Rebel Without a Cause

burgundy plaid boyfriend shirt, faux leather jacket, beret outfit

When: last week-ish // Weather: 50s and rainy // Real life: work

burgundy plaid boyfriend shirt, faux leather jacket, beret outfit

burgundy plaid boyfriend shirt, faux leather jacket, beret outfit

burgundy plaid boyfriend shirt, faux leather jacket, beret outfit

burgundy plaid boyfriend shirt, faux leather jacket, beret outfit

People ask me all the time, “Sarah, how do you always look so cool?” That’s a lie. (Or maybe just an alternative fact?) People don’t ask me that, because I don’t always look this cool. But sometimes I do feel like being a cooler version of myself, and that’s when I don a leather jacket and a beret on a random weekday.

The beret was actually just to protect my hair from the drizzle in the morning. It came off once I got to the office. But I was so cool in the car. Like an older, girlier, more lawyerly James Dean.

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Pussybow Grabs Back

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

When: Saturday // Weather: 60s (!) // Real life: Brunch, Women’s March, shopping

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

chambray bow shirt, distressed black jeans, white Converse, quilted handbag

I decided kind of last-minute to make the effort to go downtown to the Women’s March on Washington Indianapolis sister rally, so I didn’t have a funny tee or a sign or a pink hat. But I thought a shirt with a pussybow would be appropriate, even if I was the only one who got the incredibly subtle joke.

As a die-hard cynic, I don’t think I got as much out of the experience as some other people (like, what is the point of chanting “U-S-A”?) but I’m still glad I went. After seeing the coverage of all the marches around the world, I’m happy that I can say I joined in.

Did all those rallies accomplish anything concrete? Well, probably not directly. But I do think they energized a lot of people who would not consider themselves activists. If I’m being realistic (which I always am), I think the vast majority of people who went to a Women’s March on Saturday will not do a single thing to try and affect change this year. (Social media ranting doesn’t count.) But a lot of them, including me, will be inspired to contact a senator, volunteer, donate money, sign a petition, etc.

See? Even cynics can be positive sometimes. I just ask myself: What would Hillary do?

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*Shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

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