Style | Sustenance | Smart-Assery
Robin Wright is a gorgeous lady. And her character on House of Cards dresses as sharp as a tack. It may be a little too St. John for some of you, but I implore you to look again and stay awhile. Claire Underwood is fierce. Chick can rock a cropped do.
When Olivia Wilde stepped out at the Drinking Buddies premiere she was rocking the laid back, downtown look that everybody so desperately wants to emulate. Her vintage tee, asymmetrical skirt, and bold metal cuff bracelet made her look sexy and classy.
This outfit is just further proof that we should be best friends. Seriously, as soon as I finished reading this article, I thought to myself, How have we not become besties yet? What’s a girl gotta do to get a famous best friend? Whose weave do I need to fix? I’m really good at making snarky comments and dramatic faces. Put me in coach, put me in!
Whenever you find yourself staring blankly at your closet, wondering what you’re going to wear out, let this outfit offer some inspiration. Get out of the skinny jeans, high heels, sparkly top rut and try these alternatives:
Reception graphic tee $85
Witchery asymmetrical leather skirt $230
DVF heels $398
Bernard Delettrez cuff $1,820
Wildfox top $66
Helmut Lang skirt $200
Nine West heels $80
Cuff $11
It’s no secret I love a well dressed man. What’s not to love? A well fitted suit, the perfect pair of jeans, a great shawl collared sweater…it all looks good. Luckily for me, Ralph Lauren’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection checks off all of those looks and more. Prepare yourselves and gird your loins.
So recently there was this Times cover and corresponding article that talked about how more and more couples are delaying having kids in favor of –shocker- just being a married couple. Now, I can’t tell you everything that was said in this article, mainly because I don’t subscribe to Time magazine and I have yet to make myself venture over to the business/news section of the magazine rack. The fashion glossies are just too darn distracting. However, I do appreciate Time taking the time to broach this subject. I can see myself as part of this young couple on the cover-sans the matching swimsuits. My future husband and I, living life, being content to just be with each other. I think I would be fine with that, because honestly my clock is not ticking. At. All. It may be broken?
As a 29 year old female, I have recently been plagued with questions and concerns regarding my reproductive aspirations/goals/desires/wants. People (read: men) seem fascinated that I am not in the least bit crumbling in agony over the depleting state of my egg count. How can I be so calm? What will you do when you’re old and alone? Think about the children!! Will you not think about the children?!?!? Geesh people! Calm yourselves. I will be just fine in my fabulous, old age. I know it may be shocking (!) but not every girl/woman/lady/female is just twiddling her thumbs, bidding her time until she can reproduce. I used to think I wanted a house full of kids. Then I realized how much they cost as compared to say, birth control. I trimmed back some on the final number of kiddies I somewhat desired. I began to think two would suffice. Maybe a boy and a girl. Maybe two boys. Who knows? Twins run in my family on my father’s side- he was a twin and then his mother had two more twin boys- so it could happen to me too. But honestly, the older I get, the more I don’t care. I am not opposed to kids, I am indifferent. I have friends who are shining examples of domestic bliss. They have it all: careers, houses, spouses, and offspring. But I don’t envy them or ruefully wish it were me instead. I am thrilled for them. I love the showers and cakes and happy moments that you get to partake in when your friends reproduce. Besides, I have my own ambitions. Everything that I want to accomplish in life, currently has nothing to do with babyGap.
I have other plans, dammit. I have goals and dreams, and …..oh, shoes!
The women of Mad Men have some of the best wardrobes on television. From Betty Draper’s prim and proper, impeccably fitted dresses and twin sets to Jane’s figure hugging pencil skirts and sheaths, Mad Men knows style. There’s no doubt that I am merely a speck of sand in the sea of fans who would love to snatch the wardrobe closet key and wander through the racks of clothing. Now I don’t know where you are season-wise or how many episodes on Netflix you need to catch up on…you go to work, I know. So, I’m just going to assume you’ve watched the latest two seasons and know what I mean when I say I want to dance around in Megan Draper‘s closet and sing Zou Zou Bisou. Don’t kill my dream man.
When does season 7 start again?
Have you seen this show? If not, put down that book, pick up your nearest Netflix ready device and plan not to move for the next 6 hours.
Oh, and prepare to start coveting Gillian Anderson’s wardrobe as police investigator, Stella Gibson, right about now.
Real World How-To:
Something about the summer brings out the extrovert in all of us. Is it the hotter temperatures that brings out our inner exhibitionist? All of a sudden sweet and innocent Mary Sue is trading in her cotton chinos and slipping into a sheer crop top with high waisted shorts. No one saw it coming. Take a look down the street. Skirts get shorter. Tops quickly move through the phases of opaque to sheer. Walk through a local boutique and you’ll notice that every dress or shirt is backless, with cut outs on each side. Now, while I do enjoy a nice backless dress/shirt as much as the next gal, it can be a little intimidating to go from zero to naked. However, you don’t have to sit the summer out and hide your inner, bolder, you. Take a walk down the nearest drug store make-up aisle and you’ll see another summer trend-bold lip colors. It’s an affordable way to shake up your normal, everyday look. Bonus: you can wear this look to work and save your cropped tops and flowy mini skirts for that weekend festival.
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