{STYLE} Unleashing My Inner Sporty Spice

As a contributing editor at Marie Claire, one of my favorite parts of the job is culling the entire market to determine what the trends will be for each season. There are fashion shows and presentations and market appointments and yummy luncheons with high powered publicists and the fact that its all part of my job is honestly some kind of dream. So, for the May issue (out now), I decided to focus on Sportif- inspired by the SS13 runways of Richard Chai and Ashish. Continue...

{OUTFIT}

Varsity Jacket via ebay. Leather mini skirt c/o ASOS Curve. White Satchel from Loeffler Randall. Striped Heels from Zara. Oversized watch c/o GUESS. Jewelry via Catbird, David Yurman, BaubleBar.

Most of my life I identified as some kind of athlete. Throughout high school I was a varsity swimmer and played on the water polo team, (tres California, tres tres lesbian - in spite of only, maybe, two other teammates coming out since). There were stints in volleyball (as a freshman, I had a crush on a senior who was on the team), and soccer (my dad and grandfather played professionally, so it was only fair I continued the family tradition... until I was 12). I was kick boxing for a minute and shooting hoops for at least a few years and spent most of my life active in a full court press. 

When I moved to New York and my life shifted more towards the runway than the track, my exercise routine shifted too - power walks and bike rides to commute and focused sessions with a trainer at the gym. I sometimes miss team sports - the camaraderie and competitiveness; the closest I get to a team sport these days are joining in the hustle and marathon that is fashion week, or more directly, getting on the elliptical machine next to my girlfriend, at RetroFitness. 

Still, the sportif trend struck a cord, and it has somehow become my personal uniform as of late. Go, team!

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