The Clothes Line

Style for Adventurers (and anyone blowing in the wind)

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My brief and wondrous experiment with purple lipstick. @rh_coolio #maclipstick #oldfriends #trynewthings #chicago #adventure

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Alert: Mary Katranshoe and you!

Alert: Mary Katranshoe and you!

At this stage in the game, I’m trying to decide how to get all my stuff home, and I must say it remains a very open question. My shoe collection at school seems to have doubled since I’ve gotten here. It started very practical, and frankly, it’s just bloomed (but in the best of ways)!

However, I bring you this dualist’s dream, this virtual shoe arc as part of the Harvey Nichols giveaway. Until…

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I like yo' face.

I like yo’ face.

At this point, I’ve been running this blog for about 5 months. I’ve learned a lot of cool, basic computer skills (how to write on pictures, how to put links in documents, how to set a featured image), but I feel like now that I’ve gotten comfortable in my skin, it’s time to look for ways to broaden my horizons. Since finding Bloglovin‘ I’ve been perusing a ton of fashion blogs to see how I can…

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Kimono Crazy: Did you mean Festival Fringe?

Kimono Crazy: Did you mean Festival Fringe?

My Mimi used to tell me, “When God was giving out _________, you must have been at the water fountain.” She would fill in that blank with anything from common sense to patience (depending on the variation of my mood of the moment). Well in the past week I’ve felt this way about the “kimono” craze. It’s like I walked to the water fountain, and when I got back everyone was decked out in…

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#TheList - A Fashion Love Affair: The Overalls

Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Sneak peak!

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April Showers? I'll wear flowers.

April Showers? I’ll wear flowers.

When shopping for nail polish for Barrister’s Ball (any excuse at procrastination), I realized how long it was since I’d been on Ulta’s clearance aisle. Let’s just say I didn’t come away empty handed. Well, in the flurry that was the two hours I’d left myself before the dance to do everything from console a weepy giant to basic leg shaving, I forgot about the largesse of my transaction. Luckily,…

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Barrister's Ball

Barrister’s Ball

Barrister’s Ball was definitely an experience. It was both hilarious and surprising to see all my fellow law students transform from the squibbling (pretty sure I just invented this word) lumps of sparse hair and lumpy fabric into people with surprisingly toned bodies (for people who read all day) looking for action (outside the courtroom).

But I digress. To pictures!

My main qualm? WHY CAN’T MY…

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Pragmatically Python and a Sneak Peak to Barrister's Ball

Pragmatically Python and a Sneak Peak to Barrister’s Ball

Barrister’s Ball is todayyy! As I knowI won’t have the pictures up until tomorrow, I thought I’d give you a sneak peak of my shoes (which I am ridiculously ecstatic about)! To preface, I’ve recently been all over the internet (heaven forbid I leave my apartment) searching for shoes. My dress is red, so I thought I would go gold to accessorize. On the safe side, I know, but I’m going for glamour…

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Lion's Thread: From Uganda with Love

Lion’s Thread: From Uganda with Love

I’m so excited! This week is Barrister’s Ball, AKA law prom!! I’ve splurged on shoes, bought my first ever clutch and have a hi-lo as flexible on length as I’m going to be on that dance floor (yeahhhh). But here’s the thing. In the name of all that is noble and good. If I have to see one more combed-over conservative being suffocated by whale apparel , I’m going to cut someone. The combined…

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The Grand Budapest: A Reaction to Normcore

The Grand Budapest: A Reaction to Normcore

Today I read a fascinating article in NY Mag (that bastion of culture) about normcore. Normcore? You know, the latest trend that has everyone dressing like 24/7 sports fanatics, ignorant tourists, and male adolescents. Throw on a white shirt, whatever jeans are most readily available, and the now-pervasive Adidas sneakers that would have made you vomit like four months ago (that you hid when you…

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Street Style: Notre Dame + 1 Detroit

Street Style: Notre Dame + 1 Detroit

  Go Bold

Matching backpack and tights <3

Caped Crusaders

Joie, sleek exterior, accessorized with a blood red criminal law textbook.

  Honorary Mention (because your hat be jammin’):

My Favorite Cardigan

Christian from Detroit or should I say Blue Steel?

Mike from Philly,

AND THERE ARE MORE DUCKS ON THE BACK!

  Crazy Legs and Strong Ankles

This was before I realized I needed a picture of the…

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Opposites Attract Fun

Two fun-filled weekends called for two different outfits on complete different ends of the spectrum. This is a pretty common dilemma in the college world. With the spring season containing a multitude of day parties, it offers a variety of options when it comes to theme.

For example:

Field Party

A field party calls for an easy, breezy look that guarantees that you will stay cool on a sunny day.…

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Ebay Gone Wrong: Tales from the Duped

Ebay Gone Wrong: Tales from the Duped

Most of the time when I’m showcasing outfits here, at least one piece of my compilation has been from ebay. Well, this week marked my 50th transaction on ebay, so I want to show you all my SHINY BLUE STAR!

But as Ratigan so aptly states in The Great Mouse Detective, “It hasn’t all been champagne and caviar. I’ve had my share of adversity, thanks to that miserable, second-rate” seller [insert…

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Know Your Tag: Bangladesh and the Safety Accords

Know Your Tag: Bangladesh and the Safety Accords

Today I want to veer the discussion from who we’re wearing to where you’re wearing. Coincidentally, this finds us at the intersection of my two favorite topics: law and fashion.

Where you wear.

Many of you are probably familiar with, remember all too well, or are experiencing first hand the gradual recession of the industrial giant that once was New York’s Garment District. Globalization in ’90s…

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Winter is Carnivorous