I did not intend to come off looking like a school teacher, or, for that matter, a student. Yet, after looking at my outfit, that's all I can think about. The geometric print on the ModCloth dress with the deep shade of blue did not help matters. Bright yellow colors can also be associated with school buses and number 2 pencils. I'm sure all of that combined together, helped to make me look like a grade school TA. Not that I mind that look. In fact I think it made me look festive at today's holiday brunch. This all started because I wanted to wear the cool vintage sweater I bought in Shimokitazawa while I was living in Japan. Shimoks, for short, is hipster central; there are underground record stores, closet-sized art galleries, and vintage clothing stores galore. This sweater was such a good buy because it has metal buttons, and actually closes. Really I fell in love with the pattern, which I know, for some, can be hard to match with. A year later, after...