In stark contrast to yesterday's post, I love this outfit!  I have been wanting to wear these Tabitha Simmons boots since I bought them in July and was waiting for the perfect occasion. It seemed like that would never happen, so I made the occasion and just wore them on a plain old regular day!

They retailed for $1900 and I paid $74 after being very patient! I had seen them at Roundabout a few times before I actually bought them. Sadly, even though they were discounted, they were still expensive. When they had a 60% off sale, I scooped them up (along with a Burberry dress and cashmere sweater)! I featured them back in 2011 when Net-a-Porter debuted their "Runway to Green" collection where a portion of the sales went to leading environmental organizations. It's always funny when I end up buying something I shared on my blog years before.

Sweater: Inis Crafts (Marshalls), Jeans: J Brand c/o Marshalls, Boots: Tabitha Simmons (Roundabout Resale), Ring c/o Kendra Scott, Necklace: House of Harlow (South Moon Under)

The Friday after Thanksgiving, as is tradition, we went to get our family Christmas Tree!  For as long as I can remember, my family has headed over to Jones Tree Farm to pick out our perfect tree!  This year we had perfect weather, it wasn't too cold and it got windy just as we were leaving, talk about perfect timing.  The sun was shining the whole time, so unfortunately the colors in most of my photos are a bit off.

I took this opportunity to wear one of my new "holiday" sweaters. While the animals on this sweater are indeed llamas, I still think it is holiday appropriate, especially with the jewels. With this new piece I wore some old stand-bys. My American Eagle coat that I've had since before college and old boots my Grandmother bought at least 25 years ago.

Sweater: J Crew (Factory), Jeans: Free People (eBay), Jacket: American Eagle, Boots: from Grandma, Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Emma' (Marshalls)

Here's an outfit from the weekend before Thanksgiving. I wore this outfit on Friday and Saturday, just with a different shirt and shoes! What can I say, this sweater is comfy! Plus I was sleeping over my aunt's house and didn't want to bring two full outfits.

(and no, my hair is not greasy, it's just wet from showering. I never blow-dry my hair so occasionally I have to take my pictures with wet hair)

Top: Altuzarra for Target, Sweater: J.Crew (Roundabout Resale), Jeans: Michael Kors (Marshalls), Boots: Eighteen68 'Megan' (Gilt),  Sunglasses c/o Glasses Shop

Would you believe me if I told you I never owned a quilted jacket until now?  I just never got around to buying one, so when Joules asked me what products from their site I wanted to test drive, this quilted hooded jacket was at the top of the list! I also picked out a really cute pair of wellies for days when I want a bit more whimsy in my rain gear.

Winter is on the horizon (okay, we still have a couple weeks to go, but the weather is certainly veering in that direction) and Joules has an amazing selection of jackets, dresses, rain boots and faux fur pieces, perfect for your Winter wardrobe. Their children's clothing is also making me wish I had kids to dress: SO adorable! Just look at how cute this little boy's fox sweater is.

See how I styled both my new pieces below!

Look #1: Womens Quilted Hooded Jacket in Burgundy c/o Joules, Top: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Saks Off 5th), Jeans: Free People, Boots: Zigi Soho (DSW)


Look #2: Womens Print Rain Boot Wellies in Purple Painty Pheasant c/o Joules, Sweater: Madewell (Shopbop), Jeans: Genetic Denim c/o Piperlime & Lucky, Necklace: House of Harlow c/o South Moon Under

Here is my second Thanksgiving outfit featuring my leather pants! I wore this for my Thanksgiving #2!  This Marc Jacobs top I bought at the outlets was a perfect match for the pants so, of course, I had to switch up my original outfit! I had previously planned to wear my crazy printed Balenciaga pants with my black Witchery sweater, so that outfit will have to wait it's turn! I realized way too late that I probably got a size too big in the sweater, oh well, at least I like things loose fitting!

Top: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Saks Off 5th), Leather Pants: Madewell, Watch c/o Movado, Necklace c/o Marrin Costello, Heels: Manolo Blahnik (Roundabout Resale)

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

Naot has been designing and manufacturing footwear that feature foot-beds made of natural cork and latex wrapped in a pampering layer of suede in Israel since 1942. Retail prices range from $115 - $299 per pair and are available at Nordstrom, Zappos, Amazon and specialty retailers worldwide.

They very kindly sent over their Yama flat in grey lizard, how cool is this shoe?! It features suede, contrasting leathers & a leather ruffle trim for a truly unique shoe. It's always hard for me to find comfortable, yet stylish, shoes that won't break the bank. These are great so far, I wore them while out shopping with Lydia and my feet made it out fine! They are a little clunkier than I thought they would be, but the comfort far outweighs that in my opinion.

This dress used to be a weekly staple in my wardrobe and then for some reason I stopped wearing it!  The last time it was seen (at least on the blog) was December 11th 2012, and the time before that was March 26th...insanity! It was one of my first few designer buys, another eBay find. Here's a lovely throwback to November 2010 when I bought it....wow my pictures were horrible!

Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (eBay), Sweater: Phillip Lim x Target, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Natural Selection Messenger Bag' (Saks Fifth Avenue), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Emma' (Marshalls), Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Gilt), Shoes c/o Naot
 

Here is my second outfit from Howler Con weekend, see the first here.  In addition to meeting Haley I also got to spend some time with the other actors: Holland Roden, Melissa Ponzio, Tyler Hoechlin, Charlie Carver, Eaddie Mays, Ornie Adams, Linden Ashby and JR Bourne. It was a little awkard not knowing who any of them were, except Tyler and Linden (he was in Iron Man 3) but I guess it was better that way.

Charlie was so nice and we talked about how scary it is driving in New York City and how awesome his jacket was, ha ha. And then he bruised my chin when he hugged me goodbye, because I suck at hugs. ;)  I only took 4 pictures at the convention and 2 were professional.  I figured it would be weird to be hanging out with the actors snapping pictures so I refrained.

Sweater: T.Babaton c/o Aritzia,  Vest: Ella Moss 'Nico' (Marshalls), Jeans: Free People, Boots: Vince Camuto (Marshalls)



And my few pictures from the weekend. Me with Haley and Tyler, with Haley, and with Charlie.