Sophisticated

I'm not a particular sophisticated person, but this outfit made me feel very sophisticated. I guess that's the magic of a structured jacket.





These jeans fit perfectly, but I wish they had belt loops. Pants have a tendency to fall down on me, a curse of having a big stomach with small hips. But I ended up getting the for free so I can't complain. I ordered them from Asos when they were on sale for $25, and when I hadn't received the a month later I emailed the people at Asos to ask what happened. They replied telling me that they hadn't sent them out at all, and since they were now out of stock they refunded my money. A few weeks later, though, they arrived at my parents door step! I don't mean to look gift jeans in the mouth, but do any of you know if it's possible to add belt loops?



I love polka dots, especially big polka dots, so when I saw this top at Old Navy I couldn't say no. I didn't like the sleeves (very voluminous with elastic at the bottom) so I snipped them right off. I figured I'd regret this decision - I often act too fast with a pair of scissors - but thankfully I didn't. I love the little flutter-sleeve going on here!





Jeans - Asos Curve size UK 26
Top - Old Navy size XXL
Jacket - Reitmans size 22
Boots - Naturalizer size 11W
Scarf - the Tin Box in Edmonton
Watch - gifted

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, fellow Canadians! I'm a firm believer that Monday is the holiday, but I'm sure a lot of you celebrated today. I'll be celebrating (alone) tomorrow. Who can say no to pumpkin pie? I'll have a little post about it up tomorrow.

Yellow

Sorry for bombarding you with endless photos of leaves, but it's just too beautiful to pass up! I don't know about where you live, but we're experiencing a near perfect autumn here on the prairies. It's nice and warm with a bit of a breeze, and while there are leaves on the ground, there are more than enough still on the trees in brilliant shades of red and golden yellow.



I wasn't planning on posting an outfit today, but while I was wandering around taking photos of campus to share with my mom someone asked me if I'd like her to snap a photo of me in front of the trees. We chatted for a few minutes and she was really nice. Anyway, it turned out to be a full-body photo so I thought I'd share it here.



These jeans are perfect (really - there was a tag on them that said "the perfect pants." I don't normally trust jeans, but these were right!) They're from Penningtons and are available here. I couldn't recommend them more, they really are the best jeans I've ever worn. They do run a bit large - I have 52" hips and I'm wearing a size 18. I'm also wearing yellow flats from Land's End, striped top from Old Navy, and a necklace from F21. The top and flats are both on sale for $15.