Every time I start a new tv show, my outfits are usually only a few weeks away from getting an update, and Arrow has been no different. Felicity Smoak, computer genius and corporate Velma, is the grown up sexy CW version of the awkward computer nerd my high school guy friends would have dreamed of.
Her wardrobe and personality transition really well with my Jessica Day (from New Girl) outfits, since she's mostly just a more grown-up computer-nerd manic pixy dream girl. If you smoothed out the kindergarten teacher into a corporate secretary/IT babe, that's what you get with Felicity.
This means I kept the fit-and-flare dresses but traded some of the colored flats for neutral colored heels, and swapped the cardigans for blazers (there are some AWESOME deals out there on blazers right now). The skater skirts stayed, although I also added some pencil skirts to my repertoire.
Both characters rock their patterns and polka dots, and I'm still on the hunt for that perfect top, but Felicity is also queen of pink lipstick. My roommate in college helped me on that mission, and while it isn't my favorite color for myself (Jessica Day's makeup makes a lot more sense for this brunette with bangs) it is fun to try something new every once and a while.
She also makes some great earring choices. My cousin Barbara usually gets me my best earrings; I have some in the shapes of dangling arrows, and another pair that are sterling silver thunder clouds. Felicity has a lot of dangling feathers/leaves earrings that so far I haven't found close enough copies(that aren't $300) but my earring game has been coming on strong in its own way and I've embraced more gold jewelry in my wardrobe.
So that's where my new look is heading! Manic Pixy Dream Girl in her corporate, grown-up job. Seems only fitting.
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