point of difference

I always find it funny that it seems people only tell me I look "so put together" on the days when I sprinted around my room, collecting items to assemble an ensemble [yeah, that just gave me chills too], attempting to look like I didn't hit the snooze button longer than I actually slept.  I suppose that's because when I am attempting to look like I made an effort, I actually do.  I tend to have a fairly boring wardrobe, which I accent with ridiculously busy accent pieces.  Apparently the result is some fabulous illusion of put-together-ness.  

This morning I was in the mood to fully take advantage of our "workplace casual" dress code.  I pulled out one of my favorite Winter-to-Spring transitional jackets, which happens to be made out of some magical version of sweat pant material, tailored like a fine blazer [roll up those sleeves like you mean it!], and tossed it over one of my many many many Tahari white knit tee shirts. They may be an investment, but spending $16 on something so versatile and blogworthy, that can be tossed on with jeans, or tucked perfectly into high-waisted work trousers, is a purely great idea.  And even if you calculate its worth based on the number of times you will wear it before you spill spaghetti sauce on it, well, that's $16 per wear.  A steal!


So what's the point of a "point of difference"?  I pondered this over my morning frapp.  Here's what I decided.. The world can be super boring.  And clearly, a bit of a problem arises when you are about to spend the day in gray, white and denim. I recently and unnecessarily added to my already obscene collection of scarves, by adding a simple cream colored pashmina to the mix.  And I'll tell ya'... I don't care what anyone says. Whites all match.  Blacks do not all match.  But whites all match.  Something about cream over white just looks lovely to me, and appears effortlessly classic.  In any case, even cream, white, gray and denim is still boring.  The answer?  A simple splash of color.  Some like to mix it up a little with jewelry, hair accessories, pink socks, that don't appear to match until you reveal the lining of your jacket..  Me? Well, today, my outfit was pulled together and made exponentially more interesting with my newest pair of shoes [and matching beaded hoops which remind me of accessory shopping in Israel] which could have been featured in this recent post.  

I'm not sure what's more fun: red loafers, or sitting with your feet on your desk like a serious boss [king in the castle, king in the castle].  Or the fact that it's Friday.  You decide.