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Casual Dinner Outfit

I went over to a friend's place to have a casual dinner - pizza, salads, snacks, and yummy banana pudding for dessert (thanks Michelle!). I tend to overdress for these kinds of things, so tonight, I tried really hard to keep my look casual while still looking chic.


I wore one of my favorite coats to the party - a tweed-y coat from Banana Republic. It was chilly outside, so I also wore my BR scarf.


For my outfit, I tried to do a J Crew-ish look - jeans with a simple sweater and a long necklace to dress everything up. I scored this Michael Michael Kors sweater recently at Steinmart. It was on the clearance rack for a mere $19-ish...can you believe it?

Btw, Michelle recently started a blog. Check her out at Pinque-en the City

Tweed-y Coat: Banana Republic
Scarf: Banana Republic
Jeans: Banana Republic
Camisole: The Limited (best cami ever!)
Sweater: Michael Michael Kors
Socks: Gap
Boots: Nine West
Necklace: J Crew
Posted February 2nd, 2009 by usgirl
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