Practical Footwear Girl

You're getting a lot of practical outfits from me these days, I know. But since I quit going to a corporate setting each day my wardrobe has definitely become more casual and the footwear has become more practical. I have several pairs of platform heels that have long left my closet and went on to Goodwill heaven. I did keep several pairs of my most favorite heels in practical colors like black and gray. 

A lot of the time you will see me in a tunic, a long sweater or long top with leggings and boots! Sometimes I even wear a skirt as a dress over leggings! And you know what? That's ok. When you find something that works for you and works for your body type it's ok to repeat it!

Scarves are an excellent, cheap and colorful accessory. They can update an outfit in a flash when you're rushing to get out the door! This is the second time I've worn this plaid blanket scarf that I picked up with my beautiful cousin Emily one Saturday afternoon. (P.S. I wish she was my sister. I look to her for life inspiration! She is so smart! She is so fit and even did a Spartan race!) It is a commitment to wear a blanket scarf let me tell you. You've got to fix it just right or it will bother the heck out of you all day. AND I cannot wear my hair down with one either. That's just way too much. I feel like I am wearing a neck brace and smothering at the same time! I'll try to do a video for you guys for how to wrap a blanket scarf in the least suffocating way! Seriously!

Outfit details:
Sweater: Thrifted
Leggings: Etc consignment Shoppe, Hue brand
Boots: Steve Madden
Scarf: Altar'd State

Blanket Scarf Girl

I got a great deal on two blanket scarves a few weeks before Christmas while I was shopping with my sweet cousin in at the Altar'd State store in Biltmore Park. I've worn them a few times here and there but I've not really been able to thoroughly enjoy them until now because the temperature has really dropped! Brrrr! Oh my goodness. 

On a different note, I believe I am saying farewell to this dress. I love it BUT it feels more like a sack than a dress. I can't sit down in it without it getting so wrinkled that it looks like I picked it up off the floor to put it on. Not that those kind of things don't happen from time to time - hey - don't judge - but that's not the case here. I swear! Farewell little denim number. We've had fun! But now you can be someone else's headache!

Outfit Details:

Denim Dress (a very wrinkled one I must admit): Thrifted

Boots: Steve Madden

Scarf: Altar'd State

Blanket Scarf Girl

Blanket scarves can be a bit annoying to wear but they sure do come in handy when you are sitting inside of a building that doesn't have the heat turned up enough! They get a bit annoying when you try to put your purse on your shoulder or do anything really that requires you to lift your arms over your head. Le sigh. 

I picked up this scarf really on an impulse buy one night when we were downtown. I had not gauged the temperature correctly and ended up not dressing warmly enough. We ran into Mast General Store and grabbed this blanket scarf that I knew could keep me warm but not be to bulky for the concert at the Orange Peel that we were scheduled for later on. My expectations were correct! It wasn't bulky and actually ended up being the perfect amount of warmth!

I wear a LOT of what I know as "Long Over Lean" which basically translates to wearing longer tops with tighter bottoms. Like tunics over leggings. It is the most comfortable for me style wise because I feel it fits my body shape wonderfully. I feel like it elongates my legs a bit too when I keep the leggings the same color as my boots. Short girl problems!

Outfit details:

Scarf: Locally Mast General Store - although I do not see it on their website; Online here

Tunic: picked up at a yard sale

Leggings: terribly old and in need of replacing!

Boots: Eddie Bauer (few years old)