Lace Trimmed Sweater & Black Pencil Skirt: Buck Running Amuck

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a good wildlife story for ya…

THE STORY

…but this one was worth the wait. For those of you who don’t live amongst the flora and fauna, it’s that time of year when the deer are all twitterpated and looking for love. What? You didn’t know that? Living in an area where we actually have a day off of school for the first day of buck season I know these things. And trust me, the beasts are acting like crazy fools this time of the year.

Even though it’s pretty backwoods around here, where I actually live is residential; evenly spaced blocks with houses next to each other with patches of woods here and there. My neighborhood is actually built on an old World War II military base that is smack dab in the middle of farm country. In any case, deer are so commonplace around here they hang out on street corners. Currently there’s a six point buck; a real beefy boy, completely running amuck in the ‘hood. My husband and I have encountered him in 3 different places over the last couple of weeks all within about a two mile radius. Well, the poor guy is running around all alone with no lady friends in tow. The last time we saw him was about a half block from our house. I had to stop so he could trot across the road…into the trailer park. Talk about lookin’ for love in all the wrong places…

Last week my husband was on the way to work at about 5:30 a.m. and saw him standing right at the edge of the road about a mile from our house. Of course he stopped his truck to let him cross. Did he cross? Nooo. The buck just stood there and stared at the truck, so after about a minute of waiting my husband started to very slowly go past him. What did the buck do? He started kicking his feet like a bull getting ready to charge. And he charged the truck. Apparently dude is so frustrated with the lack of suitable love connections that he decided to pick a fight. With a freakin’ truck. I don’t know what his problem is, there’s definitely no shortage of doe around here. But my boy definitely needs to hook up if he’s feeling the need to brawl with passing pick up trucks.

THE OUTFIT

Do you know what my favorite thing about this outfit is? No, not the delicious lace trimmed sweater. It’s the fact that it’s what I like to call “business boho”. The pencil skirt and sweater? Business. The lace trim and lace up boots? Boho. Therefore, business boho. And there are few things I love more than pairing things that just should not go together. The last time I styled the sweater with jeans so this time I decided to dress it up a little with the pencil skirt. The thing is, the sweater is so gorgeous you could pretty much pair it with a burlap sack and it would be gorgeous.

THE TIP

Even though it may seem intimidating at first, try pairing opposing elements in an outfit to add a jolt of visual interest. Start small at first. For example, maybe try a fringe or studded clutch paired with a more classic outfit.

“…TRY PAIRING OPPOSING ELEMENTS IN AN OUTFIT TO ADD A JOLT OF VISUAL INTEREST…”

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Sweater: c/o Shein; Boots: JCPenney; Skirt: Forever 21; Necklace: Happiness Boutique

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