The only good thing about the rain was that the temperature was slightly warmer than it has been, so I didn't die without a coat taking these pictures.  I won this super amazing umbrella from Target a few months ago and never thought I would take pictures of it because I hate taking pictures in the rain. But last Monday I decided to take one for the team and take some rainy day photos! It's so sturdy and expensive looking, you would never know it was from Target. I'm not sure how many of these they made, but I do know they were only given as giveaway prizes. I do love an exclusive!

Umbrella: Altuzarra for Target (giveaway win), Sweater: August Silk (Marshalls), Jeans: Current/Elliott, Boots: Grandma's, Necklace: Marrin Costello

As many of my regular readers will know, I am very into muted colors, nothing too bright. I have two "neon" sweaters in my closet; this one and a green v-neck. Sometimes I just want to blind people with color! On this day I decided to tone it down a bit by pairing it with a grey vest.

Sweater: Madewell (Shopbop), Faux Fur Vest: Ella Moss (Marshalls), Jeans: Free People, Boots:  Eighteen 68 'Megan' (Gilt), Clutch c/o Soul Foundation 'Mulungi Collection', Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Henry Dinky' (Gilt)

Another attempt to stay warm but not wear jeans! I paired my Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress with my new sweater. The color of the sweater perfectly matched one of the colors in the print on the dress - score! Originally I was going to wear flat boots with this look but it made me look a little dumpy, the heeled boots solved that problem.  I also tried the outfit belted to add some definition, not sure how successful it was, but that's why we experiment! (hence why there are a lot of pictures from the same angles, to show the difference)

Dress: Diane von Furstenberg 'Zaina' (Coco's, more on ebay), Sweater: Cocogio (gift), Boots: Cordani (Roundabout Resale), Necklaces: BubuRuby & Isabella M (gift from Lydia), Rings: moms, vintage, Brilliant Imports & Marc by Marc Jacobs (TJ Maxx)

We had our first real accumulation of snow last week, apart from the snow at the Christmas Tree farm in November and a few flurries, so I had to take some pictures before shoveling it off the driveway. (That's a lie, my cousin did it, ha ha) I decided to wear my Weasley sweater from Universal Studios and pretend I was at Hogwarts with Harry and the gang! I also double layered, leggings under my jeans and a turtleneck under the sweater. Plus some knee high socks bunched up over my jeans. Nice and toasty!

Ron Weasley Sweater: Universal Studios / WB Studio Tour London, Turtleneck: French Connection (Marshalls), Jeans: Rag & Bone (Shopbop), Boots: Grandma's, Hat & Gloves: old

It is getting so cold out there! I was getting tired of just wearing jeans and sweaters so I decided to switch things up a bit and wear a skirt and blazer.  The skirt and blazer are both velvet, but the blazer is a dark olive green and the skirt is a muted purple. I often forget to wear my blazers because they are in a closet that's not in my room...the perils of having a teeny tiny room!

Top: French Connection c/o Marshalls, Blazer: The Extreme Collection (Second Time Around), Skirt: Chanel (Roundabout Resale), Boots: vintage (eBay), Necklace: Francesca's, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Tights: Simply Vera Wang (Kohl's)