Speaking of Christmas, last winter a different offender and I were riding the elevator down after work. She looked at whatever vintage fur coat I was wearing that day and sniffed, “you look warm.” Translation: in the suburbs, we would never wear such crap.
So, here’s what I want from you, people: a withering retort to Holiday Jumper and her ilk. Or, just commiserate with one of your own stories.
As for today’s outfit, you’ve seen this red skirt before. Today it is paired with an open-weave sweater from BCBG that I think I got at Bloomingdale’s a hundred years ago. It lets the breeze in on what is promised to be our final day in this brutal hot streak. Add this interesting necklace from stella & dot, and we have a slightly better than basic Friday look.
I get a lot of “you’re so trendy, I could never pull that off” translating to “that probably is a bit much for the office.” Since I work in funeral world, pretty much anything is too much for the office. Love the outfit today.
I get a lot of “your chaps look so rugged” translating to “no pants may be a bit aggressive for the office.”
Former colleague, upon hearing that I had a date that evening, (cue fakey voice) “Good for you!”
And if that shirt is low cut, I guess we are all basically strippers over at Ameriprise.