9 July 2010, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Leaf pendant: c/o Vintage Threadz
- Top: Banana Republic Factory
- Belt: from another dress
- Skirt: ages old, from Ross
- Bracelet: gift from Anna
- Turquoise pumps: Steve Madden, gift from MIL
End Notes:
Today I got to do one of my favorite things: teach a class with A.! We had a “focus” day on Manet’s infamous painting Olympia and talked through — and demonstrated — a range of methodologies that have been applied to this well-known work. The fact that you can approach a single work of art in so many different ways is one of those nerdy delights that cements my certainty that I am an art historian at heart.
Turquoise Steve Madden Ulltra Pumps, originally uploaded by academichic.
A not-quite-as-nerdy delight? Pairing these bright turquoise pumps with an otherwise neutral outfit. All hail, the pop of color heel. Since I wasn’t going to be by baby e. in this outfit, I decided to accessorize a little more than I have lately, using blue green and green jewelry to tie the outfit together a bit more. And, oh yes, I’m pattern mixing my florals in the top and the bracelet. It’s wild, really.
Bracelet, originally uploaded by academichic.
I’ve been flipping through old outfits, imagining what they might look like with a turquoise shoe and getting excited about the possibilities. I think it might be time to return to the color wheel for another round…
9 July 2010, originally uploaded by academichic.
LOVE those heels! I love the way that the shoe pops off the rest of the neutral outfit.
Best. Blue. Suede. Shoes. EVER!!!
Love those shoes. Actually I am thinking of getting them in the nude patent color. Did you see them when you bought yours? What did you think?
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@Alicia – I did see them in the beige patent…they look great in that color, too! I ended up also getting the magenta suede since they were on a crazy super sale and had to talk myself out of a third pair in beige :)
The skirt is my total fave. The shape is just perfect on you.
Very cute. Love the shoes and how the color gives the outfit an entirely different feel from what a neutral she would give.
I. Love. Those. Shoes.
I think this is one of my favorite outfits of yours. This silhouette looks amazing on you, and I love the pops of blue.
hmm–art historians almost always look classy. The bracelet makes me heart skip a beat.
I simply adore that bracelet. Also you teach with A, as in A of the Glamorous Grad student or is that just my imagination?
As so many before me have said: I adore those shoes. I actually spent the last 2 days running an online hunt, to no avail. Apparently nowhere has them in stock in my size!
Ah, love those shoes!!! Wish I could come to the class you described. My nerd self does so miss school in the summer, even when I’m happy to be on vacation…