I wore this for Day 4 in the Inspired By Nature challenge, organised by BellaRemixes and taking place at YouLookFab. The inspiration today is Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River, Southwest Tasmania, Australia by Peter Dombrovskis.

The look on the left is what I intended, but it was rainy and incredibly cold so I had to throw jeans on.

I wore this to meet some of the absolutely incredible women of YouLookFab. We got together in NYC to snack, shop, and chat. The temperature dropped the night before and the threat of snow was constant, so I put on the flat boots that served me so well during my treks in Toronto earlier this year. The boots aren’t holding up especially well, so I’m going to plan a DIY that incorporates their now battered appearance.

I feel like I’ve been wearing these cross body necklaces constantly, but I love them! And I especially liked it with the black neck tie.

The YLF meet up was pretty wonderful. Angie, the creator and host of YouLookFab, is a delightful woman who from the onset, has set the tone for the website and forum. Beyond cleaning up spam, I don’t think that posts/comments on the site are moderated, they don’t need to be. The tone of the website is friendly and helpful, confident yet humble, which I think acts as a preset filter for participants. I suspect that those who aren”t interested in contributing without arrogance or ego, move on rather quickly to communities with less camaraderie. Every single woman I met at the NYC meetup was absolutely kick ass awesome, and if you’ve been to the forum you understand that this isn’t at all surprising, it’s expected.