Tourist Attire

On Me:

Dress:  Gap

Boots: Kenneth Cole Reaction

Tights:  TJMaxx

Scarf:  Thrifted in England

Jacket: H&M, thrifted

Necklace:  Vintage, my grandmother's

Sunglasses:  Target

Purse:  Coach

On G:

Button Down:  French Connection

Jeans:  Gap

Shoes:  Sketchers (he wears these all the time, I need to start hunting for a replacement for when the time comes that they die on him.)

Watch:  Bulova (my Christmas gift to him when we were engaged, it's engraved)

Sunglasses:  D&G

Jacket:  Old Navy

We managed to get dressed today without one of us having to change because we were wearing the same colors (though notice we're both in stripes, go figure).  This was the first time I paired that dress with those green tights, but I loved the colors together.  The jacket I threw on because I didn't want my green coat to clash with the tights, though later I realized the mistake in my vanity as I froze to near death.  This necklace is one of my favorites, it's heavy and adjustable and adds a pop of shine.  This scarf is a good standby of mine, I even wore it looped around my neck in Rome!  

G loves his French Connection shirts.  I need to pick more up for him, because they fit him so well.  Those sunglasses were the first pair he had tried on that didn't make him look like either a moron or a tool.  He's got a long face, and the squareness of these works wonderfully.  He generally forgets them, but I reminded him as we were walking out the door, and he was glad since the sun was bright today!

G and I do semi-dressy casual every day.  The places I am a regular at often ask if I'm heading to work, but nope, it's the type of clothes I like.  I knew better than to go tromping around D.C. in heels, but I looked good, and I wasn't willing to sacrifice my outfit I had planned.  I'm loving the fact that over the last couple of years I have really figured out what clothes I love.  Sometimes I see something in a store, try it on and it looks good, but I will be honest with myself and realize it just isn't "me."  This has helped my closet not be so bursting at the seams, and my clothes can be mixed and matched.  For D.C. we wanted a nicer look than jeans and tees with trainers, and though I would switch the shoes next time I would never be able to go more casual.  It just isn't me (or G for that matter!).