Pay Up, Dress Down

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

casual friday, striped bejeweled top, leopard pumps, mint rebecca minkoff bag

Does anyone else’s office subscribe to the concept of making people donate to charity in order to participate in a jeans day? I can’t decide exactly how I feel about it. Suffice it to say I’m skeptical. It seems silly to pay to wear jeans that you’ve already bought. On the other hand, giving money to charity is generally a good thing. On a third hand, convincing people to give money to charity by bribing them with the ability to wear their own clothing is…weird. And on a fourth hand, none of this really matters because if I don’t agree with the concept then I don’t have to wear jeans.

But I had really been wanting to wear this top again, I thought it would look good with jeans, and what better time of year to give $5 to a food bank? So I went against everything I believe in and gave money to charity. I swear it will never happen again.

And speaking of my generosity, don’t forget to enter the $50 Giveaway to Redbubble! The entry period ends Sunday night.

[Go ahead assume everything is on sale today…]

Top* // Jeans // Bag // Shoes // Watch* // similar Sunglasses* // Lips “La Flamboyante”

*Top purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop; watch provided courtesy of Timex; sunglasses provided courtesy of SEE Eyewear.

Tied with a Bow (or Two)

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

tie sleeve top, distressed jeans, black heeled ankle boots, jeweled clutch, chanel red lipstick, bloomington indiana style blog

Earlier this month we headed down to Bloomington to surprise our friend Abi on her 30th birthday. We lived down the hall from each other freshman year of college. According to math, that was 12 years ago, but I’m skeptical.

Luckily, the weekend was 100% celebrating the milestone and 0% having a third-life crisis. Abi is totally kicking 30’s ass. She can still do the splits and everything. I don’t plan on turning 30 myself, but Abi was a good role model nonetheless.

Anywho, this is what I wore for a night on the town, full of lots of college reminiscing. It was like we were young again, except classier and with a lower tolerance for alcohol.

Top via Le Tote (or buy similar) // Jeans (on sale) // similar Boots (under $60) // similar Clutch // similar Earrings // Lips “La Flamboyante”