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H is for House Arrest

Hermes reversible belt, Everlane sweater, sweater over maxi dress, belted sweater

When: late February // Weather: chilly // Real life: work

Hermes reversible belt, Everlane sweater, sweater over maxi dress, belted sweater
Hermes reversible belt, Everlane sweater, sweater over maxi dress, belted sweater
Hermes reversible belt, Everlane sweater, sweater over maxi dress, belted sweater

Hey friends – How’s everyone hanging in there? (Emphasis on “IN” because that’s where we should all be staying as much as possible.) I’m on day 7 of self-quarantine and it hasn’t been great but it hasn’t been terrible either. Those of you with kids, I have no idea how you are doing it. If everyone in your family is still alive at the end of this, you deserve a trophy. A trophy filled with wine.

I’m here today to briefly distract you from your troubles with this outfit I wore a few weeks ago. I splurged on this Hermès belt when I was in NYC last month. Is it silly to spend so much money on one belt? Yes. But luckily, this belt is reversible. Therefore it is 2 belts and a totally reasonable purchase.

P.S. This skirt is actually a dress! Pro tip: layer sweaters over your summer dresses to make them more versatile year-round.

Sweater (sustainable brand) // similar Dress (secondhand) // similar Bag (secondhand) // similar Shoes

How to “Fake Tuck” a Sweater

sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt

When: early December // Weather: 30s // Real life: work

sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt
sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt
sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt
sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt
sweater over dress, monochrome outfit, how to winterize a summer dress, tall boots with long skirt

I’m not usually one to bring you “life hacks,” but hot damn do I have a good one so I have to share. I’m sure I’m not the first person to do this, but I did come up with it independently, so I’m pretty proud of myself.

Here was my dilemma: I like to layer sweaters over dresses, but as a vertically challenged person with a small frame, it can look frumpy, especially with a longer dress. Now if the sweater is cropped, magical optical illusions happen and I look tall and fabulous. (This is my life goal.)

But how do you make a non-cropped sweater looked cropped when you can’t tuck it in to anything? (Imagine me saying this into the camera in black and white, infomercial-style.)

Here’s what I did – I took an old pair of tights with runs in it, and cut off just the waistband. Boom. Instant belt already snugly fitted to my waist. I put that over the dress, then tucked the sweater up and under. This also works when you have a skirt that’s too thin or fitted to tuck normally.

Hey, I didn’t say it was fancy, just that it was good. It might work with a “regular” belt but you’d have to make a belt pretty tight for it to hold, which wouldn’t be very comfortable. And it wouldn’t be as cool and resourceful.

So there it is – my one and only life hack. Hope you enjoyed.

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