Red looks so good on you.

Love your cape!

Both outfits look great on YOU!

Today is an indoor day, temps very cold and I am painting while a real painter is going over all the wainscoting and baseboards. What a difference a fresh coat of paint makes! OOTD: thick gray cotton turtleneck from Land’s End (at least 15 years old) and navy skirted leggings.. This or some iteration of it has turned into my official leisure wear.

Frivolous alert: I have seen this sequin moto jacket online but never on a person until now... caught this on a reel from Alyce Arons and fell in love with it paired with jeans. I know it would look so much better with ivory pants but I would want to wear it with jeans.

Would you wear it with jeans? WHERE would you wear it with jeans?

We are on the same wavelength
regarding gold glitter and jeans. Okay, my buy today is not so glittery, but I love it with jeans!

I literally cannot think of anywhere I’d wear something that sparkly! My social life does not support sequins LOL. I mean, I guess I could wear it bowling with the family this weekend, or to the movies tonight…

Funkyart…. The jacket is cute, but it’s overdone with jeans that are embroidered with cherries? Too many big necklaces. I think it could be cute toned down with plain jeans, no big necklaces. I think it could look good going out to dinner, a holiday party, concert. It’s a bit flashy for me, hence my toned down glitter sweater 😁

@Funkyart, sister called and interrupted my comment. I’d wear that jacket anywhere short of the grocery store. It might be a geographical thing. I’d love it for the cookbook club luncheon or just going out to lunch or dinner with friends. I’d probably wear it with jeans and a t-shirt and pearls.

Njmomma, I love your new top -- but I look dumpy in a long top like that. I did try on a more fitted sparkle tee at a local boutique. I loved it but they only had a large and I am most definitely an XL if not an XXL.

Sue, lol ... my options are similar to yours. I just dont do anything all that fancy anymore but I thought I could wear it out to dinner or a fun bar with a band. It really is kind of ridiculous for me to consider.

Yes, I would wear it with jeans and likely a tee or an ivory turtleneck ... no, I wouldn't wear embroidered jeans ever LOL.

Sadly, I will pass. I am intent on losing weight this year-- and for mostly that reason, I will let it go. It is close to $500 iirc and that is too much to spend on something with limited wear that may be too big in a year. Still ... I think it is fun!

i love the jacket! but then I have a gold lame button down

I am still looking at Goorski coats, and I thought this was 65% off but its sold out.

I am trying to decide if I want to splurge on this.

In the meantime, I bought this for vaca next month. I shall style it just as shown, ofc.

I had a similar blouse in college that was a fave so I had to have it.

Think I have theme colors for my new vacay items? Not intentional but there it is.

Oh here’s a different color.

I also got this little purse for the wedding I’m attending next month. It is so cute! From Talbots, half price.

Cute ! reads very Ferragamo

Didn’t someone post a short trench jacket? I’ve decided that it is imperative that i purchase one ASAP 😁 please send link(s)

a short trench jacket

I haven't been able to get on board the trend but this short trench caught my eye:

By Paige

I bought several pairs of cute pjs last fall, and I really like them. In the heart of winter though, they are not warm enough to hang around in. I have a Natori fleece lounger that is really warm, but I don't the look or fit. Is there any such thing as a fleece lounger that is cute? It has to be long and no buttons

I liked this but it is OOS

On other news, I came across striped jeans and though they were kinda cute. However, the cuffs are a "no". Have you seen striped jeans you like?

I have not seen striped jeans, just striped jean trousers. I would never to wear cuffs like that. That alone like you is a no!

Love the light blue lace top! Really cute! I have something similar in black, I wear a black cami with it

The short trench coat posted is a great addition to a wardrobe

Love the black bag for the wedding Sue

The red hoodie looks really comfy. I can never wear a hood. They drive me insane 😂

I felt quite sure that Davy Jones wore striped jeans but unable to find visual proof.

Trouser

I was just in a Nordstrom Rack, not in a fancy area, and was surprised to see cute spring Tuckernuck brand dresses! Tuckernuck, Hyacinth House and Pomander Place. I looked quickly on the Nordstrom Rack website but none of the brands were listed.

@njmomma i found these

LOL, I didn't know who that was but now I get it.

I particulary like the color of the pair I posted

I remember the Monkeys! Davy Jones, he was a heart throb in my earlier years😂 all my friends had posters in their bedrooms. I never really got into that.

