Striped Pants

Ann Taylor striped ankle pants, Madewell cream cotton sweater, red d'orsay pumps, pink Ray Ban aviators

Ann Taylor striped ankle pants, Madewell cream cotton sweater, red d'orsay pumps, pink Ray Ban aviators

Ann Taylor striped ankle pants, Madewell cream cotton sweater, red d'orsay pumps, pink Ray Ban aviators

Ann Taylor striped ankle pants, Madewell cream cotton sweater, red d'orsay pumps, pink Ray Ban aviators

Ann Taylor striped ankle pants, Madewell cream cotton sweater, red d'orsay pumps, pink Ray Ban aviators

Vertical striped pants. There’s a 99% chance they’ll make your legs look longer (if they fit well), but there’s also a significant chance they’ll give you a seizure or make you feel like you’re on acid when you look it them. Worth the risk if you ask me.

I also have sort of a subtle Americana thing going on here. I guess this is the kind of thing people will wear on Independence Day after the rapture comes and the world is flipped on its axis. And yes, my greatest concern about the rapture is what I will wear, because that is my greatest concern about everything in life. Whether I give anyone a seizure is way far down the list.

Happy Sunday.

Sweater* // Pants (40% off w/ code FRIENDS40) // Shoes (on sale) // Sunglasses // Bag // similar Necklace*

*Sweater purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop; necklace purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M.

A White Christmas

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

bcbg dress, rent the runway, holiday party dress, red d'orsay pumps, indianapolis style blog

Well guys, I can phone it in for the next 2 weeks because this is probably the best I will look this year. My office holiday party was black tie (lawyers…so pretentious, right?) so I took full advantage of the opportunity to look fancy. I knew at a formal event – especially one full of attorneys – there would be a lot of long black dresses, so in an effort to stand out, I went for a short white one. I know a little white dress is usually more of a warm weather thing, but the texture of this one kind of reminded me of a snowflake, and I decided to add Santa-red shoes and lips. In other words, if you thought this was a summer dress…what the hell were you thinking?

I felt like a celebrity on an award show red carpet in this, so in that spirit I feel like I should give some credit to the people who helped me look so good: my wife for taking really great photos, my friend and stylist Brandy for giving me this braid crown, Rent the Runway for existing so I could rent a dress I can’t afford to buy, and Pure Barre for helping me get in great shape over the past 4 months! And my mom. Because you always have to thank your mom.

Dress (or rent it here) // Bracelet // similar Shoes // Solitaire Ring* // Midi Ring* // similar Bag // Coat // Lips “Lip Bomb #2”

*Rings purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.