Fall Berries

I believe that I mentioned before that recently I fell under the charm of feminine dresses offered by Old Navy. The colors, the patterns, the cuts - everything was spot on, so much so that it was difficult to pick only one dress. But my dilemma was solved quickly with a 50% off offer, and I bought three! All of them are in heavy rotation in the writer's closet this season. One of these irresistible dresses you've seen in my post HERE, another one is in the post that's coming soon, and the third one, in rich Fall berry colors, is in front of your eyes right now.

This was our second attempt to photograph this dress for the blog. First time, the pictures were awesome, thanks to the Real Adventure Man, but I wasn't completely happy with the outfit. So I only include Justin's photos of nature from that day in this post. This afternoon, I took Anya thrifting and out to dinner after she came back from school. I gave my outfit a new interpretation, and asked Anya to take pictures. I think she did very well, but to show details more clearly, I included some old photos of the earrings and necklace below. Other than the dress, everything else in this outfit I have owned for years - earrings for about 11 years, sweater vest/cardigan for about 7 or 8 years, boots for 6 or 7 years, etc.

Other outfits with these wooden earrings and glass necklace:

ONE (2013), TWO, THREE (2014), FOUR (2015).

It's been a beautiful sunny week, and I have tried to take advantage of it and walk every day after I pick up Anya at school. It's becoming our little tradition. And another tradition is developing - going thrifting together. Anya went thrifting with me before, but it only recently struck her that she was too focused on finding something specific, and often would come out disappointed. Once she realized that it's better to keep her mind open, the opportunities presented themselves endlessly. I love our little outings. :)

Photos by Anya and Justin

Dress - Old Navy

Sweater vest / long cardigan - Lane Bryant, verrrrrry old

Hat - Charlotte Russe (old)

Boots - Josef Seibel (old)

Purse - Michael Kors (old)

Wooden earrings - hand-crafted in Crimea

Glass necklace - gift from Shawna

Sunglasses - antique mall find (not antique though)

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