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Don’t get us wrong—we love fashion, and we generally love to dress up for the shows. But sometimes, getting gussied up for fashion week feels a little ridiculous–like when there’s a blizzard, for example. Read our loopy Sunday night conversation about the implications of Nemo on street style, and why we loved the whole thing:

Lauren: ‪So the weather outside was frightful for a couple of days‬.

Leah: ‪It’s true‬. There was a lot of freak-out over Nemo. But I actually loved it.

Lauren: ‪Yeah, it was great‬. It felt liberating. Everyone was reduced to snow boots and parkas.

Leah: I could wear my LL Bean boots and feel totally okay about it‬. Usually during Fashion Week I feel a little less-than, because I never dress up all fancy. But Nemo leveled the playing field. And at the same time gave those street style stars a real chance to show off their skills, be creative.

Lauren: ‪Yeah, I agree. It was like private school uniforms‬. You have to work with what you’ve been given.
 
Leah: I think, generally, the storm chilled people out‬. (See what I did there?) Not that fashion week isn’t important and worth freaking out over, especially if you’re a designer, but this was something real to freak out over.

Lauren: Yeah, it made it all seem way less important‬.

Leah's Bean boots.

Leah: ‪It put it in perspective in a nice way‬. Like, this is our job and we do it. Not OMG FASHUNWEEK.

Lauren: ‪One girl I saw summed it up for me. She was wearing a blue and white windowpane check JW Anderson sweater, a bomber, and a pair of those flat Balenciaga boots with the cutouts. She looked so cool and put together and warm! Not a victim. This fashion week eliminated fashion victims.‬ ‪I know that, personally, I’m going to worry less about what I’m wearing from now on—I’m just gonna wear stuff that makes me feel good.‬

Leah: It just felt like a guilty pleasure for me. That I got to bop around in what felt like pajamas looking like a slob and it was okay. Nemo was a good lesson in dressing FOR YOU‬.

Lauren: Until I wear those white Celines again. They hurt so good.

-The End-