Black Camisole | Graphic Band Tee | White Blouse | Striped Shirt | Black Blouse | Oversized Tan Sweater | Black Pullover | Grey Cardigan | Blazer | Dark Denim | Casual Denim | Black Pants | Black Velvet Dress | Coats | Reversible Check Scarf | Black Scarf | Knit Hat | Sunglasses | Oxfords | Sneakers • | Booties | Burgundy Purse | Striped Crossbody |
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Graphic T-shirt • Hot Topic | White Blouse • & Other Stories | Floral Print Shirt • Zara | Polka Dot Blouse • Dorothy Perkins | Striped Sweater • Mango | Turtleneck Sweater • & Other Stories | Yellow Pullover • Mango | Cardigan • Marks and Spencer | Blazer • Mango | Dark Denim • H&M | Wool Pants • Mango | Black Pants • Mango | Black Spotted Dress • Marks and Spencer | Coat • Mango | Planet Scarf • Mango | Black Scarf • South Moon Under | Knit Hat • Free People | Sunglasses • Francesca’s | Waterproof Boots • Hunter | Sneakers • Converse | Boots • DSW | Black Purse • Nordstrom Rack | Leopard Purse • Nordstrom |
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T-shirt • & Other Stories | Light Blouse • Mango | Striped Shirt • Boden | Black Shirt • Marks and Spencer | Adidas Graphic Shirt • Topshop | Blue Sweater • H&M | Grey Pullover • H&M | Cardigan • Topshop | Blazer / Light Jacket • Mango | Dark Denim • Mango | Casual Denim • Gap | Black Pants • H&M | Blue Velvet Dress • & Other Stories | Leopard Coat • Marks and Spencer | Yellow Scarf • Mango | Black Scarf • Topshop | Hat • Urban Outfitters | Sunglasses • Forever 21 | Flats • Banana Republic | Sneakers • Adidas | Boots • DSW | Brown Purse • TJ Maxx | Crossbody • Zulily |
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White Blouse • Marks and Spencer | Striped Shirt • Boden | Black Blouse • & Other Stories | Print Blouse • Mango | Graphic Shirt • Top Shop | Black Oversized Sweater • Cuyana | Blue Pullover • Top Shop | Oversized Cardigan • Zara | Blazer • H&M | Dark Denim • Zara | Casual Denim • Madewell | Black Pants • H&M | Black Dress • H&M | Brown Coat • Top Shop | Black Scarf • Marks and Spencer | Yellow Check Scarf • Top Shop | Knit Hat • Gap | Sunglasses • Joe’s Jeans | Flats • Top Shop | Sneakers • Adidas | Boots • DSW | Leopard Purse • Nordstrom | Black Purse • Liebeskind Berlin |
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Blue Camisole | Black T-shirt | Striped Shirt | Polka Dot Blouse (fits small, size up) | Black Blouse | Pink V-Neck | Brown Oversized Sweater | Grey Wrap Cardigan | Floral Blazer | Blue Jeans | Black/Grey Denim | Black Trousers | Pink Wrap Dress | Polka Dot Dress | Check Jacket | Grey Scarf | Print Scarf | Hat | Sunglasses | White Flats | Sneakers | Boots | Grey Tote | Black Purse |*
*All items are from H&M
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My youngest was so wound up last night driving both her sister and I batty that I took her out for a very long walk at 6:30 and we made it back by 9. That’s way past the time I like her to get ready for bed but with the past couple of weeks going though a heat wave she didn’t get out and spend long periods of time in it. I think it was catching up to us. She’s still at the age where she enjoys going out for walks with me so I put off getting this post done until we got home. I hate scrambling around trying to get them done before bed but I was hoping to tire her out, which actually backfired because she came home all hyper and was bouncing off the ceiling :/
Do you remember the game Mastermind for the 80’s? A couple of weeks ago I was telling the girls about it and was thinking of buying it from Amazon for them because I saw they reissued it. We were in the dollar store looking for some headphone cords and toured down the toy aisle and what did we see? The same Amazon version but for $4 (except they call it Codebreaker). I thought it was a weird coincidence since I hadn’t even thought about the game in years until I told them about it.
Back to business, and this post which offers 24 outfit options from all the pieces in the What to Pack for Italy and Greece packing list. It is for late November/early June. The original post gives details about the trip, and why I made these selections. This week I decided to focus completely on one retailer, H&M. I have a been a loyal customer for years and always find some gems when I go through the stores. I did a try-on of a few of these pieces a couple of days ago and will get a post up about them in the next day or so. But for today’s post I will let you know that you probably need to size up on the polka dot blouse because it has darts at the waist line which make it a tighter fit. I loved the polka dot dress. It seemed true to size, has fitted gathered, slightly poufy sleeves (in a cute way) with a shirred elastic waist and has pockets. It also comes in a vibrant orange-red which is popular this season.
