Leopard Print for the Apocalypse

The collars of the shirt and vest sort of got in the way of each other, but eventually they learned to play nice.

shirt-Forever 21(similar here), vest/shoes-Zara(similar shoe here), pants-Jcrew Factory(patterned cords here), necklace-Anthropologie(similar here), clutch-Target(similar here)

Industrial chic, eh? We happened upon this background down a side street in South Side, and if the world were to end I'd definitely want to have some animal prints in my post-apocalyptic wardrobe. Society may fall, but I'll still need to look fierce. At any rate, I basically wore this exact same look last week here. Switched up the pieces, obvie, but the concept is the same. Even, wore the same shoes. This is a definitely a "uniform" I fall back on, with a few variations, for this version the vest goes for a more casual look than a blazer. But, a blazer is a bit expected and the vest balances out the flow of the untucked blouse. It started tucked at the beginning of the day, but after working and working out and changing back into my outfit I was pretty much done with the tuck. I know its a cliché, but Thank Goodness It's Friday, I am definitely over the tuck of this work week.

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40 Year Old Cottagecore

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