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"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about."

— Charles Kingsley (via thatkindofwoman)

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"No matter how careful you are, there’s going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn’t experience it all. There’s that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should’ve been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That’s how your whole life will feel some day. This is all practice."

Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters (via dulcetdecember)

I highly recommend Invisible Monsters.

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"Indeed, this is why women have so many clothes! We need an all-purpose black skirt that does old fashioned, another one to do proper, and a third to do flirty… at the very least… and all in casual, business, and formal. And we need heels to go with each (stilettos = provocative, high heels = flirty, low heels = proper, etc, plus we need flats for the picnics and beach weddings etc). And we need pants that are hemmed to the right length for each of these pairs of shoes. You can’t wear black shoes with navy pants, so you’ll need to double up on all these things if you want any variety in your wardrobe. I could go on, but you get the picture.

Women’s closets are often mocked as a form of self-indulgence, shop-a-holicism, or narcissism. But this isn’t fair. Instead, if a woman is class-privileged enough, they reflect an (often unarticulated) understanding of just how complicated the rules are. If they’re not class-privileged enough, they can’t follow the rules and are punished for being, for example, “trashy” or “unprofessional.” It’s a difficult job that we impose on women and we’re all too often damned-if-we-do and damned-if-we-don’t."

Lisa Wade (via thefemcritique)

Yep, I have clothes I only wear for job interviews & meetings. I don’t even like them, but I know I need them to get ahead in my career.

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Never really thought about this until I started buying clothes to wear to court. Then I added some shoes to make those court clothes good for nights out, and other shoes to make my casual-but-not-too-casual clothes work appropriate. And then I bought stuff (shoes and accessories) to make my court clothes double as slightly-flirty nights out clothes. (Because my nights out aren’t all that provocative, or super flirty, anyway.) And then I’m staring into my closet like, …Where the hell did all this shit come from?! Here’s the answer. 

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Also the reason why women will look at what looks like a closet full of stuff and say “there’s nothing here for me to wear”. They really do mean it; there’s nothing there that they can wear that will count as “suitable for the occasion”.

(via malikaeshan)

Not to mention that most women of size that I know, myself included, are constantly fluctuating in size and shape. So even though I have $200 worth of clothes from my job last summer, my hips are wider/waist is narrower/breasts are smaller and a lot of it no longer fits in a way that’s professionally acceptable

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and then men wanna shit all over women for shopping or owning a ton of shoes

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And like the article implies, women are hella judged if we dress “inappropriately” for the occasion.

(via witchsistah)

And then there are totally random occasions that require a kind of outfit you wouldn’t otherwise have—I see sororities on my campus all the time doing their chapter meetings or whathaveyou, and the rule will be like, “everyone wears a white dress.” Well this means that some girls are in nice, cutesy sundresses you’d happily wear to church or baccalaureate mass, but others are like, “Shit, my only white dress is this semi-sheer backless mini thing I got for spring break,” and they look out of place, even in the same color as everyone else, and probably feel self conscious and considered sluttier, because of arbitrary fashion rules they didn’t necessarily know they’d need to plan for. I mean, who knows they’ll need six white dresses when they move to college? Or multiple black dresses when they get a job?

And then sometimes even when you’re doing everything appropriately, your circumstances will change and you’ll have no clothes again! Like one semester you might have a leery student in your classroom, so you feel uncomfortable wearing anything cut to below your collarbone, even if all those tops are actually appropriate most terms, or pants that are too fitted, or or or. And if you want to bike to work? It’s a disaster to dress professionally as a woman and be able to bike or walk.

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Preach on!

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Emily’s (of EmilyHallman) flash sales are going to get my bank account in trouble!

Several skirts and dresses are on sale for $48 - like two of my personal favorites, the Betty and the Rose.

If you’re in need of some classic Summer office-friendly pieces, definitely check her out!

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missjacobi:

meredithbklyn:

Erica Anenberg bag is back on HauteLook today.
Best purse ever, no exaggeration. Real leather for $86.
Would buy in every single color if I could.

according to mcg, this bag is “best thing in my life.” if that’s not convincing i dunno what is. 
purchased!

I’m a sucker for a gray bag, and at $86 for real leather, yeah, I can see this being the new Tumblr Thing Everyone Has.
Add to cart.

Of course I immediately clicked the link, ready to pounce. At which point, I realized that I already have more handbags than I actually need or use.
So I passed. For now, at least….
But - to those that have it - is it possible that they got something mixed up in the measurements? It’s saying it’s approx. 13” H x 9.5” W x 3.5” D - but that would make it taller than it is wide, which, is not what it looks like….?

eerriinnbbaaeerr:

missjacobi:

meredithbklyn:

Erica Anenberg bag is back on HauteLook today.

Best purse ever, no exaggeration. Real leather for $86.

Would buy in every single color if I could.

according to mcg, this bag is “best thing in my life.” if that’s not convincing i dunno what is. 

purchased!

I’m a sucker for a gray bag, and at $86 for real leather, yeah, I can see this being the new Tumblr Thing Everyone Has.

Add to cart.

Of course I immediately clicked the link, ready to pounce. At which point, I realized that I already have more handbags than I actually need or use.

So I passed. For now, at least….

But - to those that have it - is it possible that they got something mixed up in the measurements? It’s saying it’s approx. 13” H x 9.5” W x 3.5” D - but that would make it taller than it is wide, which, is not what it looks like….?

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"What if love isn’t a yes-or-no question? It’s not either you’re in love or you’re not. I mean, aren’t there different levels? And maybe these things, like words and expectations and whatever, don’t go on top of the love. Maybe it’s like a map, and they all have their own place, and then when you see it from the sky—whoa."

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan  (via thatkindofwoman)

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caccamesee:

I think we all need a reminder today that the human race isn’t all bad.

Nothing wrong with some warm fuzzies on a Tuesday…

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