Making Winter Cuter with Pom Beanies

cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie
cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie

cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie
cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie
cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie
cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie
cardigan with free people tunic and pom beanie

cardigan with free people tunic and pom beaniePom beanie, Free People. Cardigan (Madewell) c/o Nordstrom. Dress c/o Free People. Boots, Aldo. Ring, Samantha Wills. Choker, bebe.

Winter is not a fashion show. Words that haunted me growing up and wisdom that I chose to ignore much to my dear mother’s dismay. But tell that to a girl who lives and breathes Vogue magazines, worships Jeanne Beker and watches Fashion Television religiously. Like every time it aired on City TV. (Prior to the emergence of the Fashion Television Channel for all my non millennial readers). Dressing cute and fashionable always seemed like a better trade-off than staying warm and I must admit I’ve endured my fair share of ass-freezings over the  years in an attempt to do so.

Luckily with age comes wisdom and I’ve accepted that winter can be a fashion show – when done properly. Which leads me to talk about winter hats. Not really something that I’ve been into, but my boyfriend’s nagging over the years finally convinced me to start wearing them. So over the last two years as I’ve attempted to embrace winter hats I’ve actually become addicted to them. Not sure why I was so against them, as I used to rock baseball hats all the time back in the day. But maybe it was because they just weren’t as cute as they are now.

Enter the pom beanie, or even this beret style pom pom hat from Free People – over the top cuteness meant to keep one warm. For this reason (and of course because of our frigid winters), I’m expanding my collection one pom beanie at a time. With that being said, winter fashion doesn’t have to be dull or boring. Simply making weather appropriate choices while staying on trend is a great way to turn winter into a fashion show.

xo

Floral Prints in the Winter

Free People floral print tunic worn as dress

Nordstrom Blank NYC biker jacket with Free People dress

Nordstrom Blank NYC biker jacket

Nordstrom biker jacket with Free People dress

Nordstrom outfit with biker jacket and Free People dress

Leopard nail art and Samantha Wills bohemian bardot ring

Nordstrom outfit with biker jacket and Free People dress

faux suede ankle boots

Nordstrom outfit with biker jacket and Free People dressJacket (Blank NYC), Dress (Free People), Bag (Steven), Boots (BP) c/o Nordstrom. Sunnies, Gucci. Ring, Samantha Wills.

One of the most rewarding things I’ve gotten out of blogging is how much it has forced me to push boundaries outside of my comfort zone. Especially when it comes to colours and bold prints. While I never had issues with over-the-top style pieces, I did tend to live in a monochromatic colour scheme mainly revolving around black. For years, if you’d asked me what my favourite colour was, I’d tell you black. But apparently black isn’t even a real colour.

Truth is, I never realized just how much black I was wearing until after I started blogging. Don’t get me wrong, I owned colour pieces and always intended on wearing them…but it just never happened. Catch me in floral print? Uh…not since the 4th grade! However, looking back on it now I realize this was probably because I had been such a tomboy in my early teenage years. Even as I grew out of my tomboy phase I still avoided anything girly like the plague. I suppose that even after I embraced my feminine side subconsciously I was still avoiding warm colours and prints out of habit.

Be that as it may, I was happy to have made this discovery because boy had I ever been missing out on the fun part of fashion! Not only have I embraced florals and other prints, but I find myself pushing new boundaries by wearing them even in the wintertime. Case in point this beautiful tunic from Free People that I’m sure you’ve seen me wear before. The deep burgundy floral print makes for a great fall/winter dress when layered over leggings, trousers, jeans, OTK boots. Or even a maxi skirt (like here). I need not mention that in the summertime this tunic becomes its own standalone minidress. Winter just became a lot more fun.

What are your favourite colours or prints for winter?

Loose Jacket with Mini Dress

Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Gentle Fawn chambray loose jacket with minidress and LV clutch
Jacket, Gentle Fawn. Dress, similar here. Scarf c/o Pinkstix. Moccasins, SoftMoc. Sunnies, Gucci.

Clutch, Louis Vuitton. Ring, Samantha Wills.

Pairing shift or jersey mini dresses with a longer loose jacket is a fave of mine in the Fall and Spring. Typically though I wear them with high heels but for running around sometimes heels just aren’t practical. Hence I wore them with my moccasins and ended up liking the more laid back kinda look. I added a bold patterned scarf to offset the flats. As well threw in some chic accessories: sunnies, Samantha Wills ring and LV clutch. For a colder day I would have added a pair of leggings and most likely ankle boots. Maybe potentially swapped the scarf for a fur stole.
 
Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
xo