skirting the issue

The truth is this: When it comes to holiday dressing (& daily dressing in general) I always feel guilty throwing on a dress. Besides Googling the answers to your astronomy homework, a singular cylinder covering two major zones of your anatomy just seems like the biggest cop-out in the game. With the exception of the high school prom & maybe (just maybe) your wedding, I challenge your creativity & self-confidence in pairing more provocative pieces together primarily for the sake of originality & my amusement. 

Although the result of said challenge for me personally is usually leather pants, this holiday season I'm dipping into the pond that holds a similar type of cylinder covering only one major zone of that said anatomy. Because, contrary to this generation's Einsteins Taylor Swift & Boys Like Girls, two is not better than one. 

I give you, the festive skirt.

1. drinks with friends

2. date night

3. dinner with boyfriend's parents

4. company holiday party

5. new years eve party

6. holiday party with friends & family

lauren jerdonek.

chromatism: cobalt blue

Everyone has their go-to color that they just know they look good in [c'mon, it's okay to brag!] As I got older & needed more formal wear for more events, I always gravitated toward 
cobalt blue.

Cobalt blue has gotten me through two homecoming courts, one prom, a wedding, & technically every single day of senior year ["Providence... Go big blue!"] Even last week when I hosted a fashion show for work, a cobalt blue pencil dress I express-shipped from ASOS saved my fashion crisis. 

SO imagine how stoked I was when I found out the electric color 
was a huge forecasted trend for this coming fall!

However:
What's $200 now in-stores is going to be $2,000 come autumn, so here
are the two cobalt blue pieces you need to own and how to wear them now & then
[before they break your bank]

{contents} cobalt denim: j. brand + blazer: 3.1 phillip lim + razor-back silk tank: 3.1 phillip lim + satin and suede pump: ysl + printed chiffon top: l'agence + should bag: victoria beckham + suede pumps: giuseppe zanotti

{contents} cobalt blue blouse: michael kors + color block bangle: etro + flower print denim: dolce & gabanna + heels: burak uyan + tweed blazer: iro + cotton skinny pants: roland mouret + black pumps: christian louboutin

What is your go-to hue?

lauren jerdonek.