out of the loop

Hi!

I have felt soooo out of the blogging loop these last few months. Between wearing scrubs all day, and being sick the past few weekends, I haven't had any opportunities to take blogging pictures ( / even wear real clothes). I know many bloggers hire photographers and take a bunch of pictures at the same time, but a part of me is just way to lazy! It's hard enough to come up with one outfit, much less five at a time. How do you do it, bloggers? 

Anyway, today is officially my last day of wearing scrubs for the next four weeks! I'll miss ya, adult pjs for work, but I have found they make me exponentially more lazy - I wash my hair at most twice a week, I wear less make-up, and I maybe eat a little more just because who notices when you wear baggy mens clothes all day? But...my attending on the next rotation is always really well dressed and put together, so I'm excited to feeling a little bit more put together myself. Maybe I should start by getting those roots fixed...yikes! Let's just pretend I did it on purpose, mmkay? 

Vest: J.Crew Factory [exact on sale!]

Shirt: Loft 

Pants: Express [exact - review here]

Scarf: Ann Taylor [exact]

Boots: Vince Camuto [love this similar pair - that back!]

Watch: c/o Larsson & Jennings [exact]

hussy ankles

I grew up in Wisconsin, so me and snow go way back. It's like that slightly annoying friend who you are initially excited to see and hang out with, but then you get sick of real quick after one too many unexpected visits. While I'm all about bundling up on those really snowy and drifty days, I don't wear boots for the 6 months straight there is snow on the ground. If it's not actually snowing, and there's just a slight dusting on the ground, I happily wear my flats for the 45 second walk I have from my car to school in the morning. I playfully call this showing off my hussy ankles because they are so bare and out in the open ;)

 I know sometimes you guys worry that I'm cold or dying of hypothermia when I wear ankle pants and flats in the winter, but once you spend two decades in -20 degree weather with real blizzards (real ones, NYC!), a dusting of snow at 30 degrees is nothing. 

Tee: Loft [exact on sale - love love love, should get a second]

Pants: The Limited [same style]

Scarf: present from Steph 

Belt: Gap [very similar]

Flats: Banana Republic [exact]

Watch: Michael Kors [exact]

And on an unrelated note, but because I'm wearing cognac here, I did order those wedges I talked about in my last budget post. They didn't have my size at the time, but I happened to check back a few days ago, and they had one left in my size, plus they were on a pretty steep discount (they are still 50% off from Amazon)!  They came the other day and are beautiful, but I'm also a crazy person and am wondering if the fact that they are slightly darker than my transport tote and leather belts will bother me. Thoughts? 

via instagram - follow along if you love puppies, too many shots of med school books, and very few food pictures ;)

is it okay to wear black and brown together?

I used to be fiercely against wearing black and brown together, especially when it came to leathers. I think I read that rule somewhere in a fashion magazine when I was in my early teens, and I took it as the gospel. You know, along with other silly rules like no white after labor day and vertical stripes are the most flattering stripes.

Clearly, I no longer abide by the black and brown rule when it comes to clothing, but I still get a little weird about it when it comes to leather. I don't think I could ever wear a brown belt with black shoes!  Or maybe even a black watch band with tan shoes. Is that silly? 

Who knows, here I am, breaking all my own rules with a cognac tote and black boots. It doesn't feel as wrong, for some reason!

(horizonal, for shame!) striped tee: Loft [exact on sale]

Cardigan: J.Crew Factory [same style]

Pants: Gap [similar]

Scarf: H&M [similar]

Boots: Vince Camuto [exact]

Tote: Madewell [save | exact]

Watch: c/o Daniel Wellington [exact]

besides these deep philosophical style conversations, here are a few current MLK Day sales: 

• Ann Taylor: 
• 40% off full price items (like this perfect blouse, seriously!) 
• 70% (!!!) off sale items (go for a fun sweater dress)
• Anthropologie: code EXTRAEXTRA
• 40% off sale items: I'd go for this beautiful scarf -it'll go with everything!
• Banana Republic: code BRWEEKEND, ends 1/19
• 40% off everything (time to finally try a midi skirt because this one is perfect)
• Gap: code DEALS
• 40% off everything: I wish I knew how to wear moto jackets, because this one (that comes in 2 different greys) is so cute
• Lands' End: 
• 20% off everything: I ordered this tote for CR's sister for Christmas, and it's gorgeous in real life (go for the monogram!)
• Shopbop:
• Tons of new things added to the sale section, including beautiful Equipment tops, Marc Jacobs watches (I really love the Baker watch!), and Tory Burch shoes.

stripes, the eternal trend

My boyfriend thinks that stripes are a trend right now. I think he sees my closet, full of stripes, and then sees striped shirts in stores, and thinks that they are the trendy thing. I'm still trying to convince him that stripes are a classic, not a trend, but you know how boys are ;)

But really, I love a great striped shirt. I think they are so versatile - they can stand on their own, they can be combined with other patterns, or they can be used as a layer to add interest. I've been looking for a white shirt with black stripes, long sleeves, and a longer hem for a long time. I finally found it when I found this tee at Loft a few weeks ago. I'M OBSESSED. It's has the longer rounded hem that makes it perfect for layering. If you've been looking for a simple striped tee, this one is currently on sale for $15 (no code needed). I found that it runs true to size, and I can't stop wearing it. 

Striped Top: Loft [exact]

Sweater: Soft by Joie c/o Zappos [exact]

Jeans: Uniqlo [exact]

Scarf: H&M [exact]

Watch: Kate Spade [save | same style]

Shoes: Sperry [exact]

Bag: Madewell [save | exact]