LAST DAY OF MY INTERNSHIP

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Y'all, I feel like it was just yesterday I was posting about coming to New York for the summer and what I wore on my first day at my internship.  And yet, here we are, August 15th, and my official last day of work.  This summer has gone by so fast.

I'm so thankful to have had such a cool fashion PR job, to work with great girls ( interns and actual employees), and to get to experience some of the magic that goes in to the fashion industry.  I will say that it wasn't glamourous. Some days it was long hours doing stupid stuff, some days you sat there doing nothing, some days I wanted to kill somebody, and some days I felt like I was literally tossing my education out the window because you needed maybe all of two brain cells to do what I did. But I will say that I'm so grateful for the people I met and the experience it gave me - and of course, spending summer in New York City with my friends.

I'm not positive I want to do fashion PR (or at least in house) and I'm not positive I want to live in NYC after graduation. If anything, this summer has raised more questions than it has answered. But is has been an experience, and I'm so grateful I got the chance to take it - to work in fashion, to have an internship, to meet new people, to live in the city, and to take it all in.

It's been a wild ride, y'all!

DRINK OF THE DAY: GINGER LEMONGRASS BASIL SPRITZER

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Nothing like staring at cocktails on Pinterest to get you in the mood for Wednesday after-work drinks.

(After all, three days of work in a row is an accomplishment - you've gotta reward yourself!)

WARDROBE ESSENTIALS: THE BLACK SKIRT

Hey y'all! We're back with another installment of WARDROBE ESSENTIALS. 

Another wear-to-work classic that everyone needs to have: the black skirt.

This option from Nordstom is a great choice - its classic shape and bit of stretch flatters everyone! 

HALOGEN PENCIL SKIRT

INSPIRATION:

ALL VIA MY PINTEREST

J.CREW GRAY TSHIRT / FOREVER 21 BLACK CLUTCH / ASOS HEELS 

DOROTHY PERKINS STRIPED JACKET / J.CREW CHAMBRAY SHIRT / CHARLOTTE RUSSE FLATS

FOREVER 21 SWEATER / FOREVER 21 CROSSBODY / ASOS HEELS

FOREVER 21 SUNGLASSES / TARGET TAN JACKET / J.CREW FACTORY STRIPED SHIRT 

BLOG LOVE: MY MORNING ROUTINE

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day.  

Actually, to be technical, brunch is - it's got all the yumminess of breakfast foods but at a more reasonable hour. (Plus, mimosas are usually involved).  But even on those days of early class or work, I always eat breakfast. As much as I love sleep, I'd rather get up 20 minutes earlier to have time to sit and enjoy breakfast and take a moment to myself - drink some tea or OJ, eat some eggs or cereal, check my email, the news, etc.  It's my little routine, and without it I always feel like I'm starting the day off rushed and flustered.

So it's part celebrity voyeurism, part breakfast inspiration, part thank-god-other-people-like-their-morning-routines-as-much-as-i-do that make me enjoy Bon Appetite's MY MORNING ROUTINE feature so much.  They talk to famous people - everyone from models to singers to athletes - about their morning routines, and specifically their breakfasts.  So even if you don't have a AM ritual, you can read all about what others do - and maybe get inspired for a little morning routine of your own!

TONY HAWK

KARLIE KLOSS

WARDROBE ESSENTIALS: THE BLACK PANT

Hi y'all! New column alert here on SPECTACLE. After lugging my stuff across Europe for a semester and then planning on lugging it all back across the country in a few shorts weeks, I realize I'm in need of a major closet clean-out.  You know the drill - getting rid of what doesn't fit, what you don't wear, that sweater that was a gift and you haven't even wore it once, etc.  

And then, the beauty of that is that when you go out with the old, you go in with the new. I'm about to start an internship in a few weeks, and my wardrobe is seriously lacking in both the work clothes department and the essentials. I mean, I don't even own a white button down. (WHO AM I?) So I'll be bringing the twenty-something's wardrobe's essentials to a screen near you in the coming months, complete with inspiration and outfit ideas on the cheap.  So without further ado, the first wardrobe essential!

The whole point of essentials is that you'll wear them a lot and you'll wear them a long time.  So it doesn't have to be designer, but it's worth it to splurge on something with a little more quality, like these J.Crew work pants. Trust me, with the amount you'll wear them to work, they'll more than pay for themselves.

J.CREW PALEY PANT

ONE / TWO / THREE / FOUR

Now that we've got our nice, quality black pants, it's time to mix things up.  I've taken these four outfits from above as inspiration, and add lower-priced items (read: things I can actually afford) to create four outstanding outfits that are ready for anything - and won't break the bank.

forever 21 top /  bauble bar necklace / daily look clutch / zara heels

forever 21 blouse / forever 21 scarf / type z loafers / topshop tote 

forever 21 peplum / zara heels / forever 21 crossbody / forever 21 sunglasses 

forever 21 top / loren hope necklace / forever 21 flats / zara bag