The Black High-waist Pants

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It’s been a long cold winter, and my toes have officially frozen off.  Yikes.  I know Belgium is nowhere where near the negative double-digit temps of Boston, but jezus can a girl get a little sun here!?  Nearly every day is covered and cloudy… The sun doesn’t even stay awake longer than office hours, so yeah, we’re pretty much just zombies getting dressed and walking around in the dark here.  Thank god for Will Smith’s instagram, feeding us those feel good videos. Inevitably, there are pieces that you fall back and back and back on, and these pair of pants…

The Courier Shirt

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Hello, it’s me. Utilita State, back on the blogging horse. For those who don’t know, I’ve officially packed my things and moved across the Atlantic to cute little Belgium (hence the short interruption in post programming). After living in both the US and Singapore for good chunks of my life, I figure it’s time I try out the old western world of Europe. Plus, my photographer slash “love of my life” is over here so yaknow, it’s really just practical. Anyhoo, a few things I’ve noticed about this country so far: Everyone cycles and nobody wears helmets Skinny heels in cobbled…

Work Code

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I tried a choker in my workplace, and no one batted an eyelash – in other words, wear yours before the trend is over. To paint the setting, my office is very corporate. There are about 600 people packed into 9 floors of an iconic Boston building, yet the range of style barely spans a Talbots or Ann Taylor. Slowly but surely through my years of employment here, I’ve tested the waters for what is and is not appropriate in a reserved environment. The results? Actually, not terrible. Prior to this, I worked at an online streetwear retailer that was dynamic,…