Bare Traps booties for fall

faux shearling vest discount bare traps bootiescasual faux shearling outfit larke mansur gavrel bucket bag black flammabare traps booties on sale

Wearing: bold mother of pearl earrings / Chanel sunglasses / lipstick c/o L’Oreal in Julianne / long sleeve burgundy tee / faux shearing vest (color sold out, linked to darker color, similar here) / mixed metal ring set / Chanel Emeraude nail polish / black bucket bag / distressed skinny jeans / booties c/o Bare Traps (on major sale for under $100! Also here in black under $100)

Our fall weather pattern has finally started! Yay! This means I can pull out all the cozy items from my closet I have been longing to wear. The moment I spotted these comfy booties from Bare Traps, I knew they would look fabulous and cozy with this soft faux shearling vest I have been staring at in my closet for over a month!

These brown fall booties are so incredibly comfortable-words cannot describe how amazing they feel on my feet! There is the perfect amount of padding inside the shoe; and it feels like my toes are being cradled. I love them so much! The leather is soft, and the knit details are equally soft, and comfortable. I love how the sole has traction, so when the weather cools down even more, I won’t have to worry about slipping on ice, or wet land. Love that!

Designers in New York, Paris, Milan, and London took the lug sole bootie, and the traditional hiking boot, and made them avant-garde for the fall season. This means lug soles, and hiking boot styles, are hotter than hot for the autumn months; and well through the winter season too. I love how a bootie style which is both practical, and comfortable, has also joined the ranks of fashionable, and hot! These Bare Traps booties are perfect!

Before Bare Traps introduced me to their fall collection, I was not aware of the brand. I feel like I have been missing out! They have the most adorable boots, and booties, for the fall/winter season. I love so many styles of Bare Traps booties for the autumn season, it was hard to pick just one pair. There are two more pairs on my wish list I hope to add to my closet this season. These tall boots, and this pair of lace-up booties. Both pairs are priced under $50! Aren’t they fabulous! #MustHave

I am looking forward to walking miles and miles in my new Bare Traps booties this season. Have you tried their boots, booties, or shoes before? If not, you must check them out! The regular prices are moderate, and some of their fall collection is on sale right now; so the prices are a-ma-zing!

You can find more of my favorite boots, and booties by Bare Traps in the shopping widget below:

Faux shearling vest outfit details:

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

baretraps-boots

Football game day colors

game-day-gear-2016

From top left: blue earrings / Golden State Warriors hat / Golden State Warriers women’s tee / Oakland Raiders hat / red earrings / custom “Football Mom” tote (must-have for us Pop Warner moms!) / San Francisco 49ers picnic backpack

Football season is in full swing! If you have been following me on Instagram, you may have noticed in my stories that my son is playing Pop Warner football this season. As someone who loves football, it is so much fun to see my son enjoying the sport; and I love watching him play!

My only challenge with football season is finding burgundy clothing to wear on game day in order to cheer him on. His team colors are burgundy and silver. I own one handbag in burgundy, one pair of booties, and one top. Only. One. Top. How is that possible??? So, every Sunday I wear that same top, which you can see in an outfit post here, with jeans and sneakers. I seriously need to up my game day fashion game!

My son’s football team has won every game so far this season. It looks like they are heading to a Pop Warner bowl game at the end of the month! I need to get some burgundy to show my support. Here are a few burgundy pieces on my wish list for football game day. I need an alternate to the shirt I keep wearing!

Burgundy football game day wish list:

If you are looking for game day colors for football, or the upcoming basketball season, many of the items in my shopping widget above come in a variety of colors. I am sure you will find your team’s colors in there! I plan to get some blue pieces to wear when I cheer on the Warriors. We have a great basketball team this year!

Pro-Football game-day gear:

Since I am not as thin as I was two years ago, my Raiders and 49ers shirts are not exactly what you would call, “the right size.” Shhh! Sooooooo, it looks like I will need to size up since the seasons are already in full swing, and I have nothing to wear! My wish list items are in the shopping widget above. If your pro-football teams are different than mine, I don’t judge. Feel free to click on the pictures, and you will find the items in your team of choice.

I also need to update my Warriors game day gear! Here are a few items I am looking at for the upcoming basketball season.

Basketball game-day gear:

Wish my son’s Pop Warner team luck! They have one more regular season game, and then it is bowl time! He is a second string lineman this season, but he has been getting some good play time. It is his first season, and he loves it, so next year maybe he will get even more play-time! There are a few players on his team who I can totally see in the NFL someday. I am so proud of his whole team! Wish them luck!

Which teams are you rooting for this football season? Are you excited for basketball season too?

Oversize velvet blazer and boyfriend jeans

how to wear an oversized velvet blazer fall velvet blazer trend casual velvet blazer outfit idea proenza schouler hava satchel oversize velvet blazeroversize velvet blazer outfit ideacasual outfit idea oversize velvet blazer

Wearing: gold sculptured earrings / Chanel sunglasses / MAC lipstick / black and gold choker c/o Ettika / gold y-necklace (old, similar here) / black tee (old, similar here) / navy oversize velvet blazer / gold sculptured ring / Chanel Emeraude nail polish / Proenza Schouler Hava satchel in black / distressed boyfriend jeans (on major sale!) / black velvet Mary Janes

Velvet is one of my favorite fabrics. I love anything soft, and luxurious. Velvet is both of those things. With so many velvet choices out there for the fall season, I decided to go for a comfortable, oversize velvet blazer which can be worn casually.

When the velvet blazer trend starting taking the streets by storm in September, I was excited knowing I could pull my grey velvet jacket out of the closet which I purchased about fifteen years ago. I love how a velvet blazer or jacket can elevate a pair of jeans, and make an otherwise casual outfit look refined, and put together; yet velvet blazers are so effortless! Not to mention cozy. 😉

I dress casually most days, so investing in pieces which can be worn often are key when I look to make a purchase. Nothing irks me more than buying something which ends up sitting in my closet. Since I already own a more fitted, velvet jacket, I decided to go with an oversize velvet jacket for the fall 2016, and winter 2017, seasons.

This outfit took me from day into evening last Friday. I wore this outfit during the day, then for the evening, I met up with a few of my friends for dinner at Steamers in Los Gatos; if you go, be sure to have Tiramisu for dessert! It’s to-die-for!

In order to go from day into evening, I switched from my Proenza Schouler Hava satchel pictured above, to my classic black Chanel Boy Bag. Voila! Day into evening, love that!

Oversize velvet blazers can be worn so many different ways this fall season! I was in the mood to wear loose clothing on Friday, so I paired my oversize velvet blazer with baggy boyfriend jeans. For a more structured, yet still casual look, this velvet blazer can be worn with skinny jeans and heels or booties. It can also be thrown over a casual dress, or black dress. For a more “street” look, this velvet blazer can be worn with cut-off denim shorts, biker/moto boots or creepers, and a concert tee.

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

Cathy