Navy pinstripe suit, white shirt, red accessories - it's a classic. But I've been wearing my navy suit so much, and my navy boot-cut pants, that I finally started wanting a pair of navy shoes. Despite my fairly extensive shoe collection, I have
never owned a pair of navy shoes! I pair all sorts of other colors with navy - black, brown, burgundy, grey, red - and they all work, but they all distract a little and break up the leg line. But there's something a little grandmothery about most navy shoes to me. So when I happened upon these on the White House Black Market website, I could hardly believe it - they were stunning! Super skinny heel, pointed toe, and such an interesting finish - they are a little shimmery and purple-y iridescent under that classic patent finish. They look like designer shoes, but at a fraction of the price. But they were only left in a size 11! So I basically stalked the website for a few weeks, and the moment a size 8.5 was returned, I pounced.
They are just as gorgeous as I had hoped, but it turns out my heel slips out of them like crazy! They look like designer shoes, but they don't fit like them. Unfortunately I only figured this out when I got to work today. So I've basically spent the whole day doing that annoying toe-curling-to-keep-shoes-on thing. Not good. Tomorrow I will add a pair of heel grips, and hopefully they will be ready for me next time.
The blouse is new too. I'm hoping to get a lot of use out of it. I don't think anyone can go wrong with another white blouse or button-down, as long as it fits reasonably well. I like that this one is still simple/basic white, but has some nice details. (As WHBM tends to do.)
(Suit: j-crew, shoes and blouse: white house black market, cami: spanx from Nordstrom, Necklace and belt: old and don't remember where I got them)
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