Cropped Top, Dress, Rings: H&M, Handbag: Vintage, Boots: Payless.

Just now while typing the credits for each item I realized I'm almost a model for H&M! I didn't realized while dressing up today that everything except my bag and boots are from there. Haha!

I love the idea of wearing a cropped top over a dress. A great way to change the look of your dress plus somehow the looseness of a cropped top just makes the outfit fun and uber casual. This is what the dress looks like without the cropped top. I love the high neck of the top. I think high necks look very elegant if done right. I realized that the navy blue of the top is the same as that of the dress' print, which is why I paired it with the dress, to get a great monochromatic color tone. I decided to keep my hand accessories simple with lots of thin knuckle rings. {I'm absolutely obsessed with knuckle rings. I want ALL the knuckle rings in the world! They make my long witchy fingers look better and they're great for full-sleeved tops or dresses where a bracelet would get hidden.} And obviously, I didn't want to freeze to death so I wore my knee-length boots. {When you can't wear jeans, tall boots to the rescue!} The black of the boots and tan of my handbag break the monochrome of the clothes and add interest. Imagine how funny I'd look if I wore navy blue shoes and carried a blue handbag!