Collars & Necklaces

One of my favorite preppy looks that you can always catch me wearing is collared shirts with necklaces laying under the collar. I love how the simple addition of a necklace to a collared shirt can take an outfit from casual to semi-dressy. It can be played up as simple or formal depending on the necklace, and is a super versatile look for all fashion senses!

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My favorite collared shirt to play up is my chambray shirt (crewcuts version) from J.Crew, but I also use this look on tartan shirts (similar to the one pictured above), gingham shirts, and the classic Ralph Lauren Blue Label shirt.

Here are a few of my favorite combinations!

chambray

crystal fitzgerald bib

supernova collar

tartan

perfect shirt

bird of paradise bib

Animals...?

I've been spending a lot of my free time recently reorganizing my closet/drawers and packing up all my summer-y clothes to take back to Tampa over Thanksgiving Break. Considering I haven't worn shorts in over a month, it's time for them to go back to a place where they belong. In doing all of this, I noticed I have a really, really strange amount of clothing that has animals on them.

The weird thing is, I don't even like animals all that much. There are a few dogs in this world that I love, and I do like cats. But as far as everything else goes, I am completely indifferent. We had a First Year Formal this past Friday for our class, and I wore a silk dress from Anthropologie covered in flamingos that I bought in May. (And I also have a different pink dress that is covered in flamingos... it's a dead giveaway that I'm a Florida girl.)

Emma & me at Alumni Hall - 11/15/13

In my opinion, animals are better than animal prints. Clothes with animals are fun and different, definitely quirky - but you'll be sure to get some comments and compliments if you're bold enough to wear them!

Here's a collection of some of my favorite sweaters for sale now with animals: 

warmspun intarsia hen sweater

camel sweater

jeweled llama sweater

warmspun intarsia cat sweater

Nothing like a cat dress! (I promise I am not a cat lady).

Happy Monday!

November Must Haves

I grew up in Florida my whole life. I never truly understood the implications of what that meant...

until I experienced 28 degrees in November.

Seriously, this is about as foreign of a concept for me as camping. Or eating healthy on purpose. I am so accustomed to getting through winter with a Patagonia fleece being my heavy duty winter coat.

The plus side of living somewhere with real seasons (you know, other than just hot and hotter) is having a wardrobe fit for all types of weather. I have been slowly picking up what a real coat should be, and have been saving up my money to accumulate some warm gear!

Here's what I can't live without this November! 

Do you have any pieces you couldn't live without this month?