Dressed for: Playing the Building

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Already Pretty outfit featuring floral cardigan, full skirted sweater dress, black Coclico boots, Foley + Corinna Mid-City Tote, black statement necklace

Cardigan, Marshalls – similar
Dress, Moon via Skändal – similar style
Boots, Coclico via eBay – more Coclico boots
Bag, Mid City Tote courtesy Foley + Corinna
Bracelet, Karin Jacobson
Necklace, Target
Earrings, Target

I wore this to check out a fabulous art installation called Playing the Building. The project was the brainchild of David Byrne – a personal hero of mine – and has traveled from Stockholm to London to New York and now to Minneapolis. Essentially, Byrne hooks a vintage organ up to the pipes and structure of a building and the public can play the organ, and therefore the building. IT IS SO COOL and all of you Twin Cities folks should check it out! read more

Dressed for: The Show

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Already Pretty outfit featuring red blazer, Alexander McQueen skull scarf, leopard print handbag, Diesel boots

Blazer, thrifted – similar
Scarf – Alexander McQueen via eBay
Tee – Gap
Skinny pants – courtesy Karen Kane – same style in cobalt
Boots, Diesel Go-go (no longer available) – similar – more Diesel boots
Bracelet – J.Crew via eBay
Earrings, Patina – similar
Bag, Hype via LastCall – similar

I wore this to be a guest judge at the Express Yourself Thrift Store Trunk Show last Friday night. (Check out the Express Yourself mission!) Design students from St. Kate’s choose items from the store and repurpose them, the designs are entered in a contest, and all designs are for sale. It was such fun to see how the designers used their materials and creativity to create entirely new looks. read more

Dressed for: Long Leather

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Already Pretty outfit featuring J.Crew heart sweater, leather midi skirt, burgundy Tsubo Dufay pumps

Sweater – Sweater, J.Crew via eBay – more on eBay
Leather skirt, Grace Vintage – similar items
Burgundy pumps – Tsubo Dufay
Bangle, Electric Fetus – similar
Earrings – Old Navy (no longer available) – similar

This leather midi has been waiting patiently in my closet since spring. It’s an Etsy purchase from long, long ago and much as I adore it, it has limited application. But I love how it looked with this surprisingly versatile graphic sweater. (I believe it’s intarsia knit – knitters, any input?) read more