Pushing for Fall?

Outfit Details:

top: Forever 21
pants: H&M
bag: Dooney & Bourke
earrings: Forever 21

bracelet: Emitations c/o

shoes: ShoeMint

A few weeks ago I was shopping in H & M and found these beautiful cranberry colored pants! I have been wanting these pants for so long; which made it so much harder when I realized that I had to wait to wear them. This was back in August when it was still to warm to wear these pants (plus I had made that mistake too many times).

Finally the weather started to cool down and I have been able to pop these guys on! Loving it! The only problem that arose was that every time I wanted to wear these pants I wanted to pair these boots with them...and every time I was told 'Carolyn you are pushing for fall a bit too much'. So then I would just change the whole outfit , whomp whomp whomp.

But just this past week the leaves were falling and the mornings were getting colder so I finally took the plunge into fall fashion and paired these boots with these glorious pants. Such a happy combination!

 Do you guys think I am pushing for fall a bit too much? 

My First Grown Up Bag

Back in high school I was more of a shoe and clothes fanatic, I hadn't really gotten obsessed with bags yet. Then I asked for a nice bag for Christmas and that is when it all started: I was not a shoe, clothes and bag person! 

I was so excited when I opened this Christmas morning and used it all the time (as you can see with a closer look)! This was that fateful catalyst in adding one more thing to my list of need-to-have items. No more inexpensive, cheap looking bags for me, nope. I wanted them to either look really expensive or be on the pricier side. There was no training my eye to be attracted to anything else. 

bag: Liz Claiborne; top: BCBG Girls; shorts: H & M (similar); bracelet: Forever 21; shoes: Talbots

I have not used this lovely in a while, but using it the other day has made me want to dust those cobwebs away and show it off once again!

What was your first nice bag?