Tag: ankle boots

Pizza Sweater

faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer

When: Oct. 29 // Weather: chilly // Real life: work

faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer
faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer
faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer
faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer
faux leather spanx leggings, leopard sweater, long blazer

This is my “pizza sweater.” Go ahead…scroll up, zoom in, and try to figure out why the hell I’m calling this a pizza sweater. Give up? Good, you should, because you won’t guess.

In September when I went to the beach with my family and we got evacuated for the second year in a row (true story), I went back inland and stayed with my sister in Durham. We hung out, went to museums and restaurants, watched movies, drank wine, and watched her dogs chase each other around. Still a pretty good vacation if you ask me.

One of those days in Durham, it was super rainy because we were still on the outskirts of the hurricane. Rather than go out to dinner, we thought it would be nice to stay in and eat frozen pizzas. We went to Target to procure said pizzas, and in the process got pretty soaked. When we got blasted with the A/C in Target, we were freezing. Target in all of its evil magic somehow knew this would happen, and presented us with a table of cute, soft sweaters for $20. One of them was this leopard sweater, which I promptly purchased and will forever call my “pizza sweater.”

Sweater // Leggings (mine are thrifted from Poshmark!) // similar Bag // similar Boots // similar Jacket

Paint the Town Red

Rent the Runway dress, formal dress with boots, formal midi dress with leather jacket

When: Nov. 9 // Weather: 40s // Real life: fundraising gala

Rent the Runway dress, formal dress with boots, formal midi dress with leather jacket

Rent the Runway dress, formal dress with boots, formal midi dress with leather jacket

Rent the Runway dress, formal dress with boots, formal midi dress with leather jacket

Rent the Runway dress, formal dress with boots, formal midi dress with leather jacket

You might think I sought out a backdrop to match my fancy dress, but this fire red bush is literally right outside my front door. 98% of the year, it’s a big ugly thing that we should probably rip out or at least prune, but we are the world’s laziest home owners so we just let it sit there and do its big ugly bushy thing.

But for about 3 days days each fall, it’s gorgeous, and those 3 days are enough for me to convince myself I’m actually a landscaping expert.

Now about the outfit – I had a fancy event to go to, so like every other girl, I rented a cool dress from Rent the Runway. But seeing as I hate to look like every other girl, I went a little edgy with the ankle boots and leather jacket. If you feel like your formal outfit needs a little personality, here’s one way to do it. And if you feel like your yard needs some upkeep…don’t call me.

Dress (rented) // Clutch // Boots // similar Jacket