This is my first fall haul (that was a crime of rhyme.. Oh not that was really lame... I should be ashamed... Ha look I am a poet and I didn't even know it! Okay... I'll stop now ); ) This is the first of probably many... I love shopping during fall. I love going shopping in town (I live out in the country so anywhere with stores is 'in town') with my friends and even my parents (hey they pay and my stepmom and dad have really good fashion sense!) Even when it is raining outside I love throwing on skinnies, my plaid wellies, a comfy sweater and grab my polka dot or cheetah print umbrella and delving into the rain, passing from store to stare and gaining just enough warmth to be able to splash right outside with a grin on my face. Okay enough with my winter/fall shopping memories.... I am desperate for some rain folks. Fingers crossed for Friday!
(Disclaimer this is a bit of a speech about JCP. Skip to below the photos for the clothes info, if you find my sarcasm and honesty adorable read on my dear friends) So let's get to it! The first stop was JCP. Now I love and hate this store. Quality is fairly good, price is great, and I like their classic styles. I dislike the service, dressing rooms, and people. Maybe it is just mine but the service is TERRIBLE at mine. No one wants to help. the dressing rooms are cramped and tiny. If you aren't in the first one you have to squeeze past a ton of people down this tiny hall to show my company what the clothes look like. I stay in my dressing room and will texts picks thank you very much. So that's my JCP rant! Sorry bout that! The clothes Bryce the Clothes! Righty-o here we are!
Sweater Numero Uno (I've had two years of Spanish and that's about as good as it gets folks.... That reminds me I ought to study for that test on Friday.) This is a Arizona Jeans Co. v-neck that I about fell in love with when my dear father pulled it off the rack snickering a little and said, "Brycie, you will love this it's all preppy and such." He mocks my love of preppy fashion. I tell him I could dress many other ways being a teenager. It is medium thickness with nice long sleeve good for keeping your hands a little warmer. I love the bright-navey color and the white accent. Truly adorable. Only $13! I then found the purple one right next to it and since purple is my go to color I had to have it. I know, I know stripes aren't supposed to be flattering but it's cute? Wear it. Especially if it is purple.
I then located this sweater. It is fitted at the bottom and flares out a tiny bit as you get to the top so the sleeves are loose at the shoulders and tighter at the wrists. I know purple stripes. Hush. It is super warm and cozy and I am in love. I stayed home with a cold yesterday and snuggled around all day in it and some leggings. Heaven. It was only $15
I grabbed this henley on the way out because of three reasons. A) it's purple. B) It is a necessity for fall and I one have a few that are in good condition C) It's purple. Need I say more? It was only $6. It looks odd here. like it's large around the hips? Not on me and trust me I do not have big hips. Sadly I have no hips.
I then wen to the best store ever invented. If I could own a store it would be a Bath and Bodyworks by The Girl In The Green Breeches. I love B&BW. Plain and simple. I got four candles (actually 6 but two go in the kitchen so they are not really mine.) I got Marshmallow Fireside by White Barn (Love White Barn!) and it is burning right now actually. It is a really yummy slight sweet slightly smoky scent. It's not super strong though. The next one I got is Snowed In by White Barn. My father says it smells like fabric softener. In a way, honestly it does. It is a super fresh airy scent with a pine/evergreen edge. It reminds me of walking through the forest to cut down a Christmas tree in the snow. Like I have ever done that, we don't get snow here ): Moving on to the next candle, Spiced Apple Toddy. It is a warm rich spicy smell of cinnamon, apples, and brown sugar and of course spices of all sorts. It is the complete essence of fall wrapped into one candle (even though it was 80 today... That isn't fall. That is summer.) Last but certainly not least was my Peppermint Twist. It is a pretty Cornflower Blue and smells minty fresh with a yummy sweet edge. It smells like peppermint bark to me. It's strong and I love how when you smell it the scent tickles the back of your throat. The other two I got for the kitchen were Peach Bellini. I used to have a horse named Bellini Martini.... Anyway they are sweet and I really like them but I think of them more so as a summer smell.
Next stop was Macey's for fake riding boots since I will not be wearing my Ariats to school any time soon. Sadly we found nothing. My calf is very skinny and the average boot is made for a 15-17 inch calf. Mine is about 12. This causes quite the issue. If you are reading this and know a brand that makes boots for slim legs please comment! Thanks loves!
Last stop was American Eagle. I love and hate this store. Love the clothes (and dressing rooms haha!) but the prices ): They are so marked up it is insane! See that maroon long sleeve? It was $20 but they put a sticker over to say it was $25. Just because it was a fall color and the blue wasn't. Lame. Also all the girls squealing and laughing and pulling things off the racks and cutting in line.... No thanks. So the jeans are just classic dark wash skinnies. Finding my size was a feat but thanks to Stepmother we did find them, on sale too! Props to you Stepmother. I just grabbed the T's on the way out cause they were by one get one half off. hey a girl can NEVER have too many T's. Especially in winter. Even though right now it is fake-fall. I'm awfully upset with this weather.
Now tomorrow is supposed to be in the low 60's (poor ponies that'll shock their systems, 20 degree drop over night) and I have an adorable fall OOTD planned for tomorrow! Talk to you all later!
Love,
Girl In The Green Breeches
