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.
This is lovely. Good for you for wearing shoes that say party!
I wore orange-ish pumps on my first day back, too! Clearly, orange is *the* party color.
“Because, really, nothing says ‘fun at parties’ like an orange pump”…I might die laughing!
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 :)
Gorgeous orange pumps, and I LOVE the shirt. You look gorgeous.
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!
[...] 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! [...]
I have those EXACT pumps in teal. Aren’t they AWESOME?
Love the pierced leaf!