it was a late Thanksgiving this year, and all of a sudden, December is upon us. i hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. and i’m curious: did you venture out on Black Friday? it appears as if a lot of the country stayed home this year and shopped online. pretty soon, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will merge into Cyber (long) Weekend. (or something like that.) i thought i’d welcome Monday today, and go grey. (no! not my hair.) i’m featuring a Ralph Lauren wool pant. (they’re having a 40% off sale today, so make sure to check out their inventory.)
if you’re feeling grey today; or you’re not quite in the holiday spirit, then today’s post is for you. let’s embrace the grey as they say. and before this post becomes too much like a Dr. Seuss rhyme, let’s get to it.
a perfect outfit for work or a day out and about, i’ve matched a turtleneck sweater from Nordstrom and (similar) cardigan from J.Crew. this cardigan is at least ten years old but still going strong. if you’re in a monochromatic mood, then neutrals are your best bet. and one of the best ways to stay warm this winter (and chic for that matter) is a pair of wool pants. as i mentioned, this pair is from Ralph Lauren. y’all know how i love him. he’s all about style rather than fashion, which is near and dear to my heart. style has substance and lasts forever. am i right?!
turtleneck sweater | similar cardigan | similar cardigan 2 | similar cardigan 3 | wool pants | booties | similar booties | similar booties 2 | similar booties 3 | similar satchel | similar satchel 2 | belt
one of your favorites this quarter is these booties from Walmart. we’ve featured them on the blog before, and they were such a hit, i brought them back. because inventory is low, i’ve pulled similar booties (but also here and here.) they’re a great way to highlight today’s outfit, along with a black (similar) satchel.
turtleneck sweater | similar cardigan | similar cardigan 2 | similar cardigan 3 | wool pants | booties | similar booties | similar booties 2 | similar booties 3 | similar satchel | similar satchel 2 | belt
over the past few days, i’ve aggregated several Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. i’ll just draw your attention again to Ralph Lauren’s 40% sale. did i miss something? did you find a deal this year you just have to share? let me know in the comments below. i’ll sure be grateful, and i know other readers will be too.
turtleneck sweater | similar cardigan | similar cardigan 2 | similar cardigan 3 | wool pants | booties | similar booties | similar booties 2 | similar booties 3 | similar satchel | similar satchel 2 | belt
at the end of every month, we publish our “best of.” yesterday, we put together the top 5 November posts on the blog and our November fashion flash compilation. make sure to check out the video below where you’ll find links to all of your favorite outfits of the month.
Talbots: 50%off one item, 40% off your purchase
Gap: 50% off everything
Banana Republic: 50% off everything
Athleta: 20% off your purchase
J.Crew: 50% off your purchase
Ralph Lauren: 40% off when you spend $125
Boden: 30% off almost everything
Ann Taylor: 50% off everything
Tory Burch: 30% off full-price styles 60% off sale styles
Theory: 25% off $300 or more 30% off $600 or more
it’s Friday gang! can you believe we made it through another week? one step closer to Thanksgiving and then the end of a decade. hard to believe, and thankfully we’re not quite there yet. instead, we’ve got a wonderful edition of fridays with oscar. we’re bringing you our usual: an entree and cocktail. and in addition, we’ve got holiday gift ideas for pets and their J.Crew loving owners.
i’ve gone and done it this Friday: a full-blown match-y match-y J.Crew outfit of the day. we hit season low temperatures in Athens this week, and to keep warm, I layered this matching turtleneck sweater with a fleece hoodie. and if you’re looking for a pair of joggers this season, check out these similar Tretorn sneakers.
fleece hoodie | straight jeans | turtleneck sweater | sneakers
when shopping at J.Crew this fall, i’ve been tracking some fun gift ideas. i’ve put them together in the slider below. make sure to check out the leopard print puffer jacket and pajama set. they’re my personal favorites, if i had to pick.
because it’s fridays with oscar, i’ve also put together a little pet gift guide for all you pet owners. check out these slippers from L.L. Bean. super comfy, and super cute. i highly recommend a pair.
fleece hoodie | straight jeans | turtleneck sweater | sneakers
when looking for a recipe this week, i stumbled upon this one: baked chicken, brussels sprouts and sweet potato. probably one of the easiest recipes i’ve put on the blog in weeks, but boy is it d.e.l.i.s.h. we generally don’t prepare our mother’s brussels sprouts anymore; there are two many fun and interesting ways to cook them.
today, we’re just gonna i) throw them in a pot with some sweet potatoes and chicken; ii) season to taste with our all purpose salt, pepper, and garlic; and iii) cook. that’s pretty much it. enjoy!
