Houndstooth for the Holidays

Remember last week when I talked about how impressed I was with Foxcroft’s new prints?  Well, I’m wearing another Foxcroft print today, and let me just tell you, I’m still impressed:

I love a big, bold print and this black and yellow houndstooth is just that.  Like the vintage royal print, this print has a throwback vibe that I’m absolutely loving.  

It’s a little 80s, a little 90s and lot wonderful:

Blouse: c/o Foxcroft  Skirt: Old Navy (similar longer)  Tights: Spanx   Boots: Splendid (similar)

Patterned shirts like this one are on Foxcroft’s Holiday Checklist as a must-have for the holiday closet and, I must say, I couldn't agree more.  Printed shirts are just so versatile.  Today I paired it with a simple skirt and tights:

But it’s also the perfect layering piece to add color, interest and throwback flare to winter outfits.

In fact, I'd say there is really only one con about this blouse.  And that is that the blouse's wrinkle-free crispness tends to highlight the fact that I should have ironed my wrinkle-full skirt but didn't because I prefer sleeping in to ironing.  It is otherwise perfect.

Also pretty perfect are the rest of Foxcroft's holiday must-haves; you can see the rest of the Holiday Checklist here.

Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey


Please Note: Although this item was given to me in exchange for a review, all opinions expressed on this blog are my own.  And that means that if the top was not great (Bob) I'd tell you.  Promise. 

I Can't Believe It's Not Vintage

This top is not vintage:

I know, I know, I can't believe it either!  I mean, look at this print:

Delightful and very vintage, right?  Well, half right.  It is definitely delightful, but it's also very definitely not vintage.  It's actually Foxcroft.


They contacted me recently to try some of their new pieces and let me just say that I was very pleasantly surprised by the selection.  I knew that Foxcroft shirts were well made and can free one from the tyranny of ironing (hallelujah!) but I had no idea they were so fun.  I often shy away from venerable brands like Foxcroft because I don't feel like I have enough gravitas to pull them off, but with some of their new prints, I can wear them and continue to live my gravitas-free lifestyle.


Like this top for example:

This fun, bright print is the "vintage royal" print and represents the vision of Foxcroft's head designer, Laura Poretzky-Garcia, to find inspiration from Foxcroft's vast print, fabric and design archives.


And I think that's fabulous.  As much as I love vintage, I also really love brands that do modern vintage, like this blouse.  Because, if this blouse were true vintage, it'd probably be made of sweat-inducing polyester and be too narrow for my "modern" shoulders (I call them modern because they get mad when I call them "linebacker-like").


Also, although it's not vintage, this top fits perfect with the rest of my outfit, which is vintage:

Top: c/o Foxcroft  Sweater & Culottes: thrifted vintage  Shoes: Steve Madden

That's right.  No iron, no sweat, no tall-girl-in-a-narrow-shirt and plays well with vintage.  Win-win.

And you can win too; right now Foxcroft is having their Friends & Family event and everything is 40% off through Friday.  That includes the top I'm wearing, this other delightfully vintage-y blouse and this amazing houndstooth piece.


Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey


Please Note: Although this blouse was given to me in exchange for a review, all opinion expressed on this blog are my own.  And that means that if the top was not great (Bob) I'd tell you.  Promise.