Nothing like listening to tracks from the nineties while at work. Now that the weather is nice, I have nothing to complain about, and therefore, nothing to write about. So, uh, here are some outfits!

oh yeah, I put blue streaks in my hair. It’s pretty subtle, but makes me feel bad-ass and I already want to add more!

 
sweater- h&m
dress- geren ford
tights- plush
oxfords- nine west

 
dress (as a shirt)- zara
skirt- h&m
shoes- jeffrey campbell
 
 
Listening to… “Loser” by Beck

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Have you heard of these yet? They are opaque stockings, lined with fleece for extra warmth. About a week or so ago, dailycandy wrote about them and sent the shivering masses all atwitter. I heard about them right before that, while perusing the new items on shopbop.

Now if you have spend more than ten seconds here, you know that I HATE THE COLD. I mean, I hate it like democrats hate Sarah Palin. I hate it like republicans hate Sarah Palin. That’s a lot of hate. I had to have them.

I was impressed as soon as I touched them. They feel awesome- thick and luxurious and strong. The inside is incredibly smooth. When I put them on, I noticed the first slight issue with them. They run small. Now, they only come in two sizes- s/m and m/t. I’m 5’6″, weigh… a certain amount, and I went with the larger size. And they still felt short in the crotch! (heehee, crotch is a funny word. carrying on).

Undeterred by a slightly short crotch I wore the tights today. Yep, still awesome. I normally wear a pair of wool tights under a pair of opaque tights and the plush tights blew that combo away in terms of warmth. I also found that the longer I had them on, the less the short crotch annoyed me.

I got outside and the weather outside was warmer than normal but still very cool. And my legs felt fine. In the office, I didn’t need a blanket. Folks, that’s a friggin’ miracle! And they feel so nice on. I made it a point to try and stretch them and I think it helped the length issue a bit.

Final words? I’m going to live in mine until winter’s over. I’m going to buy more colors when they release them (fall 2010) and I will likely buy a back-up black pair. I think you should definitely look into these if you hate cold weather and you’re under 5’6″. Any taller and I’m not responsible for the frustration and grief of trying to get these on!

To see how opaque they are, look here, yo. To buy them, look here, fool.

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I know that it won’t last, but the weather was gorgeous today. The sun came out, it wasn’t freeze-your-nips-off cold. It made my day. In fact, a coworker said that she hadn’t seen me this happy since, well… summertime.

So I broke out my new oxfords and added some ruffles. And the super-opaque tights? They’re the new fleece-lined tights from plush. I’m going to do a proper review, but in a word? buythem.

Huh? You wish you could see the details better? Done!

sweater- H&M, dress- Zara, slip- Forever21, oxfords- Steve Madden

 
 
Listening to… “Get Gone” by Fiona Apple

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