I Wish that I Could Be Like the Cool Kids

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

striped shirt tied around waist, white jeans, Madewell sunglasses

Apparently it is cool to tie a shirt on your waist again. I know this because I read lots of cool blogs and all the cool bloggers are casually slinging their chambrays around their middles (see Exhibits A and B). And when I see Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip flops, I want to get army pants and flip flops.

So I tried tying my favorite chambray shirt around my waist with this outfit on Saturday (not really a business casual look), and it did NOT look right, you guys. I mean, what do you do with the collar? It made my butt look lumpy when I tucked it under, but if I didn’t tuck it under it looked equally ridiculous. Even from the front, I just looked like a mess. It was too much fabric for my frame, I think. I just looked like I had a denim cape on my ass – the saddest super hero ever.

Not one to admit defeat, I thought I might have better luck with a long-sleeved t-shirt. I was right! Less bulky, and more fun. It was even functional because I went to the grocery store later that day, and we all know grocery stores are minus a million degrees year-round. So this cool kid threw on her extra layer and stayed warm. See what I did there?

Jeans (on sale) // Stripe Tee // Bag // similar Shoes (on sale) // Sunglasses // similar Watch // similar Earrings

4 thoughts on “I Wish that I Could Be Like the Cool Kids”

  1. This literally made me LOL. “I just looked like I had a denim cape on my ass – the saddest super hero ever.” It’s all about making the trend work for you! 🙂

  2. Good to know I’m not the only one considering packing a jacket when heading to the grocery store in the summer, because seriously. Minus. A million. Degrees.

  3. I remember seeing that outfit on Kendi earlier this week and doing a double take because…is that…yes, that’s a DENIM JACKET tied around her waist. I’m not even sure how she managed that. It must have been a super lightweight denim? Anyway, you look totes cool.

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