Cowichan

Sweater: Sally Jane Vintage
Blouse: Stifft Thrift
Jeans: J Brand via Rue la la
Boots: Thrift
Hat: Saver's
Argus Camera: Gift from Lee

If you've been following my blog for long, you may remember my enthusiastic rants on animal sweaters a few months ago. I was obsessed with anything animal related, and more than anything else in the world, I wanted one of those glorious Cowichan sweaters!

It was sort of a given that I would snatch this one up when I saw it on Jennifer's blog, Sally Jane Vintage. She always lists the best stuff in her shop, but I can never seem to get my hands on anything that I want because it's such a popular place. On this particular day, I made it just in time!

That's been at least a month now, and I've been wearing it like a dirty hippy ever since. Of all the warm and cozy sweaters in my closet, nothing compares to this one! It's super warm, super stylish, and it fits in nicely with my ridiculous western phase. As much as I've worn it, it's shocking that I haven't taken any pictures of it until now.

This is sort of unrelated, but while we're on the topic of new things, I wanted to tell you a little bit about my new J Brand jeans, too! I neeeever spend a lot of money on jeans – I've been wearing the F21 $12.90's for ages now – but this year I made a point to invest in some. J Brand's are normally priced around $180, but I found these on Rue la la for an amazing $80. The site is by invite only, so if you're not already a member and interested in joining feel free to use my email address for your invite code! (starrcrow@live.com)

Japanese Streets

I spent some time lurking around the Japanese Streets website the other day. It's ridiculous how obsessive my clicking got by the end – I went through all 60-something pages. The Harajuku look isn't so much my thing, but the hope that I'd come across a really good outfit like one of the ones above kept me going. I told you before that I haven't always been into Japanese fashion, but I'm really starting to appreciate their ability to layer. I guess (in my humble opinion) some of them over do it, but if that's what they like, why stop it?

My favorite look is the one with the squirrel sweater and the fur collar, and the one with the Bonnie and Clyde looking beret and dress! Which look is your favorite?