10th Commandment: May 14
May 14, 2010
Elected Official
Alaia Metallic Leather Gladiator’s (Net-a-porter, $1,870)
Hill Staffer
Marciano Tamsin Flat (Endless, $110)
Unpaid Intern
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This weekend, I got two hours to myself for the first time in months. Really to myself. My child was asleep. My dogs were asleep. Kyle was off playing cards with his friends. My house was clean, and there was nothing else to do but sit in my bed and scroll Instagram. It was glorious. […]
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Those first shoes are gorgeous. And they WOULD be the most expensive Elected Official piece I’ve seen in quite awhile. [Insert long, drawn-out, I’m-so-broke sigh right here]
I am moving to DC in July to take a job on the hill after graduating college. As a girl from Oregon, I know I have a lot to learn about dressing for success on the Hill. I love these shoes, but they aren’t appropriate for work are they?? I’m struggling as to what shoes I should buy for my job. Only closed toed? I hear it’s hot as hell in the summer time. I’m afraid my feet will die in closed toed heels all summer. Are sandals ever appropriate??