I had lunch at The Curious Palate with a couple of my high school girlfriends this afternoon. There are six of us that live locally, and we try to meet once a month as a group for what we half-jokingly refer to as our ajumma meetings. In Korean, ajumma refers to a middle-aged woman. I don’t usually get a chance to meet with them outside of those monthly meetings so I was happy to be able to induce a couple of them into grabbing lunch with me today before I start school next week. We’ve been friends for a long time, and quite suddenly it seems we’ve all grown up into women.

Every time I see them, I am filled with such a feeling of affection for them.

Meeting with them also gives me a fun reason to dress up.

It was sunny today, but chilly. Since I had my heart set on wearing this sleeveless grey cashmere and tulle dress, I piled on the layers – over and under. Before I knew it, I had unintentionally ended up with a very textured outfit -  cashmere and tulle and velvet and (naturally) glitter.

Since the colors were pretty muted, I found myself wishing I had a pair of bright heels, but nail polish is cheap and it’s a fun, easy, and relatively subtle way to add color to a look. This red is by essie and with a name like watermelon, you’d think it would be more pink. Like, you know, watermelon. But it’s more of an orangey-red, which was exactly what I wanted.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! May his memory give us the wisdom and courage to reach for our better selves.

Jacket: Theory purple velvet blazer (old)
Shirt: Mikkat Market black tie front blouse
Dress: laurie b. cashmere and tulle shift
Tights: J.Crew
Shoes: J.Crew
Purse: J.Crew, worn as clutch
Accessories: vintage Gaultier sunglasses (used to be my mama’s)
Nail Polish: essie watermelon