The Red Boot

I’m a huge fan of BST (buy, sale, trade) sites on Facebook. You can get some pretty awesome things for a great price. Last week I was scrolling down my news feed and was shocked to see a pair of red Hunter boots in excellent condition for only $50! I happened to be first to comment and picked them up that afternoon! I've been slightly obsessed with having these red boots ever since the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith came out. Remember the scene were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's house gets blown up and Angelina is wearing them with a white shirt? Yup, I've wanted them since 2005! Well, after wearing these I could simply kick myself for not purchasing them sooner! These boots are amazing! Not only are they super stylish and needed for all the rainy New England days we have but in my honest opinion they are better than my snow boots. Right now Hunter is having a sale on a ton of their boots and I'm thisclose to buying another pair! Big question, which color? Green, black or violet? Even bigger question, how do I convince the hubby that I NEED another pair?? 

Anywho, so after the blizzard on January 7th, I figured yesterday would be the perfect day to finally try out my new boots. As always I kept it casual with a white cable knit sweater and light blue jeans. I accessorized with a black hat, red blanket scarf and bright red lips. I completed my outfit with my gorgeous new boots. I feel like the red of the boots took my simple outfit to the next level. I'm not going to lie but I felt kind of posh shoveling my front deck and thought that this outfit would have been divine sipping a coffee while reading a book at the local Starbucks. However with the baby and now three year old (Happy 3rd bday Lily!) I settled for the grocery store and a trip to CVS. Way more entertaining ;)

Where to find items bottom of page. As always I try to find everything on sale or at a reasonable low price. Just click  on the links below to take you to the similar item !

Boots:

 

Hunter

 

Target

 

Blue Jeans:

 

Old Navy

 

Cable knit sweater:

 

Kohl's

 

Old Navy

 

Hat:

 

Old Navy

 

Macy's

 

Scarf:

 

Forever21

 

 

 

 

 

 

White jeans

For years I envied those who were brave enough to sport the white jean. Seriously, what super woman with kids could go through the day WITH kids and successfully wear white jeans without them getting ruined? Even without young kids I put off getting them because I was positive I'd spill something on them. Love the look but just unrealistic to actually wear. Well, recently a friend was going through her closet and gave Asia, my 18 yr old, and I a pair that she no longer wore. Perfect opportunity to see if I could make it through the day without ruining them. Let me tell you I boldly put on those beautiful, yearned for, white jeans with a new found confidence that I would make it through the day without ruining them! Within 20 minutes my 2 yr old got her 1st ever bloody nose, wipped her finger on my magical jeans **insert crying face and bubble being burst here**. Then while I was tending to said bloody nose my 6 month old tried to climb up my leg successfully ripping apart **much like my dream** the strategically placed trendy tear, a good 5 inches down my shin.

Now this might not seem like a good selling point and I will admit I was momentarily crushed but I threw those sad jeans into the wash after stitching up the tear and they were all better. And really....the above could have happened no matter what wash of jeans I was wearing. The next week I tried again and I, low and behold, made it through the day. Pretty sure it's award worthy, just saying.

Being a SAHM (Stay At Home Mom), I'm not one to spend money too often on new clothes for myself. My husband being the amazing man he is knows this and gets my gift cards to my favorite clothing stores on holidays, our anniversary, and my birthday, so I will be able to spoil myself a bit. For a former shopaholic this is just the tits! Or the shiz, whatever you're comfortable with. Well, for Christmas, my brilliant husband gave me a gift card to Express **squeal!!!** and I bought a new pair of white jeans, without the trendy rip since Grayson apparently dislikes that look and will wreak havoc upon them.

 I'm in love all over again. My magical white jeans and I decided that being paired with a baggy cozy off shoulder pullover sweater was the only way to go on this blustery winter day. I kept the accessories to a minimum with my new XOXO watch, also a Christmas present, and gold rings. I chose my suede black wedge ankle boots and finished the look by cuffing my jeans up. Side note: cuffing your jeans is kind of a must do with ankle boots ;)

So all in all, don't be scared of white jeans. You only live once. Buy some bleach, Oxy Clean, and maybe a Tides Stick for your purse or diaper bag. Have fun and remember to not hold  back with your style because you might get dirty. That's life! But maybe don't have your toddler finger paint or eat spaghetti on your "White Jeans Day." ;)

Similar styles found at bottom of page

 

 

Jeans:

 

Express

 

Target

 

Old Navy

 

 Sweater:

Express

Target

Gap

Boots:

Target

Kohls

Watch:

Amazon

Target