j.crew copycat

photo via J. Crew

I needed to do this post before it gets too hot to style sweaters. I've seen this photo repinned over and over on Pinterest, which is why I'm copying it now, and not from the 2011 J. Crew Christmas catalog from which it came. Meaning, you can't exactly buy these pieces at J.Crew right now, so copying is all you have. (Sorry guys, I'll try to be more on top of my copy-catting in the future). The crew neck sweater and collared shirt combo might not be your thing, but suddenly when it's all in the same color family, it gets cool. And bright and funky! Well, as funky as sweaters, jeans and brogues can be, I guess. The best part is, the whole knockoff look costs about as much as the necklace alone off J.Crew's site. It is a really cool necklace though... 

sweater, collared shirt, jeans, brogues, necklace, earrings

Outfit total: $144.28

dressed up sweats

This post is inspired by my cousin, Emmy, who recently gave birth to the cutest child I have ever seen. Emmy has always been beautiful, fit, and fashionable, and being a new mom isn't going to change that. I thought of her when I saw these J. Crew sweatpants which are described as a "high-low mash-up... [crossing] a drawstring sweatpant with a trouser silhouette." Trousers that feel like sweats? Sold. I rode with this theme of comfy-cute: something a new mom could wear and feel good, but still be comfortable enough to have a baby on the hip and not worry too much about spit up. A high-low hemmed, slouchy sweatshirt leaves room for a stomach without being a tent. The flats add a little sophistication, and the wrap around watch represents as the only piece of jewelry (much harder for a baby to pull on than earrings). A hair scarf serves both to cover up bed head and add a little more color to the look. Top it all off with a quilted diaper bag, androgynous enough that Pops can carry it too while Mom is twirling around in her new trouser sweats.

sweatshirt, sweatpants, hair scarf, diaper bag, flats, watch