Claire Danes shows how accessories can add style to a work outfit

I love Claire Danes.  I’m missing out on her latest show, Homeland, because I don’t have Showtime.  I’ve been hearing it’s really good, so I guess it’s too bad I picked the HBO premium package instead!  My Claire Danes obsession started with My So-Called Life, my absolute favorite show from childhood that I still watch sometimes. Then there was her and Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo & Juliet! I’ve also seen her in Brokedown Palace and Shopgirl a million times..oh, and Little Women!

Anyway, back to the point of this blog post. I came across this picture of her the other looking gorgeous.  Her outfit shows how focusing on accessories can bring a plain white blouse and gray pants to the next level. Don’t you think?

Vanessa Bruno white blouse / gold knot BaubleBar necklace / J. Crew beaded necklace /  Kenneth Cole gold cuff bracelet / Hive & Honey gold twig bangles / gray straight leg LOFT pants

Emmy’s 2012 inspired work clothes

What Emmy dresses did you like the best?  My favorites were Ginnifer Godwin (interesting texture), Sofia Vergara (pretty color on her), and Claire Danes (the Lanvin dress wasn’t altered at all and fit her pregnant tummy perfectly!)  Each of these dresses were in pretty colors that are great inspirations for brightening up your work outfits.

Cardigan: Merona at Target / Dress: ModCloth /  Sweater: BB Dakota

Sweater: Nic + Zoe at Nordstrom / Shoes: Apepazza from Zappos / Dress: ShopRuche

Bracelet: Max & Chloe / Sweater: Marc by Marc Jacobs / Skirt: ModCloth

Celeb pics from tv.yahoo.com and US Magazine

you're so beautiful, it hurts to look at you

that quote is from one of my favorite shows of all time, my so-called life – an obsession of mine through the 90′s.  i could go on about it forever, but one thing i remember is that one of angela’s (claire danes) key wardrobe pieces was plaid shirts.

my so called life image

and my my so-called life, pearl jam, grunge rock loving self had multiple plaid shirts that i wore around middle school.  so it was surprising to see the plaid shirts making a comeback this season a la sarah jessica parker, drew barrymore and jessica biel.

celebrities wearing flannel fashion image

luckily though, plaid this time around is in much more flattering shapes – like tunics and dresses.

indie plaid tops

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