Colors for Fall

Highs are still in the 90's here in California's Central Valley, and I'm getting really tired of having to wear my summer outfits for student teaching. Something about deeper tones feels more professional. It will still be hot here for another month, but here are some transition and fall pieces I'm eying for my new teacher wardrobe.

ASOS: Curve

Forever 21+

Ruche Curvy

This Old Navy Dress, like the first one, will be good for the hot weather now, and cute with a sweater later. The color makes it feel more fall.

Old Navy Plus

ASOS Curve

This wine colored-knit skirt will look so cute with all the boots I bought last season working at Piperlime, and looks quite cozy to wear into winter with leggings. Here's more of that color over at Old Navy's standard line. A knit maxi would also be great for our mild falls, and solve my problem of finding a teacher approved hemline.

Old Navy

ASOS Curve

I have very little need for a heavy coat, but I love this retro styling and color.

Dorothy Perkins

What colors are you excited about this season? Your favorite thing about fall fashion?

Trend Watch: Pre-Colombian Prints

Ruche Curvy

As an white American History major with a concentration in black history, I have also earned my official Liberal certification in political correctness.  This is why "ethnic" fashions make me slightly uncomfortable.  Obviously, it doesn't matter what your heritage is, you can wear what you like. It's more how the labels and terms are thrown around. What is an "ethnic" or "tribal" print?  I'm not really sure. It just seems quite vague, patronizing, and not quite right. On the other hand, since I'm starting on my path to becoming a Social Studies teacher, I also want to be wearing interesting prints representing the world's cultures.

With that disclaimer out of the way however, an interesting print is an interesting print. It doesn't matter whether it's on an authentic traditional garment or a tank top made in Forever 21's just-above a sweat shop. If it's cute, why not wear it? This season I'm really digging all the Aztec-inspired geometric patterns. I'm no expert on Pre-Colombian design, so I can't speak to their authenticity or the correctness of labels.

Enough of my white guilt, here are the pieces I'm talking about:

Forever 21

Ruche

After the jump, more geometric Aztec-inspired motifs on standard and plus-size styles, menswear, and accessories.

Musings: Green Shoes Galore

 ModCloth: Keen on Kelly Wedge

Today I'm going to talk about (i.e. post pictures of) bright green shoes. I recently consigned this pair (below) that I wore on my 21st Birthday in France. They lived a full life that night. It was time for them to move on after having been worn only once or twice since. I'll always have the pictures and the memories.

Miss Sixty

But of course, now, I have a green shoe-sized hole in my heart (closet). I also just got a really cute navy dress with green polka dots, and am thus looking for a cute but comfortable shoe to go with it to wear to school. With that said, here are some of the adorable green shoes out there that caught my eye.

Chartreuse Be Told Flat

My friend Jess got these affordable little chartreuse oxfords while we were checking out a boutique in SF (Sway) a couple weeks ago. They are too cute, and the color more vibrant in real life.

After the jump, as you would expect, lots more green shoes.

Bold Colors for Work

Next month,  I will be starting my placement in the school where I will be student teaching. I'd like to get a few new pieces to start building my professional wardrobe. Finding plus-size dress pants and suiting that fits me is going to be a challenge. Luckily, summer weather in the Central Valley continues until October, so pants and blazer weather is still a ways off.  I've already done posts on stripes and florals, so today I'm going to feature bold solids (one polka dot slips in). Here are some work-appropriate dresses, skirts and blouses I'm checking out.

Dresses:

ModCloth (Sizes S-3X)

ModCloth