Style By Numbers

♥ Cropped black and cream striped cardigan: H&M, Thrifted from Enable Ireland ♥ Favourite LBJerseyDress: Old Navy ♥ Black braided belt: Dunnes ♥ Black leather boots: Jones ♥ Plus lots of ridiculous layers underneath ♥

This outfit wasn’t quite the showstopper I expected it to be, but I liked it enough to post. I think I’ll really love this cardigan during my annual return to nautical style around May of each year (seriously, it’s like clockwork and the only way to get me out of the phase is to take me on a boat!) I found the sweater at Enable Ireland for €4 on the same trip that produced my fiesta dress and treasure box. It’s cropped, boxy and a very heavy knit. I like it, but am having trouble styling it just right. I tried it on with my American Apparel jersey skirt and it looked really cute (a la Alexa Chung) but not work appropriate. I’ll keep remixing till I get it right.

Edit: After writing that I thought this sweater looked like Alexa Chung, I decided to see if she ever actually did wear it…and wouldn’t you know it, she has. I also found some great style inspirations from All This Happiness who totally kills this sweater as well as ton of other lovely vintagey looks. Looking through her blog made me want to drink ice tea (or Pimms) out in a sunny field, a nice change of pace from Dublin!

(Alexa in my sweater via Allthishappiness)