothing phase I went through in the sixth grade. Anyhwo, I usually don't wear this many pastel, flow-y, feminine pieces at the same time, but I love how these all work together. And these pants are quite possibly the most comfortable things EVER {though my husband said they look like fancy sweatpants...maybe he's right but what does he know?}. Thank goodness for casual dress at work!

Maybe next week I'll try to branch out in the Pantone color bridge...

Jacket: Topshop; Blouse: Zara {current}; Pants: Zara {current}; Bag: Chloe {old}

Glasses: Warby Parker; Necklace: Chloe & Isabel

EMILY 

I bought these Zara flowered shorts while visiting NYC in February - a tad way ahead of season, you could say. But when I saw them, I fell instantly in love. They seemed so sophisticated yet fun, and something that could be dressed both up and down. And, I have to admit, I was spot on. I've gotten my money's worth out of these bad boys, having worn them to dressy dinners as well as just running errands around town, as I was in these pics. I was going for a casual look this day, so a white tee seemed appropriate. But fear not, my outfit was colorful as always with my highlighter pink Cambridge Satchel in tow. No, it's not a purse, it's actually a satchel;)

Shirt: Zara; Shorts: Zara; Shoes: Chinese Laundry {old}; Purse: Cambridge Satchel; Sunglasses: Target. 

Cuff: chloe+isabel; Necklace: Nordstrom {old}; Blue Bracelet: {gift}; Bronze Bracelet: chloe+isabel; Watch: Michael Kors; Double Ring: chloe+isabel.