Top, J. Crew (via consignment); jeans, Rachel Roy; blazer, Aritzia; shoes, Tory Burch (via consignment); bag, YSL (via eBay)
Top, J. Crew (via consignment); jeans, Rachel Roy; blazer, Aritzia; shoes, Tory Burch (via consignment); bag, YSL (via eBay)

I am obsessed with the casual chic of “undone” hair – think Charlotte Gainsborough – but tragic things happen when I try to emulate it. Tragic like this French braid, which started falling apart about about 5 minutes after I finished doing it. Eventually, I just gave up on it. It was that kind of a day. A 3-Coke kind of day. The WORST, basically.

'tude for days
‘tude for days

The rest of the outfit is super cute, so you will forgive me for showing it to you again. I went back through my monthly capsules and, sure enough, it’s 90% similar to something I’ve worn before. (The jacket and bag are different this time, for the record.) But a cute outfit is a cute outfit, and I think we have all given up on me being an actual fashion blogger, yes?

it's not easy being French
it’s not easy being French

8 Comments on French Miss

  1. You look so cute! I can’t handle the undone hair thing without an entire can of hairspray, and that seems like the exact opposite of the point of undone hair…

    • Hahaha! I know, right?

      I’m going to sound like a total creeper, but there is a girl I see from time to time on the train/subway and she does the casual chic braid impeccably. Actually, I love her entire style – very effortless, minimalist chic. She almost always wears the same black pants and oxfords, with a basic top … and it looks SO GOOD. She is seriously one of my new style icons. I desperately want to ask her how she get her French braid so perfectly imperfect.

  3. a) you are so a real fashun blogger because you blog for the real-life fashunistas b) your undone hair is beautiful (I may have to grow mine out again) and c) a different jacket counts. Sometimes I think the key is really having a lot of different options that are similar (eg: 1 cardigan and several tops that would go under with the same pair of pants) than several distinct outfits.

    • Aww, thanks Laura <3

      That's definitely the practical and realistic way to create a cohesive wardrobe - I just sometimes worry that it's not what people want to see on a "style blog"