Outfits Not Just Clothes

Mr. Keller and I spent most of Sunday curled up on the couch binge watching the Netflix original series Peaky Blinders and my outfit yesterday felt the effects. coat-Willow & Clay via Le Tote (similar here ), blouse- ModCloth , trousers/shoes-Zara(similar here and here ), scarf-J.Crew Factory(similar here ), neclace- Sam Edelman via Le Tote , rings- Jewel Mint   and ViVI(similar here ) The show is set in post-WW1 Birmingham, England and this duster coat is giving me all kinds of 1919 industrial-chic realness. Proof:: image via the Concourse These trousers with their cropped silhouette and tweed-like feel add to the street urchin effect, while also giving an athleisure nod with the side-stripe. Having a mostly androgynous overall look I went with statement/heavy jewelry with this necklace and these rings, which is a shout out to the show's main female character Aunt Polly .  She rocks cocktail rings like she...

 sweater- Willow & Clay via Le Tote , shirt/leggings-Old Navy(similar here and here ), scarf-Noir Luxe via Le Tote necklace- chloe + isabel c/o of Angela B , watch-Michael Kors(similar here ), boots-Target(similar here )  First off, as soon as I thought of this post's title "Leggings in Winter" my mind IMMEDIATELY thought of The Lion in Winter and how Katharine Hepburn worked that head-scarf-medieval-drag  , which then brought to mind   the re-imagining of said film in the Fox show Empire , which is so wonderfully melodramatic with EPIC costuming. I'm not saying that my outfit here is anywhere near that show's style, but I wanted to share my stream of consciousness. However, the mix of prints here is pretty freaking fabulous! Birds, checks, and leopard print oh my! Anyway, about leggings--I recently read a piece on Who What Wear that highlighted a post from blogger Veronica Partridge in which she's decided t...