Teacher Wardrobe Series: Striped Peplum & Blazers

This post includes two of my very favorite things: stripes and blazers. 

Now, my fellow teachers and lady professionals, if your blazer collection is not as obscene as mine is, cardigans will substitute quite nicely. 

I hope that, no matter your dress code, these looks work for your work. Oh, look at that play on words. How very clever. 

LOOK 1

Shirt (in all four looks): Elle via Kohl's

Blazer: ModCloth (yes, that blazer is gold. No, you may not judge me.)

Belt: The Limited

Necklace: I can't remember. Forgive me.

LOOK 2

Blazer: Vince Camuto via Nordstrom 

Necklace: NY & Co.

Belt: Came with a dress

Pants: Celebrity Pink via Boscov's

(Do I look like a bumble bee? Do I care?)

LOOK 3

Blazer: Lauren Conrad via Kohl's

Necklace: Forever 21

Pants: Celebrity Pink 

(I think I'd like to try the look with khakis/winter white pants.)

LOOK 4

Blazer, Necklace, and Pants: NY & Co.

(These are the pants I turned into skinny pants.)

I think this look is my favorite. Something about gray and pink just soothes the soul. 

 In case you like the color schemes and want to see them all together, I made a collage for you. 

Oh, yes, you are quite welcome.

Which look is your favorite?

If you want to see a different striped peplum I styled two ways, go here.

If you want to see the gold blazer styled four ways, go here. 

Striped Peplum: Two Looks

When Jeff and I visited friends in New York, we ended up at the Loft in NYC. I wonder how that happened? Oops. Anyway, I saw this top, and we fell in deep, steamy like. 

I had a small case of buyer's remorse (though Jeff bought it as a Christmas gift) because I had no idea what the crap to pair with it. I didn't want to be terribly boring, but I considered it. 

Enter my a-ha moment, and it wasn't even inspired by another blog or Pinterest.

Holy cow, I can have independent sartorial thoughts. Gasp. 

I decided that my red blazer and new necklace would do the trick.

I considered wearing my red wedges, but I decided against my natural inclination to be supremely matchy matchy. 

One of my senior aides told me that my outfit was Pinterest worthy. Be still my vain, vain heart.

Ya know, I thought my hair was too big today. It's looking a little Marge Simpson-esque. 

I felt mildly self conscious until a previous student saw me and complimented my voluminous locks. 

The best part about our encounter? She wasn't sure of the adjectival form of volume. She looked at me and said, "volum...?" I said, "voluminous?" 

"Yes! That's the word.  I didn't want to say the wrong thing. I mean, come on, you're an English teacher." Ha.ha. 

Sometimes I think documenting my outfits is silly. There are so many bigger things happening right now. I then realized that, regardless of the vanity and triviality of fashion blogging, it might just provide a little bright spot for someone else. Maybe my narratives serve as amusement. And, hey, I try to include some educational links. Ultimately, this small corner of the world offers me positivity and sanity. I see so much misery and feel so much compassion for those who are in need that A Little Bit of WoWe serves as my reprieve from the pandemonium that we call life. 

I hope your visits here help you to escape whatever might be plaguing you. 

If not, there's always this.

Anyway, on with scheduled programming.

Please excuse that unsightly excrescence on the side of the house. I'm typically much better at cropping it out of the frame.

If I wore this shirt outside of the teaching realm, I might style it like so. Like WO. 

Bahaha, I slay me. 

 Welcome to my wardrobe, you fun, red flats. 

I'm not sure why I ended with the most awkward picture of the bunch, but I felt like you'd be disappointed by just one picture of this look. Of course, you might be disappointed anyway, but such is life. Please enjoy my larger than life hair. 

Outfit Deets:

Red Blazer: Old Navy (exact)

Peplum top: Loft (exact)

Nude Pumps: Naturalizer (I like these.)

Necklace & earrings: The Limited 

Military jacket: Forever21 (lots of choices here)

Red Flats: Urban Outfitters (these from Zappos have fun sparkles)