You have to wear an animal if you're about to eat one...

Duh... ;)

How do you really know what to wear to Thanksgiving dinner? Usually, you're going to see family that maybe you have not seen in a while, or even meeting new family members in the form of in-laws. The plan is to make a good impression while still being comfortable enough so that you can eat 'til you drop. But even then, is it polite to eat yourself to oblivion the first time you meet someone? Is that really appropriate? Because then that person just thinks you are little Miss Piggy... either that or that you have an eating disorder because they can't figure out where you put all the food that you just ate. (I think I would rather the latter thought, but that's just me - call me crazy for wanting to be compared to a skinny girl rather than Miss Piggy, as fabulous as she may be...)

I think that the outfit should be nice enough so you look put-together, but not so nice so that it looks like you are trying too hard. I mean, the point is to look like you did not put too much thought into it. Even if you did stand in your closet for hours the morning of, trying on and having a fashion show for almost every combination in your closet... who does that? Pssht. ;)

Happy Thanksgiving!! xo.

Printed Pant Predicaments

Recently, I have really been trying to step out of the box when it comes to what I wear. I have been having fun with prints and colors that I would have never before been drawn to. I put a lot of effort into looking like I just threw two opposites together and totally pulled it off to look adorable. Sometimes it works, and sometime I spend an hour (or two) standing in the closet and playing dress up in front of the mirror and the boyfriend, who, of course, tells me that I need to "calm down with the stuff that I've been wearing," which usually leads to me storming out of the room in a huff just to put on the next option to get his opinion. Wanting to know what he thinks is a must, but from a fashion standpoint, it's rather annoying. What else is new.

But, I keep trying to mix up my wardrobing decisions, regardless of the minor stress it causes me. I figure it's a necessary evil. There are some prints that I have been able to successfully mix and match, while some are easier to pair together than others. I feel like polka dots and stripes are pretty easy, and the basic cheetah print is pretty easy with a textile pant or something. A printed pant is something I have a hard time with, though. I have been eyeing these cheetah print chinos from J.Crew for the longest time. My obsession started when I saw them do a full outfit print with the pants in their catalog, and it only gained momentum when I started seeing all my favorite bloggers wearing these pants and completely rocking them. Then they went on sale, and I just HAD to finally commit. Then, of course, they were sold out of my size, and then one day they weren't! Now that they are finally sitting in my closet, I have NO idea what to wear them with. Of course this would be just my luck that I ogle something for ages and become completely infatuated in it, and then when I finally get my hands on it, I feel lost. I am not completely sure that allowing my clothes to let me feel lost about them is something I should be doing, but it is what it is. Oy.

But they are just SO cute!!

Here’s my first go at putting them into an outfit. I think I pulled it off pretty well, if I might say so my self. That night we went down onto the strip and shopped through the Forum Shops. I got tons of compliments from Sales people throughout the mall, but who knows how much sincerity I can count on in their compliments. How about you just see for yourself…