Green & Mustard

This is one of my favorite colour skirts. It's not the usual yellow and it goes with everything. 

It's also more comfy as it hits right below my knee, making it very work appropriate. 

Jacket- old
Skirt- US$10 (seamstress)
Shoes - Nine West (US$40, TJ Maxx)

Anything above my knee, I get so self conscious and worry about people saying I have fat knees. The things we women worry about. Sigh. 

I also worry that people will say it's not work appropriate according to the company's dress code. The worst thing you can do is give people ammunition especially in an environment where people will step on others to get ahead or for them to feel better about themselves. Hi haters! and boy do I seem to have a lot. I read somewhere though if you have people hating on you like that, you probably are doing something right. ;)

Another point I'd like to make also about this skirt is that the length is important for another reason. I'm short, I'm 5 feet 3.75 inches- yes the .75 counts :p. A shorter skirt will make me look shorter visually. A skirt that hits below the knee lengthens me. Also the nude shoes also help with the illusion of being visually longer- tricks of the trade. There is a method to my madness ^_^

Xoxo
Ronnie

Mustard & Leopard

Who says that blue-grey has to be boring? No sir! 

I usually wear jackets on Mondays and Tuesdays at work and then wear button down shirts and cardigans on the other days; and get more casual as I get closer to Friday. I'm conservatively work casual while adhering to the dress code.

I had put this jacket and skirt together but thought it was a little drab. I didn't want to add another bright colour so I thought let me jazz up my accessories. Enter shoes! I love these shoes as they are leopard- hello!- and they are super comfortable. Fashion can be comfortable. 

Also this jacket was part of the uniform for the last place I worked at. I had already paid tax on it and it was mine to keep after I left. It was a properly structured, lined and tailored jacket so I kept it and wear it from time to time. Forget bad memories, I'm talking about having another weapon in my fashion arsenal. A jacket like this would cost me a pretty penny. 

Jacket- from my old job
Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Shoes- Kenneth Cole (Mommy's)

Xoxo
Ronz

They call me mellow yellow.....

I love this mustard skirt. It's like the new black, it goes with so many other colours and it's like a neutral for me. I paired it with a shirt in a different shade of yellow and also with some pattern to give the whole ensemble some visual interest.

The shoes I'm wearing are the first pair of expensive shoes I bought for work. They are Unisa. I wasn't earning much, as I was fresh out of college, and to me the shoes were about twice what I'd spend on a shoe but I just loved them. I especially loved the view of the shoe from the side- the profile. For me I can't like a shoe if I don't like the profile of the shoe. They were a good buy too as the shoe is still in good condition.

O how just talking about these shoes make me miss wearing heels. With my twisted ankle I haven't worn heels for 2 months now. I've gotten and X-ray & done some physio but I think I'm going to have to go see another doctor for a second opinion and get another X-ray done. Sigh, I just really miss my heeled shoes. I don't have as wide a variety as I do other shoes.

Shirt- Old Navy (gift)
Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Shoes- Unisa (US$70)

Xoxo
Ronz

Fushia & Mustard

I love wearing colour. I started picking this outfit with the shoes. These aren't your every day shoes. I also didn't want to match the shoe exactly which is why I chose this mustard skirt. I added a statement necklace to tie in the thin strip of orange in the shoes with the rest of the outfit. 

As I've mentioned before I like to wear 3 colours at a time if I can- the Trifecta. Today's outfit combines mustard, fushia and orange. The purple in the tip is brawta- a Jamaican term meaning extra.

Cardigan- Gap (US$13, sale)
Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Shoes- Nine West (gift)
Necklace- Charlotte Russe (US$10)

A closer look at the shoes.

Xoxo
Ronz

German connection

I love this mustard skirt. I started the outfit selection with the skirt, then chose the red jacket, then needed an inner blouse and chose this black one. I kept thinking what is red, yellow and black... It wasn't until doing this post and googling the colours did I realize that they were the colours in the German flag. Go figure! My mother went to Germany couple years ago and said the countryside was so beautiful.

I wanted to not wear black shoes with the outfit so upon looking at my collection I decided to wear my leopard flats. My feet wear hurting also from working out the day before so I didn't want to wear heels. 

Skirt- Seamstress (US$10)
Jacket- Agaci (US$10, sale)
Inner blouse- Rainbow (US$5)
Shoes- Merona at Target (US$25)

Xoxo 
Ronz

Mustard, Mint & Lavender

I got these shoes in TJ Maxx in March this year and I was dying to wear them. 

Now some of you may think these colours are kind of weird to be worn together (as a co-worker of mine told me) but I like thinking outside of the box and being different. I was proud of my colour combination- it was different. It was Easter-y, spring colours and fun. 

Funny enough I had this statement necklace and it was the same colour of the shoes. 

I just love the colour mustard. I couldn't find a skirt in the colour so I actually went and found the fabric (angels sang when I saw it in Pablo's) and got my dressmaker/seamstress to get it made. 

Didn't really want to share this picture as I hate the expression on my face- I literally was saying with my teeth clenched "Take the picture", lol.

Xoxo
Ronz