Adrien: Holiday High

Hello! Sorry to disappear, but I've had a nasty cold all week and I'm just now coming out of my NyQuil-fueled haze. But, I thought I'd share with you all the beautiful Christmas present that I bought for myself. (Thank you, me! You're welcome, you.) I hit the outlet stores recently with my friend Nina and made the mistake of wandering into the Coach outlet. I saw this and sort of fell out:

Then an employee handed me a coupon for an extra 30% off because apparently Satan owns the Coach outlet. I said a string of bad words and put the bag on hold because I DO NOT NEED IT. BUT I WANT IT.

Then we continued on to Marshalls where I found a cute short Cole Haan coat which I tried on but rejected because I really need a long warm wool coat to replace my sad Benetton-via-thrift-store jobby. Then Nina (my intrepid enabler) found this coat and made me try it on and OH MY GOD. DAMN. IT. So so soft. So warm. So ME. And! It was marked down to a ridiculously low price for a wool-cashmere coat of such nice quality.

Then I was all: Bag or coat? Bag or coat? Bag or coat? And Nina was all: BOTH. And I was all: SHUSH.

So, I bought the coat and left the bag. *sigh* But I really love this coat:

 

(It's not actually faded and linty, I just lightened the photos so the detail comes out)

And here's what I'm wearing today:

dress: Plenty by Tracy Reese via Anthropologie (similar)
cardigan: LOFT
coat: Cole Haan (similar)
boots: Camper (similar)
bag: Marc Jacobs (similar)
scarf: Gap (similar)