Simple Separates
If I can get a little sentimental for a sec, my heart is exploding after all of the love and positive energy around yesterday’s post.
So much so that it’s 1:47 a.m. and I still haven’t finished this one. (If you must know, there’s a towel wrapped around my head, I’ve polished off half a bottle of red and I’ve just about nailed Beyonce’s 7/11 dance.)
Jobs, man. How incredibly comforting (an ironic choice of words) to discover that we’re all in the same/a similar boat. Let’s make #2015isOurBitch a thing, okay?
Okay. I have a story to share!
There’s a certain pressure that comes after writing a meatier, more personal post — and given yesterday’s length and longevity, I’m going to avoid that entirely and keep today’s update short-and-sweet.
You’ve probably had enough of my rambling for a day or two, no? You want to see my YONCE dance moves instead?
… Anyway.
So the other day, a friend mentioned to me that a co-worker asked her whether or not “corals cognacs *actually* dresses like she does on her blog.”
“No,” she responded.
What!
Well, shit. I mean, I do — but not everyday. Especially now that I’m often working out of my apartment. (Details here, if you missed ‘em.) And on those days (… most days), I’m actually wearing the same few pieces.
I was reading an article the other day about how “smart, flourishing entrepreneurs” wear the same thing all the time. (I’m not saying I fall into this category, it was just the theme of the story.) I mean, have you ever seen a photo of Mark Zuckerberg not wearing a black t-shirt and zip-up?
Here’s the cliff notes version of the article: Basically, there’s this group of super-successful people who purposefully wear the same thing day-in and day-out. Supposedly, they do this protect themselves from decision fatigue. Huh.
Now, I don’t wear the same thing every day (except for my workout shoes), but I have gotten very good at culling down my closet to a variety of repeat offenders.
I picked up a few pieces of Old Navy knitwear (and, of course, my favorite skinny jeans) about a month ago, and they’ve all been huge winter wardrobe proponents ever since. You’ve been in-store recently, right? Old Navy is killing it.
You can’t beat the price, for one, or the fact that you can layer all of them on top of one another. (And FYI, the jeans are finally back in stock in every size!)
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I donated/consigned nearly 40% of my wardrobe over the weekend (including 25 pairs of shoes!), in an attempt to clean up my small space and further simplify my life a bit. I might regret getting rid of some of those cute boots, but I digress. (Who am I kidding? Wait ’til sale season rolls around, ha. GAME ON.)
And before I forget, if you’re wanting to clean out your closet, too, check out this post.
Out with the old…
*In this post:
Blanket scarf: Zara (sold out, similar here and here)
Waterfall cardigan: c/o Old Navy
Cable-knit sweater: c/o Old Navy
Skinny jeans: c/o Old navy (finally back in stock!)
Booties: Vince Camuto via Zappos (on sale here and here)
Handbag: Foley Corinna mid-city tote
Silvie bar ring: Dana Rebecca
Lipstick: NARS matte lip pencil in ‘Never Say Never’
Nail polish: Essie ‘Tomboy No More’
*Click to shop: Old Navy knitwear | Old Navy denim | Ankle booties
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