H&M Beanie / JC Penney Knit Cardigan (check out this similar style!) /Threadless Flamingo T-Shirt (c/o) / Vintage Revolution Skinny Jean Legging (c/o) / Vintage Boots (thrifted from Value Village) / Charlotte Russe Bracelets

This outfit stemmed from a two things: cold weather, and just wanting to be comfortable. But, I think that even when you are dressing comfortably, you can add just a few touches, such as simple accessories, as a way to keep your outfit looking comfy-chic rather than comfy-bleak.

(Disclaimer: I’m not suggesting that if you don’t always dress up a casual and basic look that you are bleak looking! If you feel great in whatever you put on, that will shine through more than any sparkly bracelet. This is just me sharing my way of spicing up an otherwise fairly simple but cute outfit :) Easy, peasy! )

In this case, I tossed on a few “diamond” bracelets for some sparkle, along with a soft, relaxed beanie and my new favorite thrifted leather booties. As for the rest of the outfit, I love my Vintage Revolution jeans. They have newly become a favorite because they are fitted in all the right places, still stretchy and flexible, but never saggy. Basically a great pair of jeans that will be appearing more regularly on the blog. You’ve seen the t-shirt here, dressed up in a completely different way, and this red sweater is another JC Penney American Living find. I found that this cozy knitted grandpa cardigan is a great option to throw over a tee and jeans to add some fun dimension and color to an outfit. Case in point. :)

It started out with me giving him my signature hug. This involves me standing behind him with my legs on either side of his body, then leaning down and hugging his back and chest…

But then he decided he had enough and stood up with me still behind/half on him! I completely lost my balance, fell forward onto him and started laughing so hard that I couldn’t get off for a good 10-15 seconds.

He then started wiggling and walking forward and before I knew it, I was half-riding my 120-pound puppy! Me at my finest. Ha.

My Dad was behind the camera and just kept shooting the whole debacle. I still laugh every time I look at these photos. Gotta love my Dad and Barney. xoxo

I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend. I actually wore this outfit yesterday and meant to post it then, but am still without a tripod, so I had to enlist my best friend, Allie, to snap a few shots for me, which we did later in the afternoon. There are a handful of fun things about this ensemble. One, is the layering of button-downs, which I am loving and feels like it adds another subtle element to an outfit. Two, Tungsten Wedding Rings was kind enough to send me this beautiful ring, shown in the second photo above. The great things is, with so many of my friends getting engaged and married, this is a great site to check out for potential wedding bands. ***Note to soon-to-be-married friends, give it a look-see! Third, you can’t see the t-shirt I am wearing, which has two pieces of toast running scared from a scary toaster, but it is from a very cool t-shirt site called Threadless. They accept submissions with the chance of getting your design printed and available for purchase. And lastly, fourth, my “new” Casadei boots. These beauties are from Allie, which don’t fit her and she lovingly passed them onto me. Gotta keep them in the family. Obvi.

My Outfit:
Blazer: Thrifted from Buffalo Exchange
Light blue button-down: Dad’s Ralph Lauren work shirt (Thanks, Daddy!)
Plaid button-down: Forever 21
T-shirt: Threadless
Leggings: Patagonia (Thanks, Mom!)
Necklace: Fred Flare
Sunglasses: Fred Flare
Watch: Courtesy of Nooka
Tungsten wedding ring: Courtesy of Tungsten
Boots: Casadei, gifted from Allie of Swatchbook