A Sartorial Solution to Chilly Winter Temps

While pondering the coming of winter (hayyy Game of Thrones!) and more appropriately what one wears for said coming, I may have discovered a sartorial solution.

Cable knit sweater + skirt + thigh-high boots = an outfit functional and fashionable for chilly temps. Cable knit sweaters have been paired with skirts by fashion girls for quite some time but adding these Stuart Weitzman thigh-highs make the look winter-ready.

Plus, if you plan on GTFO'ing winter by heading to some tropical destination, the skirt will pair pretty with your new Kiini bikini and silver gladiator sandals. A seasonless skirt that does double-duty is a smart wardrobe investment and this Marc Jacobs marigold floral pleated option is pretty pickings (plus, marigold had a major moment at last night's Golden Globes when Jennifer Lopez absolutely slayed on the red carpet).

THE LOOK

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J. Crew cashmere sweater, $328. Marc Jacobs skirt, $720 (was $1,200). Miu Miu bag, $2,325. Stuart Weitzman boots, $798.

THE LOOK FOR LESS

Joe Fresh sweater, $19. H&M skirt $18. Zara bag, $39. Zara boots, $70.

FRIDAY NIGHT OUTFIT: HOW TO CHANNEL YOUR INNER CARRIE

You look like a cowgirl from a rodeo, but also like Carrie from that good ole' show. Your bag is bestudded, your boots are befrazzled, the denim dress is cray-cray but you can't help but be dazzled. So that's the point in all of this, Carrie meets the rodeo, now go give Big a kiss.

So here's the dealio. You made it through Thanksgiving. You only gained 1.2 pounds. And you survived Black Friday. You deserve a glass of champagne. No. Make that a bottle. Or two. Throw on this patchwork denim dress, white booties that might have had sexual relations with the Be Dazzler, and a star-studded handbag. Carrie Bradshaw would have worn this on one of her many Cosmopolitan-fueled fictional outings with the gurls. Samantha would have loved the boots, Charlotte would've liked the bag, and Miranda would've hated the outfit because... well, Miranda, hated everything (but then she totally redeemed herself in the second SATC movie so I'm going to let her off the hook on this one). Because it's getting cold out thurrr, pair it with an oh-so-trendylicious silver bomber jacket - this tubular tinfoil Gucci jacket induces horniness but this Monki jacket at ASOS will prevent a financial crisis.

When wearing a tricky outfit like this, confidence (or excessive drunkenness) is key. You have to commit to the outfit! And so what if you look like a frazzled tourist from Montana when you walk into the Standard Rooftop tonight and pretentious chicks in the same Forever21 body-con dress roll their eyes at you? Carrie is smiling from her television graveyard and that's all that matters. Period.

Dress by Junya Watanabe Comme des Garcons / Bag by Zara / Shoes by Jeffrey Campbell

HOW TO WEAR A FLARE

'Twas a Monday today and nothing was right; your boss was a bitch, it gave you a fright. You wore your flare jeans with a DVF blouse, and received compliments, even from a mouse. With your Zara black platforms and H&M bag, told your boss eff off for she was an old hag. You lost your job, but in the end no matter, you look amazing today and your stomach looks flatter.

- SHOP -

Blouse by Diane von Furstenberg, $248 / Belt by ASOS, $15 / Jeans by H&M, $30 / Shoes by Zara, $119 / Handbag by H&M, $49

(Sidenote: This is the relaunch of The Outfix after a very long year of missing it. This is my first post back with many exciting ones to come. Stay tuned!)