Baby, It's Cold Outside

What I'm wearing:
J.Crew Ruffles & Roses Tissue Tank in Grey
J.Crew Cambridge Cable V-neck Sweater in Cinnamon Spice
Martin and Osa Slim jeans in the Marine Wash
Aerie slippers

The presents are opened, dinner was served (and savored), games played (Scattergories and Taboo), and now it's time to relax with some mulled wine and enjoy the holiday.

Merry Christmas!!

Chevalier Ruffles

What I'm wearing:
J.Crew Chevalier Cardigan in Heathered Graphite
pink tiered H&M dress
Modern Vintage Eligia T-straps in Black and Black Patent
black Target tights
J.Crew (outlet) and Forever 21 necklaces

Better look at details...

Shoes!

I paired this pink dress with my faux fur leopard jacket the last time I wore it (see here) but I thought it looked equally as cute with a cozy knit cardigan. Not sure what it is with me and the military motif the last couple of days but I like it! Emily paired it with a black blazer here, which I am totally going to copy.

Apparently there are some snow storms headed our way! It is COLD right now! Thank goodness for thick sweater tights. I get to work until midnight tonight (darn new mall holiday hours) and I am not looing forward to driving home in snow! But I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend!

Amber & Grey

What I'm wearing:
J.Crew Tivoli boiled wool cardigan in Amber and Grey
Ann Taylor LOFT Charmeuse Blooms Print dress
grey anthropologie Jumbled Crochet tights (from last fall)
grey anthropologie Snake Bite belt
purple suede Kate Spade wedges
pearl cluster necklace from local boutique Paradigm

I am loving LOFT more and more! This dress was only $20! I love that it can be dressed up or down, and I think I could definitely wear it in the spring as well as now. This cardigan I also snagged on sale at a J.Crew in NYC, after lamenting that my local store didn't have it after seeing it on A Bigger Closet.

I am very excited for the holiday meeting of my book club! It's a potluck where everyone will be bringing something. I'm bringing my specialty.... a bottle of wine! =)

Here is a photo with the ruffles tucked in so you can see the cute grey trim on the cardigan!

Better look at tights and wedges!

Toasty Warm from Head to Toe

I kind of feel like a hot mess right now. Probably because I had a really hard time deciding what to wear today, so I kinda just put on all my favorite items. All at once. So it is a bit over the top but I am warm and cozy! I'm wearing a cardigan, a sweater skirt, AND sweater thigh highs. All J.Crew has to do is slap some ruffles and rosettes on something and I'm all over it. It's a disease. They will probably name it after me after I overdose on ruffles and rosettes.

Loooooove ruffles.

I'm squinting because the sun was shining directly into my face! Argh. Also the cause for the colors and details to be washed out a bit. This is what I get for getting dressed early!

What I'm wearing:
Martin + Osa Essential Cashmere cardigan in a purple from a previous season
J.Crew Ruffles & Roses Tissue tank in Ivory
anthropologie Fulmar sweater skirt
anthropologie Snake Bit belt in Grey
grey Target thigh high socks
anthropologie Tawny Acres boots

Black Tie Optional

What I'm wearing:
J.Crew tuxedo ruffle front cardigan (not it's official name, but I copied that from Kim)
anthropologie Twilit skirt
purple Hue tights
black Taryn Rose pumps

I love sparkles! I love that this herringbone tweed skirt has metallic threads woven through it, and I also adore the ruffles on the pockets. Is this too many ruffles in this outfit? AHA! Trick question, there is no such thing as too many ruffles. I also wonder if the skirt is called the "Twilit" skirt because it is sparkley, and also.... vampires sparkle? (And I am sad I have still not seen "New Moon" yet! Just haven't had a chance. I know I am missing out on epic Jacob hotness.)

I am off today and desperately need to work on some studying, but what I really want to do is some Christmas shopping! (For others of course.)

Off-Duty Ballerina

This is the outfit I'd imagine an off-duty ballerina would wear. I think it's the combination of leggings + drapey top + ballet flats. I love it, every single item I am wearing is so comfortable.




What I'm wearing:
Martin + Osa Open cardigan in Mercer Burgundy
Martin + Osa Sheer layered tank in Galvanized Grey
Hue leggings (from Martin + Osa)
pewter Bloch ballet flats (from M+O)
Jane Tran for M+O hair pin
Martin + Osa cluster necklace
Martin + Osa Leopard scarf

Ok, I realized this is all M+O but hey, it's a work outfit! I usually like to mix up my brands more.

Aren't these hair pins adorable???? I couldn't resist them.

All accessories are on sale at Martin + Osa!! Women's boots (like my grey Dolce Vita Wiley boots) are 50% off, all full-priced bags are 50% off, jewelry (like the fabulous new cluster necklace I'm wearing right now) is 30% off, scarves are 30% off, and all hair accessories (like the hair pins and head bands) are 40% off!

I've been pretty busy lately (both fun & non-fun stuff) so I've been pretty bad with the posting! I feel like I am so behind on reading my favorite blogs!! I definitely need to catch up.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Some girlfriends are in town this weekend so I am super excited to see them tomorrow! =)

Day vs. Night, and goodbye to an old friend

I had the day off today, which pretty much meant that I slept in as long as I could, then headed to the gym (finally). Then I decided to run some errands (aka go shopping). This is what I wore while out earlier today!


What I'm wearing:
J.Crew (outlet) Victoria cami
Martin + Osa cashmere v-neck sweater
Martin + Osa marine rinse bootcut jeans
Taryn Rose black pumps

I really loved this silk top/sweater combination so much I decided to keep it on tonight for my date tonight. =) The top has grey and gold in it, and the sweater is a medium toned purple. I think it has a bit more pink in it than this photo shows.




For night I switched up the jeans and pumps for:
Seven for All Mankind denim mini
black tights
Gucci booties

Da booties:

Not up to anything exciting tonight, just going out to dinner. I could really eat a good steak right now.... mmmmmm.

I have bad news to report, my camera died a sad, terrible death today. I dropped it while trying to take a photo of this anthropologie dress! This is the very last photo my dear camera took. (And oh my I am pasty!!!!) [ETA: I ended up returning this dress. I will never wear it!!!]


I'm not too upset about it though, I have been thinking I needed one for awhile. I've had my Canon Powershot since I was in college, and it's fallen on many, many of the floors of Nashville bars. And DC. And Annapolis. At least the back deck of our house is a nice place to go.