I always get jealous of the fashion bloggers I follow in LA, Texas or anywhere without these cold northeast winters. My jealousy level rises when I see them rocking peep toes in December and dresses sans tights in January. That’s when I begin looking at real estate prices in San Diego… But cold winters or not, I love New York City, so I guess I’ll trade year-round sandals for faux fur.
And that’s exactly what I was thinking this morning. Cold legs or not, I wanted to wear shorts. Wool shorts, with tights of course, but still… I paired the shorts with a warm fitted turtleneck, black booties and threw on my faux fur coat for additional warmth. The coat tends to skew on the glamorous-looking side (even though it was $39.99 at Target) so I needed to dress up the outfit with some jewels. A long crystal necklace and rhinestone clutter earrings did just that, while my standard arm party got a glittery upgrade to match. Finally, I grabbed my newly organized (more on that here) Chanel bag to complete the look.
So maybe it’s not a spring dress with sandals, but it took the edge off my jealousy for the moment.
Wool Shorts $9.99, Clearance The Limited • Black Turtleneck $12.99, Clearance The Limited • Xhileration Faux Fur Coat $29.99, Target (2 years ago) • Tights $4.00, Target • Leather Booties $29.99, Nine West via T.J. Maxx • Faux Diamond Band $3.95, Forever 21 from set of 3 • Rhinestone Earrings $6.99, Loehmann’s • Crystal Drop Necklace $6.99, Clearance The Limited (ages ago) • Bracelets $4.50-$6.50, Forever 21 & Target • Michelle Watch, gift from my Dad • Ray Ban Sunnies $55, Saks Off 5th • Vintage Chanel Jumbo Flap, Fabulous eBay Find
*Photography by the incredible Katelyn Calautti
Great jacket…it looks so real…love it. You look beautiful, but, as your mother, i must say….BUTTON UP !! its not that warm!!
That is the best faux jacket I have ever seen and I’m totally sad I missed the opportunity 2 years ago. I also have a vintage Chanel Jumbo and love it- but I do find it too clunky for everyday schlepping around. Which seller did you purchase from?
Thanks for sharing your fab outfit.
Thank you so much! I knew it was a good faux when I went to check it at a lounge recently and they told me they wouldn’t check fur coats. Haha! Yes, the Chanel is a bit clunky because it’s a big, stiff bag. But she’s so pretty I deal with it! I bought it from just a regular eBay seller, not a store, I don’t recall her user name. But I had all the lovely ladies at tPF make sure it was 100% auth before I took the plunge!