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layered button up shirts, flannel and chambray, blue beanie, glasses, over the knee boots, j crew pearl necklace, law school style

layered button up shirts, flannel and chambray, blue beanie, glasses, over the knee boots, j crew pearl necklace, law school style

layered button up shirts, flannel and chambray, blue beanie, glasses, over the knee boots, j crew pearl necklace, law school style

layered button up shirts, flannel and chambray, blue beanie, glasses, over the knee boots, j crew pearl necklace, law school style

layered button up shirts, flannel and chambray, blue beanie, glasses, over the knee boots, j crew pearl necklace, law school style

Chambray and flannel layered? I can pretend I’m just super cool and trendy, but it’s partly out of necessity: it’s still really freaking cold here. Hence the gloves – I swear I’m not about to commit a murder (I’ll leave that to my cat).

I just realized I don’t think I’ve ever shared my glasses story on the blog. Sit back; you’re in for a treat.

The first 25 years of my life, I had super-human, better-than-20-20 vision. Then toward the end of my first semester of law school, I started noticing that the longer I spent staring at a book or a computer, the harder it was to focus. Sometimes I would get bad headaches or have to squint to see things that used to be clear.

So after finals I went to the optometrist and got the horrible news: My vision had taken a nose dive…all the way down to 20/20. And – get this – I have a slight astigmatism. Heartbreaking story, right? Luckily, the eye doctor didn’t make fun of me. She actually said she could give me an itty bitty prescription for eyeglasses to sharpen things up to the way I was used to.

Secretly, I had always kind of wanted a reason to pick out glasses frames – they were the one thing missing from my accessories collection! Before you laugh at me for rocking my practically fake spectacles, they really do make a difference. I got a headache after every exam my first semester, but second semester (and third, fourth, and fifth) I wore my glasses and didn’t get any. I don’t wear them all time, but they’re great for long days at school. OK, fine…they’re also great for looking cute and smart.

Some fine print (put on your glasses to read it): GlassesUSA.com sponsored this post! If you shop for sunglasses or eyeglasses online, check out their site and use the following discount codes if you buy: “FS15” for 15% off and free shipping on any order over $50. “Blog10” for 10% off prescription glasses.

similar Shirt // Jeans // Boots (on sale) // similar Hat // similar Necklace // Glasses // Link Bracelet (on sale) // Lips “Romantic”

Pin to Real Life: Winter Layers

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Left image: Penny Pincher Fashion (used with permission)

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When I saw this outfit that Kimberly came up with, it felt so very “me” (well I guess it’s really more “Kimberly” but the point is I liked it), so I plopped a photo over on good ol’ Pinterest. A few days later, I didn’t really have an idea of what to wear, so pin to the rescue!

You can read my tips on using Pinterest for outfit inspiration here, but I’ll clue you in on a big one: pin looks that contain pieces similar to what’s already in your closet. Obviously for this outfit I did a totally different color scheme, but I had all the basic stuff: striped tee, leather vest, coat, plaid scarf, beanie, jeans, and boots. And a dusting of snow around my feet – do I get bonus points for that? It was the mix of patterns and layers I liked, so I wasn’t too worried about replicating the colors. Plus these were just the only color options I had…so there’s that.

If you want to see what other winter looks I’ve been in to recently, you can follow my Pinterest board here!

similar Shirt // similar Vest (on sale) // Coat (40% off w/ code TAKENOTE) // similar Scarf (on sale) // similar Hat // Sunglasses // similar Boots (save) // other similar Boots (spend) // Lips