I love big puffy skirts and wide hems! And red shoes too; if I may add.
The weeks I do my early work shifts I still go for some version of my black uniform I wrote about several years ago. Quick, easy, rather incognito, but still stylish enough considering I get up a bit after five in the morning (or, rather: at night).
(Cat pics added for bonus comments.)
As you know from before my basic trick is to cover my hair with my beret, and make a few big rolls in front. Basically if your hair is not too messy or dirty you could skip the beret and just do a plain chingnon in the back of your hair as the curls in front will look nice enough.
Or, casual and casual, depends on how you see it.
Been trying to bring on the warmth -I listen to Hawaiian guitars and we went out for (a lot of) tiki cocktails, but it didn't help - it's just getting colder and colder here! (But it was a good excuse to have lots of tropical drinks.)
I'm having a stripe-thing going on! I just can't get enough of stripes and I'm waiting to be able to wear striped tops with shorts, wicker bags and cropped jackets and bike around in the sunshine. Oh yes.
Well hello, here I am; on my way to do a burlesque workshop at a bachelorette party, then go to our burlesque rehearsal and hopefully out to have dinner with an old friend afterwards.
You remember the anatomy of dressing when really really cold?
...but she does wear terribly sinful red shoes.
I'm going all red this year in my new pinafore skirt, from Vivien of Holloway! And I think it's perfect.
If you consider buying (my discount code still runs until the end of this month, if you still haven't taken advantage of it...), note that I got one size bigger than normally, to be able to fit anything underneath. Or well first I didn't, I had to exchange it - the larger size still has a good fit and feels nice with a little extra room, especially in winter when too tight clothing can make you cold. (There you go, some minor words of wisdom from me again). 
The shirt is also VoH. (And, yes, for those who remember me thinking about it, I will most likely get the other one too, later.)
I've been winterizing more of my summer dresses.
But anyway, my point here was actually the one that you can very well use your summer dresses even though it's cold (well, when quite cold, not real freezing like minus twenty cold though), as long as you just layer right (remember?). Not the most sheer ones of course, but a good ol' cotton dress will do, preferably lined, worn with a long slip underneath, a blouse, cardigan and enough of stockings and socks.
I've been wearing some of my Trashy Diva dresses with wool stockings lately. The cardigan is vintage; a present from Ina for my birthday. The hat is from Made By (the Finnish version of esty). Lace up boots are old Vagabond.
Last week I wrote about what I wear around the house or on days that I am not particularly "going anywhere". My knitted and stretchy skirt and dresses yes, but there is an even more comfy version that I often do when going to work or going out to the countryside. More practical, but still nice;I like to layer a lot of whatever nice and soft, those items that I have but not get to wear too much otherwise. 
Everything in the pictures is old, except for my motorcycle print shirt which is new from Morgan's & Philips.
Comfy as a night gown, but easily dressed up with some lipstick and heels! (note that I asked to have mine made a bit longer, the model on this dress is shorter in the shop)
It's so dark at five o'clock already it's pretty much impossible to get the colours of any outfit but there's a lot of purple in this one. Or, maybe not that much, but the cardigan and the tights. A little more than just some.
(Here I'm illustrating how it looks with me not tidying up but reading those magazines. Sans the red though.)
And yes, can't help it but I think things like this is very funny. Sneaking in to photos.
I think it also works for more formal occasion, business meetings, lunches and such, as long as you keep the bolero on. You may remember that I have the same combo in red with white dots too, as well as a sateen sarong combo.
The Trashy Diva Courtney coat - it's perfect. I should've just ordered it right away as it was bound to happen sooner or later, the way it usually goes with things like this...
But, since Helsinki is not exactly New Orleans, at least climate wise (except for a few incredible months last summer), so this may not be the perfect jacket for the season. However, the very pretty collar is easily folded up and it actually works very well, both against wind and how it appears. And a pair of long gloves also come in handy to cover the fourth of an arm that otherwise would be bare.
And yes, then I had this little poll in my sidebar for a month, asking what you like to see on this blog. Not that the result would or will change the way I blog, as I still will post about what I like and the way I have the time for it. But it's also nice to find out what the rest of the world thinks. And almost all of you clicked outfits. Oh you, my readers. Outfit posts are the ones I find the hardest to find substance for and the ones that take the longest time to make (since I often tend to be in a hurry, or, ahum, a little late). But well, wouldn't want to disappoint you: here's what I wore underneath today; something a little less edgy than the coat.
Autumn is here and the colours of the park outside our house has changed.
I sat down a bit on my way in to town.
A little green still, but mostly shades of yellow, red and rust.
Yellow, red and rust - matching the colours of the trees :)
The light is incredably sharp.
It's hard to keep ones eyes open. (our building is the one between my head and my arm btw :)
Heading home.
