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Madewell ruffle heart dress, tights, yellow suede pumps, suede transport tote

When: Jan. 10 // Weather: 50ish // Real life: work

Madewell ruffle heart dress, tights, yellow suede pumps, suede transport tote

Madewell ruffle heart dress, tights, yellow suede pumps, suede transport tote

Madewell ruffle heart dress, tights, yellow suede pumps, suede transport tote

Madewell ruffle heart dress, tights, yellow suede pumps, suede transport tote

I’ve been wondering lately if I’m aging out of wearing certain things. Like, say, ruffly heart-print dresses.  Well, clearly I made up my mind about this particular ruffly heart-print dress. It’s black and brown (traditional lawyer colors), so that’s my rationale for calling it mature. But if it were pink? I don’t think I can get away with that.

I also ordered a chambray shirt with a ruffle yoke recently. As cute as it is, I have to send it back. It legit looks like I’m wearing a shirt meant for a baby. I can barely sneak by wearing stuff from Forever 21 anymore, but Gymboree is a different story.

Am I over-thinking this? It’s just that I’ve seen women of a certain age (not old, but older than I) wearing things that made me make think “ummmm, should we, though?” and I don’t want to be one of those women one day! (This is your opportunity to tell me that I’m not over-thinking this, but that I absolutely can still wear this dress.)

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Balancing Act

anorak and white jeans outfit

When: Friday // Weather: 60 falling to 40 (brr) // Real life: work then movie date

anorak and white jeans outfit

anorak and white jeans outfit

anorak and white jeans outfit

anorak and white jeans outfit

anorak and white jeans outfit

In case you’re worried that I wore a plunging neckline to the office, I promise there’s a nude-colored cami underneath. No cleavage was harmed (or revealed) in the making of this outfit.

I’m smiling in these photos because they were taken before I saw “The Zookeeper’s Wife.” Don’t get me wrong, it was a great movie, but not exactly a light-hearted one. In case you’re thinking “Is this a sequel to ‘We Bought a Zoo?'” NO. IT IS NOT. A few minutes in, you see a bunch of animals get killed by Nazis. In case you’re thinking “Were the Nazis really that bad?” YES. READ A BOOK.

Oof. My media intake is a very strange mix of fashion blogs and tragic films. I have to find the balance between being constantly superficial and constantly angry/depressed. So far, so good. Now please admire my cute anorak, then go read about Syria.

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*Top and jacket provided courtesy of Tobi!

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