statement pant

Jacket Veda (in Black here) | Top Forever21 | Pants Zara | Shoes J.Crew 

Usually throughout the winter I spend my time trying to figure out how to pull off dresses and pencil skirts, sometimes sans tights, despite sub zero temperatures in the city. However, this season - with its exceptionally disturbingly freezing temperatures - I've decided to become BFF with the statement pant. Animal print, sequin, velvet, faux leather, wide leg, high waisted, neon green, pastel pink, literally anything you can think of - from cook prints and patterns, to bright colors or cool textures, I've fallen in love and I don't care who knows it. There are so many great options for fun pants  just about anywhere you chose to shop and it truly does help combat those winter closet blues. Plus, you can layer them with tights underneath for extra warmth during those freezing months and then wear them in the spring and fall without the thermal layer. I've had a much easier time befriending the winter season when I'm able to look down at the snow and see leopard print ankle biters or sequin track pants cascading down my legs, instead of frost bite. I'd definitely recommend it. 

snow days

 Wrap Coat: Zara (last season - currently salivating over this one) | 

Hat: Urban Outfitters | Scarf: J.Crew | Pants: Sam Edelman (on sale!) | 

Bag: Aimee Kestenburg via Nordstrom (old) | Booties: Tommy Hilfiger 

If the snow falls in the city, and everyone is there 
wearing fabulous winter coats through the storm,
 does it ever really matter?

 I have an obsession with coats. Like, a sickening obsession. I feel like they are the "forgotten" part of the outfit, yet they actually make or break the outfit in the end. Think about it...if you've ever worn a fantasic novelty coat, or a coat in a bright hue or cool shape, you've 100% gotten a compliment on it. Enter: this absolutely swoon-worthy Zara wrap coat. I thought about this for days and days and days before I purchased it. And in the end, it really came down to one thing: one woman's comment when I was trying it on in the store: "You look like Olivia Pope." Hi. I'm done. It came home with me that afternoon. 

I think it's sometimes difficult to argue the investment of coats since they are technically only around for one season: winter - but if you really think about it you're wearing them every single day, all season long. You probably wear your coat more than you do other items that are wearable for multiple seasons. So trust me on this, they're worth it. I worked this one all fall long, and in the winter, I layer it over a leather moto-jacket for extra warmth. Absolutely worth the investment, not to mention I feel like the queen of the Gladiators every time I wear it.