K: My mom bought me this skirt six years ago at – get this – Coldwater Creek. I was supposed to be helping her shop when I spied black lace and gunmetal gray taffeta. I’m not sure if my peals of ecstatic praise convinced her to buy it for me, or if I came right out and asked for it. Either way, I wore it once. It was to a wedding with a cream sweater and black tights and shoes. How predictable.

Anywho, having never properly worn it, and having recently acquired a black silk, tiered, ruffled number of similar proportion, and having no money with my boo’s birthday around the corner…
It’s boo’s.

N: After picking out the skirt to wear to a friends play, I decided I needed to pair it with the least-fancy thing I could find…enter crew-neck wool sweater!  I got this 100% merino wool sweater for a couple bucks at a thrift store last winter, it’s supa cozy and looks & feels much more expensive than it actually was.

K: Now you’ve done what I could not, dress it down and make it minimalistic and chic. I love a color palette of interesting neutrals.

K: Did you pick these earrings first thing, or did you try several?

N: You know me too well.  I tried several earrings on before settling on these gold tear-drop earrings from Lucky.  I picked them to match the gold in the belt.

K: Very unexpected. *Polite smattering of applause*

N: At first I tucked the sweater into the skirt before adding this thrifted leather skinny belt.  It was too bulky and the elastic waist-band of the skirt looked cheap.  Keeping it un-tucked also made it more casual.

K: Kitty dish.

N: The tights actually have a nice cable-knit texture that you can’t really pick up in the photo.  I thought the chunky-ness of them set off the formal-ness of the skirt much better than an opaque tight.

These Kenzie mary janes I’ve had forever, but they are still some of my favorites.  I seriously re-glued the soles on about 3 times before paying to have them re-soled.

N: In the days before my big move, Kelly and I spent many hours going through my clothes to decide which ones would make the trip with me.  Since space was limited, I left a box or two behind with her to send to me once the weather changed and she got a good wear out of them. (hint-hint, nudge-nudge)

K: I wore this sheer purple blouse, sheer black hooded tunic and sheer sparkly tights (and a pair of lace-trimmed bike shorts for my modesty) to Story Story Night and Bethany snapped pictures at the Red Feather after party.

N: This blouse features some of my favorite traits that I look for in clothing: it’s sheer, has poofy sleeves, and cinches in at juuust the right spot on the natural waist, so naturally it’s one of our favorite thrifted finds.  I decided to pack a black blouse in a similar silhouette, so boo got to hang on to this one for a while.

K: I got one query that night about why I was wearing my hood indoors. Kim jumped in and said, “It just doesn’t work without the hood.” Why? It just doesn’t.

N: I’ve always paired this blouse with something high waisted, be it tapered pants, hot shorts or a skirt.  Though I’ve had some great outfits with that combo, I love how you layer it over the tunic here!

K: Chandelier earrings, platform sandals and socks – my favorite evening accessories… for now.

When we share, we sing the song  What’s Mine is Yours from All Dogs Go to Heaven while passing rubbery-looking slices of pepperoni pizza.