switch hitter

I feel like I have two separate closets - one for school, and one for studying. My school clothes aren't the clothes I want to wear to the library for 10 hours, and the clothes I am comfortable in for long periods of time are not always appropriate for school. I have found a few items that cross from one side of the closet to other though, with my ponte black pants being my favorite. They are as comfortable as yoga pants, but are thicker and have a zipper and pockets, which makes them appropriate to wear to school, at least when I wear them with boots and a longer top. This way I can still wear my boots to school without always having to wear dresses or skirts (especially when it's snowing!). Mine are a few years old, but these ones are currently 40% off if you are looking for a pair!

Do you have any cross over pieces, or are you lucky enough that you can wear any of your clothes whenever you want? 

Sweater: H&M [exact - I would suggest sizing down!]

Button up: Banana Republic 

Pants: Gap [similar]

Boots: Vince Camuto [exact on sale]

Necklace: J.Crew Factory [exact on sale]

Watch: c/o Daniel Wellington [exact]*

Bracelet: gift from my friend Lizzi [exact]

Nails: Essie [exact]

*use code holiday_franish for 15% off your order

tights tights baby

After trying to blog during last winters never ending snow storms, I tried this year to have just a little bit of back log of pictures before the snow hit...and boy did it hit yesterday. It went from absolutely no snow on Wednesday to over a foot of snow on Thursday. Yikes. 

I am not at all ready for snow and everything that comes with that - everything taking 5x as long to get to, twelve thousand layers just to take the dogs out, tights. I was going to stop at Target to restock my tights collection yesterday, as well as pick up a skirt slip to wear with cotton dresses like this, but after 45 minutes of driving to get 2 miles down the road, I gave up and went home.

So no tights yet, so if you have any suggestions for your "can't survive winter without" tights, please let me know because I generally stand in front of the tights section with no idea what to buy!

Dress: Old Navy [exact on sale - mine's a tall]

Shirt: Banana Republic [exact]

Belt: Everlane [exact]

Shoes: J.Crew Factory [exact on super sale]

Watch: Michael Kors [save | exact]

Nails: Essie [exact]

Earrings: eBay [similar]

^^ good bye snaggle tooth! Invisalign hopefully starts next week :)

september budget

1. Ann Taylor Top: originally $50, on sale for $25
2. Old Navy Sweater Dress: originally $40, on sale for $28
3. J.Crew Chambray: originally $78, on sale for $55
4. J.Crew Factory Skirt: originally $90, on sale for $35
5. Banana Republic Shirt [seen here]: originally $65, on sale for $40
6. Pearl earrings: $6

September budget: $189

the classics? [+ 9th&Elm giveaway]

As I was trying to write this post, I initially was going to talk about how I tend to wear a lot of "classics" but I don't really know how define my style. So while I was trying to come up with a definition of what my style is (a very good use of my time, I promise), I realized that I already wrote a really similar post 1.5 years ago about this...and it turns out I was wearing a very similar outfit. 

So does that mean that nothing has really changed in the last 18 months, and that this is just my style? Button-ups, slim pants, cap toed flats - I suppose they're called classics for a reason. So maybe slightly boring, but at least I'm consistent ;)

Shirt: Banana Republic [exact]

Pants: The Limited [exact]

Necklace: c/o 9th & Elm [exact]

Shoes: Target [even cuter similar]

Bag: Kate Spade [save | splurge]

Watch: Michael Kors [exact]

...and nothing completes defining your style like a piece of jewerly with your monogram on it. I've received several pieces through 9th & Elm now, and I've always enjoyed wearing them. It's a fun way to add a little something customized or hand-made and independent into your outfits. If you'd love to own your own personalized piece of jewelry, or any of the other great products on their site, you can either sign up here, or enter the giveaway for a $30 credit! US residents only please. 

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