Hey there you pretty popsicles! First of all Happy Chinese New Year! I'm half Chinese so it half matters and I'll use any excuse to celebrate anything. I have a feeling the Year of the Horse will be a good one. This feeling comes purely from my weird love of horses. Actually not accurate, I love horse MOVIES. Don't really know how I feel about them in real life. But I have this odd fascination with horse movies. I friggin' looooooooove them. War Horse, Black Beauty, Secretariat, Sea Biscuit, all the feels. Even the cartoon ones! So yea, really good feeling about this year. Although this freezing weather is trying to cramp my style and the year is off to a cold start, I still have hope. It seems like Chicago is saying "Oh I gave it to you mild for the past couple years so this year I'm going to freeze you to death." This post is my first photoset that was actually taken in 2014. Hahaha. Yes I've been cheating and trying to post old photos from warmer days. I gotta say, I admire anyone trying to look fabulous in this weather. Shit ain't easy! Even these photos are a damn lie. I wanted to die the whole time. Freezing negative winds slapping me all the which ways and trying to maintain a smile while knowing my ears are about to pop off my head and I'm tearing like a mofo behind my shades. Also nose drippage that cannot be controlled and the fact that it is just painful to try to breathe outside. Though this coat is definitely warm, there is only one thing to say, it sure as FRACK does not cover my entire body. Mucho props to my fellow Chi-town blogger betches who can hold that smile and look oober cute and fashionable in this cold. For me, this was my first attempt and I don't know if I can pull it off again. So if you see me trolling the streets, I will be wrapped in the frumpiest coat, with my scarf wrapped around my head, my crazy fluffy earmuffs, my hood up and tied over my mouth and possibly my snowboarding goggles. But know this, what I'm wearing underneath is CUTE AS SHIT!
As you can see, it was cold for the hubster as well. He's such a trooper for even attempting to take these photos that day. I'm sure he was shivering the whole time thus causing primarily blurry shots. LOL. Thanks baby! I should probably also talk about what I'm wearing tho. I absolutely love this coat. I got it on sale last winter (woohoo!) and I had to get it taken in since I was swimming in all the fabric. I looked like one furry box shaped idiot. Just goes to show what perfect tailoring does. The coat grabs a lot of attention and I had a lot of gals asking me about it that day. The sunnies are also one of my faves and sadly enough they are not mine. The hubster bought them when we were in Miami and I have been semi stealing them here and there. One other must have item that I'm wearing, besides my Bleutigona baby DUH, is the Vince tank that you can't even really see. I am obsessypoo over these tanks! I went to the Vince outlet store at Fashion Outlets of Chicago (winning!) and snagged every color available in my size. They are incredibly soft and as the day goes on, the fabric starts to stretch out but in a way that I like. It starts to slouch and hang a little which works amazing with a pair of boyfriend jeans. So it's really like two tanks in one. Then once you wash it and dry it, it bounces back to the original size. Did that at all make any sense? Definitely recommend this tank! MK Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Coat - BSABLE | Jeans - J Brand Love Story | Bag - Givenchy Antigona | Sweater - Vince | Tank - Vince | Sunnies - Ray Ban
xoxo,
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