Spring-Like

We had a few days of quite spring-like weather here in PA the past couple of days so I took the opportunity to wear a couple of new pieces I received from Long Tall Sally:

Both the jacket and the shoes are some of Long Tall Sally's latest spring offerings and they were perfect for the warmer weather.

Although I am a size 14, LTS runs a little large, so I ordered the jacket in size 12 and it fits perfectly.  I definitely recommend going down a size.  I ordered my usual size, 10 and I'd say they fit true-to-size.  They are also pretty comfortable and I recommend them unless you're going to be doing a lot of walking; they don't have any arch support.  I wore them for running errands but caution against wearing them for actual running.


The jacket is the Textured Biker Jacket in Flame and the texture really is wonderful:

And the shoes are the Iris Cut Out Printed Ballerina and I love that they're a strong, graphic print.  I've been looking for a pair of black and white printed shoes for quite some time now, so I was thrilled to get these.


I paired the jacket and the shoes with a striped shirt, skinny jeans and green stud earrings:

Shirt: Banana Republic (similar)  Jeans: Gap
Earrings: Kate Spade New York

Why green earrings?  Well, because sometimes the best colors are complimentary colors.  I didn't make that up either; that's Science, Folks.


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

Neutrals & Neon

I know that neon is no longer on trend, but I still like wearing it.  It's just the thing to brighten up a neutral winter outfit:

I mean, yes, I could have worn a black scarf with this, but that would have been so boring.  On trend, perhaps, but boring.

One thing you can say about neon, it's definitely not boring:

Even in little pops like a scarf or earrings, neon is just fun to wear.  I admit that I am a little bit biased due to my love of the 80s.  But, really, neon is fun:

And so are capes:

Cape: sold out eShakti (similar)  Scarf: v. old (similar)
Jeans: v. old Gap  Earrings: Kate Spade New York

And of course, one doesn't wear neon or a cape without being visible, so I'm linking up with Patti today.


Happy Visible Monday, All!

Gracey

Half-Down, Half-Up

For today's Putting Me Together Style Challenge, we were challenged with trying a new hairstyle.  So I invented one:

I call it the "Half-Down, Half-Up."  Now, you may be thinking to yourself that my hairstyle looks suspiciously like the hairstyle they call the "Half-Up, Half-Down."  Well, you're wrong.  For that hairstyle, the emphasis is on the up portion.  For my hairstyle, the emphasis is on the down portion.

See how the "down" portion of the hair has actually been brushed?  That's a big deal for me.  And, although I don't have a close up of the "up" portion, I can promise you that it's half-assed at best.  I didn't even bother getting my barrette straight!

So, yes, it may look like the Half-Up, Half-Down, but it's most definitely a Half-Down, Half-Up.


I also wore some clothes:

Sweater: vintage, thrifted  Shirt: LOFT
Jeans: Old Navy   Boots: Nine West

I mean, it's nothing to blog about (and yet...) because it's just jeans, boots and a sweater.  But, this is one of my favorite thrifted sweaters.  It's fabulous because it looks like a plain blue sweater, but it's actually flecked with all sorts of colors:

That is some vintage heathered goodness right there.


Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Literary Stylings #15: The Weight of Water

Today's look is inspired by the book, The Weight of Water, by Anita Shreve:

As I said in my post last week, I absolutely loved this book.  I love how Shreve writes and, for some reason, her descriptions of Norway reminded me of Oregon.  I was able to connect to this book in a way I wasn't able to with the other books I read.  So, I guess it makes sense that I'd be sartorially inspired by the book.

Here is my outfit:

Much of the book takes place in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Massachusetts so I thought winter white and chambray was a good way to go.

Shirt: LOFT  Cardigan: Gap  Jeans: Old Navy
Necklace: Modcloth (similar)  Boots: Born Crown (similar)

 The cardigan also works with the theme.  Gap calls it a fishnet pattern, but it also looks to me like waves:

Either way, this outfit gave me a sense of the sea that I think worked for this book.

And now it's your turn.  You can link up below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy Literary Stylings!

Gracey

One Cowl to Rule Them All

Last year for my birthday, I bought a Skipjack Cowl from Victory Garden Yarn.  This year for my birthday, I bought a Snowdrop Cowl from Victory Garden Yarn:

And it is the best cowl ever.  One cowl to rule them all, if you will.  Or, heck, even if you won't.  Because I will.  But, you should.  Because this is a great scarf.


I wanted to get something more suited for the Pennsylvania winter this time around and this cowl is perfect for layering over cozy sweaters:

Cowl: Victory Garden Yarn  Sweater: Free People
Leggings: Macy's  Boots: Michael Michael Kors (similar)

I ordered the scarf in the charcoal and garnet combination, but Victory Garden Yarn offers 25 color choices and you can order the cowl in any combination of any two colors.


But, I really, really recommend pairing garnet with charcoal; it's fabulous:

Earrings: Modcloth

And perfect for winter without being drab:

Perfect.


Happy Monday, All!

Gracey