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Overall, I’d Say This is a Pretty Solid Outfit

Happy Hump day! Is anyone else’s March flying by? I feel like over here, the days are moving slow but the weeks are moving fast. It could also be working multiple jobs, a busy social calendar and miscellaneous appointments. Jenilee and I have both been anxiously awaiting our hair cut tomorrow night. We always like to go together since she typically staggers someone else in between anyways. It’s always just a nice sister date. Especially since we never see each other (totally kidding for those not up to speed on my sarcasm level). Don’t expect too much out of the hair appointment, just a nice healthy trim and touch up.

Alright so by now you all know when I know I want something, I just know. The odds I pull the trigger when a sale drops are high. However, there is a new facet to this for me. I always want the things I can’t have with clothing. Luckily for us tall gals, the list of unobtainable items is getting smaller as the variety grows. But even with a quick brainstorm I can think of so many things that typically haven’t been long limb friendly; one piece swimsuits, denim shorts, mini dresses, skirts, jumpsuits, rompers and overalls. I could keep going but I think you get the point.

As the trends change I find myself yearning for these hot ticket items. I’m always struggling to find them in the right fit. I have tried to order overalls in so many different colors, sizes, lengths, brands and none were doing it for me. Last year I finally found a pair of overall shorts that nailed it! Lucky for you they are still shoppable here.

And then I went round and round trying to find a pair of long denim ones and something just kept being “off”. Personally I don’t think overalls should be skinny jean it or skin tight on the bottom. I think they should be a bit more relaxed in a girlfriend/boyfriend fit. So the game of ordering and returning continued until this year, when I hit the jackpot. Not only did I find these comfortable black ones I also found the perfect denim ones, that aren’t even tall size (gasp!). I’ll link them all below, but you will have to stay tuned for the blog post on those ones.

And to bring it full circle when I saw these I knew they were going to be mine if the fit was right and luckily for me they were. Now I had higher hopes for this post if I am being honest. I wanted to show you so many outfit options, different shoe combos, long sleeves, short, turtlenecks and more but it just wasn’t going to happen this day. Not only did we both freeze our fingers off in the process of grabbing these shots. We also had a parking lot creeper enjoying the shoot. We did get some satisfaction and shared belly laughs between us. I waved to the the gentlemen “discreetly” watching us from his car. With all of that being said, if anyone is looking for more inspiration here just let me know and I can do round two for you!

I was obsessed with the first combo of this outfit. I grabbed one of my go to basic long sleeves, my bibs, my new favorite booties and a drum roll please….a hat! I LOVE hats. However, it has taken me until this year to have enough confidence to actually try the trend out. Well, that and it can be hard to find hats that fit my noggin. I tried this one on at the mall a few weeks back with Jenilee. Somehow now we both own it. Since the colors of this outfit were primarily all dark, it seemed like the perfect outfit to throw on my hottest pink lipstick too!  And if I am being honest I felt like my best self in this outfit. It was comfortable and just the right amount of bold for me.

I recently mentioned to Jenilee I wanted to try out some new blog poses to mix it up a bit. Some of our other blogger friends nail poses where they are bending down, sitting, jumping or Tezza-ing their way through Instagram. I felt it was time to challenge myself a bit. What do you think?

I was able to squeak just one other outfit option in for y’all as a transitional piece. Just in case you are lucky enough to be experiencing Spring already. I tossed on an old H&M short sleeve, my trusty chucks and grabbed my jean jacket. This look is perfect if you are looking to be a bit more casual. Plus if you are looking to layer up for varying climates.

As we have mentioned in some of our recent Instagram posts we are trying to start showing you outfits on both of us. However, due to the unexpectedly frigid temps when we shot this it wasn’t in the cards. Is it helpful to see outfits on both of us so you can get a better idea on fit?

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Animal Print Mania

We’re here today to celebrate a personal victory. It hit 60 degrees in Wisconsin. It felt good, and it felt right. Our spring wardrobes were cheering in our closets, peeking out to see if it was safe. For a moment, it was. The snow is melting, so everything is currently really grimy and salty outside. Not your typical picture of spring, but we have to go through the muck to get to the beauty!

