Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild

Dress: Sangria;

Sweater: Faded Glory;

Boots: Target;

Bag: H&M;

Necklace: Forever 21;

Black cougar bracelet: vintage, thrifted.

I went to my first advisor meeting yesterday to talk about one of the programs I'm considering for graduate school, and here's what I wore. I'm surprised I haven't done this combination before, because I love the sweater and the thick-cotton-nubbiness of the dress. They happened to be hanging next to each other in the closet and it just clicked that they should work in some sort of combination. I love the serendipity of random occurrences like that.

I actually agonized before this meeting, from the questions to formulate and ask, to what I should wear. I'm all about dressing up for confidence and dressing like you already have that position, but what if the environment is really casual, like a university setting? It wasn't exactly an interview, so it wasn't a formal thing, but it was in that grey area. Do I wear a suit and heels, and risk looking out of place, or like I'm trying too hard? Or do I wear jeans, and risk seeming too blasé about it all? In the end, I went with this. It's put together, shows off my personal style, is modest and, in my opinion, vaguely collegiate-looking. In the end, the meeting went really well and I'm excited about this particular program.




What do you wear for those "grey area" events in your life? 

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