Stella and Dot.. my new best friends.

Sooo most of you probably know I have pretty boring taste in clothing.. much of what I own is black or white. But I get by with a little help from my friends. Meet Stella & Dot. I'm a soon-to-be independent stylist, so keep your eyes peeled for fabulous on-trend jewelry worn to class.. it's most likely from them. A fabulous piece of jewelry can dress up even the most boring skinny jeans, American Apparel low-V white tee, and black Loft blazer. While I tend to wear more chunky, statement pieces (of which Stella & Dot has many), I fell in love with their Signature Clover Necklace in gold. Long and lovely, this gold-plated chain is punctuated with our signature clover cutout motifs. Measures approximately 38" in length with a lobster clasp closure (safety first.. no one wants to loose their fave jewels). It even adorned the pages of the October 2010 Cosmopolitan magazine. Wear it long or double it up. Either way, it's a sophisticated layering piece. At just $59.. which may seem like a few too many workstudy dollars, it will last you long into your law career. You may as well splurge now, before you embark on your "emotionally" rewarding public interest law career.

Stella & Dot offer oodles of matchy-matchy options for earrings and bracelets, but I fell in love (again) with their Pave Clover Earrings. The best thing about them is that they are made with gold and silver. When I wake in the am, I tend to put my earrings on right after my shower, and I try not to think too much. I'm a grab-and-go kinda gal, and these two-tone earrings, with just enough sparkle, undoubtedly go with absolutely everything.

Check out the necklace and earrings at www.StellaDot.com. Browse the line.. if I was sellin' would you be buyin'?

xo

SOS: A call to women..

Ladies.. I have been seeing way too much of this. When you buy a women's suit, most will come with a simple "X"-shaped stitch across the bank slit of the jacket and skirt. There is only one purpose this serves: to keep it looking nice on the hanger. Please, please, when you get home, or sooner.. cut that stitch and remove the thread (see photo if you don't get it). Few things are more annoying than walking behind someone, looking at the thread dangling from their skirt slit, which was not cut, but broke inadvertently from walking, sitting, etc. And this technically doesn't go only for women. Most suits come with sewn-shut pockets on the jacket and pants.. again, just to keep them looking nice in the store.. rip those bad boys open. While these aren't visually annoying, where else would you put your iPhone and lip balm?

White shoes after labor day.. or "The right to bare legs."

In true Federalist Society fashion, the Touro Law Chapter held a Constitution Day celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the ratification of the second greatest book ever written (in my humble opinion). With Sam Adams on tap (and on special), the Executive Board welcomed members, old and new, and provided fabulous appetizers thanks to the SBA. Why Sam Adams? Well, we thought, "WWJMD?" (What would James Madison drink?). They totally were friends.

Many probably scoffed at my choice of the black side-zip mini, a fabulous steal from bebe.. and when I say steal, I meant I paid $30.. But the Constitution includes the right to bear arms. And since I chose a blazer for the day, I needed to bare something else. Any Federalist knows that the proper way to interpret the Constitution is by discerning the intent of the framers. Name one framer that would object from me reading an implied right to bare legs into the Second Amendment.

And what about due process? Who made the rule against white shoes after labor day? In my case, I donned them ten whole days after so-and-so said they should be packed away for the season[s]. But I think the stark white blazer compliments my stark white stacked heel stiletto pumps quite well, and it would be unfair to deprive them of their due process rights to be worn anytime they match my ensemble. America proudly wears white all year long, and man.. that flag is fierce.

Catchin' up.. overdue summer post.

Words to live by.. When in (fashion) doubt, just look to the plain and simple rules of the Suffolk County Courthouse. In the very least, they will prevent you from certain fashion disasters. Anyone who has been in the courthouse hall, however, knows these rules are widely unknown and unenforced. Now, I took a whole class in professional responsibility, and there were no rules about advising your clients to look decent. I guess telling someone to "wear their Sunday best" doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. I may have to work on an addition to the Rules of Professional Conduct.. Lawyers need to look good. But so do those they represent.