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A recent purchase of mine from said store is the scarf worn in today's outfit. I first fell in love with SPG's "Chinese porcelain" DIY skirt, which featured an intricate blue floral design. I wanted something in a similar pattern and color scheme, but didn't have my heart set on a particular type of clothing item. After passing on a Zara scarf, I decided to give F21's a try. The pattern reminded me more of Indian Henna tattoos than flowers, but the color scheme was right. Buying scarves from fast fashion type stores is usually a tossup for me because the material used is often stiff and itchy. Luckily, this one isn't the case (100% viscose).

In the past week of blogging, I'm 4-for-5 when it came to wearing stripes. It was completely unplanned, which goes to show how many striped items I actually own. Move over gingham, there's a new obsession in town.

Have a good Monday, everyone!

I've slowly been replacing items in my closet as time progressed, mostly due to wear and tear. I have no one to blame but myself as I'm pretty religious about washing my clothing after each wear. The second go-around usually means I'm much better informed about what I'm looking for vs. "Need X now. On sale? Buy." Take the chambray shirt in today's outfit for example. It's made of thicker material, less wrinkle-prone, and longer in length, all of which I found lacking in the previous version (and are no-brainers now that I've learned my lesson).

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I keep about ten pairs of shoes within easy reach for everyday wear. The rest are stored in shoeboxes on the top shelf in my closet. One of which are these hot pink heels. Since they require me to stand on a chair to reach the top shelf, my lazy self doesn't wear them as often as I'd like. I had taken them down earlier to wear to an event, so I figured I'd wear them as much as possible before they're never to be seen again for months.

Have a good Wednesday, everyone!

Unfortunately the pale yellow tank in today's outfit looks washed out, with the color blending right in with the white stripes on the dress. The yellow looked more vivid in real life, but just doesn't photograph well. Yellow and navy is one of my favorite color pairings, but only when the contrast is more apparent, a la with a bolder, brighter yellow.