Black Friday in NYC

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

When: Black Friday // Weather: 50s // Real life: day 2 in NYC!

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

OTK boots, striped shirt, colorblock hat outfit

Fun fact: I bought this hat on a whim while at Target getting stuff for my trip. Another fun fact: I took it to New York and wore it for 10 minutes before a pigeon pooped on my head. I guess it’s better than poop in my hair?

Anyway, Day 2 in NYC was a big one! We started the day at the 9/11 Museum. Despite the fact the flow of the main exhibit is terrible, and despite the fact the subject matter is depressing as hell, it is still worth a visit. In 2001, I was too busy being an angry teenager to really process and care about everything that happened. This time around, I had a lot more appreciation for what so many people went through that day. That’s about as close as this heartless fembot comes to empathy. 😉

To balance out the somber start to the day, we partook in the great American past time of Black Friday shopping. In SoHo. Go big or go home, right? Surprisingly, I didn’t go too crazy. My favorite purchase was a pair of tassel earrings from Club Monaco.

But wait! I saved the best for last. The day ended with Waitress the Musical (thanks to my MIL for the tickets)! It. Was. Amazing. I usually prefer a dance-heavy musical and this one was pretty minimal on movement, but it was funny and sweet and happy and sad and Jessie Mueller melted my face off and it smelled like pie (seriously). And…AND…after the show we met Headmaster Charleston from Gilmore Girls!!!

Told you it was a big day. Totally forgot about my poop hat by the end.

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First in Flight

short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators

I think I made it pretty clear to everyone that I was at the beach last week (in this post and this one and in a lot of Instagrams), but I don’t know if I made it clear which beach. We were at Nags Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I grew up in North Carolina, so to me, “beach” can only mean the Outer Banks. I’ve heard Florida also has a few beaches, but I see no need to check.

Nags Head is just down the road from the spot where the Wright brothers took their first successful airplane flights in 1903. There’s a memorial and visitor center there now, so we stopped to check it out before heading to the airport for our flight home. When you’re about to get on a plane in a few hours, what better time to see where it all started, right?

So this outfit was my nerdy tourist/goodbye beach/travel look.

short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators short sleeve sweatshirt, white jeans, jeffrey campbell d'orsay flats, rose gold watch, pink ray ban aviators

Do you see that? It’s aviation…reflected in my aviator sunglasses. Is your mind blown? Because it should be.

Top // Jeans (on sale) // Watch* // Sunglasses // Shoes* // Nails // Lips

*Watch provided courtesy of Dainty Wrist Jewelry; shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.