Terracotta & Navy Stripes

 Top: J. Crew // Skirt: Express {similar} // Coat: Marc Jacobs (similar) // Bag (℅): 88 Handbags // Bracelet: Kiel James Patrick // Lips: Kat Von D in Lolita // Eyes: Urban Decay 'Naked Smoky' Palette

As you're reading this, I'm on an 11 hour flight to Dublin, Ireland.  This trip is something that I've been looking forward to for a long time, even through all the setbacks and reservations I have about it.  As I mentioned in my last post, I'm such an anxious flyer, especially for international flights, and this is the first one I've taken in a long time.  I also have so much work to do at home right now and I have a hard time dropping everything and taking some time off for this amazing vacation- it comes with the Type A territory, I guess.  Despite all that, the dominant emotion in this flurry of anxiety and worry is excitement, because Ireland is somewhere I've always wanted to visit.  Stay turned for pictures and outfits to come!

The pieces in this outfit are all currently in my suitcase.  Maybe not the most prudent choices for the trip, as Ireland is about 50 degrees right now and I'm a California girl, but I've been loving this skirt so much since lately.  Button front skirts are my favorite and this is a piece that transitions from fall to springtime.   I also love this off the shoulder striped top from J. Crew, and to finish off the nautical touches I added on my Marc Jacobs coat that I adore so much.