I did it! Skinny jeans! But I am NOT a hipster.

A high-stress shopping day as J Brand was on sale on both RueLaLa and Gilt. I ended up choosing the more wallet-friendly price, which happened to be RueLaLa (should ‘wallet-friendly’ and ‘RueLaLa’ even be in the same sentence together? Probably not). Behold:

Not bad, right?

I was all happy about my purchase, until I read this article on Boston.com. Does skinny jean = hipster? I wasn’t planning on wearing them with combat boots or converse sneakers. No one would mistake me for a hipster, right? Flats and cute boots only! Maybe sandals here and there. And wait, I have a bicycle! Oh god, no.

I think the fact that I’m wearing a madras headband from J.Crew right now should help me out. Hm, yes.. I think I’m safe from that stereotype. Very, very safe.

If you want to be a shopaholic like me (and really, who doesn’t), leave a comment and I can send you invites to RueLaLa and Gilt. It’ll be the worst decision of your life. :-p And on that note, I am officially cutting myself off from online shopping. At least for a little while. I swear!

Skinny Jean Love

For years, I have been anti-skinny jeans. I thought they looked awkward and uncomfortable. But the trend stuck, and with it, my hatred for them dimmed. While I still can’t seem to rock the skinny jeans/heels look, I love pairing them with boots and flats. I now own one pair, and am coveting new skinnies for the fall. After some shopping research, I think I’m going to go with these: J Brand Pencil Leg Jeans. I actually tried them on in-store today, and was shocked at how comfy they are! Like leggings, but in jean form. And with the pencil leg, I don’t feel like they are super-skin tight, yet they are still perfect for tucking into boots. As my luck would have it, Gilt is having a sale on J Brand on Thursday, July 16th! Happy shopping!

Rainy-day Boots

I went to work this morning in flip flops, thinking ‘Nahhh it won’t rain today! It was sunny all weekend! La, La, La’.  A few hours later, dark clouds turned into thunderstorms and torrential rain. I had already tried several times to maneuver around puddles in sandals, it just wasn’t working for me anymore.

Solution? New rain boots! I already have a pair, but they are super tall and heavy, and for some reason I thought a blue/green plaid would work for me. It didn’t, and they are now banished to the back of the closet. These new ones are small (hitting mid-calf), black/olive in color (so they go with everything), and have a soft lining making them very comfy. Plus, they were fairly inexpensive. I got them at City Sports and used my old student ID to get an extra 10% off. Yay for still looking like a college student.

Behold, new rain boots! Tretorn ‘Skerry’ Boots

I’m in shoe-love. Bring on the rain!