I can smell it. Can you? It's Fall creeping its damp, brown toes into the corners of our mornings. I spent the better part of my summer living in my old man Levi cut-offs, loose tanks, and ugly heeled shoes. Now I have to consider adding tights and a cardigan, or egad, pants to the mix. I'm pissed. My options:
- move to a perenially sunny climate (and age like an iguana because I simply can't say no to the sun)
- never go outside, or at least not until next spring / summer
- add to above, watch only summer based movies and sit next to a UV light box
- suck it up and layer
I suppose it's time to suck it up. Here's how I'm going to accomplish that.
1. Buy a really perfect cardigan that feels like baby angels spun the yarn from the very hair on the tops of their sweet little heads.
alpaca and silk cardigan by inhabit
2. Locate a very large, printed silk scarf and see how many different ways I can tie it up. I almost never buy a scarf new. Ladies toss out scarves like last month's Vogue, so check out your local thrift store.
emilio pucci silk & cashmere print scarf
3. Buy some tights that induce delirious happiness when I wear them.
hansel from basel kneepad tights
4. Re-integrate boots into my daily looks, as this always makes me happy and is the best part of cooler weather.
vanessa bruno leather calf boots (on sale at the outnet now)
5. Mom says to wear a jacket, so I will. This one looks like a hug.
la garconne moderne cotton berber cocoon
And finally, stock up on spicy tea and classic movies, and see if you can get your summer fling to be your autumn snuggle partner.
