A Little Birdie Told Me...

...to buy this sweater when I saw it!  Fall has officially arrived and its time to bring back the sweaters and boots for the duration.  Every year I look in my closet and hate all my sweaters.  Living in Michigan I really should own great sweaters, nice soft and comfy ones.  But I always end up with black sweater, skinny jeans and boots from November thru March.  I decided that I am going to be more creative this year with my cold weather dressing.  Starting now, with this adorable bird sweater by J.Crew I bought from a new resale shop in Novi.  I wore it again this past weekend up north wine tasting with some skinny jeans and flats...had a few too many tastings and forget to get pictures!  No worries tho, I will be wearing this many more times and will post some more casual ways to wear it.  But for this post, I wanted to be really cool and imitate Kate Bosworth and her take on animal motifs.  Not bad if I do say so myself!

Kate Bosworth Image

Sweater - J.Crew, Sold Out, Similar style with fox from ASOS

Pencil Skirt - ABS from Dillards (long time ago), Similar skirt also from ASOS

Heels - Jessica Simpson 

Date Night with Hubby

After a crazy last weekend tailgating, this weekend is shaping up to be much more low key for the Franklins.  Well, for me at least.  My husband is leaving for Europe tonight for the next few days.  So we decided to take advantage of a no plans Friday night and go on a date!  It has been awhile since we have went out to dinner by ourselves (partly because we are trying to eat at home as much as we can) and it was so much fun!  I took advantage of the "no rush" attitude and actually straightened my hair.  For those of you who don't know, that is quite the endeavor, but Jon always thinks it looks sexy so I decided to put in the effort.  Side note, I am really over due for a trim!  Thank God for my high powered straightener!

To go with my sexy straight hair, I decided on my new skinny Paige jeans with the zippers and a low cut lace blouse.  I like that the blouse is a mix of girly lace with a low v-neck.  I scored these jeans off the clearance at Nordstrom Rack.  They are so comfortable, which is sometimes tough with skinny jeans.  There really is something to be said for designer jeans, they know how to make them the best.  As a jean lover, I believe it is worth the extra money to get a pair that flatters you.  And don't be afraid to try on a lot of jeans...its the only way to find your pair!

Top - Banana Republic, Similar top Pim + Larkin on Piperlime

Jeans - Paige Denim, Similar pair for less at Gap

Heels - Jessica Simpson on shoes.com

Earrings - Zara, Found some on ebay...so hard to find these!

Girls Dinner

Now before I get busted on a new skirt, I bought this a couple months ago before the whole "no shopping" thing took effect.  I scored this beauty for such a great deal at Nordstrom Rack too.  I love the print on this skirt and how easy it is to wear.  The possibilities are endless!

For our girls dinner out (celebrating Marci's birthday!) I decided to go the dressier route with gold accessories and some heels.  The skirt naturally hits at my hips so I hiked it up a bit and belted it at my waist instead for some more shape.  If I was wearing this more casually, I would let it sit on my hips and wear some cute flats instead of heels.

Top - Lush from Nordstrom, Similar top at JCPenny by Allen B.

Skirt - Trouve from Nordstrom, Similar skirt at JCPenny by Joe Fresh

Belt - from a dress in my closet, Similar belt at Macy's by Ralph Lauren

Shoes - Aldo (so old they are from my bachelorette party 5 years ago!) 

I like these Marc Fisher pumps from Macy's even better than mine!