This outfit is in high rotation. It’s a mixture of casual and business casual, but too casual for real business. Maybe with heels it’ll be deemed acceptable, maybe. At the end of the day it’s just a comfortable outfit that adds a little oomph with a fine tailored blouse and cashmere tee, which are all from J.Crew.

Brunello Cucinelli Coat, Acne Jensen Boots, Forever 21 Leather Pants, Madewell Chambray Shirt, Mansur Gavriel Bucket Bag

I hate to be a bore and talk about the weather, but that’s what we’re going to do. It rarely dips below 65 in California and when it does you can bet your ass I’m going to wear every warm piece of clothing I have, and talk about how great it is that I can finally wear a coat! I have been saving this coat for a long time. When I say long I mean the end of winter of last last year. And look at that, it’s still so damn relevant. And this is why I always invest in a good coat.

Brunello Cucinelli Coat, Acne Jensen Boots, Forever 21 Leather Pants, Madewell Chambray Shirt, Mansur Gavriel Bucket Bag

A.P.C. Jeans, Acne jensen Boots, Gucci Tote Bag, J.Crew Sweater, and COS Mock Collar Shirt

This is going to sound silly, but for the longest time I didn’t know how to style blue jeans with black boots. In my mind the only bottoms that work with leather black boots were white or black denim, and that was it. I would always look at all the tumblr & pinterest photos with envy. How the frick do they match those two together!? How can I do it?! Is it rocket science?! And friends, if you didn’t know this before, I’ll let you on a little secret, you just do it. You literally put on those stupid blue jeans and pair it with those dumb black boots and voila! Instagrammable! And hey, if it doesn’t work you’ve got a lifetime to nail it. That’s like a million outfits. Go get em’, tiger!

I finally got my hands on the ever loved Acne Jensen Boots. I have been eyeing them for so long but couldn’t get myself to pull the trigger. The reason? Though I love the metal tips I wasn’t sure if it would look too trendy. I didn’t want to invest in a pair of boots that would go out of trend within a couple of years. I probably should’ve spent my time thinking about something more productive, but I finally rationalized that the metal tips will always look cool. I mean, look at them! Well, if these turn out to be a trendy piece I’m going to make sure I wear the shit out of them. Get my costs-per-wear worth, ya feel me?

….Aaannd So far I’m doing a crappy job of it. It’s been so hot that I haven’t had a chance to wear them. Granted, I did buy them during summer. I blame it on the weather for my non-sensical (but very sensical) purchase. The heat has been around for so long that I’ve been dreaming for fall and well, prepping my closet for it while dreaming. Plus, how the hell are you supposed to make summer attire look interesting?!

I find myself always wearing a certain piece for a specific occasion (i.e. silk shirt for office wear or tee’s for the weekend) and eventually getting bored of it. A trick I’ve recently learned is to switch the specific occasion piece to a new occasion and it’ll instantly make that piece fun and new again. Maybe a tee that you usually reserve for the weekend with a long office skirt, or an office silk blouse revamped with denim shorts for a casual weekend look. This is a way to help you from getting the shopping bug by “re-shopping” in your closet.

I tend to wear this shirt with tailored pants for an office look, can you picture it already? Yup. This time I took a usually boring blouse and paired it with my cut offs for a much more fun weekend look. It actually made the blouse feel as if it was a new piece again. Try it out. I promise you it’s like magic and saves you from spending money that should’ve gone elsewhere.

I try not to follow fashion trends because things eventually recycle as the next in thing. Rather I try to buy things that I like. This is pretty much how I ended up with this suede skirt. The very suede skirt (minus the buttons) that I’m seeing on every blogger/fashion magazine. I still remember my thought process when I saw it years ago, which was, “SUEDE?! NUDE?! SALE?!?!?!?!- YES!!!” All my tingling boxes were filled.

Actually, everything I’m wearing are a couple of years old. Granted it’s nothing special, but those gladiator sandals are my favorite. They have traveled all over the world with me. The tee? Gosh darn it, it’s friggin Comme Des Garcon! And the Chloé bag was on sale a million times before I finally pulled the trigger, which makes me feel like I got a pretty good deal considering my self control.

So the moral of the story? Buy whatever you want, wear it however you want, and who cares about that fashion trend! Wear what makes you confident and happy!