On the shores of the Salmon River

I was lucky enough to have my husband take these photos in his hometown of Pulaski,  NY. (Yeah, I know...like where is that??) It is a small town situated in Northern New York off the shore of the Great lake, Ontario, where the Salmon river runs through. These pictures where taken in late November before the temperatures dropped and the lake effect hit. Now the town and river is blanketed in about a few feet of snow.

Remember I posted a picture of this skirt (on a J.Crew model) a couple of months ago well, I've gotten to wear it a bit and love it just as much.

I love this skirt!

I can't get away from wearing tights and boots all.the.time. And sometimes two pairs with the weather we have been having...

Skirt: J.Crew-thrifted

Jacket: Marc Jacobs via Marshalls

Shirt: Joe Fresh

Necklace: Ebay

Boots: TJ Maxx

Spring Leather

I decided to ride the leather trend that is peaking now for spring.

This soft, slightly A-line leather skirt was the one that worked for the rainy and chilly day.

I paired it with a cashmere blend short sleeved sweater to lighten the look and bare legs of course!

Pointy toed flats and some necklaces completed things and I was surprised how well it all pulled together into an outfit, I wasn't sure if I would like wearing leather like this, but I do! 

 You just may see more of my leather skirts....

Skirt: Berman's-thrifted
Sweater: Banana Republic-thrifted
Shoes: Sam Edelman-thrifted
Denim Jacket: Old Navy-thrifted
Necklace: thrifted

Brown and Black Polka Dots

I mixed in a little brown with this all black outfit.

The studded sandals, belt and leather jacket were meant to take this basic dress up a notch.

But, all-in-all, my best accessory was my Grace!

Dress: Old
Jacket: thrifted
Sandals: Target
Belt: thrifted

Spotted

In a nod to the classic, I paired my leopard pants with a simple black  turtleneck and jacket.

The cropped leg was a challenge, nothing winter appropriate seemed to work. I opted for black booties and no socks a possibility on an almost 40 degree day.

I've seen a lot of leopard with red and like the look but, red isn't always a great color on me. The black really worked well.

I've professed my love of leopard here before and I'll warn you...it might happen again! 

Pants: Target-Merona
Turtleneck: J.Crew
Jacket: thrifted
Booties: Clark's

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Let it Snow

 Welcome December!

In the spirit of the season, I wore this wool winter white and mint snowflake sweater I thrifted about 6 months ago for a Saturday afternoon out with my daughter.

It's always fun to pull off an item you had styled in your mind and then are able to execute. I wore this with my boots for the cold and then changed into these vintage Salvatore Ferragamo loafers I thrifted last week.

The boots worked better with the outfit but, I just wanted to show these off! I think I'll get my $2 worth of wear...thinking of other ways to style...

Skirt: Vintage Berman's leather-thrifted
Shirt: J.Crew chambray
Sweater: Gap-thrifted
Shoes: Vintage Salvatore Ferragamo-thrifted

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Winter white

Welcome to November.

No, I didn't get hit from a bird above, that my friends, is snow!

And you can see, from there I took my photo shoot indoors.

I took a nod from a few other gals that were carrying their white crochet and lace into fall by pairing it with black.

 I really liked the way this outfit turned out. The harder edge of the leather bulked up with the sweater contrast well with the sheerness of the skirt.

And boots!

Skirt: Solitude via TJ Maxx

Jacket: JouJou- thrifted

Sweater: super old gift from my brother

Boots: Circa- Joan and David

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Forward thinking...

Now, I'm not one to push time on too quickly or wish away a moment. I really try to live one day at a time and savor what I have.  

All that said, I was thinking about fall and the trends we'll be seeing in this new season so I did a Google search and came up with a list of some trends for fall that I'd like to try. I wanted to share some of those trends that I felt I could embrace and shop my closet for and this is what I found:

Pale Gray Dresses

image from marieclaire.com

And in my closet: J.Crew silk sheath dress.

Blue With Black

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And in my closet: Alice Temperley (for Target) blue with black wrap dress with high low hem.

 Burgundy

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and Black Leather and Peplum.
And in my closet a thrifted leather jacket with peplum and a LOFT burgundy pencil skirt.

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