Dark Florals

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

When: Oct. 15 // Weather: 70 // Real life: work

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

kate spade dress, tights and over-the-knee boots, ysl college bag

A few posts back I talked about one of my go-to fall outfit combos, and here’s another one: short dress + tall boots (with or without tights/leggings). Soon I’ll be somewhere that fall clothes aren’t needed – they call it the most magical place on Earth, but honestly I don’t know how magical a place can be without autumn.

Still, it should be a lovely time, so any Disney fanatics that want to  follow along, you can find me on Instagram (@sarahsreallife).

Dress (or rent it!) // Boots // Bag // similar Jacket // Sunglasses

Minus 9

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

When: August 13 // Weather: 80s and cloudy (but I wear sunglasses b/c I’m cool) // Real life: birthday dinner

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

Everlane jumpsuit, beaded clutch, YSL heart sunglasses

I had a birthday last month, so I’ve now had enough time to get used to the new age I lie about being. I like to go with a 9-year deficit. Subtracting 10 is much easier, sure, but when I turned 30 I didn’t want to be too young for a cocktail because who deserves cocktails more than the 30-somethings of the world? We spent our best years surviving a recession, and now we have lame things like jobs and mortgages and kids, and when we go to the doctor, we hear things like “this is a common complaint at your age.” Meanwhile, we’re still young enough to worry about whether we might outlast the ozone layer.

So when I turned “25” a few weeks ago, you better believe I put on my finest adult onesie and ordered a cocktail called The Elder Witch. Happy birthday to me!

Jumpsuit // Shoes (on sale) // Sunglasses // Necklace // similar Bracelet // similar Clutch