Boots and Fall

I'm not sure any fashion item is as great and as classy looking as a great pair of boots. I've been on a mission to find the perfect pair of flat boots and I think I found them yesterday! They have a red zipper... I know, awesome. My cousin and I have had conversations about boots because she finds it difficult to wear them with jeans and wanted to know how to do it. I braced myself as I told her the only way to wear jeans with boots was to wear... wait for it... skinny jeans! Now, that may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but us Heath women have been "blessed" with substantial thighs. Thighs with substance can make skinny jeans almost impossible, or at the very least, completely frightening. However, i've been successful lately and found a few pairs of skinny jeans that have worked on me. I think you just have to try them all on until you find the pair that doesn't make you look ridiculous. Make sure they are not skin tight all the way to your ankles and you'll feel better about them... I promise. I'm not saying they make my thighs look tiny, but they aren't as scary as I thought they would be.

If you are as skeptical of skinny jeans as my cousin is and I used to be, then try just a narrow cut jean. Tight on top and as little flare as possible at the bottom is key for them fitting into your boots with scrunching and giving you the old fashioned pantaloon look. Boots and leggings are awesome too, just make sure you wear a long enough shirt or sweater to cover your backside. Remember, spandex is a privilege not a right.

Here are some great outfits with boots:

I'm not sure there is anything classier than this look. Simple black dress, simple brown boots. Notice how the dress isn't too short and tight and the boots aren't resembling a certain Julia Roberts character? That's the fine line between fashion/class and street/walker. Oh, and yes you can wear brown boots with a black dress. Just watch the tones of each color.

Do I really need to say anything about this? Notice how her jeans scrunch just a little bit? That's totally fine and most likely going to happen no matter what you do to avoid it. I love the tall socks and her scarf is awesome. Now, if it would just get cold around here...

Love the lacy dress, sweater tights, and reddish/brown boots. So many different textures and tones going on, but it all works. I know this can be scary for some people, but the more you mess around with it (or mimic pictures like this) the more comfortable you will get with combining textures and colors. If you know me personally, just text me a picture if you are unsure :-). 

Happy fall everyone! Hopefully it will actually feel like fall soon. Go get yourself a great pair of boots and a pumpkin spice latte and pretend it's cold outside, that's what I do. I actually have myself convinced that if I dress like it's fall then the weather will change. Maybe if we all do it... 

Flav of the Week: Hope and Heritage

Yes, I know it has been more than a week since I last posted, but you'll overlook that right? Thank you, I appreciate it.

This week's feature involves incredibly adorable pictures of a little baby boy named Jude, so you should enjoy this!

Meet Sara. Sara and I (and our sister's) grew up together and spent pretty much our entire childhood together. We're all grown up now and Sara is a new mom with a beautiful baby boy named Jude. She also is working on her Doulah certification and has this great little Etsy shop making baby things with her mom.  Her stuff is absolutely fantastic! Just wait and see...

Stinkin' cute right?! I love this hat. The knots on the top are just too much cuteness for anyone to resist. 

Along with hats and all other sorts of things, she makes these great little baby wraps. They have the little hood so they stay all snuggled up once you get them out of the bath. 

I think this is one of my favorite things that Sara makes. This holds the baby and wraps around your body so that you can still have your little munchkin snuggled up close to you, while still retaining the use of your arms. Also, dads can use this too! I've heard they are also great for airplane travel because they don't have any metal pieces like normal baby carriers, so you don't have to take them off and send them through the carry-on scanner. This means you have much less disruption to the happiness of everyone around you since you won't have to wake up your baby to go through security. Good stuff right?

I just bought a nursing cover and the baby wrap for one of my best friends and it is adorable, feels and looks great, and she loves it. Also, if you order from Sara and are buying it as a gift make sure you get the gift bag she makes because it's way cuter than a normal gift bag! 

So my faithful few, go check our her site and her blog (yep she has a blog about being a new mom and it's great)!

www.hopeandheritage.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Flav of the Week: Beautiful Blossoms

I've decided to do a little weekly segment on this blog called "Flav of the Week".  My first pick is a little Etsy shop owned by my friend Jenny called Beautiful Blossoms.

Meet Jenny:

Yep, that's actually Jenny. Jenny is super fun and one of the most hard-working women I know. I really like her. She hand makes all of her headbands and she can make almost anything you see into a baby headband version! She made one for me to give to my cousin Amy on her first birthday and it was adorable. This headband would be totally gorgeous as a wedding headpiece (p.s. that's what it's designed for, so good job Jenny!)

Next up! These super cool flower headbands. I have one that is all green flowers with white lace underneath and I love it. Amazingly enough, that little thin metal headband that looks like it would dig into your head and never come out again doesn't hurt at all. I wore my headband all day today (from 10:45am-10:30pm... so seriously, all day) and it really did not hurt. Every once and awhile I would just slightly adjust the position of the headband and it would be totally fine. Even if I hadn't done that it really wouldn't have hurt beyond maybe just a tiny bit of soreness. 

This is another one of her gorgeous wedding headpieces. So simple, but so pretty.

I love how this one looks. The leaves underneath are so cool. 

Peacock feathers are super popular right now and I love the color combinations on this headpiece. It's dramatic but not over the top, which I think is perfect. This would be super cute for bridesmaids or just for fun!

Jenny has so much more on her Etsy shop that you should definitely go check out! Do it. Now! 

All of Jenny's headbands and clips look and feel great. I promise. She does a great job and has a really good eye for color combinations and detail. 

Check her out!

www.etsy.com 

When you get to the website just type in beautifulblossoms in the search field and she will pop right up! Well, not Jenny herself, because that would be scary... 

Enjoy! Stay tuned next week for my second pick!