Cobalt Blue Dress with Black Moto Jacket

Our weather in Wisconsin this time of year is always so unpredictable.  In addition to fluctuating temperatures during the day, we also have to deal with extreme temperature differences from one day to the next.  One day the high will be 74 degrees, and the next the high could only be in the 50's.  I deal with these extreme temperature changes by wearing fall clothes/colors, yet still stay comfortable depending on the weather.

For today's outfit, I was meeting my husband for lunch then doing my weekly shopping.  If I sound like I say that a lot in my fashion posts it's because I do have a lunch date with my husband every week.  We live 45 minutes from the nearest large town, so I only go into town once a week to run my errands to save gas and time.  While there, I always meet my husband for lunch.  The rest of the week I am at home usually in grubby clothes for I'm working in my garden.  The only other time I dress up is on the weekend if my husband and I go out and I also dress up for vacations.

On this day, the afternoon high was the mid seventies, but it was only in the fifties when I left, so I started my day wearing my black moto jacket (old, Forever 21).

The dress is pretty short, but at my age I don't care what people think anymore so I wear it anyway.  And it was nice to have my legs bare on such a warm day.

Because of the mock turtleneck, the dress is meant for the colder seasons; but because it has short sleeves, I can wear it when the weather is slightly warmer as well. I've shown it styled before HERE and HERE for both a night time summer look and also a winter look.

Here's what the dress looks like without the coat.  Like I said earlier, it has short sleeves which might be too cold in the winter months without a jacket or cardigan;  but the short sleeves are perfect for transitional seasons like fall.

I chose to wear black suede ankle boots to keep the head-to-toe fall look going (old, Famous Footwear).

For jewelry I chose silver and black, both old pieces.

 So the only thing new in this look is my brand new bag from J.C. Penney.  I'm afraid you will be seeing this bag a lot this fall/winter.  I just love the color, and it seems to go perfectly with all my fall outfits.

Nicole Miller Kira Satchel, JCP - HERE,  Moto Jacket (no longer available, option HERE),
Cobalt Blue Shift Dress (no longer available, option HERE and HERE), and Black Suede Booties (no longer available, option HERE).

Have a Great Day!  Amy

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Cobalt Blue Dress Revisited

Way back in the bitter cold months of January, I shared with you my new cobalt blue dress. from Forever 21.   Because it was winter, I styled the dress for cold weather by wearing black knit leggings, tall black boots, and a black fur vest. You can see that look HERE if you missed.

Back in that post I stated that I thought the dress would work well in the spring or fall because of the short sleeves.  I was right;  for I wore it while vacationing in Florida in February when the temps were in the seventies.  I don't think the dress would work well for summer temperatures because of the knit material and the mock turtleneck, but I was perfectly comfortable wearing it during a warm evening in Florida.

 I stayed cool and comfy by going bare legged.  I accessorized the plain dress by adding black gladiator wedge sandals, a pretty black and gold necklace and bracelets, and a silver metallic cross body bag.

I love to use cross body bags when traveling.  They are so tourist friendly!

My shoes are from Sears (old).

I wore my hair in a pony tail to keep cool and comfortable.

All these pictures were taken at Disney Springs.  I will share more about that fun shopping/entertainment district in a future travel post.

I absolutely love it when clothes can do double duty and transcend the seasons a bit;  don't you?

Have a great day!  Amy

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