Schoolgirl Charm
In school, one of my favorite subjects was history and more specifically historical architecture. I love visiting old houses and buildings and imagining all the many lives that have lived, worked and visited those places. I love seeking out mysteries, great love stories, or unheard tragedies. So it's no surprise that the location for this shoot today was an one room schoolhouse in my hometown (and though I tried all the doors and windows - the place is bolted shut!) I enjoyed walking around the building and reading a short blurb on when and why it was built.
The schoolhouse was also a great backdrop for today's outfit. Today I wore one of my favorite sweaters from Madewell - a boxier cardigan with a hidden design mixed into the tan and red prints... Bunnies! While I love this sweater, I've always had trouble putting an outfit together with it because it does have a more unique fit. So pairing it with a more tailored top and bottoms gave it some schoolgirl charm. Adding the black uniform bow was the freshly sharpened pencils to my new notebook.
This is my "Career Bag."
Some of you may know that about nine months ago I was offered a position at my current employment and had to make the difficult decision to leave Seattle and back to Grand Rapids. Since my sister, Allie, was SOOOOOO so so excited to have me home, she thought of me immediately when she saw this Dooney&Burke briefcase at a local thrift shop. And it was a great welcome home gift, to bring with me to my first day of work:)
Shirt - Banana Republic
Sweater - Madewell
Jeans - Joe Fresh
Bag - Gifted/Thrifted
Cheers!
Naomi Joy
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