Leopard Booties

You know how I adore leopard, so when I saw people sporting leopard booties they instantly went on my wish list. My closet already has a variety of leopard shoes--satin wedges, sky high heels and comfy flip-flops--leopard booties are not among them.

 

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Lately all I've been wearing are skinny jeans, which leaves all of my boot cut jeans lying folded in my closet and not getting worn. On one of my new favorite blogs, Emily Jackson shows the perfect way to wear booties with boot cut jeans. The can be so versatile and worn with skinnies or wider-legged jeans.

 

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If you Google or type "leopard booties" into Pinterest you will get a million different options. I think my personal favorites are the flatter booties or the ones with a slight wedge, which makes them much easier to wear all day long. Here are a few of my top picks at different price ranges.

 

 

 

Don't Worry, Be Happy

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"Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

-Dale Carnegie 

Store Picks

I haven't shared this yet, but I recently started working at a local boutique. A girl we almost rented a condo from told me about it before Bryan and I even moved to town. One evening after dinner, while we were walking Ivy, I popped in to see everything it carried, and lo and behold they were looking for someone to hire. This is my second week working and it is exactly what I've wanted to do for a while now. It is a little bit slow since it is not tourist season, but I'm having fun learning the ropes of the retail business. Friends and family have been asking about what all the store carries, so I thought I would put a collage together with a few of my fall favorites.

{Let me know if you are interested in anything, we ship everywhere!}



Every leaf...

 

Enjoy your beautiful fall Monday. 

Fall Leather

 

 

Leather. It's hot. And it keeps you warm, too. Number one on my leather list is finding the perfect camel colored jacket. My sweet hubby took me to try on multiple styles at a local shop, but the one I really liked fit awkwardly. If anyone wants to send me Theory's Kanya jacket I'll be happy to share my address. Do you have leather picks for this fall? 

Come On Fall

This hot, southern summer is no bueno. There was a small break in the dying heat for a week because of rain, but now it's right back up to the 100s. Don't bother eating a popsicle or ice cream outside, because it will be melted by the time you take your second bite. Although the thought of putting on sweltering layers right now makes me immediately start sweating, I'm ready for the cool air that comes with the fall. And boots. I'm ready to be wearing boots.

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Last year I would have said, "no way," but now I'm all about some booties. You know this camel/whiskey color is my favorite color for boots, and I am on the search for the perfect ones in ankle boots for this fall. Call me crazy {I don't know who I am becoming}, but I think I just might really like these Boutique 9 Elijah boots.

Yesterday I went ahead and ordered these little babies. They are Report "Marks" in sand. I found them on sale in my size on 6pm.com, and I knew that I would later regret not ordering them since they were the last in my size. I think they'll be cute with shorts, leggings, jeans and dresses.

I debated between the sand and the cognac--tough decision. 

What do you think? Bryan is a huge fan of this look, which makes it completely ok for me to have to spend a little extra cash to pull it off, right? ;) Have a great Wednesday!

Spring Wish List

These are a few of my favorite things that are on my Spring wish list. I could live in dresses every single day, but all of the colorful denim is making me consider splitting time between the two. Floral is everywhere, and I really think a blazer would be a great asset to have for chilly mornings and evenings. What is on your wish list?

 

Maxi Skirts

In the beginning, my mind was a bit leery about the whole maxi skirt trend. Not necessarily the jersey type that can be worn in the spring and summer, but the fancy chiffon skirts. I do not know what I was thinking, because I now cannot get enough of them. Wear them with ballet slippers during the day, stacked high heels at night or tights and boots to keep warm. They are utterly feminine and perfect to wear for multiple occasions.

One great thing about these skirts, is that a plethora of them can be found with a reasonable price tag attached. There are lots of beautiful ones at Topshop, Asos, Lulu's, Sosie, Dillards and many other places. One of my favorites is the waterfall skirt on the bottom left. I have a hunch that Santa might put a similar olive green one under the tree for me.

Don't you find them beautiful? If you only want to purchase one, go with the staple black skirt. Yet, there are such a multitude of pretty options that one of each color would be gladly accepted in my closet! Macy's has a lovely gold foil maxi skirt that would be perfect for upcoming holiday parties, but it would not save to my collage. 

Who Said Solid Was Boring?

I have told you that I am really into rusts, browns, mustards, saffrons...those types of colors right now. As I went shopping with my mother last week I realized that I was picking up the same type of blouse each time. Solid colors, 3/4 length sleeves--told ya that was my favorite thing to wear with boots in the fall. There is no feeling like clipping off a Tibi tag off a new shirt, but this gal is on a budget that doesn't allow too many of those to be snipped off right now. I have felt like every shirt that I find on blogs, collages and Pinterest are all hundreds of dollars. This past week I hit the jackpot finding some cheaper alternatives that are still cute and well-made.

The dress that I am wearing next week for my birthday came from Sosie, but they have lots of great solid-color shirts that I really like, too.

Modcloth also has great options for solid-color blouses. Both of these sites have tons of other adorable shirts that have patterns, too. ;)

It's starting to get colder here, so I guess I will be doing lots of layering with these basics. That is the great thing about all of these, you can wear them with lots of different bottoms, cardigans, vests and jackets.

Boots + Tall Socks

With the weather being between hot and cold, I have found that my go-to outfit has been shorts with boots. I know that I have said before that I am not a jump on the fashion bandwagon type of gal, but occasionally I find a way to twist what I see in magazines and make it work for me. It is starting to get cooler, so the bare legs with boots are about to get replaced with tights and leggings.

When the weather starts to get frigid I find myself piling on as many layers as I can to stay warm. I've seen lots of trendy babies wearing leg warmers, but only recently have I seen ladies wearing boots with tights and tall socks. Their own fashionable version of leg warmers, perhaps? (Ok, so some of these pics don't have the tights, I know.)

So what do you think, are you hooked yet?

These three pairs from Free People are a few of my favorites. You can also find some great ones at Asos and Anthropologie. I'm even willing to bet that there are some fantastic ones on Etsy. 

 

I almost forgot these warm, brightly colored socks from SmartWool. I think they will turn any cold day into a happy one!