At the Ballet

Has anyone else noticed that December is a busy month? Because it totally is. But not the kind of busy where you sweat through your blazer and just want the week to be over. December’s the kind of busy where you say bring on the hot chocolate cuz I’ve got festive shit to do.

December weekends are usually full with parties and such, so we try to fit in some other Christmassy activities on weeknights after work. Tonight we’re going to Christmas at the Zoo, and last week (when I wore this) we went to see a high school production of the Nutcracker. If your high school was anything like mine, that probably sounds horrible. But this was an arts magnet school and it was actually pretty darn good. I say this as a very judgmental former dancer, so you know it must be true. It was a somewhat condensed version, but I’m not complaining because – let’s be honest – that ballet is too freaking long. It’s like, pirouette a little a faster, ladies…We’ve got a lot of dancing candy to get to.

Anyway, I chose this outfit because it was equal parts professional lawyer and wannabe ballerina. I really hate changing clothes in a bathroom stall, so I wanted something that would work for the whole day. Which reminds me…I better sign off so I can plan my office-to-orangutan outfit.

Sweater // Skirt* // Bag // Shoes // Gloves

*Skirt purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.