rainy and gray

A reworking of one of my favorite outfits from last fall for a rainy spring day.


Full draft due on Friday - think brilliant-writing thoughts for me!

Dress: TJMaxx, altered by me

Sweater: kersch essentials

Camisole: Costco

Belt: Hand-me-down
Boots: Steve Madden Girl

some kind of tuxedo

My friend Rebecca, who throws the most awesometastic theme parties, had a "Canadian tuxedo" party on Saturday night - guests were encouraged to wear as much denim as possible. Now, growing up in Alaska, I always called denim + denim a Texas tuxedo. And some of the folks at the party who were from New York called it a Jersey tuxedo. Apparently, this outfit is named after whatever place you feel the need to mock. Go figure.

Anyway, the party was a smashing success, as much denim was in evidence (and a well-timed break from my descent into Master's Paper Madness!). I grabbed every denim thing I had in my closet and called it good, but Rebecca and several of her friends made a special trip to Goodwill, where they purchased the finest denim the 90's had to offer. To wit:



Yes, that is a skort jumper. AMAZING.

Of course, as Rebecca is a loyal reader, we had to do the series of "fashion poses" I always do on my blog....

Ha.

Happy b-day, Rebecca!

On me:

Dress (worn as shirt): Target

Belt: from dress

Skirt: Levi's

Vest: TJMaxx

Boots: Steve Madden Girl via DSW

Earrings: thrifted

Necklace: gift

On Rebecca:

Everything from Goodwill - headband self-made! Not shown: Hilarious denim espadrilles.

radio silence

Hi folks,

Sorry for the lack of posting - I'm coming down to crunch time for my master's paper (and seminar paper - eek!). I've got a full draft due on May 1, and honestly, I will be glued to my desk and/or couch with laptop, books, articles, and transcripts until then. I spent all weekend in my sweats writing, and only bothered to get dressed again for work on Monday. I haven't given up on personal hygene yet, but I haven't been able to take pictures...I'll try not to disappear entirely, but please forgive me if I'm posting erratically. It's all in the service of becoming a MASTER.

~B

teacherly

One of my friends told me today that I looked "teacherly". Maybe it's the white button-down? Anyway, I like the adjective. And I was really hoping that this outfit would read a bit more grown-up than this previous version.

Taking pictures in the evening means a lot of experimenting with slightly different locations to see where the light is best. Options include:

In the dark corner by the stairs...

In the light on the side of the stairs...

And up on the rock, of course.

Which do you like best?

Dress: Old Navy

White button-down: TJMaxx

Leggings: TJMaxx

Boots: Steve Madden Girl

Earrings: Fred Meyer's

spring conference wear

On Tuesday I had to give one more presentation on my master's paper at a mini-conference at my university. The awesome part? My dad and sister (and good friend S!) got to hear me present! I rocked the PowerPoint pretty hard, I must say.

After the conference my sister and I went to visit my aunt and uncle in MA. Their flowers are gorgeous!

And my sister helped me put together this outfit, which I was very happy with. She picked the high-waisted skirt, and she was totally right (pardon the dopey pose).

PS: Happy birthday, Ursula!! :)

White blouse: TJMaxx

Cardigan: gift from mom

Belt: thrifted

Skirt: Merona, thrifted

Boots: GNW
Socks: TJMaxx

Earrings: Burlington

pbbbbt

My dad and my sister are visiting for the weekend, and this morning my sister told me that gray and brown don't go together.

I have proved her wrong, no? Or at least annoyed her, which was mostly the point.

Love you, Chels!

White cardigan: kersh essentials

Blue long-sleeved t-shirt: thrifted

Skirt: j.crew outlet

Scarf: H&M, gifted

Boots: Steve Madden Girl

Socks: TJMaxx
New ring(!): gift from mom

more fun with shapes

This shirt was one of the light summer tops I pulled out of the attic over the weekend. I love the bright color and geometric pattern, but with the overcast skies and chilly temps this morning (sigh) I knew I needed some layers. I usually think of this as a casual, with-jeans kind of top, so I decided to try to dress it up with some office basics.

I liked the overall shape of the tunic-ish top with the A-line skirt, and I liked the sort of unexpected twist of the modern top with the classics.

I am so, so wishing I could yank the top down a few inches in these pictures. Yikes.

Hey has anyone noticed what I have NOT worn this week? :)

Green top: Max Studio via TJMaxx

White button-down: TJMaxx

Skirt: Merona, thrifted

Boots: GNW via Fred Meyer's