dresses and scallops

Two things I am completely enamored with lately: dresses {for work} and scalloped clothing.

The last few years, my office has had a super casual dress code. Meaning, we can wear whatever we want to the office unless we have visitors {when we then have to wear suits, etc.} I find it hard to strike a balance between being casual, yet still wearing office appropriate clothing – so for me, it is just as easy to dress up. With all the travel I have been doing lately, I am sick of suits. I feel like a wannabe Wall Street banker or something. So, I have been loving dresses with a suit-like feel.

{This one from Banana Republic arrived in my email inbox today and I LOVE it. Just waiting for a 40% off code or something}

J.Crew ALWAYS nails this look. I would never think to layer a white button-up under any of these put it just looks so polished!

{I will likely be buying this one this week. Not only is it on clearance but they are doing an additional 30% off clearance right now}

{I saved this picture a while back – also from J.Crew – and although I don’t know what dress it is – I think it’s the same one above, I really love the whole look}

{I actually just bought this one two days ago on clearance plus an additional 30% off. Now it is full price again?!? The J. Crew Director Dress in Pinstripe Super 120’s wool in navy}

I am also loving scalloped details. I first saw this photo on Pinterest:

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Not only is it sold out, I saw the price for the matching jacket {$2,270 regularly but on sale for a bargain price of $795}. Riiiiiiggggghhtt. That will happen NEVER. So I began a Google search for something similar and came across a lot of cute options.

These shorts are by far my favorite, but they would have to be shipped from the UK. But, scallops and lace? Perfect.