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Pre-Wedding Dinner, originally uploaded by academichic.

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On A:

• Dress – Max Studio, via Marshals
• Shoes – Seychelles, via DSW
• Earrings – gift from S.
• Bag – Crystalyn Kae

On A’s Mom:

• Navy Jersey Cardigan – Talbots
• White Cami – Talbots
• Seersucker Capris – Talbots
• Sandals – Born

On A2 (below):

• Navy Button Down – Ralph Lauren
• Seersucker Pants – Gap
• Sandals – Reefs

On A’s Dad (below):

• Polo – Ralph Lauren
• Shorts – Ralph Lauren

Endnotes:

The night before the wedding the we went to one of favorite old stomping grounds for dinner and micro-brew. Everyone arrived in town at different times and just showed up to the brewery to join our enormous table in the rooftop beer garden.  There was no need for a rehearsal so we all just enjoyed relaxed evening laughing, swapping stories, and  getting excited about the big day.

My mom and I did not coordinate our outfits, but clearly we were on the same wave length with our navy ensembles finished off with our strikingly similar  large brown totes.  I loved my mom’s little jersey cardigan paired with her cropped blue and white seersucker pants.  She was trendy but age appropriate.   We both wear blue well because it makes our eyes pop.  I get my blue eyes from both my parents, but you can clearly see I get my height from dad.

As it turned out A2 apparently also got the memo about navy being our pre-wedding color.

Blue, originally uploaded by academichic.

Both of my parents are brand loyalists.  A majority of my mom’s wardrobe comes from Talbots, including the beautiful black linen dress and blue linen jacket she wore for the actual wedding.  My dad is a true Ralph Lauren fan and owns a polo in just about every color and his wedding suit was also Ralph Lauren.  In the past, I have rarely found much from either of these companies (though A2 swears by Ralph Lauren with her own impressive collection of polos) but have recently been liking more and more from Talbots (more on that in a post to come).

Finally, dearest readers, thank you so much for the outpouring of well wishes and kind words.  It has been so much fun and incredibly heart warming to read all of the comments on the wedding post, so thank you all for adding to the incredible high I’ve been on all week!

A & A2, originally uploaded by academichic.

5 July 2009 – Sunday Evening Golf, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

• Plaid Shorts – H & M
• White Polo – American Eagle
• Earrings – BR
• Pink Tennis Shoes – Asics Tigers from Urban Outfitters
• Putter – borrowed from A2

Endnotes:

A2 and I are visiting family for an extra long weekend.  We arrived on Thursday night to a full schedule of activities, many of which I don’t partake of on a regular basis.  A family golf tournament was one of these!  My Dad is an avid golfer, so I think not too long after I learned to walk, I learned to swing a golf club.  While this doesn’t make me a pro by any means, I did hold my own in yesterday’s scramble.

5 July 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

I also am well versed in appropriate golf attire.  I don’t wear a polo very often these days but I always have a few well-fiting polos in various colors in my wardrobe.  I usually make it out for a round of nine holes about once a year with my dad and sisters and a collared shirt is required.  What items do you keep in your wardrobe for those once a year uses?

5 July 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Special Note: Credit for the last two photos goes to A2′s brother J.  Thanks J.!

16 June 2009 – Rainy day bike ride, originally uploaded by academichic.  

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All remixed except necklace and umbrella:

• Purple top - Old Navy 
• Black linen skirt – H&M 
• Pink pumps – Antonio Melani 
• Bangle – Big Lots 
• Wood and glass necklace – made by me 
• Umbrella – Totes, bought in San Fran last week b/c it called for rain (and then of course it didn’t rain at all) 
• Yellow vintage bag – Sears brand, Garage sale find

Endnotes:

As E. already mentioned, it’s been a rainy dreary day here in the Midwest. But I too had errands to run that had to happen today and all of which were in rideable distance from me. And since I’ve just been reunited with Nerp, I really did not want to use the car to get around town just because the weather had developed an anti-Nerp agenda this week. So I thought I’d be clever and time my departure between bursts of rain and off I went.

But of course the moment I got out the door, a slow and steady drizzle started that continued for my entire four mile ride. Oh well, I still enjoyed the fresh flowers, the scent of summer, the adrenaline from riding in the rain like a kid in total abandonment – and my helmet proved extremely helpful in providing frizz-control by shielding much of my hair from the rain. 

While in Salzburg, I would see cyclists all the time who could ride one-handed in the rain while holding an umbrella in the other. Tell me, fellow cyclists, what do you do in the rain? I only pulled out the umbrella while walking between stops, but definitely could not pull the one-handed-bike-with-umbrella stint around traffic.

Now I’m snugly tucked away in a booth at a coffee shop and hoping for a second chance at timing my ride home. And while I’m sipping my delicious hot mocha, I get to enjoy this view of the storefront across the street. (Nerp is really smitten with that lovely be-flowered bike on display):

 Bikey store front window, originally uploaded by academichic.

    

18 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

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All remixed except for skirt and earrings:

• Black – cami – H&M 
• Teal top – Target 
• Jean jacket – H&M 
• Black linen skirt – H&M 
• Pink flower brooch – H&M (detail shot here)
• Pale pink ballet flats – Target 
• Pink earrings – made by me 

Endnotes:

This week we’re not just picking shoes for their aesthetic appeal, but showing how you can still looks stylish while wearing practical and comfortable flat wear. I don’t believe that you have to wear running shoes in order to cover lots of ground and to walk comfortably (running shoes are for running in my wardrobe). There are lots of very stylish and attractive shoes out there that are made for comfortable commuting. Case in point: these pink ballet flats!  I have walked miles in these shoes! 

   

Pale pink flats, originally uploaded by academichic.

They are just an inexpensive Target “Marona” pair that I bought years ago. They are leather and lent themselves very well to being broken in while walking all around campus. You can see that they are well worn by now but they are still very comfortable and have kept their shape. They spent a summer in France with me while I studied there and covered many many miles on my daily walk to campus, running errands around Tours, and being a tourist and walking all over Paris and surrounding areas. It was brutally hot that summer with most days well into the 90s and I mostly lived in knee length linen skirts like this one, tank tops, and these flats. 

  

Pink Earrings made by me, originally uploaded by academichic.

For today’s outfit, I took the pale pink of the shoe and used it as an inspiration for the rest of the accessories, adding pale pink earrings and this pink flower brooch. Now I’m ready to walk to campus for a meeting and to the coffee shop where I’m meeting A. after her teaching today. S. 

 

18 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

       

25 January 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

• Black dress – Banana Republic/remixed
• Black cardigan – Kenneth Cole
• Pink scarf as belt – J.Crew
• Clutch – Ann Taylor
• Pink pumps – Antonio Melani

Endnotes:

Last night, the fiance, T., and I went out to dinner and a show. For my “date night” look, I pulled out this classic black dress that I also wore on the first day of teaching (and in my first post here). A. and I both own this dress because we found it for a steal at the Banana Republic outlet. You can dress it down for day, or add some heels and make it fit for a night out on the town. I was also inspired by the lovely Jean C’est Quoi to wear a scarf around my waist as a belt, as she did in this picture just recently. If I had to pare down my wardrobe to just a few key items, this classic black dress would definitely be one of them, as well as some scarves, which can be worn in so many ways and always add some interest to any outfit.

Hope your Saturday night was a lovely one as well!

-S.

      

Pink pumps detail, originally uploaded by academichic.