With 24 outfits for a 12 day trip there should be no issues coming up with something to wear. Now that the heat wave broke and fall is truly in the air it is easier to get in to the mindset of putting together fall outfits. I hope you enjoy these.
I finished The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. So good, so heartbreaking, so horrifying. Remind me that if I ever get a chance to time travel not to go to England 1348.
Blue Camisole | Black T-shirt | Striped Shirt | Polka Dot Blouse (fits small, size up) | Black Blouse | Pink V-Neck | Brown Oversized Sweater | Grey Wrap Cardigan | Floral Blazer | Blue Jeans | Black/Grey Denim | Black Trousers | Pink Wrap Dress | Polka Dot Dress | Check Jacket | Grey Scarf | Print Scarf | Hat | Sunglasses | White Flats | Sneakers | Boots | Grey Tote | Black Purse |*
*All items are from H&M
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Black Camisole • H&M | Blue Shirt • Mango | Striped Long Sleeve • & Other Stories | White Blouse (I have this and love it) • Zara | Graphic Print Long Sleeve • Mango | Black Print Blouse • Marks and Spencer | Grey Turtlneck Sweater • H&M | Black Pullover • H&M | Brown Cardigan • H&M | Blazer • H&M | Casual Denim • Madewell | Dark Denim • H&M | Black Pants • H&M | Black Dress • Mango | Coat • & Other Stories | Grey Plaid Scarf • Topshop | Star Scarf • Gap | Beanie • Nordstrom | Sunglasses • SWG | Leopard Flats • Talbots | Sneakers • Golden Goose Deluxe Brand | Boots • Dolce Vita | Purse • Børn | Crossbody • Diane von Furstenberg |
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I want to preface this post by saying that here in Southern Ontario as well as south of the border into the American East Coast we have had above seasonal temperatures. Quite hot and humid and actually more like the weather in the middle of summer. This should be noted when vacationing to these destinations any time soon. It is very important to pay attention to the weather up until the day of your trip because it can change at the drop of a hat and you want to make sure you have packed appropriately. Mother Nature is fighting back, and we shouldn’t be looking at historical trends in weather, but what is happening now.
I have been stuffy and sneezing like a fiend today and although the weather is hot, cold season is back in session and my little germies (kids) shared the gift of sickness with me. Bear with me if this doesn’t make sense, I’m blaming it on a mild fever 😉
First off; in the original post you will find all the pieces that I used to put these outfits together. I also have links to every piece under each outfit collage (top and bottom of post) for ease of finding. The fall packing list with accompanying outfits is for a Brazilian who is visiting New York, Boston, and Philadelphia in October for 16 days. Since she is coming from a warm climate I noted in the original post that bringing warmer pieces will be beneficial because it will feel colder here to her than it really is until she gets used to it.
I put together 24 outfits that will cover any occasion that may arise during the trip. Both the dark denim, and black pants are from H&M and are their Shaping Denim. I swear by these jeans and would live in them, but you do definitely need to size up because they fit small. I also think it is important to bring versatile pieces which is why last week and this week I included the tie-waist cardigan (last week was a black version). It can be left open to layer over pieces, but can also be belted and worn as a shirt. I also included a knit hat (or a toque as we Canadians call them) because in October while it may be nice during the day, it has the tendency to drop significantly at night so having a warm hat will be nice if touring around in the evening. Two pieces of advice: 1. when in doubt don’t pack it, and 2. wear layers and your harder to pack items for travel. They both will save space.
Right now (Thursday night) Tom is texting me about paperwork and Merle is watching her 40th episode of Peppa Pig, so I need to go figure shit out and get the kids in bed. Have a great weekend guys!
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Black Camisole • H&M | Blue Shirt • Mango | Striped Long Sleeve • & Other Stories | White Blouse (I have this and love it) • Zara | Graphic Print Long Sleeve • Mango | Black Print Blouse • Marks and Spencer | Grey Turtlneck Sweater • H&M | Black Pullover • H&M | Brown Cardigan • H&M | Blazer • H&M | Casual Denim • Madewell | Dark Denim • H&M | Black Pants • H&M | Black Dress • Mango | Coat • & Other Stories | Grey Plaid Scarf • Topshop | Star Scarf • Gap | Beanie • Nordstrom | Sunglasses • SWG | Leopard Flats • Talbots | Sneakers • Golden Goose Deluxe Brand | Boots • Dolce Vita | Purse • Børn | Crossbody • Diane von Furstenberg |
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