Dress Up A Basic Outfit with a Scarf

grey vest with pockets and over the knee boots

And another season of layering is upon us. Layering for warmth provides a great opportunity to play around with different patterns and textures. Take this outfit for example. I kept the colour scheme pretty neutral staying in a grey and white colour palette. Although in its simplicity was quite the mix of textures. A wool vest layered over a basic white ribbed knit worn with white jeans and suede over the knee boots. But texture alone wasn’t quite enough to take the mundane out of this outfit. In this post I’ll show you how to dress up a basic outfit with a scarf. Continue reading “Dress Up A Basic Outfit with a Scarf”

Holiday Gift Giving on a Budget

Holiday Gift Giving on a Budget with Dixie Outlet Mall

As I sit here and write this post I counted that it’s 43 days until Christmas. Now if you’re anything like me, you probably don’t want to hear that. Believe me neither do I. But every. single. year. I tell myself that I will NOT get caught up in a last minute hustle to buy gifts…and sure enough, there I am doing the mad scramble days before hoping I manage to get everything on time.

Every year the hubby and I say we’re going to start our holiday shopping at the beginning of November…well, it’s mid November now and I can’t say I’ve stored up a single thing. But, the good news is that I’ve been working with Dixie Outlet Mall on a fun little Holiday gift giving on a budget project. Hopefully this post helps you out not only on timely holiday shopping, but especially if you’re working with a tight budget. Continue reading “Holiday Gift Giving on a Budget”

The Blush Pink Faux Fur Coat

Sam Edelman blush pink faux fur coat with Guess floral wide leg pants

The blush pink faux fur coat. Never thought I’d own one of these things. While on a recent hunt for a new jacket, shortly after stepping into Winners I spotted a few of these bad boys on a rack. Without even heading to the rack I looked at my boyfriend and said ‘I found the one.’ He of course still had no idea what I was talking about. I did my due diligence and performed a quick sweep of all other jackets out on the floor just to make sure I wasn’t passing up on any other gems. And then proceeded right to the fuzzy pink coat rack.

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