The Best Fall Tee

Tee and Mules - BP / Jeans - Old Navy / Jacket - Kut from the Cloth / Bag (similar) - Sole Society / Earrings - BaubleBar

I'm not one to say you "need" things lightly. Okay, well, yes, you got me, it turns out I am. But really, you probably need this tee. I have the short sleeve version, which is no longer available, but the exact same tee is available in a long sleeve version. Which I now want - is it weird to have the same tee in long and short sleeve? 

But really though. The peplum is super flattering. The tee is really soft and comfy, and the perfect amount of drape-y (is that a word?) without being too baggy. I love the alternating stripes and the little bit of a ruffle, it gives just enough visual detail to look great under a jacket or sweater - so much more fun than a basic v-neck! 

I'm currently in outfit planning mode for the conference I'm going to next week (all business casual, all the time), and while this tee isn't making the cut for any of the presentations I have to give, it's probably going to be what I wear on the plane, along with these jeans. Or should I say jeggings? Because they may or may not have an elastic waistband - insert an embarassed face emoji here. They're so cute though and you really would never would know if I didn't tell you, plus they're so comfortable! When I travel for work, especially when I know I'll see coworkers and potentially clients in the airport and on the plane, I don't want to wear my usual sloppy leggings and a tee. This lets me look pulled together while still feeling like I'm in my pajamas. 

Speaking of outfit planning mode, I had my annual freakout over not owning any business-y clothes and ordered just about everything from Nordstrom on Monday, and I freaking love Nordstrom because almost everything has already been delivered (and I didn't even pay for rush shipping!). Of course, almost everything is going back because it turns out I don't actually need anything besides a new pair of dress pants (which I scored from Old Navy over the weekend). But I am keeping these flats - I put them on and was amazed by how comfortable they are! I got them in black suede, which is so cute. I don't usually go for suede because I'm freaked out about ruining it in Chicago's mostly terrible weather, but I thought these would be a nice difference from all of the leather flats in my closet. 

As I mentioned on Tuesday, I've been super busy prepping for the conference next week - I'm hoping to get some posts scheduled for next week but I'm guessing that isn't going to happen. If not, you can follow along to see what I'm up to on Instagram! 

Tee and Mules - BP / Jeans - Old Navy / Jacket - Kut from the Cloth / Bag (similar) - Sole Society / Earrings - BaubleBar

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The Dog Days

Tank (similar) and Jeans - Old Navy / Bag (similar) and Sandals (currently on sale!) - Sole Society / Necklace (similar) - Madewell

So it seems we've hit that point in summer where I only want to wear white with almost white (you know, like last year, and last year, and last year), and only want to lay on the couch with the fan running and Bachelor in Paradise on the TV because the dog days of summer are for real. Also there's something funky going on with our air conditioning right now where the sensor says it's 97 degrees inside and keeps kicking into overdrive, so I've been overcompensating by turning it off completely and sweating to death.

So anyway, back to the white. I think I realize every year that white bottoms season is drawing to a close (I know that I could wear white jeans into fall and winter, but I just usually don't) and try to get in as many wears as possible while the sun is still shining. Plus, you know, it's hard to say no to these particular jeans - the fit and the distressing are juuuust right.

What have you been up to this week? Besides being a part of #bachelornation, I also managed to snag a reservation to Monteverde from a coworker for a little mid-week date night! I've basically been stalking Monteverde on OpenTable trying to find a reservation so I was super excited to scoop it up - all of the pasta for the win!

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Previously on KDTI - white jeans:

 

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Distressed + Stripes

Shirt - J. Crew Factory / Vest - Old Navy / Denim and Bag - Gap / Booties (similar) - Sam Edelman / Necklace (similar) - BaubleBar (gift) / Watch - Wristology

 Don't tell my mom, but yes, I did in fact buy my jeans this way. I've been searching for the perfect pair of distressed denim for a long time. I maybe was a little too picky, but I wanted distressing without too many or too big of holes, and a lot of the pairs I tried on had knee holes that didn't line up with my knees which just looks silly. This pair though is perfect. I'm in love and I don't care who knows it. It's silly, but they just make me feel cool. And as a person who is constantly tripping or falling or spilling something, feeling cool is kind of a tricky thing.

Of course, today winter finally hit, so I'm not sure when I'll be pulling these out again - as much as I like feeling cool, I much prefer being warm! Suffering for fashion is so not in my wheelhouse.

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Previously on KDTI - Black Vest:

 

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