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wearing vintage checked blouse and schoolboy blazer from ebay, J Brand jeans, black on black converse, street fair sunnies

Check out this awesome blouse I got awhile ago (before my shopping ban came into full effect). I only recently discovered that I've been wearing it backwards. Apparently the tie is meant to be worn in the back, but I think it looks equally sweet tied in the front, naughty-secretary style. Also, the colors miraculously go with every single cardigan and blazer that I own. Now that's what I call double-duty. And I'm pretty sure it cost me $16 bucks.

Oh, and I have a new favorite show: Taking the Stage, about the uber talented students at a performing arts high school in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reeks of the faux reality producer-contrived drama typified by my other favorite shows, The Hills and The City, but it's still damn good. I've always been a wannabe dancer, and I'll never get tired of watching people do this: