Fancy-ish Shoes

skinny courduroys, d'orsay kitten heels, leather sleeve blazer

skinny courduroys, d'orsay kitten heels, leather sleeve blazer

skinny courduroys, d'orsay kitten heels, leather sleeve blazer

skinny courduroys, d'orsay kitten heels, leather sleeve blazer

skinny courduroys, d'orsay kitten heels, leather sleeve blazer

In case it’s not clear by now, I’m kind of a shoe girl. Yes, I’m also kind of a dress girl and a bag girl and a jacket girl and a scarf girl, but stay on topic, please. Shoes.

Sometimes I find shoes that seem like they should be saved for a special occasion, but as someone who doesn’t have that many special occasions, I have 2 options. #1 I can ignore the pretty shoes and leave them to live out their days in a cardboard box (which would be terribly inconsiderate of me), or #2 I can buy the shoes and find a way to make them work for my everyday life. Being the shoe version of humanitarian that I am, I choose option #2. I like to pair “fancy” shoes with a business casual (emphasis on casual) outfit. The shoes bump the casual outfit up a notch, and the casual outfit takes the shoes down a notch. It all evens out and, most importantly, I get to rescue pretty shoes. I guess when people say that doing charity work makes them feel good, this is what they mean.

Shoes (on sale) // Pants // similar Jacket // similar Bag // similar Sunglasses // similar Coat (on sale)

Flannel and Film

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

plaid flannel, coated jeans, leopard sneakers

I called this my butch outfit. Plaid flannel, jeans, sneakers…just give me some wrenches and hammers and set me in front of a football game and I’ll be right at home. OK, that’s not what I did while wearing this outfit. I went shopping and to the movies. But I did see the The Revenant, which is definitely no chick flick. Like, it is seriously INTENSE. Five people walked out of the theater at the showing I went to. I made it through by watching the corner of the screen during the most graphic bits and imagining Leonardo Dicaprio saying lines from Titanic. Also, I’m just super tough, as evidenced by my rugged flannel shirt from J. Crew Factory.

I’ve now seen 2 of the 8 best picture nominees…remember my goal?

Shirt (on sale) // Jeans // Shoes* // similar Bag // similar Coat

*Shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.