The Reasonably Prudent Law Student

Killing two birds with one stone today, kids! Sorry for the lag in posting, but, hey, you get more bang for your buck today, so what are you complaining about? Today, I’m putting together an outfit that’s entirely from Kohl’s, from head to toe, as well as inspired by the lovely Kelly Kapoor from NBC’s “The Office.”

Kohl’s is a great place to get business casual clothes. Before I started doing this BCS series, I thought business casual meant boring, so I had a lot of staples (button downs, cardigans, that sort of thing) from there. Even boring, ugly work shoes. But now that I’ve been doing this for quite a while, I’ve realized that even if I were to start shopping at Kohl’s again, I wouldn’t have to go for the boring stuff.

Also, I don’t really shop at Kohl’s because I can hardly find anything in my size. The women’s sizes are too big and slumpy and the juniors stuff is too tight, too long, and/or too young and not all that work-appropriate.

But…if you do shop at Kohl’s and you are a fan of the lovely but batty Kelly Kapoor (played by Mindy Kaling), here’s a great outfit that you can get without leaving the store. Woot!

Watercolor Floral Tank in Pink ………. $11.99
Ribbed Flyaway Cardigan in Orchid Heather ………. $21.99
Apt. 09 Solid Pencil Skirt in Black ………. $27.99
CHAPS Fleece Flats in Black ………. $33.99

Yay! Look how cute!

Kelly loves pinks, patterns, and bright colors, and we’ve got all three right here. The pink tank has a pretty floral print, and the way it nips in at the waist, it’s probably pretty flattering on most body shapes. It’s got a black banded look on top, which I like, even though Kelly will sometimes wear low-cut blouses. Whatever.

I paired it with a black pencil skirt, duh, because she wears a lot of those. Like, a lot, a lot. (Oh, God, now I sound like her.) I threw on a pink cardigan that matched the top well enough (Kelly doesn’t always go super matchy-matchy and will often pick pieces of the same general hue) and looks very comfortable, and a pair of pretty black flats that she’d definitely wear as she ran around the office, presumably chasing after Ryan, who is every bit as adorable as he ever was.

Those eyes, you guys, how can any girl resist those eyes?!

:-|

I have a problem. I’m a complete sucker for deep blue and hazel-green eyes. Not just hazel, not just green, but hazel-green. Perry, the original LawSkoolBFF before he left me for greener pastures, had the prettiest eyes, you guys. They were bright green with hazel and gold flecks. Sometimes I’d just stare at them while we were sitting side-by-side in our little cubicles in the library, and then he’d laugh at me, because, honestly, the guy just needed any excuse to laugh at me.

>:(

Stupid Perry.

Stupid Perry with his ungodly pretty green eyes.

Anyway, there’s Kelly’s outfit, one that anyone’s sure to look adorable in. You know what else is adorable? Kelly in general.

I love their relationship so much. It’s so awful, with occasional moments of awesome that are few and far between and fleeting. I just love how realistic that is.

…I’m never gonna bag me a man unless I club him over the head and drag him back to my room, am I, you guys?

:-|

Eh. Whatever. That sounds like too much work. Also, I lack the requisite upper arm strength to drag the hulking oaf back to my room, anyway.

No big loss.

…Shut up, you guys.