Jeans: So, Kohl's
Bag: SHEIN
Loop De Lou Necklace
Shoes: Jessica Simpson Collection, DSW
Hairclips: So and LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's
Top: Billabong, Macy's
Bag: Elizabeth and James, Kohl's; Skirt: Ross
Rug: Michaels; Shoes: Wanted, Modcloth
Top: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's
Bag: Delia's, Dolls Kill; Skirt: Mossimo, Target
Sunshine State of Rind Necklace
Top: So, Kohl's
Blue Butterfly Necklace
Skirt: POPSUGAR, Kohl's; Shoes: Circus by Sam Edelman, Zulily; Bag: Circus by Sam Edelman, Kohl's
You know how when you look out an airplane window and the land below looks like a patchwork quilt, all brown and green but in miniature? And how it's such a beautiful and strangely calming sight when you're up there in the air, like the universe made a blanket just for you? Well, that's kind of sort of how I felt when I started putting together these outfits. You know, if my life was a 747 and the universe was saying "there, there" with an endless supply of therapy-dog-threads. Anyway, I didn't even realize how many patchwork-style things I own until I started looking; there are more than you see here, but I got lax in the hauling-out-and-photographing department. Still, I made sure to include the most patch-tastic item of all, the one that doesn't have a patch on anything else.
Yep, it's my prized pair of "dad" jeans! You may remember when I busted them out two falls ago, floor-dusting bells and all. This time I got clever and "cuffed" them -- heading not for the big house, but for big style (insert groan). (Also, maybe House of Style, if only as a '90s shoutout. No? Okay, I'll stop.) And I do mean "big". Because I had to roll them up like six times! Sometimes I forget how short I am until I put on pants.
There's a metaphor in there somewhere, but as with the photography, I'm too lazy to find it.