Black & White & Read All Over

white paperbag waist jeans, Cole Haan sneakers, retro sunglasses

When: July 15 // Weather: probably hot // Real life: working from the office and home

white paperbag waist jeans, Cole Haan sneakers, retro sunglasses
white paperbag waist jeans, Cole Haan sneakers, retro sunglasses
white paperbag waist jeans, Cole Haan sneakers, retro sunglasses
white paperbag waist jeans, Cole Haan sneakers, retro sunglasses

Please excuse the super lame pun in the title, but it’s worth it for this flawless segue from showing you this outfit to telling about my recently rediscovered love for READING!

I used to like to read for fun, and I don’t know exactly when or why I fell off the wagon, but for the past several years I’ve only read for pleasure on vacation. And even then, I would often start a book and then never finish it. I’ll blame a combo of law school and streaming services for stealing all of my time and attention.

But like a lot of us, I decided to use quarantine as an excuse to revisit an old hobby. It started out slow, just reading a chapter or two in bed to wind down, and now I’m knocking out books like it’s my part-time job.

If you want to check out the books I’ve read so far, I’ve collected them all in a list on Bookshop.org. If you haven’t heard of this website, it’s pretty cool – you can order whatever books you want, and a portion of the profits go to a local bookstore that you can pick yourself.

similar Tee (sustainable brand) // Jeans (organic cotton) // Sneakers // Sunglasses // similar Bag (secondhand)

Ballerina on the go

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I’ll be honest. If I only have to leave the house to do one thing, I don’t make much effort. Please don’t tell Stacy and Clinton. But on Tuesday I actually had several errands to run, so it seemed that an outfit was justified. I went to pee in a cup (not just for fun – so I can go back to work at my old job), and I went to the dry cleaners, the bank, the grocery store, and the library.

This sweater is perfect for coolish spring days because it covers my arms, but it’s loosely knit almost like mesh. Or something. There’s probably a technical textile name for it but I don’t know what it is. Anywho, the colors are what I would call oatmeal and pale peach. The sweater makes me embrace my inner ballerina (hence the bun). I feel very dainty and demure, and then…BAM! Leopard print shoes. Didn’t see that coming, did you?

Sweater: Loft / Jeans: Seven / Shoes: Cole Haan / Bracelet: Madewell / Earrings: handmade gift