I'm back from California! (Just in time for a nasty, cold rainstorm. Yuck.) Had a lovely time, and I even got to meet up with Adelfa and her DD when I landed. =) (We forgot to get a picture though!) Anyway, here are my backlogged WIWs, mostly from the trip, although the first one is from Boston right before I left.

1-2: worn in Boston the Saturday before I left for CA. Another look with the YLF lemming sweater, with moto skinnies this time. I wore this to run some errands and hang out around town. Later on I switched the moto skinnies for my dark blue brocade skinnies to go to a casual dinner party, since I felt like the brocade was a just a little dressier. Didn't get a picture of the dinner outfit though.
(Halogen sweater, Vince jeans, Sam Edelman boots, Longchamp bag)

3-4: These photos were taken at a park/botanical garden in my parents' town. As you can see, the weather in Southern CA was gorgeous, especially the second half of the week, which is when all the WIWs here are from. I actually wore this same top and skirt, with a lace sweater and the boots in #9, earlier in the week when it was a bit cooler (no photo though).
(Allsaints tee, Ann Taylor skirt, Born gladiators)

5-7: Another skirt and bare legs outfit. I'm glad I got another chance to wear this handknit lace batwing top in CA, since it's too cold in Boston for it now. I think the sweater actually works a bit better with pants (it's borderline too long for skirts, even though I've pushed it up quite a bit here) but it was too nice out not to take advantage of bare legs weather! I wore this to go to the city to see the Hello Kitty exhibit at the Japanese American museum (which was awesome by the way!).
http://www.janm.org/exhibits/hellokitty/
(handknit sweater, Eileen fisher skirt, Born oxfords, MZ wallace bag)
#8 is Lady Gaga's Hello Kitty plush dress from the exhibit.

#9-10: Two versions of my party outfit. (My parents had a party with some friends and relatives to celebrate several birthdays (including both of theirs)). I started out with the boots in #9, but decided it was too warm and switched them for the gladiators. I think I am going to alter this dress, by sewing up the keyhole a bit so I can wear it with the neckline ties loose. The cinched neckline is fiddly and I think it accentuates the roundness of my shoulders too much, but right now the neckline is too wide and low to wear untied.
(Anthro dress, Matiko boots, Born gladiators).