Pin to Real Life: Chambray & White Skirt

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Left image source: Crazy Style Love (used with permission under Creative Commons license)

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I love doing these “Pin to Real Life” posts because I feel like they go to the essence of what this blog is about. Yes, my blog has an essence. Take a deep breath and you might get a whiff. But seriously…the essence is about how I find styling inspiration (sometimes from my own head, sometimes from other people) and then adapt it to fit my real life. [cue epiphany sound effect – it all makes sense now, doesn’t it?!]

This inspiration for this outfit came from Jenny at Crazy Style Love, and she is crazy fabulous pretty much all the time. She wears things I would never have the lady balls to wear. But then again, she lives in Toronto, and I get the impression that’s a more fashion-forward city than Indianapolis. No offense to my city, but its style is very much sports-based. So if Jenny had come to brunch with me on Saturday in her outfit, she would have looked way overdressed (but still awesome, obviously).

My shorter, less voluminous, skirt is more practical for me, and flats instead of heels seemed more appropriate for the occasion. Finally, I tied my shirt in the front instead of tucking it in because I felt like that added an extra casual touch.

A million thanks to Jenny for inspiring this outfit – I loved it! If you want to see more of the people and outfits that inspire me, follow me on Pinterest!

similar Shirt // similar Skirt // Sunglasses // similar Shoes (on sale) // Bag (on sale)

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Comforting

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In January I had the flu, in April I had a cold, and now I have a cold again. 2014 is going great so far. I’m really an overachiever when it comes to getting sick. It’s all those door handles I lick in public restrooms, I guess.

When I’m feeling crappy, I don’t really have the mental energy to come up with something interesting to wear. So on this particular occasion, I defaulted to jeans and my absolute favorite t-shirt. “Sarah, if this is your favorite shirt, how come we’ve never seen you never wear it?” OK, smarty pants. It’s because this shirt is so soft and wonderful that I’m afraid every time I wash it that it’ll just disappear. The less I wear it, the less I have to wash it, and the longer I’ll have my favorite shirt to comfort me when I’m feeling like a sad sack of poo. Hopefully this will teach you to stop questioning me.

similar Shirt // Sunglasses // Shoes (on sale in silver) // similar Necklace // similar Bag (on sale) // Watch* // Lips “Romantic”

*Watch provided courtesy of Timex; necklace purchased with gift card provided courtesy of H&M.