So. On the week of November 8, HM and I drove down to St. Louis to visit my gran. And a lot of stuff happened.
Taupe shirtdress, thriftedGray sheath, thrifted
Scarf as belt, a gift from K.Line
Tights, Target
Brown Tsubo Asmik
We stopped at Pink Elephant Antiques in Livingston, IL. It was WEIRD. Full of giant fiberglass statuary, including this presumably functional ice cream stand that was, sadly, closed during our visit.
Flowered tunic, thriftedChain drop earrings, self-made
Skinny leather pants, Spiegel (not shown here, see below)
Alice + Olivia for Payless boots (not shown here, see below)
Sonja Shin Hodgkins was in town, and we met for a long and deeeelightful lunch. HM joined us, too. See?
Then Sonja and I went off in search of thrift bargains. Neither of us hit the jackpot, but we both picked up a few choice goodies. And we had a blast chatting and laughing at the goofy Christmas sweaters. I miss that girl already, I tell ya.
Then I was lucky enough to grab a bite with E. and A. (left to right) at a pizzeria near my gran’s house. They were just as sweet, smart, and fashionable in person as they are in their fantastic posts over at academichic. Just check out E’s rockin’ boots and A’s gorgeous wrap sweater:
We swung by WashU to check out the campus, which is GORGEOUS, people. I work on what I consider to be a truly gorgeous college campus, but this place took my breath away.
We took the long way both ways, snaking through Iowa instead of cutting into Illinois for the whole way. We stopped at this abandoned house just before grabbing lunch on our way home.
Dress Barn was kind enough to send me a coupon for a free sweater. I’d never visited any of their shops before, and was delighted by the number of darling sweaters and accessories I found there – it was hard to choose! But I loved the unusual shape of this little brown number. I’m sure I’ll be wearing it all winter.
All in all a great and very bloggy little trip! I’m still missing my girls, my gran, and cruising along with my hubby …
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LOVE the brown dress with the leggings! I have to say that you inspire me to step outside my comfort zone and try pairing new things that I normally wouldnt!
What a great blog you have. And your outfits look very nice. Good to hear you had such a wonderful time.
I love your scarf as a belt!! I used to do that all the time, don't know why I stopped.
Sounds like so much fun! I love pretty campuses. Mine has a lot of awesome old buildings
great outfits! my favorites are the tsubo shoes and the bold printed tunic/dress.
You are hilarious! You can't stop showing us multiple outfit shots
Of course, I love them! That blue check dress is fantastic! Love it with the tights. And it sounds like you had a wonderful time, lucky thing.
I'm so excited about seeing you, E and A all in the same photo! And I really LOVE that floral tunic.
Looks like you went to some gorgeous places – I especially love the road shot.
Sounds like a fabulous trip!
Ah, Wash U…my DH and I fell in love over many conversations in the lounge located in the building shown in your first and third Wash U photos, the one with all the arches that forms one side of the Quad. I can't believe that was more than 20 years ago. I love that place.
Love the outfits!
I am a WU alum and when I visited campus, I was sold because it was so what I dreamed a university would look like (plus a pretty darn good school). Glad you had fun in STL; I love this town.
I'm jealous that you got to pose with that fabulous ice cream cone stand!
Was so nice to visit with you! Wish we lived closer so we could visit all the time!!! Miss you!!! xoxoxoxoxox, Sonja
The shoes in the last few shots are freakin gorgeous! Have they been a weekend shoe feature yet? Did I miss it?
I LOVE that outfit in the first photo! And that ice cream stand is fabulous!
That Twistee Treat is missing its Cherry on top. The one I used to go to when I lived in Florida lost its cherry in a hurricane.
Too bad they weren't open – they have the best dipped ice cream comes. I am surprised there was one there, I thought it was a Florida chain?
um, that pink elephant fiberglass statuary sounds aaweeeesome! hehe. i really like your curly hair, btw! oh anddd i'm having a $100 shopbop giveaway on my blog you should enter. and anyone else that's reading this too!
I love seeing a pic of you with the academichics. All of these outfits are fab, but I especially love the teal and purple outfit. What a great color combo!
oooh I love seeing some of my favorite bloggers getting together
love your outfits in this post too… especially the first one and those awesome shoes in the last!
HI- you picked a great weekend to come to St. Louis! (I moved here from Chicago last year to get married.) Can you clue us in on which are the best thrift shops in St. Louis?
Great post!
I love all your outfits!
The pictures are really awesome too.
We LOVED meeting up with you and Husband Mike! And now your pictures have my hankering to take a road trip and discover quirky outfit photo locations
- E of Academichic
Are you sure that flowered "tunic" isn't a dress? It's really great!
Aw yay, how fun to see some of my favorite bloggers all in the same place! You all look gorgeous!
I'm loving that floral patterned tunic on you, too. What a great thrift find.
I am so jealous you got to meet two-thirds of the chics! Lucky.
Glad to hear you had a nice visit. Looks like you picked some smart and smart-looking traveling wear.
I really love the blue and purple outfit! Those colors look beautiful together!
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just came across your blog… you really look very sympathic-
(mirror or not.) All these picture-dresses; nice!
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