winter white

Blazer - Zara//Sweater - Sears//Necklace - Joe Fresh//Jeans - Gap//Ankle Booties - Dolce Vita//Fur Scarf - a local shop?//Carry-All Pouch - American Apparel//Ring - Aldo

Whatever would entice me to dress entirely in shades of white and tan and head out to the currently slushy streets of this city?  A post on my interpretation of ‘winter white’, of course.  This outfit is a complete contrast to my normal winter uniform of darker colours and I really enjoy how it provides a blank canvas, so to speak - it makes it easy to keep the focus on the fur and metallic gold accessories and a colourful lip.  To keep it interesting I chose each piece in a different texture: fur, wool, denim, suede, and leather.  You may or may not be able to see from the expression in these pictures but today was a bitterly cold and windy day and immediately following this I headed home and layered on some thermals and cuddled up under a blanket to catch up on some episodes of Happy Endings.

the wooly mammoth vest makes an appearance

Pants - Joe Fresh//Top - Joe Fresh//Faux fur vest - BB Dakota//Watch - Nixon//Necklace - Ardene//Scarf - nabbed from mom's closet//booties - Dolce Vita

The now infamous ikea monkey (wearing a shearling coat) story that resulted from last week inspired me to put together a somewhat 'animalistic' outfit of my own.  Mine's more wooly mammoth than primate, though.  Okay so really, I just wanted an
excuse to wear this fur vest.  This thing is ridiculous and I absolutely love it.  How could you not love something when wearing it makes your boyfriend say things like "can I take a picture of you? And then a picture of the cat?  ..I want to see the family resemblance".  Or, " can you just do this for me?" *imitates Michael Cera's friend acting like a cat in Superbad*.  Apparently he thinks this vest makes me resemble a feline.. Or "yep that outfit sure is.. Original!" - could've been a politician in another life, that one.

girl with the fuchsia tights

Turtleneck - Joe Fresh//Skirt - Envy//Tights - Hue//Shoes - Madden Girl//Necklace - Claire's

This outfit was inspired by Sydney of The Daybook as seen here - isn't it great when you see an outfit you like and you already own the clothing items to recreate the look?  
I hope you had a great weekend! x

black, white and red

Tights and Scarf - Winners//Booties - Dolce Vita via Winners//Shorts and Earrings - Forever 21//Button-Up Shirt - Joe Fresh//Sweater - Urban Planet//Watch - Nixon//Bracelet - Aldo//Coat - DKNY via Model Citizens

First off, please excuse my coat being covered in cat hairs... she wants everyone to know I’m hers.  Moving on: this is the second outfit I’m posting with coloured tights.  I went with red tights to have as the focus of an otherwise completely neutral and basic outfit.  In fact, just between you and me, a few hours before this photo was taken I wasn't wearing a turtleneck sweater on top of the white button up shirt but... nutella on toast cravings happen.  And when one occurs in conjunction with a white shirt, a mess ensues.

the week of coloured tights

Skirt - Thrifted//Chambray Shirt and Thermal - Forever 21//Oxford Flats - Wanted Shoes//Tights - Joe Fresh//Necklace - Mexx (old)

I'm declaring this the week of coloured tights!  Totally official.  And, just in case you were wondering, no it doesn't matter that it's being started halfway through the week!

I appreciate how coloured tights look on people in pictures (case in point: my Pinterest), however in the past I have had qualms about how they would look on me.  That changes this week!  I'm going to try and post a couple of outfits throughout the rest of the week that each feature a pair of tights in different hues.  I think coloured tights are a nice way to brighten up winter outfits, and given the drop in temperatures this week and seeing snow flurries yesterday, I think this is a good time to incorporate these into some outfits.

For this particular outfit I chose a chambray button up shirt along with a black velvet skirt because I enjoy mixing different textures as well as the colour combination of blue, black, and burgundy (or oxblood, or maroon - however you want to label it).  Velvet is such a cold weather fabric and I hope to get lots of wear out of this skirt this season.  I added a grey thermal shirt underneath the chambray because today was quite chilly and wore some flat oxford shoes because I had several errands to run and these are quite comfortable!  Do you like the look of coloured tights?  Have a great week! :)

checking off the to-do list

Lace tank - Winners//Chambray Shirt - Forever 21//Cardigan - Joe Fresh//Pants - J.Crew//Necklace - Le Chateau//Booties - Dolce Vita (Winners)//Ring - Velvet Snow Accessories

Have you ever had one of those days when, in a short amount of time, you get things done from your to do list that you've been putting off or have simply not been able to do for some reason or other for what feels like AGES, and suddenly they're done and crossed off the list and you feel like... Well.  On to other things???  That's about how I feel right now.  So I'm just going to take a moment to appreciate getting things done.

....and now we're back.