There’s an awesome blog run by a couple of UT students, we hate nike shorts, that I thought about yesterday as my fiance and I we were dropping off the kid at golf camp. Kelly & Kristin started their blog showcase “college life and fashion beyond nike shorts” and I think it’s great – there are WAAAAY too many nike shorts being worn in Austin on women doing things other than exercising. I’ve always been kind of amazed by what people wear outside of the house, especially in the Summer, and now that I live in a city with lakes and in a neighborhood where everyone has a pool, I’m being forced to endure women dressed in swimsuits, barely covered up with something SHORT, and WET BUTTS at the grocery store. Ewww.
Anyway, I’ve started dropping my fiance’s son off and picking him up from camp this week, so I’m seeing all kinds of outfits – including nike shorts, baggy cargo shorts with UNDERWEAR showing (yuck), workout clothes, you name it. Not that there’s really anything wrong with that – I’ve just never been able to leave the house, unless I’m running or exercising, in shorts. I DO understand being busy, in a hurry, etc., but I also believe in taking pride in one’s appearance, no matter what you’re doing or where you’re going – I definitely have “inside the house or walking the dog ONLY” clothes that I would never dream of wearing “outside the house”. I just can’t do it.
So, my outfit today was kind of a typical throw-on and go outfit (not the same outfit I wore to walk the dog this AM), and what I wore to drop the future-step-son off at camp, then go to Target and Whole Foods. It’s nothing special, just what I’m comfortable in 🙂
I’m wearing:
James Perse tube dress – this is probably 6 years old?
James Perse boxy top – got this at the outlet on Memorial Day
Swedish Hasbeens clogs
Vintage woven tote (I can’t stop carrying this, even though one of the straps broke. I just tied it back on :))
This is a great example of how chic a casual errand running outfit can be! But I also sympathize with the other side of things… wanting to throw on whatever you can quickly because it is too hot to care.
BTW, I had no idea you were engaged but congratulations!! Do you have a date set yet?
.-= jesspgh´s last blog ..Anthropologie Review- Tiny Windows Dress now on sale =-.
thanks jess – we’ve been engaged forever LOL and no, we don’t have a date yet, we’re just trying to get through life right now. we don’t want anything big, or even formal really, but we’re just so busy lately we don’t have time to think about it.
I love the way the clogs and tote tone, Grech.
What watch are you wearing?
You look better going shopping than 99% of the American public does in their regular day to day lives! My pet-peeve is people that wear their pajama pants–Yes, flannel, cotton print, whatever–to the store, the mall, IN PUBLIC!!! C’mon people! Have some self-respect.