Then I ran across the Winter '09 collection by Juliette Hogan (via Down & Out Chic). So pretty!

Professional yet feminine, the look above consists only of a simple cardigan, pencil skirt and blouse in muted colors. Shouldn't be too hard to replicate, right?
So I decided to compare against the online Sears catalog to see if they had anything remotely of that caliber.

Wow! A lime green, short-sleeved suit with white buttons and contrasting stitching? You betcha.
This could be fun.