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Wardrobe Round-Up: Cozy Enough for Winter

About a month into winter each year, I begin to wonder if this throw-on-a-cozy-sweater-and-boots weather might not be one of my favorites. I hardly feel as if I’m getting dressed in the morning when my staple has become black leggings (these ones are awesome for the growing belly), a tee, grey boots and an oversized cardigan. Maybe uggs if I’m at the home office, maybe a blouse if I’m headed into corporate.

Before Christmas, I took full advantage of Norstrom’s half yearly sale and scooped up three new veryyy cozy cardigan additions to add to my stash. Options are in abundance this season! I remember 3 or 4 years ago when I worked for a big consulting firm and we never knew how cold the office building was going to be that day – I used to stash a treasured giant black cardigan in one of my desk drawers just in case. But this was when it was nearly impossible to find a bulky, hip length anything sweater and I was sure I had struck gold with my office secret. I sincerely dislike office building air conditioning to this day.

A round-up of deliciously comfy, can’t-wait-to-crawl-into-you cardigans for the rest of the season:

1. Cotton Emporium Marled Cardigan 2. Reflection Cardigan 3. Multi-Colored Open Front Cardigan 4. Ribbed High Low Sweater Vest 5. Cotton Emporium Oversized Cardigan

 6. Rubbish Blanket Cardigan 7. BP Shawl Collar Cardigan 8. Open Front Southwestern Cardigan 9. Beatrix Ost Belted Cable Cardigan 10. Caslon Tipped V-Neck Cardigan 11. Hinge Metallic Boucle Cardigan

PS I bought 5, 7 & 10, and I’m pretty sure at least two of those are still on super sale.

Wardrobe Style Boards: New Year’s Eve!

Thank you so much for all of your comments and emails regarding the news we shared yesterday! We are over the moon excited and it’s fun to finally be able to let the cat out of the bag!

We’ve been enjoying some quality family time but I wanted to pop in today to share another round of style boards that Anna Kate and I put together for New Year’s Eve. I will probably be spending mine in comfy PJ pants and a big sweater this year, but I couldn’t help but imagine up an outfit that I’d wear to that wonderful NewYear’s party that I will one day throw. One day.

Anna Kate shares an equally party-worthy outfit, I’ll let her explain!

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For New Year’s Eve, I just. can’t. help it. I LOVE to wear something sparkly! But I’ve learned from experience that New Year’s Eve always ends up being a really long night, so I always go with pants and a sparkly top over a dress. For this year, I paired what may be the perfect black jeans with a gold chevron-striped top from Anthropologie, but I really wanted to focus on accessories. I chose two gorgeous, sparkly bracelets for some drama, and aren’t those shoes amazing? As you might have noticed, I’ve recently developed a slight obsession with animal print shoes.. But for those of you (like me) who prefer flats, those beauties from Christmas would be perfect for this outfit as well. And last, but certainly not least, I love this super cool transparent clutch, which will be such a great conversation starter at your party, and will do wonders to help you organize your purse!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

(PS you can find AK over here on a regular basis:))

As for my dream outfit this year, I am totally on board with Anna Kate’s obsession with animal print shoes and I picked out a comfy pair of flats in a cheetah print to add a little rarrr to a beautiful and flowing high-waisted skirt that’s party perfect. I would tuck a shimmery gold tank into this skirt and pair with simple but fun jewelry and a vintage clutch. A little classic, a little sparkle, a lot of unexpected for such a fun holiday!

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Let the count down to New Year’s Eve begin! PS more party ideas can be found in our Christmas round-up here, and all sources/pricing for the above are always available in the Wardrobe Gallery.

Wardrobe Style Boards: Christmas Addition!

Anna Kate and I didn’t share our boards prior to this post, so I was really happy to see that we each took our outfits in different directions. I love her black and mustard combo, and that jacket is amazing.

I was dreaming of a late night Christmas Eve when I imagined this board and what I would wear that could be both pretty and lounge-worthy (for the post-Church gatherings with family and friends or the early dinner that we’ll enjoy together. That plus toddler-chasing. The perfect solution? A beautiful tunic top paired with comfy leggings and satin sparkle flats. Plus accessories that announce that the occasion is indeed special . Now if only I could get the below shipped to my casa by the 24th – Amazon Prime, where are you when I need you??

Don’t forget that you can catch all of the wear-to-find and price info for the above over in the actual gallery itself (just click on a board to see the details).

Happy 5-days-to-Christmas!!