When I laid my eyes upon this blazer at the Burlington Coat Factory on 6th ave. & 23rd street, I flipped! It's just so unique yet practical, I just knew it was something that needed to be in my life...something I would get many days of use out of.

If you've been with me for the long haul, you know about my affinity for work-wear, I am obsessed. I guess it's the old woman that has lived in me for some time now, but I just always seem to gravitate towards the corporate aesthetic.

The thing is...this style of clothing can be beyond drab and the objective for me is to find ways to spice things up and still be work-ready, so when I find unique work-wear pieces I pounce.

I went monochromatic, "On Wednesday We Wear Black", with this look. In keeping everything black, on black, on black, and in order to add interest to the outfit I decided to play with textures. I paired a plain black button-down with a pair of half & half faux leather leggings, threw on this most awesome textured blazer with it's amazing white waves, my glitter heels from ZARA, and this unique necklace with one big pearl smack dab in the middle....and voila, corporate Thai Chi Realness.

On the day I purchased this blazer I had a boat load of things in my shopping cart (I don't know if you do this too but I just throw everything in my cart and curb the amount I plan to purchase as I make my way to the counter), and by the time I reached the register I had curbed everything down so much so, the blazer was practically free. Every time I go out shopping I budget myself, if I don't come anywhere near my intended price limit, I consider that to not only be a win...but in some twisted way it makes the items purchased even cheaper....maybe i'm crazy....but yea.

Then I had all these other things I needed to get, food to buy, etc... and it turned out that none of the monies allotted for that was even spent.... by the end of the day this blazer was as good as free in my eyes.

What I'm Wearing:

Necklace from Rainbow. $7
Bracelets from Fashion to Figure. $12
Blazer from Burlington coat Factory. $ (As good as free)
Button-down from JCP. $17
Pants from Forever21.com. $22.80
Glitter heels from ZARA.com. $50 (B-Day present from hubz)

So, I'm sure I'm not the only blogger out there who has a boat load of photos and/or outfit posts that never make it to the actual blog. Whether it's because you had a heavy hand in editing, the angle was all wrong, you made the stupidest face imaginable, or the outfit was just not at all what you envisioned. though I like certain elements of both, in my opinion, they both fall short of glory.

Never intended to post these looks on my blog, just didn't feel like it. But someone in my life told me that I should...so here it is.

I have a true affinity for work-wear, as you should know by now, so naturally that's the silhouette I showcase most often.

The outfit to the left was the outfit I was going to post for the astrology sign Caner, didn't exactly feel right for the sign so I nixed that idea, the one on the right was an outfit incorporating a top that I purchased one size too big and had no idea how to wear it until almost a year later.

If I had to choose which polka dotty look I liked best, I'd pick the one on the right. it's interesting to see how vastly different I look from image to image with just a few key changes in hair style and accessories..

It's like Good Jamila vs. Bad Jamila.

In any event, here are the two looks, don't hesitate to give your opinion on them. Adios amigos.

What I'm Wearing:

Top from Sears. $17
Skirt from Forever21.com. $10.80
Shoes from Rainbowshops.com. $ 19.99
Silver bangles from Fashiontofigure.com. $10

What I'm Wearing:

Necklace from the wholesale district. $5
Top from Target. $20
Skirt from Forever21.com. $11.80
Shoes from Forever21.com. $24.80

Wavy.

Work Ready: Polka Dotty