Friday Outfit: A Bit of Colour on a Rainy Day

So, it appears that Fridays are the days of rain lately.  It does make outdoor picturing a little more difficult, but given that I live in Los Angeles where it's almost always sunny?  I'm not complaining.  I actually quite like rain, even if I prefer it to be a bit warmer when it chooses to do so.  Walking in a downpour when it's 80 degrees outside is divine.  Walking in a drizzle at 60 degrees is less pleasant, but I enjoy the sound on the roof when I'm inside.

Navy blue ribbed top - H&M

Purple knit tee - H&M

Black embroidered skirt - Floreat (via Anthropologie)

Red flats - Madden Girl

Friday is also apparently the day of posing with random Star Wars things.  I did mention I'm a huge nerd, right?  In case that point didn't sink in well enough:

Why yes, this is me, dressed as Princess Leia, outside Star Tours at Disneyland.  It was for charity, I swear.  It was also pretty awesome.

Anyway, the outfit.  I just didn't feel like wearing pants again, even though the weather was pretty crappy today.  That's what coats are for, and mine is pretty fabulous.  I'll be sure to display it sometime, it's one of my favourite things ever.  It occurred to me later in the day that tights probably would have been beneficial as well, but I spend most of my day indoors, so it wasn't a huge problem.  I have recently acquired some tights to play around with, though.  For my first two years in California, I have owned exactly one pair.  And they went missing sometime after my last outing as Princess Leia.  So I went shopping a while back specifically to pick up not only a pair of normal tights to wear with my Leia costume (and with normal clothes, I consider those from time to time as well), but some bolder choices as well.  I haven't been as quick to wear them at work largely because I walk around barefoot a lot, and would be less likely to do so in tights.  And I'll be honest, I like going shoeless.  Still, I've worn shoes/boots on some days and lived, so I should just get over that.

In any case, this was a pretty easy outfit to throw on at 7AM before running out the door.  The best part about that skirt is that it matches almost anything.  I have a blue shirt I love wearing with it, but I need to iron the ribbon tie and I was running late.  Also, it's cap sleeved and this is not cap sleeve weather.  I almost wore a green sweater that I've never worn in public, but I got because it was pretty cute and a little out of my box.  It's got puffy sleeves, which is a fashion convention I have never been attracted to, but I decided to give a go anyway.  Apparently I wasn't brave enough this morning, but another day I will be.  Probably.

Creativity tomorrow!  You're probably going to hear more about those drapes of white fabric I'm posing with, assuming I rearrange my sewing table and get some work done tonight.  Cutting is but half the battle.