Power Suit

floral jumpsuit, cropped trench, early fall outfit

When: late August // Weather: warm & sunny // Real life: work

floral jumpsuit, cropped trench, early fall outfit

floral jumpsuit, cropped trench, early fall outfit

floral jumpsuit, cropped trench, early fall outfit

floral jumpsuit, cropped trench, early fall outfit

When jumpsuits started popping up a couple years ago, I thought it wouldn’t last. Everyone will get tired of the associated bathroom challenges and decide it’s not worth it, right? As a dancer, I spent half my childhood in tights and leotards so I’m quite familiar with the concept of getting nearly naked just to pee, but I figured the general female public would call B.S. on this inconvenient trend.

But clearly I was wrong. I guess we decided that with all the crap we endure as women, we can put up with a jumpsuit no problem. In fact, maybe jumpsuits are a feminist statement. A jumpsuit says “I’m feminine but I also wear the pants…literally.” A jumpsuit says “I’m not afraid of a challenge, gentlemen. Come at me.”

similar Jacket (same in khaki) // similar Jumpsuit // Shoes // Sunglasses // similar Bag

Minus 9

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

When: August 13 // Weather: 80s and cloudy (but I wear sunglasses b/c I’m cool) // Real life: birthday dinner

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

I had a birthday last month, so I’ve now had enough time to get used to the new age I lie about being. I like to go with a 9-year deficit. Subtracting 10 is much easier, sure, but when I turned 30 I didn’t want to be too young for a cocktail because who deserves cocktails more than the 30-somethings of the world? We spent our best years surviving a recession, and now we have lame things like jobs and mortgages and kids, and when we go to the doctor, we hear things like “this is a common complaint at your age.” Meanwhile, we’re still young enough to worry about whether we might outlast the ozone layer.

So when I turned “25” a few weeks ago, you better believe I put on my finest adult onesie and ordered a cocktail called The Elder Witch. Happy birthday to me!

Jumpsuit // Shoes (on sale) // Sunglasses // Necklace // similar Bracelet // similar Clutch