Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Banana Republic Cable Placket Shrug and Ruffle Skirt

 Oh man, blogging and Twitter is beginning to be trouble for me. Yet another sweater (s) I probably don't need! Boy...I was hoping these wouldn't work out but when I put it on, oh how lovely it felt! You can be the judge for yourself:
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Sweater: Banana Republic Cable Shrug  in purple -size XXSP (buy here)
Skirt: J.Crew Wool Bell Skirt- size 00P (buy here)
Belt: Ann Taylor Perfect Patent Skinny belt- size XS (buy here)
Shoes: Cole Haan Suede Pumps- size 5 (buy here)
I am not exactly sure how to wear this so I tried to dress it up for work by folding down the collar and took a safety pin to keep the front together. I threw on a my fav skinny belt to create a cardigan look.
Please excuse the not so great pics, I just did not have a great photo day:)
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Here's what it looks like casually with my Gap legging jeans (buy here)- size 00P.  I don't have anything like this in my closet so I thought I'd give it a shot. I have cashmere shrugs but none that are this length or material. I thought it would be nice to wear and keep warm at the office (meat locker). Or on the weekends casually. After seeing it on PetiteLG who tweeted a pic of it, I thought it was super cute. See it on Jean here in grey and also on Vicky here in purple. Vicky got it in XSP which looks great too!
Here are both side by side to compare:
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Sweater: Banana Republic Cable Shrug  in heather grey- size XXSP (buy here)
Jeans: H & M super squin- size 24 (tailored)
My favorite part about this sweater is the fit - especially the sleeves! Sleeves never fit me and these, I don't even have to scrunch up! It's very cozy and extremely comfortable. And the deep purple is so pretty! But then again, the grey would go with everything in my closet...
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Top: Loft Drape Bow Shell- size XXSP
Pants: LOFT Equestrian Lean wool pants - size 00P (buy here)
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Here's another attempt to try to wear it differently- just wanted to play around with different looks. I think I prefer it casually/belted and not pinned (not sure what I was thinking).

Skirt: Winter Wool Ruffle Pencil Skirt- size 00P (buy here)
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This is definitely a return unless someone wants to buy it from me but it's going back tomorrow (so email me right away). The material is very cheap and the fit is very unflattering. Even the ruffle detail is weird. I have a love/hate relationship with Banana Republic. They need to get their sizing down.

I am still undecided as to whether or not I will keep both of the shrugs. I thought for sure I was going to either return one or both but now love both of them.
What do you think? Which color should I keep?