Winter Layering

Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces

Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces

Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces
Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces
Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces
Winter Layering feat Nordstrom pieces   Top, Nasty Gal. Jacket (Blank NYC), Skirt (Halogen) c/o Nordstrom. Boots, Ralph Lauren. Scarf c/o Pinkstix. Bag, Rebecca Minkoff.

Staying fashionable in the winter months can be a daunting challenge at times. Especially if you live somewhere that tends to get buried in snow while reaching ridiculously stupid freezing temperatures. While the preference is to hibernate during the winter months unfortunately that is not always feasible. So I’ve opted for a new strategy – layering. Layering clothing items provides not only warmth, but also gives quite a bit of versatility when it comes to styling. It’s a perfect opportunity to combine different fabrics and textures, which is exactly what I did here.

For the base layer I opted for knits; long sleeve top and fitted maxi skirt, worn with a biker jacket and fun printed scarf. For colder temperatures one could easily layer on a maxi cardigan or long coat. Another benefit of layering is the ability to add or remove articles of clothing as required. There is nothing worse than being stuck in one heavy piece in the event you need to transition between interior spaces that have different temperatures (for instance the office I work where one room can be overly hot while other areas are freezing). Stay warm my friends!

And most importantly – Happy Friday!

White Velvet

velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
Velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
Velvet blazer with bralette

Jacket, old (similar here). Skirt c/o SevenTwo Denim. Bralette, Nasty Gal. Purse c/o Pinkstix. Shoes, Lulus.

This pretty little denim pencil skirt should have been mine weeks ago. But our postal office was on a strike for some time and I have a feeling my skirt was an innocent bystander to all that chaos. Finally making it’s way to me weeks after having been mailed out. However, now looking back on it, that created a most favourable delay. While I had intended to style this skirt in a summer outfit I was forced to style it for Fall. Which I really liked.

I immediately tried the skirt on upon receipt having been anxious on the fit – and it fit like a dream! Now at the time when I was trying it on I had on a bralette and the oh so snug (yet comfortable) fit of the pencil skirt was giving off total pinup girl vibes. Styled with the bralette it was worthy of its own look. After having tried it on (with no clue on what I would wear it with for this post) I made my way downstairs and we ended up watching Seinfeld reruns. The first episode my boyfriend put on was the one with the bra (The Caddy) and the little light bulb went off above my head shortly after Sue Ellen Mischke left Elaine’s office, leaving Elaine annoyed at how she wore her new bra.

I had always wanted to wear a bralette with only a jacket over, but just had never done it yet for whatever reason. (Maybe it was the concern that if not done right this look can easily look trashy instead of classy) but this skirt had such an elegant and classy feel to it, that I figured was worth a try. It also gave me the chance to revive a velvet blazer I had picked up in Atlanta some years ago (and never really worn), taking full advantage of velvet being on trend this season. And that my friends, is how this outfit came to be. Has anything like this ever happened to any of you? I’d love to hear about it!

xo

Runaway Train

pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels
pink martini bohemian kimono-style top with denim cutoffs and caged heels

 Kimono top c/o Pink Martini. Crop, Victoria’s Secret. Shorts, Nasty Gal. Shoes, Hat, Lulus.

Spending the last few weeks of summer doing what we do best: getting lost in the middle of nowhere. And no better way to go out than in true summer spirits: denim cutoffs and a bohemian kimono-style top. Picked up these caged heels the other day as I thought they would be perfect to wear while it’s still hot out as well as to transition into Fall with. And speaking of, cannot believe the summer has come and gone already…it seems to have gone by in the blink of an eye and hard to deny now that Labour Day has passed. Are you looking forward to Fall? Or is a small part of you crying on the inside like me?

xo