We stuck with our respective plans for the weekend and I made some delightful Reuben’s at home. I have to confess, I used to avoid the sauerkraut like the plague whenever my mom would make them for us. It was never a problem for me chow down several Reuben’s, but never with sauerkraut. My tastes have clearly evolved, because now I don’t mind it at all. Any foods like that growing up you hated, and now you eat it?

Caitlin and I did get together this weekend and do some blog work. We’re excited to do a sunglasses guide for y’all for the spring. Now that we have regular sun, we’re reaching for ours every morning on our way to work. Are there any other guides you feel like we’re missing? We love to hear requests and try to honor them as best we can!

We are nothing if not consistent on what we like. Animal print has been in heavy rotation for us over and over basically for the third season in a row. We showed you this snakeskin turtleneck dress here last Wednesday, and today we have another mainline find back in leopard print.

The thing about most trends (which we’d love to be remedied); is that they’re so much easier and cheaper to find in regular sizing. Don’t misconstrue, we’ve never had as many tall options as we do today! But a lot of times they’ll do something funky with it or just plain different than the regular sized counterpart, and we’re left wanting. Whenever this happens, I default to the regular sized options.

Sometimes, I can come away with a win, like today’s dress. I found this at H&M browsing online. I typically don’t like to order from their site, because they don’t carry tall options. Ordering online would be a terrible temporary use of money, because it would probably all be returned. Instead, I like to stop in the store and doing a massive try-on session. I usually can come away with several winners, namely in skirts and dresses.

Money saving tip: Whenever you stop into H&M, make sure you bring a bag of clothing you’re getting rid of! They give you a 15% off coupon to use either right away or save it for another shopping trip. Every time I go there and forget to bring a bag, I’m kicking myself!

The sleeves are a elasticized cuff, which works perfectly to be a little short as a bracelet sleeve. Overall the dress is a very ladylike take on leopard print, and I’ve worn it professionally already. I love that the waist is elastic as well, because it nips it in, but is ridiculously comfortable.

I paired with an old pair of my knee high cognac boots from Nordstrom. I’m pretty sure they’re BP brand from years ago. The wedge heel is so comfortable and I love the zipper up the back. I finished it off with these fun gold flower earrings. They’re really lightweight! I also found a three pack of layered necklaces on clearance there as well. I’m hopeless with figuring out how to layer myself so I really appreciate them pairing them for me!

Tell us below, where do you like to still shop in store? Or tell us which food you’ve come around to like since childhood!

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Don’t Make Mustard Hard

What an odd week it’s been. Daylight Savings happening, along with Instagram/Facebook conveniently crashing. Which hopefully isn’t code for hackers. But so far so good on our end, back to normal programming on our end. Maybe it went down so we could all catch up on our sleep to acclimate from our missed hour. Personally, I don’t have a problem with scrolling before I go to bed. I prefer to read a book and get away from the screen. However, I’m bad about clearing my notifications in the morning when my alarm goes off. That’s definitely something I need to work on! I’m not a morning person, so I’ll spend 10 minutes groggily scrolling and wasting time.

Luckily with the outage, we post almost everything here on our blog as well! The only thing that we tried to share on Facebook yesterday was a mainline bodysuit win. I tried on this bodysuit at the mall and was astounded that it fit and was true to size. So of course we had to share it with y’all. Plus the pot was sweetened with it being 40% off as well and three different colors, including this striped option and this floral option.

We got a few DM’s asking if the white was sheer, and it was a thick enough fabric that I wouldn’t worry about seeing through it. Obviously don’t wear a wild colored bra underneath though haha. (Also, if you don’t follow on Facebook,  that’s where it’s easiest to post sale links right now because we don’t have the swipe up option on Instagram. So go give us a follow if you’re interested in those!)

