TBMD

If given the choice between hand washing or dry cleaning clothes, I usually opt for the latter due to laziness. The one time I decided to be pro-active, I shrunk my shirt. Face palms. The gray tee I'm wearing in today's outfit is pre-blunder, and though it's hard to tell, the fit is loose and tunic-like. It was perfect. After I hand washed the viscose top per the care label, I realized it shrunk about two sizes. Wtf. I was pissed off and walked around muttering to myself for two days before finally calming down. Curiosity led me to search Google for the possibility of unshrinking clothing. I found and thought this set of instructions looked promising so decided to give it a try... and it worked! I successfully unshrunked my top. I can now look back and laugh at how ridiculous I was being to be so mad during those two days.

Today's outfit is inspired by Giovanna Battaglia's cute dress (or is it a coat?) with a little black bow. I've swapped out my trench coat's belt before and really liked how a new belt can transform an outfit. For today's look, I used a black sash from an old dress. The sash was too long, so I had to double up when tying the bow... and the result was sort of messy. I definitely had a better-looking version in my head. Ahh well, it was a fun experiment.

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Closet favorites include:
- Clu Too ruffled sweatshirt - $81.00 w/code (TTS - I'm wearing sz XS / outfits: here)
- Elizabeth and James Windrose ring - $71.25 w/code (one of my favorite pieces of jewelry ever; wear it with practically all outfits)
- Blank Denim spray-on jeans - $66 w/code (I sized up to 26 / outfits: here, here, here)
- Blank Denim vegan leather skinny pants - $73.50 w/code (I sized up to 26 / outfits: here, here, here)

Other picks: $81 Stateside knotted back dress (love the back), $223.50 Kate Spade Avalon cross body bag (a great alternative to my Chanel camellia WOC), $258.75 DVF New Jeanne Two wrap dress (classic dress in a classic print).

Also:
- Vince Little Boy tee - $45.00 at Nordstrom (no code needed) + Saks w/code FRNFAM (Went up 2 sizes to M for better fit across my broad-ish shoulders and longer length / outfits: here)

Happy shopping!