I was inspired by Kari's color palette from her NAS finds--it sounded like an artisanal chocolate confection! Grey salt, cream, chocolate and caramel. YUM!!!
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-nas-finds
So I decided to pull pieces from my closet to imitate these colors. Not much of my usual bright colors but I do like to do neutrals when there is enough texture and subtle pattern to keep my interest.The caramel leather jacket is similar to the pretty one Kari bought. The bee blouse is a favorite because of the secret bee and crown pattern that look like polka dots from far away (it kind of looks like the Bellatrix blouse that Kari bought). And the grey skirt matches the grey of the bees, and the black lace trim is a fun detail. I wore the brown pumps because I just had to have chocolate in this outfit too, given the title. And matchy matchy me loves that all of these various colors can be tied together with my Fossil chevron stripe bag (even the brown pumps match the leather trim of the bag)! I'm so excited by this brand new outfit combination--thanks Kari for the inspiration to hug my closet even with all the NAS excitement going on! (And thanks Rita for a fun phrase to describe shopping your closet!)

Lafayette 148 caramel leather jacket (from last year's NAS, although I bought it later when it went to the Rack)
EmersonMade cream pussy-bow bee blouse
Classiques Entier grey tweed skirt with black lace trim
Clarks brown twist strap pumps (pre-YLF)
Fossil chevron stripe satchel

PS It's 54 and foggy here right now (usually warms up to about 70-75 when the fog burns off mid-day, then turns foggy again in the afternoon) so I'm glad to be wearing a leather jacket--I get chilled easily! Plus I'm working in an air-conditioned office. For those of you sweating it out, stay cool!