24 August 2009 – Meet and Greet
Posted on | August 24, 2009 | 9 Comments
24 August 2009 – Trim, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Wrap shirt – BR Outlet
- Gray bermudas – thrifted, chopped by me
- Orange heels – Dolce Vita, via www.solestruck.com
- Earrings – local jeweler, a gift from my husband
End Notes:
This morning A. and I attended our department’s annual meet and greet brunch. I remember walking into our building three years ago full of anticipation and anxiety over launching my graduate career. I don’t really remember what I wore that day, but I do remember that A. and I were the only people there wearing skirts. If our meeting was a movie, there would have been a little *ding* noise in the soundtrack and a voiceover squealing, “Friends!”
Shirt detail, originally uploaded by academichic.
Today I brought baby e. with me to the brunch, and I eschewed a full skirt for a sleek pair of bermudas and a crisp white wrap shirt. And then…I threw on my bright orange pumps. Maybe my top was a message to the faculty — “I’m calm, I’m put together, don’t fear” — and my shoes were a message to the new students — “I can be fun, too!”
Because, really, nothing says “fun at parties” like an orange pump.
Dolce Vita Pumps, originally uploaded by academichic.
Umbilical Glass Earrings, originally uploaded by academichic.
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August 24th, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
This is lovely. Good for you for wearing shoes that say party!
August 24th, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
I wore orange-ish pumps on my first day back, too! Clearly, orange is *the* party color.
August 24th, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
“Because, really, nothing says ‘fun at parties’ like an orange pump”…I might die laughing!
August 24th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
I think the outfit is perfect. Strikes the right balance of fun and put together. I also LOVE how you chose to photograph your earrings. It’s like they’re a part of nature :)
August 24th, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
Gorgeous orange pumps, and I LOVE the shirt. You look gorgeous.
August 24th, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
Wow, you get away with wearing shorts & taking a baby to official functions? Sounds like your department’s really laid back! I love the shoes, orange is such an unusual colour that it really stands out. And you hung your earrings on a leaf? That’s so crazy, I love it!
August 24th, 2009 @ 5:46 pm
[...] As E. said, today was the meet and greet brunch for our department. For me however, this was followed by a TA meeting, lunch with new graduate students, a workshop on managing stress (I just managed to feel more stressed about my stress) and finally to work a table at the graduate student resource fair. It’s been a long day – hence the nighttime photo! [...]
August 25th, 2009 @ 5:51 am
I have those EXACT pumps in teal. Aren’t they AWESOME?
August 25th, 2009 @ 6:34 am
Love the pierced leaf!