Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Winter Florals and Ankle Biker Boots

I'm always on the lookout for great winter long sleeves.  When I'm getting ready in the morning, I always find myself looking for something that will be warm and comfortable, yet I still want it to have a stylish flare. This shirt was actually a Kohl's find from Simply Vera - Vera Wang. I find that her line can be overpriced for Kohl's, but if you can catch it on sale, she has some great pieces.  For tonight's post I wanted to focus on this floral long sleeve with winter coloring.  Its hard to tell from the pictures, but this shirt has a layered front.  Also, the seams along the side of the shirt are cinched and the finishing touch is the sheer blue material along the neckline. 


If you have time this weekend, take a stroll through Kohl's and flip through the racks! 

For the bottom half of my outfit, I paired basic dark jeans with great ankle biker boots.  If you haven't been paying attention, black biker style ankle boots are very trendy right now.  I picked this Franco Sarto pair up at Marshall's right before Christmas.  I love the leather wrap around the ankle and the brushed silver heel strap.  Here is a very similar pair, the top half of my boots are suede material versus all leather. 


Tip: Find yourself a pair of black pull on biker ankle boots!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Lacey Long Sleeves

Well, one trend I've noticed this year is lacey long sleeves.  Perfect for the winter season, yet still flirting with the more stylish side.  This top is one of my favorites from Christmas, leave it to my 83 year old Grammy to pick out something so cute.  Not only is it a lace material, but it has a slight peplum styled waist.  To top it off, turn around and check out the full zipper back - I love this detail!  Since the top is really the focus, I wore black ponte pants for bottoms.  These happen to be a TJ Maxx find from last year. 

Do you like this top?  I was in Macy's this weekend and saw it still hanging on the rack - look for Petticoat Alley.

I kept this look sleek with keeping my accessories simple.  I chose a long silver necklace with a studded key pendent by LC Lauren Conrad (Kohl's) and finished the outfit with my new Betsey Johnson white and rose gold chunky watch.