La Mode

amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat

When: last week // Weather: 40s // Real life: work

amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat
amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat
amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat
amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat
amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat
amour vert, cropped pants with ankle boots, teddy coat

Pro tip: the key to being fashionable is dressing so that one small section of your body is very cold. But it can’t be something obvious like your hands or face. No, it must be a random 3-inch section of your mid calf. Voila. FASHUN.

And speaking of French, this impossibly soft, fancy sweatshirt is from the sustainable brand Amour Vert. The name is en français, but it’s a U.S. company, so overseas shipping costs (yay). This is the only thing I’ve bought from Amour Vert, but so far I’m impressed. And as you know, I have very high standards when it comes to fashun.

Sweatshirt (sustainable brand) // similar Pants // similar Boots // similar Coat (secondhand) // Sunglasses // similar Bag

Santa Baby

leather trench, YSL heart sunglasses

When: mid-December // Weather: 40s // Real life: work

leather trench, YSL heart sunglasses
leather trench, YSL heart sunglasses
leather trench, YSL heart sunglasses

Before you ask, no, I did not put a letter to Santa in the mailbox. I’m not that level of cute. I’m only “decorate a few cookies” cute or “hate-watch bad Christmas movies” cute. No matter what level of cute you’re feeling this holiday season, just know that you can be as jolly or as scroogy as you want and it’s OK. I’ve now witnessed how hard this time of year is for people who’ve suffered a loss, and it really sucks. I can’t fix it, but I can remind you to not feel bad for not feeling festive all the damn time.

Switching gears completely, this jacket is an epic consignment store find! It’s a genuine suede jacket from Lafayette 148, perfect condition, that would retail for over $1k, but I got it for just over $150. I mean really.

similar Jacket // Sunglasses // Earrings // similar Bag // similar Shoes