EVIDENCE THAT I WEAR PANTS + A MADEWELL REVIEW

Let's just get down to it, shall we? It is Thursday afternoon, I have a bowl of Post Shredded Wheat cereal keeping me company, "Kickstart My Heart" is on my headphones, and there are pictures to put on here.

Here. We. Go.

striped shirt, gap [x-ish] [x-ish]

v-neck tee, j.crew [x]

skinny jeans, gap

leather belt, american eagle

kinnetic flats, steve madden

skull ring, ebay

gold bangle, kate spade

Clearly, I woke up late and missed my morning pictures. The office bathroom doesn't offer the best backdrop, but you know, I take what I can get sometimes. I mean, beggars can't be choosers, right? Except in this case, it's more like bloggers can't be... choosy?... about where they pick to take their pictures... Yeah, I don't know where I was going with that one.

And now, a Madewell review of the Scholar Satchel:

Here it is, sitting on my couch.


I love the style. The Madewell team did a great job creating a bag that looks simultaneously old-school and modern. I want to love this bag. I really do -- it captured my heart online, and I was so excited to get it in my hands... But in person, I was underwhelmed. I think a lot of that underwhelmed feeling had to do with the leather and the weight of the canvas.

I was expecting something more substantial. The Madewell bag certainly isn't fragile, but I also expected more stiff-ness from it from the canvas. The leather, on the other hand, feels too stiff and looks like it could scratch easily.

Here are some detail shots:




I just feel like that for what I paid, there should have been something more luxurious about this bag, especially in the canvas material and lather. The style is definitely all there, but the quality is iffy. In addition, it just looked kind of weird when I had stuff inside it (in the final shot, the bag is empty). The bottom sagged out and it was just... odd.

For those who are interested, the turnlock on the flap is functional, and so are the buttonhole-style pegs on the two straps coming down the front of the bag. The shoulder strap is adjustable as well.

All in all, I have a feeling this bag will be going back. But for those who are still interested, here's the bag-to-human ratio:

PS. Giveaway. $100 gift card to Shopbop. BE THERE.