"Spot" Me in a Tall Skirt

It’s Friday, and that means we made it through another full week of work! I think that calls for a margarita in celebration. Caitlin and I will toast to everyone, as we’re hitting up our favorite local taco spot. It’s funny timing of us deciding to go there, as we’ll be heading to Mexico tomorrow!

Our family is heading down there for a week of relaxation and plenty of sunshine. We can’t even wait! There will be a ton of reading going on, y’all already know. We’ve been chatting about what books everyone is bringing, so we can trade as we finish them! I know some people are all about Kindles, but lately I’ve been avoiding mine in favor of physical books. Our brother was just giving me crap about packing six books, but the heart wants what it wants!

Caitlin found these waterproof balls that you can play catch with in the ocean, and she just picked up this flag print one to bring. They bounce across the water, which makes it more fun and unexpected! We also always try to bring a frisbee, as another option when you don’t want to lay around and sunbathe. The smartest thing we got for Christmas was Caitlin giving everyone these. They make sure your towel doesn’t blow away, which is genius!

We asked y’all last week where you shop for hats since tall sometimes equates to a larger sized head. We ended up trying this hat from Nordstrom, and spoiler alert – we love it! I also grabbed this one from Glamorous via Asos and while it’s smaller than the Nordstrom option, it still fits and the price was great as well! We can’t wait to show you the hats, stay tuned on how well they held up during vacation.

Onto the good stuff, this skirt! I hope you liked my play on words in the title. All the animal print is “in” right now, but in my heart it is always in! As Caitlin always says about certain items, when you know, you just know. This skirt is completely me. I have an affinity for silky skirts. When you add in a perfect, timeless leopard print, I couldn’t have designed it better myself!

Plus, we’ve talked about this before, but there’s always a ton more options for Asos mainline. So when I found this AND it was the tall range, I had a moment of completeness. Hah, I’m done with my dramatic story now, but this was definitely a purchase you make and will never regret. I did order it in a size 12, which I normally do with skirts that don’t have any stretch to them. I’m probably right in between 10/12 right now. It was loose around the waist but unsure about fitting a 10, without ordering it to try on.

As for the turtleneck, that is also an older Asos tall find. It’s actually a bodysuit, and it helps maintain the sleek tucked in look. I will note, that the cut of the bodysuit is pretty high on the hip. The fit of the skirt is a bit loose around my waist, so I carefully navigated to avoid showing some extra skin! I know some women like to pull off the ill advised letting your hips peek between the bodysuit and pants/skirt – but it’s never going to be a trend I embrace. However, Caitlin has the newer version of this that you can see below.

Lastly, I paired with my go-to boots of the season. I snagged these from Nordstrom, and haven’t looked back since. They were last worn here, here and here, for other ways to style them. I love the versatility of them, to wear both to work and going out. They are totally worth the money and have held up really nicely. Plus they come up to size 13, which we all know can be difficult to find.

I was browsing Nordstrom Rack this week, and I was bonding with another lady in the larger shoe size section. The win of the week is when I picked up the cutest kitten heeled booties and turned them over, to find that they were $10!! I handed them to her and she slipped them right on and it was meant to be. No better feeling than helping another tall woman find the perfect fit and price!