A Dash of Gold: kimono

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

summer trends

I have a of love-hate relationship with this summer kimono trend (already documented here). Part of me shakes my head when I google kimono and the first thing that comes up is a link to shop at Forever21 rather than any article about the Japanese garment. But the other part of me loves how light and perfect they are for summer and how easily they can be dressed up or down. I guess I just have to fully own that I have fallen victim to this summer trend. *shrugs shoulders*

Let's move on. Note: somewhere my 8th grade English teachers is falling over dead after reading my transitions.

One of the things I love about blogging is discovering new shops and of course, the bloggers behind them. Brooke and her shop Linbrooke Designs is no exception. Brooke loves what she does and pours her heart into her shop which is so clear after spending just 5 minutes reading her blog. Isn't that the type of small business you want to shop with? I'm wearing this turquoise bracelet in these pictures and I've been wearing it almost daily to add a little pop of color to my normal bracelet stack. I can't wait to see her make more state bracelets (fingers crossed for California!) and I love me some chunky stacking bracelets like this white and gold magnesite bracelet. Brooke's bracelets are already super reasonably priced but she is offering readers 10% off with the code DASHGOLD10! Get to shopping, friends!

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Dress- J.Crew Factory (extra 40% off with the code CLEANUP)
Kimono- Tobi (get 50% off everything with the code HOWSWEET)
Bag- Madewell
Shoes- Target, old
Sunglasses- Ray-ban
Bracelet- c/o Linbrooke Designs

summer trends

Let's move on. Note: somewhere my 8th grade English teachers is falling over dead after reading my transitions.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

"kimono"

This kimono makes me smile for a few reasons. One because my office mate who is quickly becoming a fantastic friend taught abroad in Japan for two years and finds it remarkable we're calling this trend a kimono trend. It makes me giggle a bit to think what Americans are calling kimonos are so vastly different from what a kimono actually is.

But it mostly makes me smile because it makes me think of my student staff member -who I have grown to love and adore- who is graduating in a few short weeks. She knew that I was obsessing with a kimono I saw on the Bachelor this season so she tracked it down online but because it was sold out (clearly I was not alone i my obsession) she found a similar option from the same brand. Just to put it out there in case it wasn't obvious: she was not tasked to do this for her job.

My current role is my first role in higher education and I graduated from undergrad five years ago. It has been a long time since I've been around college students. One of the real highlights of this position has been to work with a student staff member. However, I didn't anticipate the connection I would build with my student staff assistant and the flurry of emotions I'm feeling surrounding her graduation. It makes me proud like a mama bear and thrilled for her for what is to come. At the same time, it makes me a bit sad I won't have anyone to chat with about all things Beyonce, J.Crew sales and well made purses she's always seeming to find hiding deep down in the corner of H&M.

It's also caused me to stop and reflect (if that's not already obvious) on my own graduation, how unclear things looked to me at that moment, and what the past five years have been like. Had you told me 2 weeks before my graduation that five years later I would be where I am now doing what I'm doing now, I would have laughed and told you to pass me a jello shot. It was college, don't judge. It makes me think I should probably relax a bit about the next five years. Because clearly things work out well and in unforeseen ways. But I did say should....

And this is really corny but it makes me so excited for post-grad life to unfold for my student staff member because its just so much fun in the most unexpected ways. Hopefully, she doesn't mind coffee dates once in a while with her granny of a former supervisors.