personal style | casual brunch outfit

i'm not complaining it's the end of October and temperatures here in Austin are still climbing into the mid to upper 80s. i mean why should i? i could wake up tomorrow to an ice storm. that's the beauty of living in central Texas. 

we have two seasons: summer and end-of-summer-but-don't-hold-your-breath-waiting-for-winter. 

while i haven't been able to dust off my boots, the warmer weather does give me an opportunity to pull a few things out of the closet that i haven't worn yet and/or i get a chance to throw on something one last time before it starts to cool off. 

when Tanida, who I met at Bloggy Boot Camp last month, tweeted me a brunch invite, i wasn't faced with the whole "what am i gonna wear?!" dilemma. 

my thrifted aztec purse hadn't seen the light of day since i bought it, so that's what i built my outfit around.

from there, i started thinking about other things i wanted to accomplish with my look.

• (subtle) print mixing
• wearing something sparkly during the day
• concealing the fact i'm in desperate need of a pedicure

check. check. and check.

see - - it's not hard at all when you have a plan. *insert wink*