What I Wore: Bookstore Browsing
With the never-ending-winter-we-shall-not-speak-of-again, I routinely run out of warm places to take the kids every day. And take them out I must, because my son starts climbing walls around 2 pm every afternoon. So, Chapters it is; they have a train set, and crayons, and occasionally a doll house – all excellent things in Luka-land. Anyway, I wore this. Because … I just get tired of jeans, you know? And this skirt has an elastic waist, and it’s washable poly, and with one of my omni-present J. Crew Factory sweaters, it’s just easy. Easy and done.
I like the colours going on here, and pat on the back for not throwing black into the mix (see “easy”, above). But I hate these boots. Hate ’em with a fiery fire. They’re fine, I guess, but that reddish brown colour goes with absolutely nothing in my wardrobe. I use them as my stand-ins for cognac boots (which I still don’t have, sigh), but they. do. NOT. work.
And looky here … snow.
Let’s talk about the skirt for a second: total impulse buy on eBay. The print got me, again. The fit is … weird. There is that elastic waist, which is great, but the poly lining is oddly tight … and there is a random little slit on one side … and the skirt puckers strangely in the front creating a visual pooch. Honestly, I have no idea what’s going on with this skirt. I wouldn’t have bought it if I had tried it on first. Chalk another one up to the risks of buying on eBay. Fortunately, I like the print and overall style enough to try to make this work … and it’s gonna take some work. When will I ever learn not to be seduced by a print? Don’t answer that, purely rhetorical question.
The boots kind of work with those tights and your hair.. I didn’t find them weird looking at all, but I do agree that cognac boots would be a nicer shade to wear.
That coat is heavenly. I have cobalt blue coats on permanent standby on my Wish Lists… even if I don’t REALLY NEED ANOTHER COAT.
Sigh … I just need to find those damn Frye boots already!
I love cobalt blue generally, but I usually stick with black for my coats (I know, so original). I’m glad I took the chance on this coat, though. One of my best Kijiji finds, for sure.
P.S. Your coat collection is the best. THE best.
I would like cognac boots as well – but I think yours work with your outfit. The coat is GORGEOUS!
Oh. My. Word. You still have snow? We are having tornadoes here quite frequently… but I still don’t think I’d want to swap for snow.
Anyway, I’m rather in love with that bag… I have a thing for larger totes that still look professional (I have a Badgley Mischka one that’s older… but has the same feel to it). And is that a pencil skirt? Oh how I wish I could pull off a pencil skirt successfully.
and I definitely like the tonal nature of the boots, tights, skirt, and top
Thankfully, no. These posts are about 2 weeks behind. We had snow until the end of March, but now it’s almost completely melted. Yay!
The bag is the MbMJ Totally Turnlock Teri, and I love it! I have two, actually – that’s how much I love it. Bought both second hand, and there are some decent deals that pop up on eBay from time to time. Like, under $100 kind of deals.
I … think?! … the skirt is a pencil cut. Like I said, it’s a weird one. Now that I’m more pear-shaped than before, pencil skirts are not as flattering as before, imo. But they’re what I’m used to. Why do you feel like you can’t pull off a pencil skirt?