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I wore one of my widest pairs of trousers today (brown plaid). Combined them with orange, red, cream, and brown. Shoutout to the old orange jumper. My first COS purchase in 2016. Perfect condition all these years later!

All items are old apart from the NAS aviator and "new" red tote - both of which work with everything is my wardrobe :)

Wore this outfit to pick up a pair of on sale Santuary red velvet baby bootcuts at Nordstrom. Tried them on in the dressing room (pic #4). Quite the antithesis to the pants I was wearing. Much slimmer silhouette. I like them! My heart is with wider bottoms, although I change things up.

Had them hemmed immediately because they are VERY long. Took an hour in stores. Excellent service!

The Sanctuary velvet pants are on sale, and come in petites. 4 colours. TTS. My petite and tall clients rocked them equally! Crimson is the favourite colour. Plenty of length for tall people - hence I had to have them hemmed. 

Sweet Sam sends kisses to you too. xo

ETA: TEAM WEAR! Wearing my new velvet pants today! Very casual chores and errands Sunday. These pants are not dressy. They feel super casual to me despite the velvet. I think their slim silhouette makes them feel more casual too. 

Friend of mine said.... "I think you're going through a brown phase...", to which I replied - "Agreed!"

;) 

Been adding browns to my wardrobe CAREFULLY over the last 4 years: solid toffee, whiskey, cognac, gingerbread, and patterned or colourblocked dark chocolate. Browns are SO MUCH better on me than black and grey! Glad I've recovered from wearing a brown school uniform.

I remix my browns with everything. Sour brights, whites, and blues. A seamless integration. Loving the refresh and mini style evolution. Feels dead right with my darker blonde hair.

Another friend of mine gave me her almost new and barely worn tomato red Mulberry tote because it wasn't working for her. My "new" red bag ended up in the best forever home. I LOVE IT! It's a neutral to me, and I swap out the straps.

The new chocolate Ralph Lauren aviator is an absolute workhorse. One of my best NAS purchases of all time.

New oversized cream '80s belt is fun to wear! 

10 year old skinnies - (or slim straights) - feel awfully weird every time I wear them. Very form fitting, and I'm not used to it. The only reason I'm wearing these jeans is because the glitzy gold buttons make me smile! I'm a wide jeans and pants person at heart. 

These are casual outfits. Note all the browns!!! I worked with a few very casual clients in some of these looks. The rest is WFH, and getting on with my usual busy doggie and city life. 

Lots of older items, and a few new. Light is all over the place. It's that time of year. 

Thanks for looking. xo

I got incredible knee high boots three years ago. Comfortable whiskey weatherproof Aquatalia's that fit my narrow calves perfectly, and with heels that weren't too high. (Find #1) 

Well. They're a big disappointment. There is something going on with the footbed by the balls of my feet. They've eroded and it feels like I'm walking on nails. Extremely sharp pains on the balls of my feet when I stride in them. I have tried EVERYTHING to try to fix the issue. Nothing has worked. I'm saying goodbye. 

This is the second pair of tall Aquatalia boots that have failed on me. Thankfully, my short Aquatalia boots continue to be brilliant and keep my feet happy. 

Speaking of happy feet. I FINALLY found my short brown boots!!! (Find #2). They are by Australian brand Frankie4. I'll tell you more about this amazing brand in a Brand Spotlight blog post later. 

They are the perfect brown for my style. They look awfully neat and tidy. Just how I like it! They are also a little Western so I no longer feel the need to get cowgirl boots. Worn them three times already. So far so good. 

Some fast snaps of the new darlings :)