in honor of Oscar our cocktail of the week is called the saucy mutt. it’s a vodka based drink with a kick. depending on your heat tolerance, you can either go with habanero or jalapeno infused vodka. some of us are wimps over here, so we went with jalapeno.
alright, gang! that’s a wrap. stay tuned next week for a ton of holiday decoration suggestions. Kelly and I are giving you some really fun tablescape selections to inspire you well into the holiday season. in the mean time, make sure to leave Oscar and I a comment below.
fleece hoodie | straight jeans | turtleneck sweater | sneakers
it was remembering the holidays over on the blog this week. all week someone in my family shared a holiday memory with you. on Monday, Kelly remembered Thanksgiving. on Tuesday, my oldest remembered Christmas. and on Wednesday and Thursday, I remembered New Year’s and New Year’s Day. if you missed any of these posts, you’re going to want to check them out. and make sure to leave a comment and share your holiday memories!
we’re approaching the holiday season fast, gang! are you ready? me either. they’ve already got Christmas decorations up at Target. yikes! to get us in the holiday mood, this week on the blog, we’re talking holiday memories. we’ve got a real special treat for you: each day, we’re going to bring you a guest post from one of my family members sharing one of their favorite holiday memories. today, my daughter-in-law, Kelly, will be sharing her favorite Thanksgiving holiday memories.
i’ve got a really fun preppy fall outfit. i’ve paired a Talbots plaid blazer with an Everlane cashmere mockneck layered on top of a J.Crew stripe shirt. it’s been all about blazers for me this fall. so much so, that i put together a how to wear a blazer guide. make sure to check it out if you’re looking for ideas on how to pair your blazer.
Talbots plaid blazer | lug-sole loafers | Everlane cashmere mockneck | J.Crew stripe shirt | similar belt | similar leather satchel | similar leather satchel 2 | (unseen) pea coat
for those of my regulars, you’ll know that my go-to aesthetic is preppy. i’ve featured it a lot this fall and even wrote an entire post about fashion confidence and one’s own personal aesthetic. i found this perfect (similar) leather satchel (similar leather satchel 2) to compliment my outfit today. every women needs a black leather satchel. period.
Talbots plaid blazer | lug-sole loafers | Everlane cashmere mockneck | J.Crew stripe shirt | similar belt | similar leather satchel | similar leather satchel 2 | (unseen) pea coat
guest post by Kelly
“When I was young, every Thanksgiving we spent at my paternal grandparent’s house. Each year my grandmother hosted a big Thanksgiving dinner party. It was a Thanksgiving celebration turned family reunion. From near and far, cousins, second cousins, aunts and uncles, once and twice removed, would make their way to Santa Clara, California to celebrate together in my grandparent’s tiny 1951 cookie-cutter ranch style home.
My grandfather was of Mexican descent and my grandmother was Greek, each side of their blended family had so many members I hardly knew most of them. But those closest to my grandmother never failed to appear, so we did come to rely upon seeing certain family members year after year.
Besides my grandparents, the person I enjoyed seeing the most was my great grandmother, Elvira. She was eccentric and fascinating to me when I was young. Elvira, was my grandfather’s mother. She was a first generation Mexican American, born and raised in Texas.
She was small in stature but she had a “don’t mess with me” type of personality. She always wore her nails long and painted red; her slender hands and wrists adorned with costume rings and enormous glass baubles that reminded me of candy. She smoked long skinny cigarettes and wore her hair in a bouffant.
Of course she always dressed well; as if headed to church or a fancy dinner. She continued to wear gloves when she was out and about in the daytime, long after that went out of fashion.There were so many people that dinner was served buffet style and everyone would make do with our plates on our laps, or standing at the counter – any available space was occupied.
The football game on TV was drowned out by the many conversations happening simultaneously; conversations periodically interrupted by whoops and hollers by those few who were actually watching the game. It was raucous and it felt like my sister and I were being allowed to attend an adult party, since we two were the only children – the only grand and great-grandchildren on my dad’s side of the family. Being Greek and Mexican, the food was the most important part of the party and the dinner preparation began days ahead of time.
My grandmother would make not only an American-style Thanksgiving, but she also made tamales – and this was my favorite part of our Thanksgiving. Now that I am married, and we are moving into our new house, I look forward to adding tamales to our Thanksgiving dinner menu. I think spending the day before the holiday preparing tamales would be a wonderful family tradition to begin with my husband.”
this fall, i’ve gotten a lot and continue to still get a lot of questions on fashionable but functional footwear. on friday, i gave a shoutout to these lug-sole loafers. they’ve appeared several times on the blog, and i can’t recommend them highly enough. they’re comfortable and go with just about anything. make sure you grab yourself a pair.
and if you’re looking for more footwear suggestions, check out Easy Spirit post. i’m one of their fall ambassadors this year, and cannot recommend their footwear highly enough. whether you’re looking for something casual or something more formal, you’ll find something you love over at Easy Spirit. they’ve got a big pre-Thanksgiving sale going on over there right now. so make sure to check it out.
