Snow Season
What I Wore:
Coat: Gentle Fawn (ModCloth)
Stole: Antique
Dress c/o Ruche
Top: Thrifted ($5-ish)
Belt: J.Crew outlet
Tights: American Apparel ($25)
Boots c/o Lulu's
Cardigan: J.Crew outlet
Brooch: Vintage/ Thrifted ($3)
Snake ring: ModCloth (2011) (similar)
1st knuckle ring: from childhood...it's actually just a small ring
Where I wore it: To work
My intention today was to show you that, not only is this bag super handy for camera accessories, but on office days, it doubles as a laptop bag. As you can tell, the weather had other ideas (that's not dandruff in my hair, it's snow... that miserable kind of snow that's almost rain and makes normal things like photoshoots really difficult). So, I hope you'll take my word for it, instead of hauling a purse, small backpack, and lunch bag into the office, I just pack everything- including my camera- into this one bag. It's awesome. And I look so much less like a crazy person when I don't have to waddle through the parking lot with a million bags looped around me. The best part? It's comfortable. Sure, it's still a heavy bag after all that stuff is packed inside, but one heavy bag is better than three. The front pockets are large enough to keep my wallet, extra notebook, phone, and a small arsenal of lip balm, and there are about three other pockets that I haven't yet filled (but you can bet I will). So yes, I'm a Jo Totes convert now, my poor camera is no longer floating freely in the bottom of a cotton tote, smashing into door frames and rolling around in the car. No more broken lenses.
On another note, it's almost April, there were four inches of snow on the ground yesterday, and I'm wearing heavy layers. It feels like January. I've been optimistically mixing lighter colors into my outfits, in hopes of coaxing out the spirit of spring. But it's not working. Aaaaand, this brooch is the coolest thing ever- it's painted silk. I found two of them, the other is much simpler, but I love how modern this one is.