Fashion Friday: Clever layering to outsmart Mother Nature

Is it just me or is Mother Nature a little schizo this year? We had a snowstorm in October which prompted me to invest in a pair of heavy duty boots...which are still sitting pristine in their box today.  We've had a pretty tame winter so far, until this past weekend. Wow. What a shock to the system! And of course, I chose to wear cropped pants and leather sneakers on Friday (in an effort to be comfortable and stylish during my freelance gig) and it almost cost me 2 ankles to the cold.


I've been noticing a lot of street shots where people are getting inventive with the layers. And not just tees and sweaters but layer upon layer of outerwear on top or outerwear.  The key is to keep the outerwear layers relatively light.  A fashionable alternative to my down parka that makes me look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man:


Love the layers, but since I'm not a celebrity that's shuttled around door to door, I think I'll stay away from the peeptoes until spring. I don't need to lose toes when my ankles are still recovering.

Chic! Leather moto jacket under a lightweight parka. I also love the belt over the leather jacket...added points for style!

I'm adding some pix of the boys too...always extra impressed by an impeccably dressed gentleman. :)

Blazer under a cardigan sweater (versus the usual reverse layering)

Time to layer up folks! The combinations are endless!


Oh. And on a sidenote, I decided to get new glasses so I checked out this site Warby Parker.  They have this function that allows you to upload a picture and virtually try on glasses at home. Which would be awesome if I just took some normal pictures once in awhile. This was the best headshot of myself I could find:

So I had my girlfriend take some more "normal" shots last week and here's virtual try on take two:

Better, but still NG! i think it's the angle of the glasses or soemthing.  I look like Winnie from the Wonder Years in the leftmost photo.  Although I DO like where they sit on my nose and that my eyes are actually somewhat centered in the lens. In real life those frames would sit much lower because I have no bridge. (I'm lucky to even have the amount of bridge I have now - it's a result of my brother clocking me accidentaly in the face with a golf club...it swelled up and didn't fully subside. Thanks little bro.) I wonder if Warby Parker adds those little nosepads to the frames or if that's only Asian eyeglass stores....

Anyways, I think ultimately I'll have to try them on myself at home....which I CAN! Thanks to Warby Parker's home trial. You can pick up to 5 pairs for a 5 day trial at home free of charge (even the return shipping!).

If I see you this weekend you'll be seeing me sporting around one of these frames as a test. Please let me know what you think...I'll probably be wearing these frames for the next 5 years.

And I fear I left some bad pictures of myself to remember when  you leave this site so I leave you with this gorgeous rear shot of a very fashionable pair of lovebirds:


TGIF!