I have a pair of striped jeans, an off white background with a woven blue stripe. They are similar to the Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls my boys wore as toddlers; I think train engineers used to wear them? I rarely wear them bc I haven’t found the perfect top yet, also they are getting too big. Do not remember the brand, maybe Lucky? 🤷‍♀️

A few years ago I bought an Ann Taylor cropped trench from 2015 on Poshmark. This is a style that has had a slow burn!

Another cold day down south! I had altar guild at 10 am, followed by taking my mother to the grocery store and the rest of her errands. I wore dark teal green corduroys with a fuzzy teal sweater, luggage brown loafers and a camel car coat. I put on the sweater by itself

and there was something about the neckline I just did not like, so I tied a silk scarf (from the Metropolitan Museum gift shop, purchased in 2022 when our university choir sang at Carnegie Hall) around my neck and liked this result much better.

I guess I have more in common with Nora Ephron than I realized,

HA! love the Nora Ephron reference, @Kswl. I identify.

I am ordering the trench pictured below from Quince. I looked at the short jackets y’all posted (many thanks!) and decided that length would do nothing for me. Quince considers this a mid-length. It is longer than the short, but shorter than the long. It will probably just end up being awkward. The woman who authors The Vivienne Files wrote that she had tried a double-breasted trenchcoat and it was unflattering. She finally went with the single breasted model, which I thought looked like a Dan Draper London Fog!

I am going to France in the spring and decided my look needed to be a little more elevated (there’s that word again!) than my REI raincoat. I talked to @gooster. She mentioned that I would need a light jacket and maybe rain gear. This Quince coat can do double duty, I hope.

Remember the Chanel ballet flats that I wanted a year or so ago. Look what I found at Quince while looking at the trenchcoat. I am ordering them. I don’t have high hopes for the fit. They only come in whole sizes; so do slippers.

I wear scarves frequently for the ‘extra’ but especially when it’s chilly— they are a big help with warmth.

It is just this year that I nod in sympathy with Nora. ugghhh.

Whats the Nora thing?

I Feel Bad About My Neck

Ohhh lol

looked like a Dan Draper London Fog!

Ha ha - I just bought a Don Draper London Fog trench from BR Factory. Just about as plain as it gets but I wanted simple without all the flaps, epaulets, etc. It came in petite sizing so it fits well but I may feel a little too blah and Don Draper-ish in it once I wear it out of my house.

I really like those cropped trenches, especially the one Ollie Jane posted.

So cold today so it’s a fleece day. CVG fleece lined leggings and a fleece hoodie.

It’s so cold here I decided I need more warm gloves and went to the Echo site. Two of my favorite knit gloves are Echo but they are looking a bit old so I thought I’d start there. I stumbled upon their 30% off winter sale (code: winter) and ended up not only with two new gloves but a silk oblong scarf and a wrap. The wrap is exactly what I have been looking for to go with my camel and gray coats and the scarf is something I can wear with many outfits. The gloves are their ribbed knit ones. They are one size (fits most) and nice looking for a knit. It’s a very good sale even though not all items are included.

Ruby, I had a raincoat just like that in the 70’s!

Ruby, I’ve always been a fan of that style, for some reason it looks kind of French chic to me.

Thanks to kswl and Sue, I am going to call my look in this coat "70"s French Chic"!

RC, you are such an influencer - or in this case, maybe an elevateur! I’ve ordered that coat. It doesn’t look anywhere as near Dan Draper-ish as the one Janis from The Vivienne Files showed.

@bbstx I will be interested in what you think when it arrives. Quite the deal, no?

YES! I’m so glad you mentioned it. And I’ve got 2 on the way…somehow, I ordered the indigo denim one. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Discovered my mistake too late to cancel the order, so I had to re-order the beige one.

I am seeing a lot of sweaters draped around coat shoulders in print ads and online. Since the arms arent long enough to tie around an overcoat, how would one keep it on? This is def a for-pictures-only style, right? Ten or twelve years ago people were throwing pashminas around coats, mainly for contrast and pattern. To me that looks more plausible than a sweater.

This just came on my door step, and it feels great. I bought it to wear with the shearling bolero on its way to me. I may have to get more of these, they are super comfy

Love a mock neck anything!

If you are looking for t-necks for warmth, I can highly recomment Heat-Tech by Uniqlo. I’m wearing a Heat-Tech t-neck and a fleece right now. My feet and hands are cold, but my torso is toasty!

Uniqlo has a new Heat-Tech with cashmere. I know nothing about that. But the Ultra Warm Heat-Tech is great. Machine wash, line dry. Size UP. They are base layer pieces so they fit rather close.

I actually googled best black turtleneck but the one they recc was sold out, so I found a second article and they had this AZN one.