Black and Tan

When I was growing up we had the ultimate ice cream parlor in our community.  It was a family owned business by the name of Leatherbys.  The ice cream was amazing and they gave you A TON of it (I am serious people, we are talking mountains of ice cream and rivers of toppings...your mouth is watering isn't it.?)  All of their toppings were/are homemade.  Our got to go there for special occasions and later I went there after nearly every big school dance and it was always incredible.  My husband, me and our boys lived in the community I grew up in for a little bit and I would take my kids there.  They also thought it was/is ice cream heaven.  If any of you who are reading this live in Utah, you need to visit if you haven't.  Any of you who don't live here ever visit Utah...go, it is life changing (well, really good anyway).

One of my favorite things to get there was this awesome sundae called "Annie's Black and Tan" (it was some gal's name, I think it was Annie, for the sake of the example, lets assume it was Annie.  I think all of the ice cream creations are named after people in their family...anyway...)   This creation was homemade hot fudge with homemade caramel sauce (I always get extra caramel...my favorite). 

You may be wondering why in the world I shared that story.  Well...this outfit is both black and tan, and not only do black and tan taste divine together, I really like how black and tan look together...OK Moving on.

Did you notice there are NO STRIPES in this outfit?  Not one.  I have to say it is quite the accomplishment for me.  I will admit however...I ordered a striped blazer online last night.  I fell off the wagon, I am ashamed.  They are just so cute!  There is a little print mixing in this outfit.  Can you see this pin dotted shirt?  I just discovered the concept of layering two shirts and once again, a little mixing up has opened my wardrobe up to so many possibilities.

I was thinking that I might try to make it a week without wearing stripes in my posts.  I wonder if I could do it.  I wouldn't bet any money on it or anything, but it might be fun to try a stripe-less week.  Consider this day 1.

Pin Dot Shirt: Ann Taylor | Checked Shirt: Jcrew | Jacket: Ann Taylor | Jeans: Aeropostale | Heels: Steve Madden (similar) | Bracelet: Jcrew |
Earrings: Had them forever, no idea

Later this day I had a meeting I had to dress up for and I changed the jeans for a knee length straight skirt and loved that look too.  No pics though.