Copy Cat Closet - Stripes

I'm Copy Cat Closet-ing again! This is where I get a style challenge sent to me via email, then I put my version on the internet and link up with Ma Nouvelle Mode and The Grant Life.

The challenge this week was stripes. I was pleased with this since my favorite thing in my wardrobe right now is striped and I just happen to already have a crappy Instagram photo of myself wearing it. This saves me from spending time getting all dressed and presentable just to stand on the bed and take photos of myself to be followed only by NOT having anywhere to go for the rest of the day.

OH GREAT. Guess what I just realized? If you're here on the reg, then you've already seen this. Eff it. If you have, pretend you haven't.

Stripes.

YES I took this in the airport bathroom on my way to Ohio two and a half weeks ago. What of it? This was actually a pretty comfortable travel outfit. So much so that I wore it again on my way home this past Sunday.

The sweater is light and holy in the manner that it has holes in it so it's not too hot, but is warm when layered. The jacket is one that even Goldilocks would love. Just right in warmth, duh. For traveling, it's not too heavy. I never even had to take it off. The scarf is also an important piece to regulate a comfortable body temperature. Too hot? Take off the jacket and scarf. Too cold now? Just put the scarf back on. Arms cold but neck is hot? You get it...

The pants are corduroy and while very fitted in the legs, the material is stretchy. These pants are comfier* than any pair of jeans I've ever worn, so they were perfect for sitting on a plane for hours on end. My boots were a good choice as well. With a zipper all the way down the back, they were easy to get off and back on while going through security.

Anyway, this is one of my favorite outfits. When I first had the striped jacket and red pants, I was a little intimidated by the thought of wearing them together. I thought it would be too much to have two trendy things in one outfit... but then I said f'kit. I'm sorry to all of my real life friends that have to see me wear this jacket constantly and this outfit every other day.

So there.

Copy Cat Closet - Shorts in Winter

I could probably call this post So What I Wore Wednesday, because I still have a So What, and it's so what if I got all dressed today with makeup and everything and have no where to go except a few neighborhoods over to walk my brother in law's dog. So what if I only got dressed so that I could participate in a new link up called Copy Cat Closet over at Ma Nouvelle Mode.

So I came across Copy Cat Closet through the Twitter grapevine. They send you kind of a fashion challenge every week, then you post about it. The one I came upon was Shorts in the Winter. I thought "Hey! I have exactly two pair of shorts that I've worn exactly once between the two of them, (yes, that means I've never worn one of them and have had them for 3 years) so let's try it!"


Here is what was posted on Ma Nouvelle Mode, which I thought was super cute:

http://manouvellemode.com/

And here is what I came up with:

Shut up, yes, I'm standing on my bed and the cat's all So What the F'k Wednesday are you doing? I definitely need a tripod or to teach my dog or cat to work a camera.

Now, to the outfit. I'm not sure if it's working for me, but maybe that's my natural aversion to shorts. I tried this outfit with a pair of white, tweed-like shorts, but that definitely looked silly. Then I popped on these black shorts (which fit me way better now than they did in that post). They look better than the white shorts did, but I'm still not 100% sold on it. Ah well, I tried, and that is about all I can say about that.

Have you adventured into the land of shorts with tights? How'd it go?