Pugoleon

Who can resist a t-shirt with a pug dressed as Napoleon on it? Not me apparently.

Hand me my axe

The temperatures are taking a dip this week and snow is heading in so it's time to break out the lumberjack fashion.

Who knew lumberjacks got to be so comfy all day?

$145 worth of stars

I definitely go through my own little style trends. Lately it has been STARS. I got star tights, a star scarf and have been on the lookout for the perfect little star stud earrings.

Then I spied Mindy Kaling wearing these star sweatpants on her Instagram feed!

I'm not a big fan of sweats, but I do like these skinny ones... for wearing around the house.

Thanks to this handy dandy internet site - wornontv, you can figure out what clothes characters on tv are wearing. Then you can be depressed because those sweatpants are $145. $145! For sweatpants!

I decided to take matters into my own hands. I got a pair of skinny sweats at Target, some fabric paint and star stencils at Michaels and even splashed out and bought foam pouncers (because I love the name) to do the painting with.

Stenciling the stars was easy enough. Maybe because I invested in the pouncers.

So there are my star sweats for a fraction of the price! They don't look exactly like the original but I won't be venturing far from the house in them so that doesn't matter.

The only thing I didn't consider was the foolishness of black sweats in a house with two pugs. They were covered with pug fur and I hadn't even worn them yet.

Anchors Aweigh

My friend Liz has been kind enough to feed my anchor habit for my birthday.

Pack that dress back in the closet

I got a new frock for church on Easter Sunday. It was warm enough in PA to have bare legs! In fact, yesterday was 75 degrees as we were leaving.

When we got back to Rochester, I made the mistake of looking at the week's weather forecast. Rain, rain, rain. 44 degrees... brrrrr.

Sewn Seeds 2015

Today was Sewn Seeds, a fashion show organized by Tanvi Asher of Peppermint. I was excited to go not only to see the work from local designers but 50% of the proceeds were going toward Verona Street Animal Society.

As soon as we got there Diedra, Liz and I hit up the Hype Photo Booth.

First up was Peppermint's line. I liked the greys, blues and blacks and straightforward cut of the dresses.

All the models wore glasses like I wore in high school. Do I need to dig those out?.

The J.Vargas line of resort wear in shades of sky and turqoise blue and coral had me ready to book a trip to a tropical locale.

Google glasses made an appearance in the Katrina Elliott line.

I was completely blown away by the Asher bridal line. Each dress was creative and there were so many of them!

I was impressed with how Good Luck was transformed into a fashion runway. There were flower displays from Stacey K floral that really helped set the mood of the space.

Ahead of the trend: LL Bean Boots

When we were home my mom told me she saw on the news how LL Bean boots had become such a fashion hit that they were sold out and orders wouldn't be shipped until March. My family has worn LL Bean boots for years and my parents got both Aaron and I a new pair last year for Christmas. I am very happy for LL Bean. It couldn't have happened to a better brand. They are great boots and I love that they have been making them in the US for 100 years.

I hope I run into the LL Bean Bootmobile one of these days. It would be a nice addition to the other brandmobiles I have seen.

Lumberjack Chic & Buffalo Plaid

I've noticed as the weather gets colder I seem to dress like a lumberjack. Lumberjack chic?

I learned today that this particular plaid pattern is called "Buffalo Plaid". Some note the first shirt with this broad, two color, checked pattern was produced by Woolrich around 1850. Woolrich is in Pennsylvania, and I have been there several times. I can attest that they have a boatload of Buffalo Plaid there.

The history seems to go back a little further to the Rob Roy tartan of Clan MacGregor in Scotland. One of the clan descendants settled in Montana and traded blankets with the pattern for buffalo pelts - thus the name.

Aaron got me this outfit! I wasn't sure if I would like skinny cords or not... it seems contradictory, but I love them!

Critter leggings for fashion and warmth

With this cold weather, I'm turning cozy up to eleven. I found these fox sweater leggings at Target. It's like wearing a sweater... on your legs.

Leave it to me to find multiple articles of clothing with critters on them. Another pair of leggings found at Target, this time with rabbits and again, foxes. The foxes are a little hard to see.

Note the "find a great pair of shoes and buy them in multiple colors" habit strikes again. These booties... in black suede.

Pendleties Pugs (and bowties)

The pugs finally landed a modeling gig. Oscar and Hugo posed with Aaron in these dashing Pendleties. These bowties are handmade in the USA with Pendleton Fabrics.

Bowties really make the man. Or the pug. You can also follow Pendleties on Facebook.

Cutest Scarves

Two of my Easter jars held scarves from Fahsye. One has bikes on it and the other has anchors. Two of my favorite motfis... perfect for snazzing up outfits this spring.

Pretty soon I'll be able to dress head to toe in anchors.

Bikewear

I want to wear this shirt every day!

Warm & toasty calves.

I got a pair of leg warmers in Switzerland.

They make my meaty calves look even meatier but I'm bringing them back! Heh.

Almost spring

Look who discovered Polyvore.

Kicky leggings

The tights obsession is still going strong. I have been adding to my collection.

And now I am throwing tights into the mix. I vowed I will never wear them without a skirt or dress - I'm not brave enough to wear just like pants. I really digging them. They are so comfy and kicky.