Whenever I wear these boyfriend jeans I feel the need to wear super tall heels to dress them up a bit. I feel frumpy when I wear them with flats, although I do wear them with flats 50% of the time. I guess what they say is true, opposites attract. These are anything but dressy/girly and I've paired them with a few girly pieces and it works! (at least in my opinion)

Top: Equipment (Sample Sale), Jeans: American Eagle, Espadrilles: Burberry (The Outnet), Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (NET-A-PORTER sale), Sunglasses: Cole Haan c/o Marshalls, Necklace: etsy

It's that time of year again: the Net-a-Porter End of Season sale!  I always look forward to their twice a year sale because it allows me to get a piece (or two) that I've had my eye on for months and lack sufficient funds to purchase! Below are some of the items currently waiting in my cart!  Links to each item are above the images.

Here is the debut of my awesome new high waisted jeans! I got them during a Gilt sale and they arrived just in time to come on vacation with me. I switched between these and my dark gray jeans the week I was down in Florida.  This is what I wore on our first full day for Magic Kingdom and EPCOT! The weather was so nice and Fall-like - warm during the day and chilly at night, good thing I brought plenty of sweaters.

We had a pretty full day and had so much fun. It's always great being able to spend time with friends who live hours away, isn't it? The magic of the internet keeps us in touch until we get together, but actually talking face to face is wonderful. (I never thought I would say something like that, not usually a face to face gal, guess my social anxiety is getting better)

For MONTHS before our trip I had been trying to get reservations for the Beauty and the Beast restaurant, Be Our Guest. Unfortunately they are always booked up. BUT we majorly lucked out and were able to get a table for lunch without waiting in a huge line.  How does it get any better than that?  By the way, "the grey stuff" is DELICIOUS! ;) 

Top: Equipment (sample sale), Jeans: J Brand 'Maria High Rise Skinny' in Supreme (Gilt), Flats: Chanel (eBay)

As of this past Friday I have been in full Christmas mode! We got our family tree on Friday (photos coming soon) and I decorated my house with my fake tree! Let the 24 hour Christmas music listening and movie watching commence! BUT first, I have to share my Thanksgiving outfits!

Originally I had planned on wearing two different pairs of pants for each of my Thanksgiving celebrations. But after outlet shopping with Lydia I wanted to wear one of my new purchases with the leather pants but didn't want to forgo the other outfit I had planned, since I've been waiting MONTHS to wear it, seriously.  So it turned into a one piece two ways situation!

So, here we go with outfit one featuring my Madewell leather pants! They were originally $598, but I bought them in one of Madewell's extra 40% off clearance items sales so I paid a little over $100 for them. Still a lot, but I've been wanting leather pants for quite some time.

You'll also see I wore my new Mulungi Collection clutch [learn more about it here]! It came the day before our gathering and went perfectly with my outfit, so I had to wear it right away! 

Leather Pants: Madewell, Top: Equipment (sample sale), Sweater: Ralph Lauren (Lord & Taylor), Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls), Pumps: Coach 'Nacie' (Marshalls), Necklace: Marrin Costello (not available yet),  Clutch: Mulungi Collection c/o S.O.U.L. Foundation

One of the best sales of the year has begun! Shopbop's Friends and Family Sale! Use code FAMILY25 for 25% off the full site! The sale runs from today October 14th – October 16th @ 11:59pm PT. Below are some of the items I would love to add to my closet! As usual it is a lot of sweaters and jeans. I've got a signature style, and I stick with it! Ha ha.



*Brand exclusions: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Acne Studios, Alexander Wang, Aurelie Bidermann, Canada Goose, Cedric Charlier, Gareth Pugh, Giambattista Valli, Herve Leger, Hunter, J. Mendel, Jamie Wolf, Jason Wu, Jay Ahr, Katie May, Maison Martin Margiela, Michele Watches, Monique Lhuillier, Nina Ricci, Rag & Bone, Rodarte, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney Apparel, Stuart Weitzman, Suno, Thakoon, Tory Burch York Totes, Versace, Victoria Victoria Beckham, Vika Gazinskaya, Wes Gordon and What Goes Around Comes Around Vintage.

Here's a closer look at one of the outfits I wore for my Marrin Costello feature.  Lydia and I took a lot of photos so it would have been a shame not to post more of them! So check back tomorrow for the other outfit. I was showcasing some cool gunmetal rings in this look so I figured I would give them a fun printed skirt to bounce off of. Then I paired that with gray pieces to keep it from getting too crazy.

Top: Equipment c/o Marshalls, Camisole: Vince c/o Marshalls,  Skirt: Carven (Net-a-Porter), Sunglasses: Cole Haan c/o Marshalls, Heels: Michael Kors  (DSW),  Rings: MIDI Rings & Stellar Ring c/o Marrin Costello, Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Gilt)

Today Lydia and I are excited to feature some pieces of jewelry from LA based designer Marrin Costello!  We partnered up with Marrin to showcase how we would style her fabulous pieces! I chose the MIDI Rings (gunmetal), Stellar Ring (gunmetal) and Helix (gold) necklace while Lydia opted for the Baby B (gold) and the Saratoga (gold) bracelets.

While all very different, each piece I received was well made and simply designed. I always find simple jewelry to be the best, because you can pair it with most anything.  For the looks I styled I showed both sides of the coin: a simple black dress with a necklace, and an outfit featuring a print.  I could have switched my jewelry for each look and still looked fabulous! That's how I know I found a great accessory.

Enjoy the photos below, and #DontForgetToAccessorize with Marrin Costello Jewelry! I'm really looking forward to the release of her Stoned collection because, as we all know, I love jewelry with gemstones and other pretty things.

---

#1 Megan: Marrin Costello Helix necklace (c/o), Jason Wu Dress (Roundabout Resale), Wink & Winn Bag, Cole Haan Sunglasses (c/o Marshalls), Franco Sarto Heels (DSW), Marc by Marc Jacobs Watch (Gilt)

#1 Lydia: J.Crew Blouse, Homemade Shorts,  Target Sandals, Trask “Kaylee” Bag, Thrifted rings & necklace, Ray-Ban 'Meteor' Sunglasses (c/o TJ Maxx)
#2 Megan: Marrin Costello MIDI Rings (c/o), Marrin Costello Stellar Ring (c/o), Equipment Top (c/o Marshalls), Carven Skirt (Net-a-Porter), Cole Haan Sunglasses, Michael Kors Heels (DSW),  Marc by Marc Jacobs Watch

#2 Lydia: Marrin Costello Baby B Ring (c/o), Marc by Marc Jacobs Dress (thrifted), Karen Scott Pumps (thrifted), Alberta Di Canio Clutch (TJ Maxx), Sweet Olive Jewelry Ring, Under Armour Sunglasses (c/o)


* Marrin Costello provided the jewelry in this post, but all opinions are my own.