Outfit of the Day - July 31

Day two on the job! New York & Company has a dress code of black and/or white. As you may know — and as you'll soon figure out — my closet already consists mainly of blacks, grays, whites, tans, creams and navies (neutrals go with everything, including each other!), so in theory, dressing for work shouldn't be a problem for me. I have my entire closet to choose from.

But some rules are easier to follow when you don't know they exist. I had the hardest time choosing my outfit today because I really really really wanted to pair a yellow blouse with a red skirt, and I couldn't. 

In NY&Co's defense, the main thing stopping me was the lack of a yellow blouse.

Sweater: New York & Company. Jeans: American Eagle (via Goodwill).

Gold chain necklace: Charming Charlie. Gemstone bead necklace: unknown.
Brown basket-weave flats: Target. Leather and bronze-studded watch: Charming Charlie.

Outfit of the Day - July 30

I suppose now is as good a time as any to announce that I have a new job! Starting today, I am a sales associate at New York & Company. My mother has shopped there for years, and I started shopping there a couple years ago when I moved to Phoenix and realized I needed some professional clothing for reporting and internships and such.

A note to fellow retail newbies: Never wear heels on your first day working retail. These shoes are usually super comfortable, but after a day of climbing ladders and carrying armloads of clothing, it may be a week or so before I can stand to wear these shoes again. 

Also note that mid-afternoon in late July in Phoenix is the wrong time to take off your heels and walk home barefoot.

Black t-shirt: Tilly's. Khaki pencil skirt: Target.

Gold chain necklace: Charming Charlie. Black patent pumps: Payless Shoe Source.
Watch: Charming Charlie. Large CZ stud earrings: Gift. Small CZ studs: HTC Piercing.

Outfit of the Day - July 26

My internship doesn't usually require me to go into the office on Fridays, but today I had to go in for a few hours to finish up work on a story. I'm already not a morning person, but add the fact that it was a weekend and a day that I'm not used to going into the office, and I didn't want to put on clothes at all this morning.

Enter the jersey knit dress. It's soft and comfortable, like my pajamas, but can be dressed up so that no one will ever know I chose it only because I wished I were still in bed ... and because it's only one piece to pick out and put on. (Take that, Friday!) 

Jersey knit t-shirt dress: Target. 

Bronze multi-strand chain necklace: Charming Charlie.
Leather and bronze-studded watch: Charming Charlie. Brown basket-weave flats: Target.