Whew, we survived that first week back at work after the holidays! I think a toast or something is in order, don’t you? Or maybe just a glass of wine 🙂
Something uncommon happened in South Carolina last night: it snowed. My relationship with those icy little particles is admittedly different from most Carolinians; I grew up in NH and moved to NY at eighteen for college, then did a 360 at twenty-two: 4 years in California followed by 2 years in Hawaii. Snow went from an every day occurrence to something that existed only for skiing when I drove to Lake Tahoe. My blood thinned out those 6 years and now snow comes as a bit of a shock. But I love it! Here’s why: first, I got to take Juliana out and watch her experience the white stuff (you’re right if you’re thinking there were several “Frozen” references) and second, I get to dress for the weather…and take photos with a neat backdrop ;).
Which brings me to the this outfit. If you read my last few posts in December (here, here, and here) you know I’m on a “Capsule Wardrobe” kick…pulling my daily duds from a paired-down set of items (30, to be exact) from Dec. 26th-January 25th. Admittedly I didn’t factor snow–and the need for a warmer jacket–into this wardrobe planning, so today the collection grew by one when I added my favorite Kate Spade NY pea coat. Truth be told, I was pretty excited to add a pop of color into my otherwise relatively-neutral capsule.
Initially I tried styling this coat a few different ways with scarves and/or jewelry but in the end decided to keep things simple. This jacket is statement piece and it looked best when I didn’t have anything else “competing” with it.
I love everything about this jacket: the color, the princess sleeves, its oversized collar, gold button detail, and the way it flares at the bottom.
The bottom of the sleeves are neat too.
You can bundle up in a traditional puffer jacket (don’t get me wrong, there are some really cute ones out there) or you can pick a pea coat like this to make a statement and share your personality without saying a word.
Peacoat: similar here. I also absolutely love this one and this one.
Jeans (similar)
Boots (on sale!)
Bag
Rings
Earrings
Shades
Hair bun (this will take your bun game up like 10 notches 🙂 )