We’re still working on getting better at doing pictures or videos of in store try-on sessions. If anyone has a specific store that we have in our area, let us know and we’ll try to test it out! In the meantime, take my word that the bodysuit fit my 6’4 frame with ease. The other tops I ended up buying were these mock neck tanks in the plumberry and white. We’ve mentioned before, a lot of their blouses are longer in the body and work well for tall women. The caveat being, only the short sleeves or ¾ sleeve options.

But enough of mainline options for now. Today we have a perfect tall girl sweater. We are very into mustard, and it’s all due to our mom’s love of the hue. If you saw our Instagram story a month or so again about a Nordstrom Rack mainline bodysuit win, we also got that for our mom in Mustard! She always looks incredible when she wears it, and of course we want to emulate that. I last wore this incredible mustard dress of hers here, and then last summer I wore this mustard tank here. Despite the fact that she and Caitlin are more olive skin toned, I think I’m still able to pull it off.

When Caitlin ordered this sweater, she was relieved to find that the sleeves were a great length. The body of the sweater is also not overly long, which makes it great for most mid rise and all high rise jeans/work pants. Y’all know we’re always searching for those versatile pieces and this sweater definitely fits the bill. A great crew neck top, and some drama on the sleeves.

She paired it with her favorite Madewell dark wash jeans and some amazingly beautiful leopard booties from Long Tall Sally-stay tuned for a LTS shoe round up in the near future. She mentioned that next time she wears it she thinks she will add in her favorite Gap flare jeans and a head scarf for a bit of a retro look, how fun!

Here was the best surprise. We want to try to show you the difference in fit between her and I as much as possible going forward. I was happy to see the sleeves were just as awesome of a length on me as well!

Y’all if you made it to the end, we have good news. This sweater and everything else on asos is currently 20% off with code LUCKYME. I know we’ll be shopping this sale, as we’ve been impatiently waiting for a good discount to happen. We’ve added an extra widget below with our favorite finds, snag them before they sell out!

Also, when we make widgets: Would you prefer that we just list everything we like in one? Or would you like us to make one outfit per widget?

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Slaying in Snakeskin

Anyone feeling hit in the face with daylight savings? Can we all just agree not to participate anymore? Caitlin and I were just talking about how unfair it is to “spring forward” unless spring plans to show its face immediately. Today we’re hitting the upper 40’s! That’s a big deal for us, as we’re completely desperate at this point. Anything to melt this snow and get us in the springtime state of mind. We’re drooling over all the springtime pieces being released online already. Luckily we have a couple of upcoming trips to be able to wear them in more amenable climates.

One of the trends for springtime that is really speaking to us, is the utility aesthetic. Think of military inspired, and lots of linen. Along with this, is a lot of neutral colors. There is something so chic and effortless about an all neutral look. Plus it doesn’t hurt anything that a lot of the pieces we’re into are one piece wonders. Whether it’s a jumpsuit or a dress, they sure make getting dressed in the morning an easy task.

The other trend we can’t get enough of, (as evidenced many times this winter) is animal print. Leopard took the top prize for fall/winter, but snakeskin is totally pulling out in front as the neutral print for spring. Say no more, because I’m on board with it. There were a couple of too realistic prints that turned me off of it, like this matching set from Asos. For the most part, it’s one of the more timeless prints you can grab. I have a cowl neck tank I’ve held onto for many years from Express, and I’m already dreaming up different ways to style it.

We last showcased inexpensive Zara dresses here, and today’s snakeskin midi dress is no different. Any time we’re in the Chicago/NYC area, we make sure we hit up Zara for an intense try-on session. Due to them not carrying tall options, we don’t feel particularly confident in their items working. Plus, I’ve tried on enough items in store to realize they haven’t gotten their sizing completely consistent yet.

