Out Tonight

Top: Forever 21 sz s / Skirt: H&M Wool-Blend Mini, $24.95 / Cardigan: Forever 21 sz m / Shoes: H&M black booties sz 7

 As promised, here is the first way I wore this new H&M skirt I bought over the weekend. I wore a variation on this outfit to my sister's birthday dinner the other night, and then out for drinks afterwards. These new H&M heels held up very well on the walk to and from the bar, and I wore them all night without my feet hurting at all!

I love the cutout detail in this top; its' one of my favorite pieces to wear out at night. It's much more cream-colored than it looks in these pictures. Strange how it looks almost stark white here...
 I really wanted to wear tights with this, but the combination of black tights and orange-red skirt made me feel far too Halloween-y. Grey tights seemed odd with the black booties, but is that just me? What do you think are some other pairing possibilities for this lovely new skirt?

Recent H&M Buys

I went to H&M this weekend in search of a lovely skirt I had been turned on to through Jean at ExtraPetite.com (see her outfit with it here). She mentioned that the store had these wool-blend (50% wool, 40% viscose, 10% poly) miniskirts for $24.95 and I immediately knew I wanted to try one on! In store, I found black, navy, grey, and an oragey-reddish color, all completely adorable. In an effort to kick my neutral-color habit, I went for the orange-red one (woohoo!). I've been seeing this color everywhere lately, and I just love it, but, as mentioned before, orange looks pretty bad on me, especially up near my face. I've realized that as a bottom, however, I can definitely wear the color; problem solved! I'm excited to get this skirt into heavy rotation in my closet come fall/winter.

H&M Wool-Blend Mini Skirt, $24.95

The size 4 fits me perfectly, the skirt is fully lined, and it has functional kangaroo pockets.

I also picked up these black booties for $24.95 (all of these purchases were part of an ongoing birthday present in the form of some buying power. Hooray for that!). I have been looking for comfy, low-ish heeled booties for a while now, and am very happy to have these in my wardrobe. I'm sure you will see them a lot on the blog in the near future!

H&M Black Booties, $24.95, sz 7

And lastly, 9 pairs of silver-colored stud earrings for $3.95 (that's a whopping 44 cents per pair!). I hardly ever wear studs, but as I work with children, I can't wear dangly earrings, so I wanted to buy some studs to give me more options at work. I wore the seahorses today and loved them. :)

  

Nine Silver-Colored Stud Earrings, $3.9

Stay tuned to see all these pieces put together in an outfit in the next post!