currently obsessed / fancy fur

fur has been on my radar for the past few years, and it doesn't seem to be fading. i have loved my fur coats, vests, and scarves, and keep adding to my collection. this weekend i discovered some awesome and cheap faux fur options at h and m, and had to indulge myself in getting one. here are a few of my favorites from around the web: 

1. i'm calling this one the 'colorfur'. i have never seen anything more perfect. just don't look at the price. get it here.

2.  this is a much cheaper option from h&m (only $30!). i love that it is a kind of sweatshirt style glamified with grey fur. get it here.

3. the 'rochelle' fur coat from anthro adds an interesting twist with a striped shaggy fur. get it here. 

4.  a fur vest in my favorite color? yes please! get it here.

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this is the jacket i got from h&m. it is super cozy and perfect for fall days. i love that it is a little different than my other fur items, which are mostly brown. i plan to wear this a ton this winter! 

get it here. 

fashion / summer staples to fall favorites #2

i wear dresses more than anything else, which is great in the summer, but come fall and winter i am generally freezing all the time. to shift this dress in to fall, i added an olive blazer which warmed me up and made my palette super autumnal. i got my heels this summer at the rack (of course), and they were by far my favorite summer heels. i don't want to not wear them for the next six months because i love them too much, so i added some coral socks to make them look and feel more seasonal. i added my gold bangles, my olive alexis bittar bangle, and my tortoise michael kors watch. underneath the dress is a black and white striped shirt, instead of the white shirt that i normally pair it with. this outfit is perfect for those fall days that have a cool chill in the morning air, but warm up in the afternoons.

fashion / summer staples to fall favorites

while i feel like it should be fall right now- the weather is telling me differently. this past weekend we have had a major heat wave in dc, so i have been limited in what fall items i can wear. i have been thinking about how i can turn my favorite summer clothes into fall ones, without having to splurge on more clothes. i have come up with three easy ways to do so: first, change your palette, then add fall accessories, and finally, change your shoes.  

anyone who has seen me in the last six months has probably seen me wearing this skirt. it is the most comfortable thing that i own. in the summer i generally wore it with a white or mint shirt, gold bangles, and my trusty sam edelman sandals. since it is now october, i wanted to change things up, but not die of heat and humidity. i added a grey tee that helped to tone down the brightness of the skirt. i went for gunmetal earrings (similar here) and watch (similar here), and added my new madewell purse. i think the shoes were the kicker on this outfit though- they really brought the whole thing home. the snakeskin combined with the black patent scream fall. i snatched them up at the rack a few weeks ago! i mainly love this outfit because it is comfortable and easy breezy. 

i need your help! / coat vote

i went shopping for a winter coat yesterday and found a goldmine. zara literally has hundreds of amazing coats. i want all of them. considering that i'm only going to have a few months of winter this year, i have limited myself to buying only one new jacket. i am so sick of all of my old coats i didn't even bring any, but i will probably have to have my mother-in-law ship me one or two, i'm gonna need more than one coat.  

there are three main contenders that i found at zara. they are all the same color scheme, a greenish/brown with black accents. they are also super warm. i have never had a really warm coat, they have all been california warm. i'm thinking i'm going to need something pretty heavy duty, especially because we are going on a road trip of the northwest in december. it's going to be freezing but so much fun! 

contender #1:

i love the leather sleeves. also, this coat has a removable fur lining so i can make it warmer or colder depending on what i want. the price is pretty reasonable when compared to other coats that are similar.  

contender #2:

i think this coat looks very chic, but casual enough for every day. i love the leather trim, gold hardware, and quilted sleeves. this coat also has a removable liner, so convenient! 

contender #3:

i love the leather sleeves and puffy coziness of this coat. it would probably be the most comfortable. it is a little cheaper than the other two. my one reservation is the bag of the coat- it is a knit fabric which i think i a little weird, but i'm willing to get past it.

a few more favorites... 

inspiration / fall prints

i officially declared it to be fall last tuesday. there was a sudden chill in the air, and i saw the first leaves start falling. i may have been a bit preemptive, i was sweating in 80 degree weather wearing a sweater this weekend, but i have absolutely been loving trying to put together fall looks. my favorite fall trend has been mixing print on prints on prints. it's all i want to do. i feel like i need to go out and buy more printed shirts just so i can do so. i have been toying around with doing a fashion column on my blog, but can't decide if i am vain enough to do it. anyways, here are some looks that have been inspiring my fall outfits.

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