Tuesday, September 21, 2010

are those chili peppers? (they're leaves)

Today I think I pulled off a good Sophi-in-a-Nutshell outfit!


sweater top: thrifted, $4 -- skirt: thrifted, $5 -- shoes: BC Footwear, $40




I like that sweater top a lot because it's really ugly but also really awesome.

I absolutely LOVE those shoes, but they're kind of hard to wear with most things. It's been easier since I converted my skinnies into ankle-length jeans, but they're a little funky with most outfits. It's a shame, too, because they're so cute! I was eying them on ModCloth for months, but they were too expensive at $89. One day I was at Nordstrom Rack and saw them for $40 (still a splurge for me!) and snatched them up.


And... excitingly, for me anyway, one of my academic heroines complimented me on them! I love female professors who are brilliant, poised, and powerful while stil maintaining a sense of femininity and style. This professor is the head of the African and African American Studies department and I took a very big required freshman class with her last year. She also had a high-up undergrad admin position for a few years, too. We have a weird tendency to walk by each other at least once a month (I go to a big school, so that's pretty impressive), and when I walked past her today she said, "Cute shoes!" and it made me soooo happy.

4 comments:

molly said...

it's like lots of empanadas on your shirt

callie said...

This is so adorable. That sweater is fantastic. You're so cute!

xx
michal

Michal said...

This is so adorable. That sweater is fantastic. You're so cute!

xx
michal

molly said...

it's like lots of empanadas on your shirt