Shades & Stripes Forever

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

kate spade striped sunglasses clutch, madewell army jacket

Sometimes you really want to wear a glamorous pair of sunglasses, but it’s either too cloudy or too late in the day. Solution! The sunglasses clutch. You cat wear your cat eyes without running into things. It’s a win-win and there’s less bruising.

On this particular sunglasses-at-night occasion, the clutch was extra perfect because it added some subtle patriotism for my 4th of July outfit. If you think I look too dressy to go to a cookout or watch fireworks, you’re right. Luckily, we decided to switch it up this year and go to the movies! It was actually pretty great – it’s rare to go on a date on Saturday night and not worry about waiting in line or trying to find the movie that hasn’t sold out yet. The theater was super quiet because everyone else was out watching things explode. And after spending most of the holiday scrubbing every last inch of my apartment before moveout, I was happy to have an excuse to get gussied (read: cleaned) up.

Hope you all had a fun 4th of July too (and may your 8th of July be TWICE as fabulous).

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Sassy Pony

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

casual Friday outfit, polka dot jeans, Valentino dupes, rose gold rings

I wear my hair in a ponytail on a very regular basis. You’d think I would have it down to a science at this point, but I don’t. My achievements in science kind of peaked in middle school – I took home ribbons in the science fair 4 years in a row, just for the record. Unfortunately, none of my experiments involved figuring out how to craft consistently amazing ponytails. I just wing it, and some days my ponytails are better than others. This particular day, it was extra sassy. Maybe my hair knew it was about to be a 3-day weekend or something. Here’s a hypothesis: when your hair is sassy, you’re more likely to wear polka dot pants. Conclusion: yep. Did I do that right? Hmm. Like I said, I peaked in middle school.

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*Both rings purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.