Spring vibes and subtle pattern mixing

I announced a couple of weeks ago that I was finished posting winter outfits and would be moving on with spring stuff. I also spent a whole day about a week ago cleaning out my closet and relocating fall/winter items to the guest bedroom and bringing spring and summer stuff to the master closet. Well... Mother Nature has her own mind and own way. We had temps in the 30's to 60's all last week. So where did I go to get dressed? To the guest bedroom. I know those sound like spring temps to some of you, but trust me, that's winter in south Georgia.

9 to 5 Style - Trench coats

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This month's theme is trench coats. I featured them in my "5 Spring Jackets You Should Consider" post. They make a great spring layer for those of you that still need the layers in spring. For us, it is usually warm in the spring (83 degrees on Sunday as I prepare this post) so I don't own a trench coat. I do, however, own a sleeveless trench that allows me to have the same vibes without being too warm, so I have styled my sleeveless trench for you. ( If I were to get a regular trench coat, I'm swooning over this gingham trench.)

Spring shoes

I've been doing some online shoe shopping lately. More like shoe lusting. I have found so many cute flats, and I'm not one to own a huge collection of flats. I don't wear them to work much, and I don't wear them with skirts on the weekend  much. Just a couple of pair will get my by. But I've sure seen a ton in my search for a pair of striped flats or mules to wear in my GYPO Spring Capsule that I'd love to have in my closet.

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Below are just a few of the fabulous flats, loafers/mules and sneakers out there.

LifeStride Women's Quiz Flat • LifeStride • $39.99–44.99
Journee Collection Women's Cortni Flat • Journee Collection • $29.99
Nine West Women's Solevieve Oragami Flat • Nine West • $59.99
Journee Collection Women's Malina Flat • Journee Collection • $29.99
Journee Collection Women's Quelin Flat • Journee Collection • $39.99
BC Footwear Snow Cone d'Orsay Flat • BC Footwear • $69.95
MICHAEL Michael Kors Gia embellished metallic-leather loafers • MICHAEL Michael Kors • $172
H&M Loafers • H&M • $34.99
Naturalizer Samantha Half d'Orsay Flat • Naturalizer • $88.95–89.95
Kelly & Katie Women's Malindi Oxford • Kelly & Katie • $39.99
Aerosoles Women's Out Of Sight Mule • Aerosoles • $74.99
Indigo Rd Women's Hayze Mule Slip On • Indigo Rd • $34.99
Enzo Angiolini Women's Helony Mule • Enzo Angiolini • $69.99
Lucky Brand Women's Carnova Mule • Lucky Brand • $39.99
Forever 21 Betsey Johnson Gingham Loafer Mules • Forever 21 • $58
Dr. Scholl's Exact Chop Mules Women's Shoes • Dr. Scholl's • $49
BP. Maddy Mule • BP • $69.95
Lucky Brand Florean Bow Loafer Mule • Lucky Brand • $78.95
Me Too Jaden Mule • Me Too • $89.95
Lucky Brand - Bapsee Women's Shoes • Lucky Brand • $47.99–69
Orenda Slip-On Sneakers • Nine West • $39.99
Halogen(R) Mika Slip-On Sneaker • Halogen • $89.95
Lexi and Abbie Elana Leather Slip-On Sneakers • $59.99
Steve Madden Women's Owen Slip-On Sneaker • Steve Madden • $39.98–54.98
Marc Fisher Women's Savvy Slip-On Sneaker • Marc Fisher • $59.99

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Happy Shopping!

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5 recent purchases

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Classic black suit with stripes

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Blazer/ pants- Gap  option/option  option

shirt- Old Navy  option  option  option

shoes- TJMaxx  option

earrings- Kendra Scott

A classic black suit should be in the closet of every business woman or woman who works in a professional office environment. When I don't know what to wear to work, or don't want to think about it, my black suit is my go to. This one is one the verge of needing to be replaced. It has seen a lot of wear. I've posted many outfits with it, but also refrained from posting it many times. Sometimes it seems too boring. But sometimes it's  good to have a reminder that it's okay to dress in classics.

I picked this blouse up on a whim a few months ago, but hey, it's stripes! And it adds a new twist to my black suit. I can't find it online now, but I've linked up some options.

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Blush and black pinspired

This outfit was inspired by this pin.  I am now a fan of black on black and I could make this a daily outfit. I could seriously repeat this with every color blazer in my closet and it would work. Every. Single. Time. 

Spring picks and weekend sales

Spring is coming, even though we had some more cold weather the past three days, it will be here soon. The sales are pretty good right now, so get those wardrobes ready for spring.