2 sizes, 2 cities, 2 girls trying to dress ourselves—preferably in matching outfits
When temperatures start to dip, I always find myself reaching into my fiancé's closet for some oversized pieces to keep me cozy. As I was making my list of wardrobe gaps to fill for the upcoming season, I realized a lot I could find a lot of what I wanted much more easily (and cheaper!) [...]
Kathryn / We've all been doing our best to stay home and social distance for many months now, and it doesn't look like that will be changing any time soon. While that might be a reason to don your sweatpants or stay in your pajamas all day (I know it is for me about 70% [...]
St. Patrick's Day is a pretty important holiday for us because Kathryn and Joe live close to Greenville Avenue, home to Dallas' annual St. Patrick's Day parade; and Dallas goes hard for this holiday. Last year we broke tradition because we were both in Scotland, but usually St. Pat's entails waking up obscenely early for [...]
When Kathryn got married she gave us all matching pajamas to get ready in, in a color and theme that matched her wedding, of course. Just recently, a friend asked if we had any pajama suggestions and my first thought was "girl, do we ever!" Given the growing popularity of matching pajamas for weddings, bachelorette [...]
As y'all know, I'm a bride on a budget. As a grad student, I have to pinch pennies and I've gotten pretty good at finding what I want for way less. For my regular wardrobe sales, coupon codes, and secondhand keep me on budget but put the word "wedding" in front of anything and you'll [...]
Valentine's Day is my (Summer) least favorite holiday. Although the historian in me knows that most holidays are inventions with a grain of authenticity, I can't seem to get past the inherent fakeness I feel accompanies this one in particular. It doesn't help that I am not a fan of red and pink, hearts, or [...]
It's 2020, and you know what that means: a decade full of Gatsby-themed parties. Bring on the fringe. The Flappers. The bold pearl necklaces, the feather headbands, the long white gloves that go up to your elbows. Bring on geometric sequin patterns. Bring on the drop waist, jeweled hair pieces, (fake) cigarette holders, faux fur [...]
We're going somewhere really fun for New Year's Eve so naturally we have been obsessing what to wear for weeks! We love sequins; I even made black sequins part of the dress code for Kathryn's bachelorette. If it is socially acceptable to wear sequins—or even if it's not—I will wear them. But sequin dresses can [...]
Back in August, one of our favorite bloggers, Rosey Blair, wrote a blog entry about how her boyfriend's mom bought her a shirt. It resonated with me. It's still resonating with me, 4 months later. I have been the girl at the sleepover who was too fat to fit in the matching pajamas. I have [...]
As a historian, I'm expected to present my work at conferences fairly often. When I was a newer graduate student I would worry about the acceptable attire for conferences, defenses, teaching, etc. When you're a young female in a profession saturated by older white men, you have to walk a fine line to be taken [...]
Tailor of 2 Cities 