Tag: stripes

Resurrected

When: March 2024 // Weather: not spring yet // Real life: office

I put these photos on Instagram per usual, then thought to myself: Damn. I LOVE this outfit. Like I really love it. This should go on the blog. That way, when all the social media platforms are outlawed or implode, I can still look back on this random day in March 2024 when I felt cool.

I bought these Anine Bing leather (real leather) pants secondhand on The RealReal. They weren’t exactly cheap, but according to my girl math calculations, they were an amazing deal compared to brand new. Turns out they were such a good deal because there was a big mark on one leg. I wasn’t about to let these gorgeous, buttery soft pants go to waste, so I took them to a professional leather cleaner and voila! Good as new. What a touching secondhand story, right?!

I loved this look so much, I recreated it the following week. I kept the belt, and swapped in different stripes and different boots. The weather is finally warming up around here, so I think we’re done with leather pants season, but expect to see these beauts lots more next fall and winter.

Back in Action

Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands

When: Saturday, March 5, 2022 // Weather: SPRINGY! // Real life: Trader Joe’s and other Saturday things

Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands
Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands
Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands
Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands
Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands
Sezane striped shirt, Anine Bing cap, Madewell perfect vintage jeans, sustainable fashion brands

OH HEY. Unintentional 3-month blog hiatus is officially over. I can’t believe I used to take outdoor photos nearly every day, even in frigid weather, for years. Ah, to be young again.

Maybe it’s lack of interest, maybe it’s old(er) age, maybe it’s having a job that is much better suited to my skills than blogging and pays me enough that I don’t feel the need to blog for “shopping money” but… I feel zero guilt for not doing the blog thing all winter!

Then again, it was also kinda fun to go to the park with the ol’ DSLR and have Kristin yell weird things at me to make me smile and look less like a robot. (I think she nailed it, don’t you?) Speaking of Kristin, can you believe we’ve been a couple for 17 years today?! “How could that be? You’re so young!” “Relationship goals!” “Hottest couple ever!” Oh stop. You’re too kind.

I posted some slightly embarrassing very old photos of the two of us to my Instagram stories earlier today, and shortly after noticed a drop in followers. (My follower count doesn’t really move much, so it’s easy to notice when it changes.) It’s a pretty great strategy — if you’re wondering whether any of your social media followers are bigots, just post something a little queer and the problem takes care of itself!

Sezane shirt (sustainable brand) // Madewell jeans (I’ve decided it’s OK to buy fast fashion when it comes to a something like a great pair of jeans that you’ll wear a ton) // Flattered shoes // Balzac bag (sustainable brand) // secondhand Anine Bing cap // Mejuri necklace