Snapshot: 9/25

It’s fall, y’all! It’s also currently 80 degrees at 8:30 pm and we’re running the A.C. full blast to cool down our un-cooldownable apartment. But, according to the calendar it is, in fact, my favorite season – the season of pumpkin, Halloween, layering, soup, long jackets, socks (SOCKS!), and crisp evenings with otherworldly sunsets (seeContinue reading “Snapshot: 9/25”

Modern Hepburn Wedding Look

The phrase, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride,” has taken on a negative connotation for years. I haven’t experienced bridehood (yet…) so I can’t speak to the feeling of walking down an aisle – friends and family surrounding you, dad (mom? both parents?) on your arm, walking toward your soon-to-be husband – which I canContinue reading “Modern Hepburn Wedding Look”

The Denim Jacket of my Dreams

Sometimes it’s worth it to hold out for the right one. Ever since I saw my friend effortlessly fling her oversize Levi’s denim jacket that she “found at a flea market in Seoul,” I had been looking for a similar one. A good denim jacket is considered by many to be a wardrobe staple, and I don’tContinue reading “The Denim Jacket of my Dreams”

The Incredible Ear Jacket

As someone who has pondered getting a second piercing for a while, I was excited (and slightly relieved…) to find ear jackets. My initial reaction to them, after spotting some on Jewelmint, was a mixture of awe and confusion: awe because, without adding a ton of bulk or formal-ness, they looked way cooler than my everyday silver stud earrings;Continue reading “The Incredible Ear Jacket”

Good Finds: Shift Dress

In college I had a black, A-line skirt that I fondly called “Old Reliable.” For days when an inventive outfit just didn’t come together, I knew I could pull on this comfortable, versatile skirt and not think twice. This collared shift dress from H & M reminds me of Old Reliable – it’s a flattering, timelessContinue reading “Good Finds: Shift Dress”