Brightly Colored Versatility

A couple of weeks ago, I wore this blue dress to cheer myself up out of a funk.  I'm happy to report that I'm in a much better mood today, so I've remixed that dress and shoe combination with a bright pop of color.  I found this cardigan on clearance at Target over the weekend (I guess it's not a fall color, yet it seems absolutely perfect for fall if you ask me), and I do have a hard time passing up a good deal on something cute.  The cool thing about this cardigan is that the purpleish/pinkish color seems to go with everything in my closet.  I came up with 12 outfits that include the cardigan without really even trying.

After popping in to Target on Saturday, my fella and I had lunch with friends at our neighborhood Kyrgyzstani restaurant, and on the walk back to our apartment ended up buying all new furniture.  It's pretty exciting, given that we'd both been using mostly hand-me-down furniture and cheap post-college purchases.  But this means that my clothes-shopping habit will be on a mandatory and much-needed break.  This comes at a good time, given how tempted I always seem to get by new fall clothes.  Plus, this will give me a chance to wear and remix everything that's been hiding in my closet, with the help of versatile pieces such as a bright-colored cardigan or neutral dress.

What piece(s) do you own that seem to go with everything?

Dress & Cardigan: Target
Belt: Target
Shoes: Tsubo
Necklace: Ann Taylor
Watch: Anne Klein, gift

Edited to add: Jude Monday photo-crash