This dress is like the warm weather version of the red patterned tunic I wrote about in early December (link here). I actually first tried it on several months ago, in early fall. I remember telling Trevor that I liked it because it was so different than other things I own, but at the time I didn’t think I would wear it enough to justify paying full price, especially since at the time we were about to enter into the colder months. But seeing it now on sale and with spring knocking on the door, it was a much better time to buy. Dresses like this make for easy and quick decisions during busy mornings, when I want to grab just one thing out of my closet and go. The dress is itself busy, with lots of pattern and details going on, but they all seem to work together. It’s nicely lined too, which makes it a nice weight for rushing into the office as well as when heading off to more casual outings.

Anthropologie dress (on sale) | Anthropologie earrings | Banana Republic booties (sold out, similar style and price point here and here)  | Michael Kors watch | MARC JACOBS handbag (smaller black version here and love the gray version here) | Kate Spade sunglasses (on sale) | Madewell bracelets