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the perfect pair

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the perfect pair
Shirt: vintage; Skirt: Forever 21; Boots: Steve Madden [c/o Macy's] (see here); Jacket: Therapy; Bag: Dooney & Bourke; Choker: Urban Outfitters; Sunglasses: Steve Madden

Shirt: vintage; Skirt: Forever 21; Boots: Steve Madden [c/o Macy's] (see here); Jacket: Therapy; Bag: Dooney & Bourke; Choker: Urban Outfitters; Sunglasses: Steve Madden

I have been in search of the perfect pair of over the knee boots for probably the last month and a half.

Truthfully, it all started after seeing the Formation World Tour for the second time. [The first time I was in too much awe of Queen Bey]. One of my favorite performances is her Baby Boy/Hold Up/ Countdown compilation featuring her custom made Balmain white bodysuit [casual], and, of course, accompanying over the knee grey suede boots. [Naturally, like any other crazed Bey stan, I watch the performances over and over again on YouTube. We can talk choreography another time.] Then the boots infiltrated my Instagram feed thanks to street style shots from the likes of Kylie Jenner and the gazillion fashion bloggers that I follow. I even started tagging friends in my favorite posts, and they started sending me links to boots they thought I would like [I know, I have great friends].

I wasn’t just looking for any otk boots. There were requirements. They needed to be comfortable. Translation-a heel less than four inches, and preferably chunky as opposed to skinny. I even spent an entire Friday afternoon, perusing Bloomingdales for the perfect pair and landed on a dream pair from Stuart Weitzman [emphasis on dream]. Maybe when student loans and rent are a thing of the past Mr. Weitzman and I can have a conversation.

Anyway, I landed on this pair based on a link a friend sent me [thanks, Tasia]. She’d sent me a link to Steve Madden boots on Revolve, but they were too high, so I took to Google for Steve Madden otk boots. That’s how I landed on this magical pair on macy’s.com.

I got them in the mail last week, and they fit perfectly [thanks to true fit]. They arrived just before a work trip to New York, but I couldn't wait a whole other week to wear them. So they too took the trip to New York. I tested them out along the cobblestone streets of the Meatpacking District. Risky? I know. But they held up. I give them a 10/10 hands down. At last, the search party is officially called off.

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great finds @ goodwill

When my friends at SF Goodwill reached out to me, I was a little pressed for time. Turns out, Goodwill has an e-commerce store [did you know? I certainly didn’t. I swear it’s their best kept secret.] I found some fabulous pieces [c’mon how regal is that skirt], and I mixed and matched them with some of the pieces already in my wardrobe.

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great finds @ goodwill
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Real Talk: Goodbye, San Francisco

My relationship with SF has had its highs and its lows from the very beginning; I’ve talked about that a lot here, and after 2 ½ years I’m ready to say goodbye. So I decided to write a letter to put into words the journey I’ve had over the last 2+ years. What follows is pretty personal and honest. These are my opinions as a result of my own personal experiences and  in no way do I mean to discourage others or come off as negative. I’m just keeping it real.

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Real Talk: Goodbye, San Francisco
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real talk: stay well! stay home!

I think it can be easy to get lost in the gloom and doom of the headlines [and not for naught; this is a serious situation and we should be treating it as such]. But I also think, per my glass half full philosophy, that we can also take the time that has been given back to so many of us and use it as an opportunity. I must acknowledge that I recognize that everyone's situation is different [not everyone can easily work from home, some industries are being hit harder than others, same goes for demos of people,etc.] So I am speaking from my personal experience.

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real talk: stay well! stay home!
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a new perspective

I thought to myself, what a difference a couple of steps or rather a change in perspective can make. I remind myself that the same thing will be true when this is all over. [Because yes, this too shall pass]. In truth, I already feel a change when thinking back to when this all first started. And I take comfort in that. What a difference a new perspective can bring.

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a new perspective