I know.
I have a fancy new Fashion Friday button that Edie made me. I feel very professional.
The catalyst for this came when I was at Allume talking to a few other bloggers and Ruth asked about my editorial calendar. Apparently this is something some people use to plan their blog posts days, and even weeks, in advance. And here I assumed everyone just sat down on their couch around 10 p.m. every night and just wrote whatever came to mind.
So while an editorial calendar is clearly out of my reach, I felt like I could add a button to Fashion Friday. As long as someone else made it for me because I can’t even remember that I have a gmail address I’m supposed to check.
Anyway, as I write this it is 85 degrees outside, but there’s an alleged winter storm on the way that’s supposed to arrive in the wee hours of Friday morning and drop temps down into the 30’s. There’s even talk of wintry precip. And you know it’s serious when the weather people leave the “itation” off the “precip”.
Personally, I’ll believe it when I see it. But I will be thankful for any temperature drop that means I don’t feel like maybe I should be wearing shorts.
Now for the clothes and such.
1. clutch oversized shawl cardigan
I love the length of this. It’s one of those long cardigan things that you can wear over a pair of leggings and know that your bottom area will be covered. It also looks really cute over a dress per the picture above.
Gap has done something jolly with their booties. I really like these and there are also cute lace up version or biker boot versions. Some of the sizes are sold out online, but I bet you can find them in stores if need be.
But right now online, you can get 40% off any full priced purchase with the code GAPEARLY or 50% off with a Gap card when you use the code BFCARD. They’re practically giving stuff away.
‘Tis the season for an abundance of sweaters.
4. kaleidoscope fringe sweater
I recently found this boutique online and there are so many great things to choose from. But I decided this sweater was really calling out to me.
I wouldn’t wear this as a dress, but I do think it would look really great with leggings and boots. Love that it has that subtle leopard print detail.
I’m about to tell you a sad story. Prepare yourself.
I tried this on in black a few weeks ago at Anthropologie. I grabbed it off the rack in the sale room in the back and didn’t have a lot of hope that it would actually look good. But then I tried it on and loved the length and the way the sleeves fit and that it was as soft as a pajama top. However, I couldn’t find the sale price so I took it up to the cash register and that’s when I learned there was no sale price because it accidentally got placed in the sale room and wasn’t actually on sale.
Why is my life so hard?
And so I handed it back to the salesgirl and told her I wasn’t paying full price. But now I keep thinking about it and I have some lingering regrets.
The end.
Now this. I know it looks like an old t-shirt. And I know I’ve shown it before. But I bought this and cannot express how much I love it. It is so soft and there is something about the way it’s cut that makes it super flattering. I wore it with skinny jeans and boots on Saturday night and some friends came over for dinner and one of them was wearing the exact shirt but in a different color. It’s just that great.
And there are more colors to choose from on the Free People site but they’re not on sale.
These.
I need a replacement for my almost six-year-old Uggs and this is going to be it. They are so cute, so comfortable and come in an abundance of color choices. I tried them on the other day and fell head over heels in love.
9. old navy pop color crew neck sweater
For those of us who may want to channel our inner Laverne DeFazio.
And if you don’t they also make some that say “Joy” or “Peace” or other things.
I saw this in Gap the other day and really liked it. It’s longer in person than it looks on the model and is the perfect thing to throw on with leggings or your yoga pants. You could even wear it to actually work out if you’re into that kind of thing.
And that’s it for today.
Have a good Friday.
If you need me, I’ll be watching the Aggies beat the hell out of LSU. While wearing this.
Hopefully those enormous sleeves won’t end up in some type of dip.