H&M Sweater Steals

We are well into sweater season over here! I know some of our southern friends are finally able to pull out their coats and sweaters without sweating in them a little bit. We’re over here adding another long sleeve underneath our sweaters to stay warm. We posted our second volume of Men’s Fashion Monday here! It seems like some people are enjoying it, but as always we welcome your feedback.

Hopefully everyone is getting all of their Christmas shopping and activities done. With all the hustle and bustle though, we pray that you’re enjoying your holiday season instead of wishing it by quicker so you can have some peace and quiet.

I was struck by something a friend said the other night. He said, I hope you’re not creating credit card debt just to show off to your family. How scary is that. That we wouldn’t even be able to look at our families and be able to be honest about where we’re at in life and our budget; instead of maxing out our credit cards for that one feel good moment.

I mean, I think they’re making up shopping holiday’s now! This week it was Green Monday. Y’all, that did not exist in my mind until this year. But here all these stores are luring us in with their “deals.” The conditioning process has also begun to justify extra spending on oneself during the holiday season, because you earned it by spending time thinking about others.

I’m all for a little treat yourself, but at what expense! Talking about a budget isn’t “sexy,” but it’s a great reminder that most of us don’t need encouragement to spend more on ourselves. There are always exceptions to the rule, but probably not a lot of us browsing fashion and shopping blogs. We strive to help y’all find some budget friendly tall clothing, not blow all your cash just to look a certain way or fit in.

With all that being said, we did put together a couple of different gift guides. Only if you’re still on the hunt for Christmas gifts. We shared them here! If you’re in the Midwest like us, and love to support small businesses, we shared some of our favorites here.

We live in this fast fashion time, where you can pretty much replicate any expensive looking option, for a fraction of the cost. H&M is one of those spots. I’ve talked about it before in this post about tall friendly sweaters, but they’ve got some great options for tall women. I know lots of us are still praying they’re going to hook us up and actually offer some tall inclusive fashion. In the meantime, we can make do.

Not sure about y’all, but I am all about chunky knits. I actually bought it in mint green last year, and had to have the pinkish/nude version this year. Please note, some sacrifices must be made for fashion, and I have suuupper sensitive skin to wool and other itchy materials. This definitely is an itchy sweater. What I’ve got working in my favor, is my low body temperature in our frigid climate. So it’s no problem for me to throw a long sleeve (as referenced above) underneath and be all good and cozy.

Although it might be scary to see the word cropped accompanying the sweater, rest assured it works, I’ve paired this sweater with both mid rise and high rise jeans easily. I grabbed some of my older Rockstar grey denim from Old Navy, which feel like leggings! It was a comfortable and put together look for the day.

Caitlin and our Mom have the same sweater on, in different colors. It is the softest sweater ever, and feels like you’re wrapped in a blanket. Not to mention, the cost is conducive to grabbing a couple of colors if you need to stock up. As you can tell, Caitlin at 5’11 has plenty of sleeve length, and our Mom at 6’2 has ample as well. Nothing is worse than cold wrists or any exposed extremity in the winter. Luckily we don’t have to sacrifice fit for length with this look.

Caitlin is rocking one of her favorite pairs of jeans from Madewell, the distressing is minimal enough to avoid the question from older relatives “if you really bought those that way.” They’re also the perfect mid-wash color to be really versatile, and she gets a ton of looks out of them.

Lastly, I wanted to mention our boots. We have had really good luck with Franco Sarto boots in the last couple of years. Unfortunately, I think the main Chelsea boot style is on hiatus while the block heel and kitten heel have their moment. In the meantime, we hang on with our older pairs for dear life. Most may know this, but invest in some protectant spray if you live in a colder/snowier climate. It will prolong the life of your suede booties and any other sensitive fabrics.

Our Mom also buys a pair of beater shoes to drive in, especially in the winter. I really need to bite the bullet and do this, because it avoids the dreaded driving heel. That is when your right (or maybe left too, if you drive a stick shift) heel starts to wear down from pressing the gas/brake pedals and having salt traipsed into your car.