Caped for Reality

dress: h&m (similar here) // cape: the limited (similar here) // boots: piperlime (similar here) // sunnies: ray ban (similar here)
photos by common dove photography

"Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life."- Bill Cunningham

Good Days and Bad Days

sweater: the limited (available here) // jeans: madewell (available here) // jacket: h&m (available here) // shoes: valentino (available here) // sunnies: prada (available here)
photos by common dove photography

About a month ago I went up to Virginia Beach to visit my parents in their new house. Quite an interesting weekend that ended with me crying my eyes out for about 6 hours listening to John Legend's "All of Me" and waking up to a 30 degree temperature drop. If you have been following the blog then you know I am currently going through a separation in my marriage…..I'll admit…..there are good days and bad days. Sometimes you think you are totally fine and then the smallest thing sets you off into a dark place that you don't know if you will ever get out of. The next morning after my last emo fest I walked out on my parents dock (because the smell of salt water always helps relax me) only to discover it was FREEZING…luckily I picked up this parka from H&M the day before and threw it over the first items laying on the top of my suitcase and slid on my Valentino rockstuds….and wouldn't you know it actually turned into a pretty great outfit. Like I said in my last post, I may be a mess right now but at least I will never let you know that from the outside. The good news is things are on the upswing for several reasons and I'm incredibly thankful for all of the people in my life right now.

Frazzled Mess

sweater: the limited (available here) // pants: free people (available here) // boots: sam edelman (similar here) // hat: world market (similar here)
photos by common dove photography

No matter how early I get up these days there never seems to be enough time to think about the clothes I'm putting on when I'm trying to get the Doodle Bug ready for school. There tends to be a mad dash around 8:12 on school mornings where I'm brushing my teeth….holding Doodle down to get him dressed….trying to throw things in his lunch box and having a meltdown because I can't find my keys. I've learned that putting on monochromatic outfits such a white on white with some interesting ankle boots (and a hat on seriously stressful mornings) is the key to not looking like I'm about to lose my sanity. I may be a frazzled mess…..but at least I look like I have my act together :)