"Early spring" in quotes because there was a blizzard on Tuesday and arctic temperatures for most of this week!

Anyway, here are several outfits that I photographed but never posted in the last week or two. Sorry about the poor quality of some of the mirror photos - the lighting is not ideal and I don't like to wear my salty/sandy boots into the bedroom to take photos with better lighting and good camera.

1: This was from last week before it got ridiculously cold again. It was not quite warm enough for bare ankles though, so I wore these straight leg jeans uncuffed. Do you think the length is OK? I almost always wear these cuffed or rolled. The teal tunic is handknit.

2-4: The blog post about bell sleeves reminded me that this lilac handknit jacket has them! I really like full length bell sleeves the most, even though they are not very practical for things like lab work. On a jacket like this, though, I can always take it off if I need to do something where the sleeves will get in the way. Win win. I wish I had taken a photo with my coat because I could show you how I wear bell sleeves under a coat (since I saw lots of people confused about that). Basically, I just pull the sleeve out from the coat sleeve so that the bottom of the bell sticks out. I like the kind of victorian vibe that gives.

5: Drapey black layers and plaid. This combo is always a winner.

6-8: Halogen sweater with my black vest over. I really wished I had a long gilet her - I think it would look so dramatic and fun! But I do like this mid-length vest a lot too. It has a lot of fun details like asymmetrical lapels and chiffon trim that I can never manage to catch in photos. Wore my green coat and sheep hat for saint patrick's day!