Shirt: Forever 21 // Crop Top: Zara (similar here & here) // Watch: Michael Kors // Pants: J Brand (here & here) // Boots: Zara (similar here & here) // Bag: Miu Miu (here & here)

I’ve been back in Montreal for a week and a half since my week long trip to New York, but quite frankly it feels as if a lifetime has passed since I was in the Big Apple. I’m back into one of those inevitable phases of life where it seems as if there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished, regardless of how much one cuts back on socializing, sleeping and all those other great things in life. Add to that mix about 9 hours of sunlight and increasingly frigid temperatures and life can easily feel overwhelming and and dreary. Fortunately, I have lots of fond memories from my second stay in Midtown where I was able to forget about life in Montreal and comfortably wear what I presume will be my last jacket-less look of the year. One of the many things I enjoy about fall from a sartorial standpoint is the necessity of reinterpreting summer pieces to work for cooler temperatures. As much as I loved wearing this crop top this summer on its own, throwing a blouse with a geometric pattern underneath it gives it a completely new feel that I will definitely be repeating throughout winter.

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