JUST JANE

right now i wear these...my sisters old UGG broomes...
i think they are made of steele because they are unbreakable...
i bet you can shoot at them and they wont even scratch...
they are super warm and have great traction..
i use to think they were the only practical winter boots for chicago until....

until i saw these sock and boot combo hunter boots...
wow...so genius...
Rainboots arnt really practical for dec-feb weather here in Chicago because they're not warm enough. They do a great job with traction and all but they are so bad at keeping your legs and feet warm...


they look so great with jeans...so casual and comfortable


i was walking around north Ave with my sister and i saw these Yellow hunter boots at Akira...size 7 for 30 bucks...
but i didnt buy them...
wow...big mistake...
i keep thinking about that day and keep wondering why i didnt buy them...
WHY!?!!!?
original price...115.00



im thinking about getting these..only 19.00 at urban right now..

drool...

oh man i wanted these last year...and i still want them...
probably the hottest rain boots ive ever seen....
so practical for chicago weather...
this year im going to either get these or hunter boots..

its crazy because people at home always tell me i buy too many boots...
trust me guys...spend a year in chicago and you will go through boots like you go through socks..
the snow...the rain...the snow/rain...oh and not to mention the ice and salt...
now i understand why people invest so much in really expensive boots...they make a huge difference in daily walking...


oh man...i wonder if i can pull off blue tights...



i just love when i see people add belts to long cardigans...


ah i miss winter so badly...



Chunky heels are back!
this is good for me because i never learned how to walk in stilettos...
another reason why im looking forward to winter this year...



I love this look
the leggings past the boot..
i started this last year because my ugg boots made my legs look too short...
now im obsessed with it...

ok on a more serious note...
heres a photograph by magnum photographer Olivia Arthur





by Olivia Arthur

"When I am asked about my work, one of the questions that often comes up is 'How much difference does it make that I am a woman?' And I have to agree that it does make a huge difference, that plenty of the situations I have been in would not have been accessible to a man, or if a man had been present the atmosphere would have been very different.

Right now I am working in Saudi Arabia and for the first time, in a strange contradictory way, it seems actually to be a disadvantage to be able to get so close. I will try and explain...

Much of society here is still deeply conservative and lots of places and events are segregated, including weddings where two separate wedding parties are held. So when you are invited to a gathering at someone's house, all the men are kept away so that it can be a women- only event. As the women arrive they take off their abayas (the long black gown all women have to wear here), their headscarves, and niqab (the face covering that many also choose to wear) to reveal fancy clothes underneath. But, they only do this because there are no men present and so taking photographs for anything other than personal use is strictly forbidden. At wedding halls they even ban cameras altogether from the party because, due the ease of sharing digital photographs, there is a fear that men might see pictures of the women uncovered and dancing.

If a man turns up at an all-women gathering, everyone will grab something to make sure that they are suitably covered for the eyes of men. This happened every day at the photography workshop that I was giving when the male caterers came in to bring the lunch. Any pictures taken at other times during the workshop would have to be for personal use only.

This led me to the strange conclusion that it would actually be easier to be taking photographs as a man, because that way you could be sure that the women were covered as much as they would want to be for the eyes of men (there are also some women who don't choose to cover their clothes and their hair in mixed company). As a man the limits are clearly defined, but for me the lines between my personal and professional relationships with the women I meet are blurry.

Not wanting to abuse the trust of the women who have allowed me to see into their private world, I am faced with an unusual dilemma of how to take pictures of it."