Foxy in 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target

Fox Print Sweater: Old Navy // Skirt and Crossbody Satchel Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target // Fur Vest: Material Girl via The Hudson Bay Company // Shoes: Kenneth Cole Reaction // Necklace: Topshop // Bracelet: vintage

There are few things more mortifying for today's female than to suddenly spot another girl sporting the same clothing item that you are currently wearing. It gets even worse when the other person is about 10 years younger than you and clearly has her parents buy all of her clothes (in my defense, the last time that happened was in Vegas and it was an Urban Outfitters lace top, not some Hello Kitty tee). When I saw Jen Tam of "her waise choice" wearing this fox sweater in this post, I knew that I had to have that geeky fox for my own wardrobe. However, about 15 minutes after I had bought the darn thing, I saw another girl wearing it on the bus I was taking downtown. After scrambling to hide any telltale signs of my sweater that were sticking out of my Old Navy bag, I became deeply contemplative on the issue of how certain items just become too overplayed; which was very saddening since I adore the cute print of this sweater!
On another note, this is the first post in which I wore some of my 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target stash: this skater skirt and the crossbody satchel bag. While the quality of the materials certainly suffered in making Lim's pieces affordable, I did find that the simple yet elegant designs made up for any shortcomings. Also, while fall has strongly made its presence known over the last few days, skirts still remain favourite items in my sartorial vocabulary. As long as I cover up the rest of my body with warmer supplements, such as this faux fur vest, I'm good to go!