Furr and Falls

Sorry the blog posts have been thin on the ground lately, I was hit with a pretty nasty cold this week but finally felt good enough today to go out and play with Troy. So we decided to head up to Snoqualmie Falls, just about forty minutes from our house. The falls where absolutely beautiful as the run off was particularly high due to the very heavy rain we have had lately. I decided that this outing would be a perfect time to pull out my fur vest (see how I created this vest here). I have been thinking about pulling out my fur for fall ever since I viewed Okopodes Fall post. Okopodes is a blog that is created by a friend of mine Tiffany Hilton she is an amazingly talented girl go and check out her blog. I apologize in advance for the overload of pictures in this post there was just too much fall, fur, and falls beauty!

Some Fall Colors as we Started our journey

A very Welcome Blue Sky as we headed up the Pass

The view of from the Top of the Falls, the Falls where going 

so strong that there was lots of spray back on the viewing platform.

Then after stopping at the gift shop and picking up the first Christmas gift of the season we headed down to the lower viewing area.

More Vibrant Fall Colors

The View on the drive down, I think the moss covered trees are just spectacular!

Leaves bigger than my hand along the trail

An electric plant that harnesses the power of the falls, it was odd to see this stark modern building in the middle of all of this nature.

  

The Lower view of the Falls

Some relics of the Hydroelectric project displayed as art

My Favorite Braided Up Do

We then took a break and relaxed and explored next to a calmer part of the river

My watch and ring where once my Grandmothers

So Calm only a few hundred feet from the falls. 

Hope you enjoyed our little Fall adventure!

Vest: Thrift Store and Altered by Me

Shirts: GAP

Pants: Cierra in Old Town Fort Collins

Boots: Nordstrom

Earnings: Vintage

Ring: Heirloom

Watch: Heirloom

The Silver Lining

The cloudy rainy days have started to settle in over the Seattle area and you know what I was pretty excited. As cloudy days bring sweater weather, so my church outfit had to incorporate my lovely mustard yellow sweater. My outfit also included some of my favorite pieces with a story. I always feel a fashion accessory or clothing item is better when it has a story behind it.

 The bracelet is a vintage bracelet of my Grandmothers.

The shoes are from a vintage store in Florence, Italy.

The beautiful view cloudy on my drive home.

I hope you will try to find the silver lining in your cloudy days whether it is a fun outfit or a beautiful view it is always in there somewhere.

Sweater: Mens H&M

Skirt: Macy's

Belt: Pull & Bear

Scarf: Francesca's

Earnings: Francesca's

Shoes: Vintage from Florence, Italy

Ring: Made by my sister

Transitioning into Fall

As you know Fall is my favorite season and I have been ready for it to be Fall since, September 1st. But the weather has not been cooperating, as high temperatures have persisted. That is why it was so exciting to feel that characteristic Fall chill as I ran my Saturday errands. This meant that a classic Fall outfit as in order for this Sunday's outfit.

The upstairs neighbors cat. 

He always seems to be so confused about why we are in his yard.

All photos by my awesome husband, Troy.

Blazer: H&M

Skirt: Urban Outfitters

T-shirt: DownEast Outfitters

Belt: Pull & Bear

Boots: Payless

Scarf: My Moms

Bag: My Mom's old Fossil Purse

My Thoughts on the Spring 2014 Collections

Models have been hitting New York runways since this Wednesday. The trends of strong patterns, lingerie like looks, and exposed midriffs have continued to hold strong. Today there seemed to be a trend of dancing on the runway at the end of the show. There have been so many amazing looks that it was difficult to narrow down my favorites, but somebody had to do it. 

Pattern

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Prabal Gurung

This show was their 25th anniversary show and is the best show I have looked at this far and has definitely received a lot of well deserved positive press. The backdrop for the show was stunning.

Photo from Prabal Gurung Instagram

Every look from this show was amazing it is well worth checking out the rest of the looks.

Victoria Beckham

Creatures of the Wind

I have been sceptical of some of this brands looks but I loved these coats.

Derek Lam

Derek did a ton of great looks with this picnic plaid but I liked this look showing that you can mix black and blue. I also love this dress showing that the crop top look can be modest.

Del Pozo

I spotted this dreamy gown on eholmeswsj's Instagram and loved it. But I have not found photos of the rest of the line.

DVF

Another eholmeswsj photo of DVF dancing down the runway after her show.

DKNY

Rita Orca a British songwriter and actress closing DKNY by dancing down the runway.

Lingerie/Crop Tops/Swimwear

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Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang's line was full of various crop top looks. For me these looks are a little too revealing. But this display of skin is also a sign of the revival of the economy, as modesty is seen during economic downturns. I did find the below look to be interesting.

Photo by: The Sartorialist

DKNY
The DKNY brand is not exactly my style but I really loved these two swimsuit looks. The one on the left, is in two of my favorite colors. While the one on the right has an amazing pattern.

All photos (unless otherwise noted) taken from New York Times website.