Transitional weather

This wouldn’t be Michigan without one last “in your face” snowfall riiiight before April. Mount Pleasant woke up to three inches of snow this morning, but by the time I left the newsroom after 6 p.m., it was in the 60’s without a single snowflake or puddle in sight. And, of course, it started raining about an hour ago. All four seasons in one day: Pure Michigan. And of course, transitional weather is such a pain to dress for.

Here’s to hoping this is the last time I wear my snow boots before I can stow them away for the next several months!

hat | jacket (no longer available) | necklace (old via Forever 21, similar) | sunglasses | boots | dress | belt (old, similar) | tights | lips (MAC’s Rebel) | nails | statement ring

I bought this jacket for just under $40 at the Forever 21 in Ann Arbor back in the spring of 2010. I saw it on a mannequin and was kind of on the fence about it. It was a total impulse buy, but I needed a jacket that day so I got it anyway. And, surprisingly, I still have it. It’s one of the very, very few pieces of my wardrobe that I still have from college and wear semi-frequently, and has somehow held up to my ever-changing fashion tastes.

It’s no longer available, but I included the link anyway, in case anyone was interested in getting the information and finding it secondhand online.

And… it was also featured on an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation! Holly J’s character wore it during a scene, and I got so excited to see something actually affordable represented on a TV show.

Do you have any articles of clothing you bought in college that have stood the test of time and taste? Let me know in the comments!

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Photos by Paul Beroza.