Weekend Outfit

My friends and I are going apple picking on Saturday. We will then go to my friends house for an apple themed dinner party while we watch football and drink wine. I am pretty pumped, I just am not sure what to wear.

Part of me wants to go all out lumberjack and rock a plaid shirt and jeans like we have been seeing everywhere. This one from Target is in the running, as it is my team colors and within my price range ($15- cheap) because I mean really, how many times am I going to wear a plaid shirt again...

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Then I remember that I am so not a lumberjack, not a 90's grunge, and will probably look silly trying to look like either.

PS- are these shirts (and other similar designs) button-ups or button-downs? They are referred to equally and I am not sure what the difference is...

The Bangle

Matters of Style- one of my favorites- did a post last week about bangles. This could not have come at a better time. I love bangles and after a visit home added three new ones to my collection, straight out of my mother's jewelry box (all gold- one solid, one like bamboo, and one with diagonal lines).

One problem with my decision to make the bangle my signature accessory for the fall is that I don't have enough to really integrate it into my wardrobe. MoS had some great ideas - my favorites were the Kate Spade rick-rack ones...

I am definitely going to stalk the Kate Spade website to see if these go on sale. At $65 each (I would want the orange and the blue ones, at least) they are a smidge out of my price range. I am going to have to start paying attention to the vintage/resale stores that I visit regularly to see if they have something similar.

(image via Matters of Style)

Outfit Help!!

So I have a major JCrew addition that has gotten a bit out of hand recently. My closet can only hold so much before I have to seriously think about giving away/selling things on ebay. That said, I have added some great pieces to my wardrobe, and thanks to great sites like Gigi's and others, I haven't really regretted any of my purchases. My only problem is finding somewhere to wear my new outfits.

Here is what I put together on polyvore with my newest purchase- the ruffled edelyn lawn dress in navy. This is my first, gut instinct, on how I would put this together. I like it- technically- though I feel like it is a little too trite and expected (not that I am going to break any fashion milestones or anything. Anyone have any suggestions on how to improve? 

Navy dress by tkn1118 featuring J Crew belts