HIPPIE SENSIBILITY
These are old photos, from one of the last big snows, but I thought I’d post them anyway since there’s been a dearth of outfit posts lately.
Jeans and camisole, Gap; sweater, Anthropologie; headband, Urban Outfitters; fringed booties, Éram.
HEARTS AND SNOWFLAKES
First of all, I’ve received plenty of requests for photos of my bangs. I didn’t think they looked particularly special today, but I do love that they inject a bit of style into a ponytail. You’ll all just have to wait and form your opinion as I post more outfits over the next couple of weeks! I did think to throw in a close-up for those of you who were especially curious but prompty removed it when I noticed that my total lack of photogenuity (I’d like to see you come up with the noun I’m looking for), you could totally see a hugely obvious gray hair hanging down right in the middle, just in case you didn’t believe me when I told you I was going gray.
We got a lot of snow this weekend. There’s really no other way to put it. I know, I know, southwest Ohio’s no Washington DC and I really have nothing to complain about. Which is why I’m not going to complain. Au contraire, my friends, I’m elated! Sure, I can smile and try to relate to those who complain about shoveling sidewalks and poor driving conditions, but I’ll never truly be able to commiserate. I just don’t get it. I love snow. Living in such a small town doesn’t hurt, for nowhere else is there so much of a communal blizzard mentality, that sort of “Oh, well. We’ll just have to take the sled down to Tom’s and hope they’re not out of milk.” Really, it’s the fact that I don’t have to drive anywhere, that we have one really good sledding hill in the village, and that I have high-quality food and entertainment within a quarter mile of my house, these are the reasons I’m able to appreciate a good, heavy snow. That, and my line of work also happens to support the childlike dreaming I so love to indulge in.
There’s really nothing fashion-forward about what I threw on this morning, but I really loved it and felt so comfy and perfect in the snow that I just had to document. I love pairing light, flowing silks like this heart print tank top with chunky knits like this cape sweater. The tank top is perfect for layering to take the heaviness away from a winter look, but I’m also really looking forward to tucking it into a mini skirt with a wide belt come summertime.
I’ve also discovered these wedge booties, which are pretty much perfect for wearing to work and for bopping around town without looking pretentious in heels, and they also have a wide sweater-like knit band around the top that makes them cozy tucked into jeans.
We’re expecting another 3”-8” of snow by tomorrow evening, and frankly I’m pulling for as much as possible. Little could make me as happy as a cozy day at home with my family, good movies and a bottomless pot of tea. To help my little wish along, I’m falling back on the old superstition that wearing one’s pajamas inside out and backwards brings a snow day. Call me childish for believing, but know that my family came by this tradition honestly: We heard it on NPR. Which really isn’t childish at all, nope. I’m just an informed citizen.
Sweater and tee, Anthropologie; heart print camisole, Forever 21; jeans, Gap; suede booties, Urban Outfitters; watch necklace, eBay.