I ended up grabbing this on our girls trip for my birthday. We all ended up finding some great pieces this time, which usually doesn’t happen! The print was perfect, and when I threw it on, I loved the thickness of the turtleneck. It stands on its own when you fold it down, and is wider than the typical neck-hugging options. Clearly it doesn’t quite hit the midi length on me, but hitting the knee is more than reasonable to be able to wear to work. Unfortunately I didn’t find it anywhere on their site, so it’s probably long sold out. Hopefully some of y’all are lucky enough to live in a city with a local Zara you can stop in and try on!

I paired it with my brown tights, and an older pair of taupe boots I have from Nordstrom. The struggle has been on to find good updated knee high boots. Maybe when winter finally leaves, I’ll be able to find a good pair at a reasonable price. As boots are usually more of an investment piece, at most I can buy a pair a year. If you spend the money on leather boots, and you buy a protectant spray, you can expect them to last a very long time. We just bought this spray here, and it works well and is reasonable.  Plus, when I update my boots, I will definitely be holding out for ACTUAL knee high options, as these aren’t quite making it to the correct spot.

Tell us below, do you still wear knee-high boots? If so, where do you find your options? (Also – anyone trying to post a comment, the issue is fixed!)

Other Snakeskin Options

A lot are tall sizing – scroll through!

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No Luck Necessary for St. Patrick’s

Pretty sure they only have these holidays so often, is so that we’re distracted by the fact that winter is still showing it’s ugly mug around these parts. Add in some cute decorations and some themed drinks and consider us fully attentive to said holiday. Bring it on St. Patrick’s Day!

Every year Caitlin has gone to our Milwaukee area Shamrock Shuffle. I used to attend it with her, it just doesn’t hold the same appeal to me as it once did! We haven’t made it down to our sister city (Chicago) for their St. Patrick’s festivities, but we’ve heard they’re legendary. They leave no detail to chance, including dying the river green! We can’t wait to hear about our brothers weekend in Chicago after the festivities!

They always hold the Shamrock Shuffle much earlier than the real holiday (Maybe to help monetize two “holiday” weekends?) so that still leaves us both open for the holiday itself. Caitlin has mentioned that she may use her Pub Pass with some friends to hit up a few local breweries. If you haven’t heard of the Pub Pass yet and like craft beer, you should check out their website to see if they are in your city. It’s a great price and lets you try out new places, Caitlin loves it!

Even though I don’t get as excited as most for this holiday, I do love a good Reuben. Maybe Tim and I will try to find one around the city or make them ourselves. Or if we are lucky, maybe my mom will want to get together and make them together, yum!

It makes a lot of sense then, that our go-to shop for St. Patrick’s day is run out of Chicago. The Taylor Wolfe Shop isn’t new to this blog. You might remember we featured her on small business Saturday in our holiday guides. We picked up a super cute Stay Merry Sweatshirt that is perfect for the holiday season. I only wish we had discovered her sooner, because she has a great selection of married/engaged t-shirts that would have been perfect for all the festivities.

When Caitlin saw the fresh drop for St. Patrick’s Day, she was instantly inspired to buy some decorations at the dollar store and have a fun time being festive! I’ll hop on my budget soapbox for a second. Any time we create little vignettes for parties or just for some pictures etc, we always check the dollar store first. Most cities have some variation you can check out. We all know that the chance of reusing most party supplies is slim to none. Balloons because they deflate over time, streamers because they’re a pain in the butt to try to re roll without ruining. You get the picture. Don’t go to Target or wherever and get ripped off. Hopping back off now.

Every time we see an incredible set that someone designed the knee jerk reaction is usually a little of jealousy. Like, why can’t we have something incredible like that? Instead of sitting and pouting about it, we take it and fit it into our lives. That means on a budget first and foremost, and hopefully y’all are taking that into consideration when looking at pictures or scrolling through Instagram.

Suffice to say, when we put on the t-shirt and sweatshirt, we were instantly in a better mood, and ready to have some fun! We did a drop or two of green food coloring in our beers and instantly felt festive! We had been talking to Hailey of Get it Got it Go in regards doing a collaboration and we figured what better time than over all things green and fun?

Peep all the fun pics below and tell us if you make any festive plans for St. Patrick’s Day!

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