a new day dawns dress

i am not sure why i thought that clothing by kaliyana would not keep me warm enough in the cold winter months. if i put enough of it on, it keeps me more than warm enough in these cold winter months. (i tried a lean version of this outfit last week. it did not make me happy at all.)

i am wearing an old jacob top, a dress, pullover and skirt by kaliyana (from the a/w 2012 collection) and hue trousers.  my hat is old by lillie and cohoe and my boots are by trippen.

no regrets skirt

"shades" of blue and brown seems to be a favourite "colour" combination for me this autumn/winter. sometimes, i will toss in some black. when i do, i am usually astounded by the extent to which i am pleased with the result. (no black in today's outfit, but i did test out a similar outfit with some black. peering into the mirror, i couldn't help but be amazed that it worked. maybe i will add that outfit to my collection of outfits on the blog. we shall see.)

i am wearing old cavalry pants from lands end and a bustle skirt by bunny and pear. my woollen wrap cardi is from anthropologie and my golden woollen pullover is from club monaco. my boots are old from llbean signature. (hidden underneath my sweaters is an old gap shirt with an old tie from h&m.)

green fairisle pullover

i finally made it to h&m to see if that silver faux leather top (cum vest) was still hanging about waiting for me to come and scoop it up. well it wasn't waiting for me at the first h&m that i went to. but it was waiting for me at the second h&m that i went to. in case you are wondering: i deliberately went to the first h&m. the second one was on my way home and my stopping by it was really an afterthought, i.e., it's here, i'm here, why not just pop in and check.

i am wearing an old shirt from h&m with an old gap tie, an old pullover from old navy and an old skirt from rw & co. my jacket is dear creatures, from the a/w 2010 collection. i am wearing an old hat by lillie and cohoe and old combat boots from an army surplus store.

ages old cardi

i am wearing an old shirt from h&m with an old gap tie, an old skirt from rw & co and an old cardi from uo. my hat is old by lillie and cohoe. on my feet are old combat boots, purchased eons ago from an army surplus store.

icy blue puffer vest

maybe the following is true about everything and everyone and not just about clothes and those who are into clothes: if an individual likes something, if they can, won't they go out and get as much of the thing as they can? i like puffer vests. and, if i could, i would have as many as i could find. this autumn and winter have been great for puffer vests. so far, i have managed to find three that i like to add to my collection. another thing that i like: these hue trousers. i probably have one pair in each colour in the rainbow and one pair in each "neutral" colour. the other day, there was a sale on them at a big department store in my home city. i added a few (okay, several) pairs to my existing collection. if i like something, i definitely go out and get as much of the thing as i can (if i can).

i am wearing an old little plaid dress from lands end canvas with an old petticoat from american apparel underneath. a cotton knit cardi from jacob, an old woollen cardi from jcrew and a puffer vest from h&m keep me toasty. my hands are warmed by old hand warmers from h&m. an old roots hat sits atop my head. on my feet are old socks and boots from llbean.