I always carefully plan my outfits in advance. Haha. Actually today while rifling through my dress collection (lately I find myself reaching for dresses much more than skirts because it saves time--dresses are my FFBO because I don't have to spend as much time picking separates to go with each other) this Tory Burch heart print dress fell off the hanger and I was too lazy to hang it back up so I wore it today, hehe!

Then, speaking of being inspired by other's style journeys as in Manidipa's recent thread (http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ed-another), I saw what DD picked to wear today (#4) and really admired her fearless pattern mixing. So I decided to pair the dress with my leopard pumps. Then I added my fave WHBM red snakeskin bag to match the red trim, and since I'm in a matchy matchy phase right now, I used the matching red snakeskin belt. I feel like it's a nice middle ground in the girly-tough continuum for this dress. In my previous WIW's, #5 is really sweet and girlish with the red bow belt and red T strap pumps and #6 is UWP tough with the black lace up boots and charcoal moto jacket. This version is more grown-up and refined, but still a little sassy.

I got lots of compliments about the shoes and dress today. I definitely felt snazzy today, even while picking DD up this afternoon! But the most fun was when I went to the mall over lunch break to return some stuff to Nordstrom's. I walked back to my car and started driving away and this woman starts waving frantically at me. She's Asian in her 20-30's and wearing a red plaid flannel shirt and baggy khakis and a grey waffle knit beret kind of like the hippies with dreadlocks wear...she looked like she'd totally fit in at Haight Ashbury or Burning Man. I thought she wanted to get directions from me, or that somehow I'd left something on top of my car or something. I rolled down my window and she said, "I just wanted to ask you...where did you get that dress?" I was tickled! How fun that she liked my prim dress! I think she'd wear it more like #6 though!

Another fun coincidence--I just saw that Kiwichick also did snake plus leopard (http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....es-leopard) and that MaryK did a navy and white dot dress with leopard accessories too (http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....nd-vintage)! We must be psychic! Or the YLF sisterhood is cycling together!!!

Tory Burch navy and white heart print dress (buttoned all the way up inspired by Angie)
White House Black Market red snakeskin bag and belt
B Makowsky Heist red-trimmed leopard heels