(DVF jacket, dress, and turban; Lia Sophia bracelets; TopShop sneakers; Ray Ban sunnies; woven handbag from Istanbul's Grand Bazaar)

I popped into Austin, Texas for a quick weekend of family time, shopping, and a top secret business meeting involving Solange Knowles rolling cameras and a microphone... 

When I put on this look, I intended to head into the lush greenery, to pose in and out of the vast farmland. Instead, I found myself mesmerized by the oh-so-perfect cityscape that peaks from this state's capital downtown district.

Your summer's old maxi dress can always be reinvented in winter months. With a layer or two, and a nod to winter (in this case, a wool turban and plaid coat), I turned a favorite batik-printed gown into quite the Austin-ite head turner...