For whatever reason, I had a craving to wear a dress today. I tried on two of my new Ann Taylor Loft dresses to winterize them, but couldn't find the right look. I opted for my red Hanes dress in the end. Part way through my day I went to Target and bought these black boots. I've pretty much given up on finding a pair of knee high boots that would allow me to tuck jeans into them, so I went ahead and got these. 
The question of course is, how does this fit into my closet shopping challenge? Well, I had been looking for knee high boots since September and because of my large calves, I figured I wouldn't find a pair and as such didn't put them on my list of exceptions. Also, I kind of forgot to put them on my list of exceptions. So even though they're not on there, they were supposed to be. The Details:
Red dress: Hanes
Black tights: L'Eggs
Black boots: Target
Freshwater pearl necklace: Me