Talbots plaid blazer | lug-sole loafers | Everlane cashmere mockneck | J.Crew stripe shirt | similar belt | similar leather satchel | similar leather satchel 2 | (unseen) pea coat
all week on the blog, we’ll be sharing guest posts of our favorite holiday memories. toady, my daughter-in-law, Kelly, shared her favorite Thanksgiving holiday memories. stay tuned tomorrow for Christmas.
last week was self-care week. the highlight of the week was our Friday’s post: breaking fashion rules when you’re over 50 post. there, we give 5 rules everyone over the age of 50 should break. make sure to check it out if you missed it.
and for those that were following us two weeks ago, it was travel week over here on the blog. i gave you an inside view of my French river cruise. and if you haven’t hopped over to my YouTube channel channel, we posted highlights from that cruise in our French travel vlog. i’ve attached it below, so make sure you watch it.
i love movies. classic films. modern ones. you name, and i’ll watch it. mr. style and i used to go to the movies every week. and i still try to keep that tradition alive with the kiddos. there’s a little arthouse cinema in Athens called Cine. if you’re ever in town, i highly recommend grabbing dinner at The National and a flick at Cine. and as always, i’ve got you covered. i’ve got a perfect outfit for an evening out at the cinema: leather blazer and turtleneck coupled with a fun pair of booties from Easy Spirit.
this week i thought we’d try something new on the blog. yesterday, i introduced the second entry into my YouTube series The List. i went through my top 5 fall and winter jackets and coats. (in case you missed it, you can check it out over on the blog here). late last week, i also put up a post showing you how to a wear a blazer 3 different ways. it’s no secret we’re big on lists here at style at a certain age. lists are endlessly fun to make; endlessly fun to debate; and endlessly fun to recreate.
but instead of doing a fashion list, this week i’m going to reveal my top 5 classic movies. one a day. monday through friday. join me for something a bit new and hopefully a lot of fun.
there are so many classic era of cinema. the glitz and glam of the 40s and 50s. the gritty filmmaking of the 70s. the advent of the modern blockbusters in the late 70s and 80s. over the decades, so many filmmakers and stars have shaped our popular culture. whether it be Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, or Francis Ford Coppola (mr. style’s favorite) to name a few.
i’ve always been drawn to films from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. it was an era when stars were stars. James Dean. Audrey Heburn. James Stewart. Katharine Hepburn. Judy Garland. so many wonderful movies. so many wonderful performances. my oldest kiddo is a bit of a film buff, but he even admits he has large gaps in knowledge when it comes to this era of filmmaking. that means i still have a lot to teach him—part of the inspiration for this series.
similar blazer | turtleneck (Macy’s) | leggings (Macy’s) | booties (Easy Spirit) | similar handbag
i’ve got an outfit today that’s only modern and chic, but perfect one of those crips fall nights you’re heading to the movies. last week was all about the blazers, and i’m continuing that trend today. i’ve got on a leather blazer and paired it with a turtleneck from Macy’s. (make sure to check out their flash sale if you haven’t already.)
similar blazer | turtleneck (Macy’s) | leggings (Macy’s) | booties (Easy Spirit) | similar handbag
this fall, i’ve primarily showcased denim of a variety of types. but let’s not forget the versatility of leggings. i’ve paired my blazer and turtleneck with a fun pair of textured leggings from Macy’s.
for my regulars, you’ll know that i paired with Easy Spirit as one of their fall ambassadors. i get so many requests from you, my readers, for suggestions for fashionable and functional shoes. today i’m showcasing a pair of dae low heeled booties from Easy Spirit. they’re a perfect example of how Easy Spirit blends form with function. every time.
similar blazer | turtleneck (Macy’s) | leggings (Macy’s) | booties (Easy Spirit) | similar handbag
alright, gang! the moment you’ve been waiting for. my #5 classic movie. The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, and Paul Burke. i’ve always been fascinated by the high-end art world, and i love a good heist movie. so when you couple the two, and add great performances by McQueen and Dunaway, you absolutely cannot go wrong.
i highly recommend The Thomas Crown Affair to anyone that hasn’t seen it. and if you’re kiddos love movies and haven’t, what a perfect way to spend an evening. invite them over, grab a recipe and cocktail from last week’s fridays with oscar and enjoy.
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