I'm going into the backlogs and sharing this outfit that I wore earlier this week, because very soon I will have very few outfits that I actually wore to work to share. Come Monday COB, I transition from young professional to unemployed graduate student (thereby forgetting what COB means). If what I wore in college is any indication, my graduate wardrobe will consist mostly of sort of fashion hiking boots, skinny jeans, and massive sweaters. If for some reason you are not deterred by that description and you are interested in seeing more of my off-the-clock looks, please let me know in the WAAW forum (which, of course, doesn't exist)!

Anyway, I woke up an hour before these pictures were taken, which happened to be an hour and a half after I would normally get into the office and half an hour before my final performance review. Luckily we're in dress season, so I was able to get up and out of the house quickly! All I really had to do was choose a dress and find my only sweater that matches it. Although in this post-haircut world, I blow dry my hair most mornings, this was not one of those mornings. I didn't even have to pick out/find these loafers because they are one of the many pairs of shoes I keep in my office for occasions such as these. Although this morning's styling choices were dictated mostly by expediency, this dress is one of my favorites to wear the office. The neck- and hemlines are both relatively conservative and it makes very little contact with my lower torso. I'm not sure how this dress will figure into my post-working life, but, for now, I am thrilled it has had a place in my professional rotation.

Dress - Boutique in Chicago

Cardigan - Zara

Necklace - Quest to find a dragon, like maybe one of the Game of Thrones dragons

Loafers - Aldo