Leather or not

A friend of mine asked me to help her find a cool, vintage-ish looking leather backpack for her to wear once in awhile to school. (My friends name is Carly and she goes to graduate school at Columbia, smarty-pants).  This is something i have become very, very good at - finding pretty much anything you want online if you just give me a few key words. Knowing Carly's style already, i had an idea of what she was looking for. Seeing as though she wasn't sure if she would love using said leather backpack, she wanted to spend less than $70 and if she absolutely adored it, she might splurge again and buy something more expensive. Through my research, i found some really cool pieces that i wanted to share with you.

1 Dark Tan // 2 White // 3 Vintage // 4 Camel // 5 Deep Green // 

6 Black // 7 Red, old (similar) // 8 Light & Dark Tan

Carly ended up purchasing #1. I'll update this post on how it works out for her when i get her review!

Work…to play!

What's better than getting dressed for work in the morning knowing you have plans to go out right afterwards? What can be better, is finding the perfect outfit to wear in just a simple change of shoes and bag option. Here we have Kendall, a fabulously sassy friend of mine who is off to work for the day in a knee length leopard print Michael Michael Kors dress and black conservative Jimmy Choo pumps. Knowing she has plans to meet a special someone (or maybe not so special) after work, she brings an extra set of shoes to change into and a smaller, more convenient bag along. Making her life that much easier, she's off to her date right from work to begin her weekend the right way. She changes into her burgundy YSL tributes, which are by far the most comfortable shoes on the planet, lets her hair loose and away she goes. 

Work it, girl. 

1 Dress (similar) // 2 Pumps // 3 Saint Laurent Tributes 4 // 

5 Bag // 6 Earrings (similar) // 7 Cartier watch (similar) // 8 Trench coat // Mascara & Lip Stick