Regardless of how old I am or how long I have been out of school, I still get the back to school blues this time of year. The past few years I have tried to really embrace the fall and what it has to offer, and to stop viewing it as the beginning of the end.  The weather is usually sunny and crisp, and every once in a while we can still have a beach day in October.  As much as I love the Summer months and being lightly dressed,  one thing I look forward to about Autumn is the change in wardrobe.  The layering, chords, leggings, boots, sweaters, and my staple leather jacket.  While we haven't quite come to leather jacket wearing weather, I have reluctantly had to say goodbye to my sandals and open toed shoes... Until next year my
 friends.

What I am wearing:
Black and White H&M Tunic- SOLD OUT (Similar here and here)
Leather Leggings - BLANKNYC
Gold Snake Skin Cuff - (Similar here)
Taupe/Beige Ankle Booties - (Similar here and here) 

Every couple of years I try out a red lip.  I love the look on other people, but not sure how I like it on myself. I also like the idea of a red lip with a casual outfit.

I have had this cut out sweater for over a year and just today took the tags off.  I feel the same way about a cut out sweater as I do about peep toe booties, while adorable, are they functional?  A theme in my life as of recently is trying new things. I am tired of the old, stale and monotonous in all aspects of my life. Why not extend that into my style?  Anyway, it was a chilly 60 degrees this morning and a sweater was definitely in order.





Black Cut Out Sweater - AQUA (similar here and here)
Denim - Vigoss
Neon Belt - J. Crew (Similar here and here)
Handbag - Burberry (Similar here  and here)
Sunnies - Ray- Ban

For me this time of year is the hardest to find seasonally appropriate attire.  It seems here in the Northeast as soon as school is back in session Autumn is in full effect.  I find layering is the best way to handle cooler mornings and warmer afternoons.  I wear tanks pretty much all year, and I find chambray and plaid shirts as well as boyfriend sweaters and cardis are perfect for this weather. As you can see I am still not ready to give up my open toed shoes and sandals. ;)

As we are steadily approaching the end of Summer and here in the Northeast we have a very small window of warm weather, I decided to challenge myself to keep all of my Summer clothes in rotation. While I enjoy being feminine and girly, I prefer a more bohemian style, this look isn't quite me, but I enjoyed it for the day.

Often times I make an impulse purchase and the article of clothing, pair of shoes, or bag get lost in the abyss that is my closet with the tags still on and are never seen again.   However, every once in a while I purchase something that is worth it's weight in gold, this Ikat Chevron dress is one of these buys.  I found this lightweight, breezy maxi at H&M and have worn it countless times, a staple of this Summer's wardrobe.

Maxi Dress -H&M (Sold Out) similar here
Bracelets - Alex and Ani
Wedge Twelfth Street, Cynthia Vincent Daryl Zip Wedges - similar here
Sunnies - Ray-Ban
Necklace - Madewell (Sold Out) similar here
Clutch - similar
Rings - Stack and midi