Another
quiet Sunday morning in this sleepy little town and I thought this
old truck would make nice backdrop for some photos this morning. It
has been cloudy for weeks and it seems like everywhere I go people
are taking notice of dreary it's been lately. Personally I have been
feeling a little nostalgic for the Pacific Northwest and that tiny
little island in the frozen sea where we spent three years of
perpetual winter and gloom.
I know that sort of description doesn't
make it sound like the sort of place I should miss now that I'm not
there, but in spite of all the cold and fog and rain, I have some
wonderful memories of long walk with my little girls on rainy
afternoons all huddled under the same umbrella or down to the icy
ocean to look but not touch for fear of hypothermia. Good times.
So,
while others are starting to getting a little case of the winter
blues, I've been taking these cloudy days in stride, because they
remind me of happy times and because I know that even though it seems
like winter will never end, it always does. As winter stretches on
just a little longer and the busyness of life shows no signs of
slowing down, it is nice to have something warm and comfortable to
wear around the house or out running errands. I decided to go out
for coffee this morning to this wonderful local shop that roasts
their own beans and has the friendliest service around. It's funny
how no matter how chilly it is outside and hot cup of coffee and a
nice cozy sweater like this Grey High Neck Bodycon Jumper Dress - Esmelia can warm your heart as well
as your body.
It
is FemmeLuxe week here on the blog and I'm so excited to share my outfits with you this month. For today's post, and since
it is still quite chilly outside, let's focus on the warm and fuzzy
world of sweater mini dresses. You may remember last month that I
wore a couple of sweaters from FemmeLuxe. The topics for those posts
covered chic casual wear and how to wear a mini dress as a tunic and
vice versa. You can see those posts here and here. I was so
pleased with how both of those sweaters looked that I wanted to try
another sweater and leggings post.
FemmeLuxe's
sweaters look so polished and chic and yet they feel so comfortable
that I could not resist adding another one to February's
collaboration with FemmeLuxe and I knew exactly which sweater I
wanted to showcase. This Esmelia sweater dress is so soft, with a nice ribbed
pattern, mock turtle neck and just the right amount of stretch, and
the perfect length for wearing with leggings. Although the
Esmelia jumper could be worn as a mini dress, and I think it will look
quite stylish that way, especially with a nice wide belt and heels,
today is all about comfort so I thought I'd wear it as a tunic
instead.
Last
month for my sweater posts when I wore my sweaters as tunics, I chose
a bright comic print to go with the bright pink sweater and a snake
print accompanied the black sweater, so this time I thought I would
go for gingham. Gingham is an understated print, especially in black
and white, that I think it goes perfectly with the pale gray of the
Esmelia Dress.
Gray is a neutral color so it goes with anything which means
the outfit potential is limitless. In the future I would like to try
pairing my Esmelia jumper with bright red leggings, maybe in a shiny PU
leather like FemmeLuxe's Skylar Trousers, a wide black belt, and black heels
for something a little more edgy. But today is all about relaxing in
comfort, so I'll save that outfit for another day and for now, I'll
just enjoy my walk, my hot cup of coffee, and my nice cozy sweater.
Shopping Info: Sweater from FemmeLuxe, Pants from Shein
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