What I Wore To A Conservatory

 I am back from a wonderful week of visiting my children who live in the Chicago area.  We had a jam-packed action-filled week of activities that I am so excited to share with you on my Wednesday Travel Posts.  One of the things we did was visit the Garfield Park Conservatory.  Visiting a Conservatory during the winter months is such a rejuvenating experience.  It's the most wonderful feeling in the world to experience warmth and flowers in the middle of winter.

On this winter day however, it was fairly nice out.  We mid-westerners experienced a touch of spring last week with rare fifty to seventy degree days.  But, it didn't last long.  Our week of spring ended with a major blizzard and back to twenty degree temperatures.   The day I went to the conservatory it was cloudy and the temperatures were in the fifties or low sixties when the sun came out.

This is a dress I've shown you twice before.  The first time I styled it for spring HERE, and the second time I styled it for fall HERE.  This is one of my favorite dresses because the color can be worn in the colder months and it has a shorter length and short sleeves so I can wear it during the warmer months as well.  Thus I get a lot of use of it!  Plus, it's a shift dress so it's super comfy!

 I wore my shift dress with a black cardigan that could be easily removed if I got too warm.  I debated between a scarf or jewelry and I finally decided on a black and gold multi-strand necklace because I thought I might get too warm with a scarf and a sweater.   I ended up regretting that decision because we went to the zoo in the afternoon and I was a little chilled.  I should have taken the scarf with me and tied it to my bag if I didn't need it.  Live and learn.

I wore black and gold bracelets on my wrists.   I carried a cross body bag like I normally do when I travel.

My cardigan hangs lower in the back than it does in the front.

For footwear I chose simple black pointed toe flats with a velvet bow.

After the conservatory we visited the Lincoln Park Zoo where I was able to take this picture with the Chicago skyline behind me.  It was so nice to be able to take fashion photos with a fun, unique background again instead of on my porch.  I took fashion photos everyday and now have five days worth of posts!  Yeah!  No more dressing up on weekends for awhile just to take pictures!

Have a Great Day!  Amy

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A Mix of Old and New

 My husband and I have started renovations of our master bedroom and in the process of cleaning and moving items I discovered this fun snowflake hat that I didn't even know I owned.  Of course as soon as I put it on my hubby teased me and said "What, are you a snowflake now?"   He's so silly.

Today I have a mix of old and new items I purchased this season.  

Everything I have on is old except the burgundy shirt and booties.   The top I picked up at JCP because I needed to spend just a few more dollars so I could use my coupon.  It was on sale for $7.00.  I really like the color, the thin material and the loose drape.  It's a V-neck.  I was going to take pictures of it without the scarf and sweater, but it was just too darn cold.  

My scarf has been in my wardrobe forever.  The sweater I picked up at Zara a season or two ago.

I really like the shape of this sweater.  It is longer in the back and curves shorter in front.

My straight leg jeans are from Stitch Fix.  I learned from a reader of my blog to cuff the jeans to the inside if I want to shorten my pant legs to show off my booties.  That was such a good tip.  I love it when my readers give me valuable advice like that.  Whenever I cuffed my pants on the outside it made my legs look shorter and heaver.  But if the cuff is turned to the inside, it gives a nice, lean, finished look.

You're probably so tired of seeing me in hats and scarves, but unfortunately it's just too cold here in Wisconsin to live without them.  Plus, I just bought about three more new ones so be warned:  more hat and scarf posts are yet to come!

My booties are new this season, but I have shown them to you several times before.  I've gotten so many compliments on them.  I'm so glad I purchased them.  And I think ya'll must have have gone and purchased all the grey ones because they are completely out of this color on the DSW website.  However, they do have this shoe available in several other colors

You can really make some interesting discoveries when you spend some time digging through your closet and reorganizing.  The old items you discover can create a whole new look when mixed with some new pieces.

a.n.a Long-Sleeve Burgundy Top, no longer available, similar HERE,  Black Cardigan, old, similar HERE, Snowflake Hat, old, similar HERE and HERE, Liverpool Sadie Straight Jeans, similar HERE, 

White and Black Plaid Scarf, old, similar HERE, and Blowfish Suba Bootie, DSW, grey color no longer available, but other colors available HERE.

 Have a Great Day!  Amy

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