Boots as Pants (Again!)

Hate to break it to you, my East Coast friends, but we had a rather balmy (and dry) 35-degree weekend here in Chicago.

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(… That’s all I’ll say, though; I don’t want to jinx us. )

How was your weekend?

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I spent mine teaching (always do!), but we also went out and threw down on Saturday night for a Kygo concert. He’s one of my favorite DJ/producers — and his jams are really good for getting through Mondays behind a desk.

Anywho. Today’s look:

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You know I love an excuse to wear boots as pants, but I’m also all about finding a handful ways to wear and re-wear my favorite wardrobe staples.

This is actually the dress I wore on New Year’s Eve. Today I paired it with a wool-blend blazer — and happily, I’ve found that it works just as well during the daytime.

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My favorite part about today’s ensemble, though, is the side-eyes that my over-the-knee boots and I got from the older folks in Chicago’s ritzy Gold Coast neighborhood.

Who knew that showing a few inches of skin in January was a seemingly scandalous style moment?

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… Okay, it wasn’t all that bad. But maybe rock some tights and matching black pumps to the office.

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Clothing

Wool blazer: c/o Vineyard Vines (on sale)
Black dress with fringe: Maje (similar here)
Over-the-knee boots: Steve Madden (less than $150, here in more sizes/colors)
Metallic handbag: 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli (sold out, love the gold version)
Black clutch: Unknown (similar Tory Burch version)

Beauty

Hair styling: Living Proof’s No Frizz collection (introductory kit here)
Lip gloss: NARS satin lip pencil in ‘Palais Royale’
Foundation: bareMinerals Complexion Rescue (in Natural)
Eyebrows: Benefit Instant Brow pencil

*Click to shop: fringe dresses | NARS LIP PENCILS | this post, below:

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