Rainy Day to Rainy Night

leather sleeve blazer, studded beanie, ann taylor blush satchel, short rain boots

leather sleeve blazer, studded beanie, ann taylor blush satchel, short rain boots

leather sleeve blazer, studded beanie, ann taylor blush satchel, short rain boots

leather sleeve blazer, studded beanie, ann taylor blush satchel, short rain boots

Last Friday after work I went to see a community theater play in one of the kinda hipster areas of town. I’m way too lazy busy and important to come up with an extra outfit, pack it in a tote, and change into it after work, so I had to come up with something that looked professional enough for the office but didn’t make me look like a stuffy lawyer afterward. Oh, and did I mention it was raining buckets all day? Because it was.

Everything you see here except for the hat was what I wore to work – I figured a simple black and cream palette was the safest way to go. And these rain boots are a life saver because they totally pass for normal ankle boots so I can wear them all day! After my working hours were up, I stuck the beanie back on. Boom, instant rain-proof hipster. OK, maybe not. I’m still at least one flannel shirt away from hipster. Oh, but I did have a local beer at dinner. That certainly counts for something. Also, I liked Jimmy Eat World before they got popular, AND after they stopped being popular. More hipster points there, for sure.

Buuuut I think I get negative hipster points for the fact that I put my new blush Ann Taylor satchel inside a plastic bag to protect it from the rain. Yup, that happened.

similar Jacket* // similar Shirt (on sale) // similar Hat // Boots* // similar Necklace (on sale) // Bag

*Jacket purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M; boots purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

Cool Factor

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On Tuesday I whipped up this little ensemble for a day of interning. Obviously I didn’t wear the beanie and sunglasses in the office. In hindsight, I’m not sure why I didn’t because it was really cold in there, and my eyes were kinda dry.

By the way, these sunglasses are new – my first March purchase! Can you believe I’ve never owned aviators? What rock have I been living under? I tried some on a long time ago and they looked weird on me, and the silly sunglasses novice that I was thought all aviators were the same shape. I gave them another shot earlier this week and tried on several pairs at Nordstrom Rack. I settled on these from Just Cavalli. I’m pretty sure they make me cooler. Next step: motorcycle. You can drive a motorcycle in pumps, right?

similar Shirt* // similar Belt (under $10) // Shoes (on sale) // Watch* (for regular sized wrists here) // similar Sunglasses // similar Hat (on sale) // Lips “Crush”

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*Shirt purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M; watch provided courtesy of Dainty Wrist Jewelry.