Tuesday, March 30

map it!

Agggh, sorry for the late return! I completely lost track of time this weekend and, well, didn't get around to writing up the Trendwatch Saturday post or anything. Is it just me or did this weekend seem supremely short? I felt like my head hit the pillow Friday night and when I woke up, it was already Monday morning again. AHHH. That's like horror movie stuff right there!

Coming to a theater near you... THE MONDAY THAT WOULDN'T DIE!

Awful. But, there is good news! For me, anyways, haha... I trekked over to J.Crew and Anthropologie this weekend and scored two fabulous things, both of which I'm wearing!

stone tee, j.crew
cartography cardigan, anthropologie [x]
ankle stretch toothpick twill jean, j.crew [x]
'new hope' nest ring, etsy seller yakarina [x]
liv flats, j.crew




Can you guess what's new? It's the pants and the cardigan! I had tried on all the various "Minnies" at J.Crew before I decided to try on the twill jeans. The Minnies just didn't work on me because of the side/back/diagonal/zig-zag/cosine-shaped zippers (okay, the last 3 were made up) which gave me a weird v-crotch. Not a fan of the v-crotch. But the twill jeans feel amazing and were just what I was looking for! They ran small on me, though, so I had to size up -- get this -- 2 sizes. But the end fit is perfection! The "ankle" length fits like regular pants on me too, which means no tailoring! Woo hoo!

I tried on the cardigan at Anthro and reluctantly (very reluctantly) decided to wait for my birthday coupon to come in the mail before buying it. But then Boyfriend decided to get it for me! Hooray! And not even as a birthday gift, but just because. How sweet is that?! The cardigan is seriously sweet. The map print is perfect and I can see it working with a lot of things. I'd say it fits TTS, though I didn't button it. You'll see me wearing this a lot more often, readers.

So, I'll be catching up on blogs now! Ta-ta!

21 comments:

  1. I love the map cardigan!... then again I'm a neutral color cardigan wh0re so of course I love it.... can't wait to see what else you pair it with, you always do bold colors so well. Maybe it'll be the perfect excuse for me to buy it since my new thing is trying to wear more color...

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  2. I need a boyfriend! LOL. That is very sweet, and I love your hair pulled back - you look so pretty!

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  3. The map cardi looks gorgeous on you - and a what a score since you've mentioned eyeballing it for a while. What a lovely attentive BF - wish mine would do something like that .

    Great pants too! I've been on the look out for skinnier pants that I could roll up for summer and tried the Scout chino, but there weren't for me (or most skinny pants in general). I bought a pair off Lands' End that I hope may work - but those toothpick jeans are very nice, I may have to try those too!

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  4. Love the cardi and the ring! That is the sweetest of your BF!!

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  5. Great job BF with the cardi!! It's so so cute and totally rocks with the stone tee! I love you hair up by the way, so chic!!

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  6. How is it that cardigan looks so great on you and so drab on me? Oh well. What a fantastic combination!

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  7. love your new sweater and your supersweet bf! :) and it cracks me up how the backstreet boys are peering over your shoulder.

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  8. i love love love that cardigan...had thought about buying it but bought another turquoise one that was on sale instead. looks great on you!

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  9. Yay you got the map cardi, I know you've been wanting that! It looks fabulous on you, and your boyfriend gets major props for getting it as a "just because" gift for you, how sweet :)

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  10. aw, your BF sounds so sweet! And I love that ring, so adorbs. The Monday that wouldn't die? I'm seriously lol-ing. :)

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  11. that map cardigan is so cute!!! how nice of your bf to buy it for you =)

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  12. That map cardigan looks perfect on you and I like the twill jeans....hmmm....note to self to check those out next time I'm in J Crew!

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  13. This whole look is really pretty--and what a sweet boyfriend!

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  14. Oooh two fabby fab purchases! I can't wait till I am allowed to exercise free use of my spending again. I definitely want that cardi.

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  15. Cute outfit, the top and the cardigan are fabulous.

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  16. This is such a cute look! Love the tee! Sounds like the bf is a keeper :)

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  17. Cute look! What a nice gesture from ur bf to get the cardigan for you :) .. I love love your ring!

    besos!
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  18. I LOVE that cardi combined with that tee. I honestly have never been a big fan of that cardigan at all, but this pairing totally changed my mind!

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  19. I love, love,love this outfit on you! Congrats on 2 great scores. Also that little nest ring is just fab!

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