Indian summer

For the past couple of weeks, there have been a number of days with temperatures well above "normal" for this time of year (read: 80+ degrees). This is pretty typical for Utah. Fall here isn't perfect, crisp 60-70 degree temperatures for three month straight, as much as I wish it was. It's basically one week of hot (the Indian summer), then a week of cold and rain, maybe a week of warmth after that, then perhaps a bit of snow the next week. It's essentially a meteorological rollercoaster and somewhat frustrating to dress for. I seem to have no problems coming up with outfits to suit the perfect 60-70 degree days and few for 80+ or below 60 days. We just finished a long stretch of abnormally warm weather and now we are entering in the cold and rainy weather. (It has really put a damper on my outfit plans this week.)

All that to say, here's an outfit I wore last week during our Indian summer. (I did wear a jacket to school in the morning but was able to shed it by afternoon--typical.) I was inspired by this pin I found on Pinterest (originally posted on the blog Katherine is Awesome). I recreated the look by tucking my flared striped top from Anthropologie into my flared skirt and letting the top billow out a bit. (I wonder now if wearing my A-line skirt would have been better? This flared skirt just seems kind of long.) I finished the look with my burgundy ankle boots, which admittedly don't get as much wear as my other ankle boots because the heel height is quite high! I thought the colors worked perfectly, though.

Side note: Chris and I just returned from a quick trip to Texas to visit our friend in Waco and see the 1989 World Tour (again!) in Dallas. Some snaps from the trip can be found on my Instagram!

Anthropologie top (similar from LOFT; last seen here) / Halogen skirt (similar from Uniqlo) / & Other Stories boots (similar from Lulu's; last seen here) / Kate Spade necklace via Nordstrom / LOFT sunglasses