Impulse Buy!

On the way to work this morning, I let my feelings about how I looked be known with the comment,"I might as well die...I hate my outfit." That may have been a little dramatic, but I really just didn't feel good about my staple Nicole Richie go-to outfit today.

The minute I got to work, I ransacked the racks and tried on all of my current Atticus favorites (Relwen men's shirts, Charlotte Ronson dresses and Filippa K Tanks) and the winner was the Loomstate La Paloma Jumper.

Even though I told myself I was going to stop shopping, it's impossible to feel guilty about this outfit. It looks so good, in fact, that I didn't even have to justify the purchase to Kristin (who already told me she'll be borrowing it...a lot).

The Justification: Hey Everyone, it's Eco Tuesday!

Loomstate Catch Some Tail Tee

Justification #1: Loomstate tees are made from organic cotton.

Justification #2: The name of the shirt speaks for itself.

Loomstate Moose Tee

Justification #1: With details such as side skewed stitching and water based ink, these tees are better for the environment and a step up from the average graphic tee.

Justification #2: These tees are so ridiculously soft, you'll want to wear them during the day and even sleep in the at night...trust me!

Deep Thoughts: Hoodies

There's a girl about town Kristin and I have unkindly dubbed, "hoodie girl." As another friend put it, "she looks like she's done about 20 years of hard drinking!" We're usually not this mean (Kristin anyways) and this girl is not unattractive. She just suffers from the common malady of wearing a virtually indistinguishable variation of the same outfit every day. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for lazy. I'm the girl who wears leggings 98% of the time because they're one tiny step up from pajamas, so I feel her pain. But with so many other exceptional and unique options, it's time to give the hoodie a much-needed vacation and graduate to more sophisticated styles.

I've extolled the virtues of Kerrigan by Daryl K wrappers before, so if you haven't already checked them out, do it, and do it now! Aude. also offers ultra soft and cozy shrugs perfect for chilly nights. And as a personal believer that a girl can never have too many cardigans, options from Loomstate will permanently banish that hoodie to the back of the closet.

Wrappers, shrugs, cardigans or stoles, it doesn’t matter which; pulling one on instead of the old standby will instantly update an outfit.

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