Haul Time

As I state in my previous post, I was looking for clothes that were more appropriate for a business casual environment.  I was having a hard time finding pieces I wanted.  I personally like dress pants that have a wide or full leg and apparently those are hard to come by.  Therefore, I had to get over it and succumb to the trend of a straight and short leg.  This notion scared me as I am a full figured woman with hips and was not sure what that style would look like on my body type.  Any who, I took a trip to the outlets.

I ended up walking away with about seven pairs of pants, a blazer, and a backpack.  All in all the straight short leg pants did not look too bad on me.  However, in a couple of styles I had to go up one size in order for them to look the way I wanted.

All accept one pair of pants had the straight and short legs.  The top I purchased was a blazer from the Ann Taylor outlet store.  Here are links to some of the items I purchased from Loft: Gingham Pants, Cotton Sailor Pants.  Unfortunately, none of the items are available online at Ann Taylor.  

The leather backpack pictured above was a gift purchased from Wilson's Leather.  I was in need of a bag I could use when I travel that could hold my laptop, wallet, etc.  I hate going through the airport with both a purse and a laptop bag.  So this backpack will allow me to take everything I need in one bag.

What have you purchased lately?

Things I'm Obsessed With

I recently started a new job and am in desperate need of some new business casual attire.  My old job was a very casual relaxed environment in which I wore jeans every single day!  Therefore, I have been trying to go shopping.  I say "trying" because I am having a hard time finding what I am looking for.  I have been stalking all of the websites and some stores and found nothing.  People still dress up don't they?  Anyway, while I was paging through the latest edition of Elle magazine I stumbled across some sunglasses and a suede skirt that I am obsessed with.  I am not certain of the brand for the skirt; however, I will be looking for a similar one online.

These glasses are Ralph Lauren Automotive Leather Sunglasses.  I love these and think they will be timeless.  You can purchase them here.  I know these sunglasses will not help me with my quest for business attire but I feel in love with them as soon as I saw them.  They come in other colors as well.

Again, I am not certain who the designer of this skirt is.  However, I like the color and love that it appears to have an unfinished seem.  This is a picture from a Nordstrom ad.  I checked their website and so far I have not found the skirt but I will.

One other accessory I am obsessed with lately is the Givenchy Antigona in Medium.  I have been looking for a new bag and think this would be perfect.  It is roomy enough to hold all of my crap and it has a classic look.

What things are you obsessed with?  Where do you find business casual attire?  Help!