French Connection

Turtleneck: Land's End ; Jumper: SwayChic ; Jacket: Banana Republic ; Boots c/o Sammydress

Minnesota reached 50°F today, which is probably the warmest weather we've had since November. Before long, people will be swarming the streets in shorts and tee shirts! In fact, a man I see around town has been wearing denim shorts for like a month, even when it's been -35°F. Some Minnesotans are real hard-core like that. Me? No. I bought a pair of snowpants that I wear on my commute to and from work. That's how completely not hard-core I am. (And how completely un-dignified I am in the name of warmth.)
In celebration of the melting snow and ice, I ditched my heavy parka for this lightweight coat from Banana Republic which is a dreeeaaam. Both the coat (it's beautiful) and the fact that I can finally wear it again. I also wore these new boots courtesy of Sammydress, which is a sign in itself that spring is coming because heels & slick ice do not go well together. Heels and slushy ice? Okay, I can deal with that.








I'm not sure what exactly I'm channeling in this outfit, but after I put it on, I felt like some girl from a 1960s Godard film. It's definitely a combination of the stripes, the turtleneck, and the jumper. I put on some cat eye shades to play up the mystery (and also because the sun is reflecting off the snow and is blinding).









Last week, my best friend Facebook-ed me this Buzzfeed quiz about which Gilmore Girls' guy is your best match (I got Luke which is a total lie, so we both re-did the quiz a few times and kept getting Luke no matter what our answers and decided it was rigged, duh). She and I were Skype-ing today and talking about the quiz, so now I've re-started the series again. I've lost count of how many times I've watched Gilmore Girls. It's been the entire series through at least 4 times, and the first 5 seasons I've seen at least 10 times each, easily. Yeah, I'm obsessed. I watched it for the first time when I was 13 while working on my history day project and it completely altered how I thought college would be, and boyfriends. I still love it though, and watching my favourite show always makes me feel right at home and comforted. And so, with that, I'm off to watch the first season and reminisce on Rory's first days at Chilton! xx