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 30 June 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

• Brown tank – J.Crew, remixed
• Jersey dress – BR Outlet 
• Brown woven belt – F21, remixed
• Gladiator wedges – Target, remixed 
• Bangle – Big Lots, remixed

Endnotes:

As much fun as our road trip was, it’s now back to reality and back to work. On our drive home yesterday, I complied my to-do list for the week and today I’m at the library and dutifully tackling it. After a week of much sitting in a car, it felt great to hop on my bike and pedal to campus. And increasingly a believer in the Velocouture movement, I’m seeing that you really can wear what you’d wear regularly and still bike commute. I wanted to wear this summery jersey dress today and my gladiator wedges and I was not to be deterred by my mode of transportation.

I know I’ve said this before, but one of my main concerns about biking was that I would have to change the way I dress and to sacrifice my style in order to do so. Fortunately, there are a growing number of chic cycle blogs like Lets Go Ride a Bike (no, really, check out this post!), Girls and Bicycles, and all of the Sartorialist-style bike blogs I listed in my previous posts here  that showed me otherwise!  So with laptop (in my back basket) and iced coffee in tow, I was out the door and to the library, where – if you’ll excuse me – I really should get to work now. S.

30 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

• Necklace – World Market, remixed 
• Top – Limited, thrifted 
• Shorts – Gap, remixed 
• Wedge sandals – Target

Endnotes:

After two weeks of flatwear and while facing another week of sensible walking shoes while on vacation, I knew I had to pull out a pair of heels or wedges today! But I also knew that I had to be on my feet for quite a while today, running errands and preparing for my departure tomorrow, so a comfortable shoe it had to be. These Target gladiator wedges are so comfortable, you forgot you’re not wearing flats. And they give me that extra bit of height (and confidence) boost that flats don’t always provide. 

Although I love the feel of these shoes and really liked them with these walking shorts, it’s taken me a while to come around to the gladiator style and I’m not really sure how to fit these into my wardrobe. I feel like there’s a lot of sandal on my foot with all those straps and I’m not sure how to wear these without feeling like they’re competing with the rest of my outfit for attention. 

For today, I kept it simple with clean lines and dark colors and let the sandals take the limelight. But how can I get more mileage out of these? Do you own a pair of gladiator sandals and, if so, how do you wear them? With florals and bold prints? With flowey fabrics or structured cuts? Please inspire me! S.

30 May 2009 – Heels, finally!, originally uploaded by academichic.

     

16 May 2009 , originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

• Khaki shirt dress – Target 
• Green tee – H&M 
• Purple cord skirt – AE, remixed 
• Red-orange belt – Gap, remixed 
• Orange gladiators – AE, remixed 
• Wood and leather necklace – AE

Endnotes:

Ever since I thrifted this orange shirt dress a while ago (and realized how wonderfully versatile they are), I’ve been on the look out for another shirt dress in a neutral color to add to my wardrobe. Ideally, I wanted one in navy or black, I’m not really a khaki wearer. But when I found this one for $8 on clearance at Target, I decided that I was willing to compromise. Added persuasion factor: it was the last one left and in my size. It was meant to be.

And the khaki color does make it feel somewhat Safari-ish, which is one of this spring’s looks, so who am I to fight it? I think the wooden and leather  necklace along with the French braid also add to the Safari-ish feel. Although, what I’m more excited about is that I’m wearing a triad (a rare but always fun color combo!).

    

Wood and leather necklace, originally uploaded by academichic.

And while I’m thrilled about my new shirt dress, the triadic color combo of today’s outfit, and the BBQ graduation party I’m going to this afternoon, what’s I’m most thrilled about is that I completed my third and final comprehensive exam and I am done with all of my requirements but my dissertation! I’m not quite ABD* (since I still have to get my dissertation proposal written and approved), but I, along with A., am now ABP! I couldn’t be happier about this! S. 

*ABD = All But Dissertation (and yes, that’s official terminology although it sounds silly).

**ABP = Coined by E. and stands for All But Prospectus, which is where A. and I both are in our academic career right now.

  

16 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.