Grey Wool Coat: Forever 21 |Fuzzy Funnelneck sweater: Zara (old, similar here and here)|Faux Leather leggings: Nordstrom BP| Shearling Booties: Zara (sold out, similar here and here|Earmuffs: Burberry (discontinued, but cutie options here, here, and here!) | Bag: Gucci Soho Disco

One of my go-to outfits for frigid cold temps is a fuzzy sweater, leather or faux leather leggings, and a textured bootie.  This past weekend, Tim and I finally got around to a marathon baby-registry session, after running a couple different errands and grabbing some steamy ramen in the city.  This outfit was perfect for the day’s events– chic, casual, and comfy– but most of all super warm and toasty for a day that the temps didn’t climb past 28 degrees!  You guys know I’m all about texture mixing, especially with a pretty neutral or basic color palette like black and grey, as I wore here.  The sleekness of the “leather” leggings plays nicely off of the fuzziness of this funnel neck sweater that I got a few years ago from Zara– these two textures are a match made in heaven if you ask me! **Quick sidenote about the leggings, for any preggo mamas to be reading this– these have an elastic waistband, and are not “maternity” leggings– I just sized up in the Nordstrom BP line from a small to a medium, and they were super comfy all day; pulled right on up over my 6 month bump!**

The longline menswear inspired coat was a recent score from cheapie fave Forever 21 at under $60– and the length really keeps the cold draft out.  The booties (calling them my “grown up Uggs” ) are super comfy, and have a kind of sneaker-inspired sole that keeps them a little more sophisticated and sporty than the ubiquitous “basic girl” originals (although Uggs will always have a special place in my heart and closet!).  Lastly, if your’re not a “hat person”– I love beanies on other people, but they just make my hair too flat and staticky– earmuffs are the way to go! These Burberry muffs were a gift from Tim from years back– they actually don’t make them anymore, but there are lots of cute options out there that will keep your head and ears toasty while keeping your ‘do in place! I linked a few faves above for you guys!  Try this look the next time the temps drop drastically– it’s super easy to pull together, since you probably own these pieces already, or can find ’em pretty much anywhere– it’s all in the [texture] mix!

xo, ❤

Christine

Striped Midi T-Shirt Dress: Forever 21 (may still be in stores; sold out online– a few similar ones I love are linked here, here, here, and here!) | Booties: Aldo (on 50% sale right now!) | Chain necklace: Baublebar (last year’s style, similar here) | Moto jacket: Mango

I’ve basically been living in form fitting cotton midi dresses, from cheapie faves Forever 21, Zara and Topshop since my baby bump popped– they happen to be super on trend right now, very comfortable, and have a lot of stretch!  Pregnant or not, you guys can pick up literally a handful of these staple, wear anywhere dresses for under $100, not kidding.  Here, I paired this army green, thermal version with my new rust colored booties from Aldo, (on super sale! Get ’em while they last!), and my trusty black leather moto jacket.  I added the silver toned chain link necklace from Baublebar to top it off and keep things texturally interesting.  I really like this version of the dress because it has cool side slits for an extra design touch (and can be worn, shockingly, without tights, in this 50 degree January weather anomaly we are having in NY right now!).  For real though, get yourself a few of these dresses; they come in super handy and pretty much can be worn anywhere for any occasion– throw a comfy fuzzy sweater on top and tights if its freezing, sneaks and a little fitted jacket like this one for a casual look, or wear to dinner and drinks (sadly, not for me), with a furry topper and lace up heels.

xo, ❤

Christine