A Minimalist Statement

If it's the weekend, chances are I'm wearing something like this. As much as I like getting dressed up I save that struggle for the weekdays when I actually show up to the office and the potential of seeing clients is high. The weekends are a different story; I am running for groceries, cleaning my house for hours, and popping in and out of the house for recycling center runs and generally doing things normal people do. The tricky thing is I don't want to look like I've completely given up, outfit-wise. This is why I go for two main themes: comfort and cleverness for any given top or bottom article of clothing. Take this top, for example. It's not only comfortable, but it's crisp and has a peculiar little vent detail that gives the illusion of a cropped shirt layered underneath the white one, and when the wind blows the back layer flows much like a trench coat vent would. It's a minimalist statement that I enjoy and makes me feel dressy without all the fuss of actually being dressy.

WEARING

KAL RIEMAN top (medium, c/o)

J BRAND leather leggings (26, runs large)

CELINE sunglasses

VANS shoes (7US)

J.CREW jacket (old, XS, runs large)

MANSUR GAVRIEL clutch

PS: In the editing process for this post I realized I should definitely smile more — or even smize. Just know that I know that you know I look like a major grump in most of these. If I had a time machine to retake all of these with a happier face I definitely would! But that remains our mutual wish, friends.

In Which I Am A Hat Person (Sometimes)

I guess I'm destined to be a sensitive mess when I wear hats. I may go through phases where I'm all like, Yea, girl, we look good right now in this fedora — wear this hat out! But then I put on said hat with a less egomaniacal mind, like when I'm one foot out the door for work in the morning, and I begin to rethink the whole thing. What if this actually looks stupid. WTF what was I thinking, why risk the criticism? Do I look like Dark Man in this? BEST TAKE IT OFF. Insecurity eats me up whole and in a matter of seconds I become my worst enemy and convince myself that I am not a hat person on that day. Weekends are another story though. They're the playing ground for most outfits I deem too questionable for work until I get some proper mileage on them first. Long story short, that is what the above is. It's a test run for hats again because in this moment I'm 50/50.

WEARING:

J. CREW tux shirt (size 4)

J BRAND leather leggings (size 26, runs large)

J. CREW double monk strap shoes (size 7, runs large)

EVERLANE leather portfolio tote (similar, other colors!)

REPOSSI ring

FREE PEOPLE hat

ROLEX vintage

KATHLEEN WHITAKER earrings

Winding Down

Working from home attire is pretty much leather leggings, loafers, and an oversized knit. If I happen to venture outside the house I reach for my Mansur Gavriel bucket and suddenly feel properly dressed up to see other humans long enough to hold basic conversations like, "A small coffee with room, please."

WEARING:
J BRAND leather leggings (size Small, run large!)
EVERLANE loafters (size 7.5, run narrow!)
PROENZA SCHOULER sweater (size small)
MANSUR GAVRIEL mini bucket bag

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