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Comments

  1. Wanderlust

    Has anyone been to the actual Boden outlet store in Pittston, PA? It’s apparently the only US store and it’s where all the returns are processed. Google maps says it’s about an hour from me, so I’m tempted to check it out.

    • Pittston!

      I have. It’s well stocked and very clean. The prices are good.

      Pittston is also a surprisingly cute town.

      Have fun.

      • Fishie

        Me too, and I agree with all of this. It’s a true outlet – I’m not sure whether the stock is made up of returns, overstocks, irregulars, or what, but it’s a mishmash of sizes and styles but well-stocked. It’s not like the big factory outlets most people are accustomed to now, where it’s like a regular store with cheaper merchandise. It’s a steal. Same with their sample sales – if you’re within an hour from the Pittston store you can probably make a sample sale in Oaks or Hershey. Same prices at the sample sales.

        It’s not easy to see the store from the street – I walked right past it!

        Have fun!

  2. long coats

    My biggest splurge purchase is my full length blue duck shearling. Love it. Will keep it forever.

    I live in the midwest. I’m always warm. In tights.

    • KT

      Mine was the Ll Bean Warmest coat–floor length duck down. It was hideous and awful, but when it was -10 below it kept me from crying from cold.

      Now I live in Florida and the Old Navy peacoat I have is for style purposes only on “chilly” (60 degree) days :)

  3. N.C. anon

    This coat is so pretty but it seems like a trendy piece, so I probably wouldn’t spend $700 on it. Reminds me a little of a DVF maxi wrap in coat form.

  4. Anon

    Man I want a life I can live this coat in….

    This goes along with this morning’s discussion about regrets. I recently (about 2-3 months ago) uprooted my (and DH’s) lives to move far away from our hometowns, families, and friends, to pursue a ‘dream job’. The work is still great, but the level of stress is much higher than I anticipated, along with the hours being longer, etc. I feel like I have something to prove here but I’m floundering a little since I don’t have the tools (and it’s pretty clear I’m not going to get them – sink or swim, no floaties allowed) to succeed here. It was an industry shift so while I can apply my skill set to what I’m doing, there’s just industry-specific stuff I don’t and won’t know until someone tells me. I haven’t made a lot of friends, and I’m exhausted all the time. I can’t help but have that feeling that making this move was a huge mistake. DH wants to help but isn’t really sure how and I’m not sure what to tell him about how to help me either. I tried to rethink about it in this morning’s productive/unproductive regrets lens, but I’m struggling. Any advice or commiseration (other than going to a therapist…. that’s frequently recommended here, but is already on my radar to help deal with the stress and inadequacy feelings if I don’t get over this in a few months)?

    • Anonymama

      You’re only 2-3 months in! That’s the hardest time, because you’re no longer new-new, but it’s not quite long enough to really be in the swing. I think any new job takes at least 6 months to really feel like you’ve got it, if not a year or more.

      Also, if you hadn’t moved, wouldn’t you always regret passing up your “dream job”? Even if the only thing you get out of it is knowing that you now have a different dream job, that’s maybe a step on your journey to get there, or find happiness in another place.

    • V

      Are there any industry groups that you can join to learn/ask about the tools you need (and also make some friends – or at least friendly professional contacts outside of your own company)? I find those groups often have a mentoring aspect built in, or will give you the opportunity to find a mentor who would be happy to help you with the floaties that your company isn’t providing. I hate asking dumb questions of my colleagues, but I am forever grateful to the people in my industry groups who are more than willing to let me ask dumb questions and don’t judge me for it. Good luck. Sending you interweb hugs.

    • Anonymous

      Transitions to new places generally take a year until you feel settled. So while yes, work on dealing with the stress (and I’d take to a counselor or therapist sooner than later), try making friends, developing a routine, etc, also accept that how you feel is very normal in this situation and that it will go on for a while.

      I think a lot of highly functioning people have trouble accepting it when they aren’t instantly goof at things, or don’t feel comfortable while on a path they chose. Giving yourself permission to feel the weirdness of the situation can actually go a long way in making it less weird.

    • S

      Are you me? I still hold the same type of job duty but switched industries entirely about two months ago after working in an industry I loved for more than 10 years. I go through ebbs and flows where I wonder what I’ve gotten myself into. What has helped a lot is putting myself out there to meet people more than I normally would–it’s been hard, as I’m naturally an introvert. I’ve asked lots of questions. And I’m accessing some online education the company happened to have that isn’t truly targeted to me but is at least helping me get more familiar with terms (and voraciously reading any other thing I can get my hands on–industry news, twitter from the company and competitors, etc.). I go back and forth between feeling like I’m succeeding and like I’m a miserable failure who can’t pick up anything fast enough. Today has been a great day. But I also fully accept some will be tough— but that it will get easier. In the meantime, I try to stick with routines that make me feel comfortable, like eating my favorite foods, watch my favorite shows, reading books that I’ve read before, etc. Having things that feel familiar when so much going around is unfamiliar has sort of been comforting.

    • Anonymous

      This comment cannot be made without the accompanying description of the item.

      • Snickety

        Autumn in Paris. An invitation to The Magic Flute from Solange, my favorite French horsewoman and cultural docent. We meet at Café de la Paix. Alabaster skin, crimson lips; her pale blonde hair seems to be pulled back even more tautly than usual. She sips Cancale oysters from their crusty shells and washes them down with an extra-dry champagne that I, for one, have never heard of. I help her on with her long frock coat. We head out for the Opéra.

        “My dear, you are wickedly lovely tonight.”

  6. Outfit

    I would wear this entire outfit to meet Mick Jagger for a late afternoon brunch.

  7. winning at life

    I had some really delicious hot and sour soup for lunch with some pork dumplings and I feel like this was the best strategic decision of the week

  8. Cat

    Wow, I wish I had the life and strut for this coat! It strikes me as the female version of the Sherlock coat.

    • Mpls

      Or a candidate for the next Doctor (Who). Must learn to run in long coats. Tricky, that.

  9. Senior Attorney

    I rocked this whole outfit, head to toe, in 7th grade. Swear to God.

    • Coach Laura

      Me too, SA. The coat, though, was a thrift store pick. And on 5’3″ (on a good day) it probably looked much less elegant than this. I’m sure that I couldn’t pull it off now.

    • cbackson

      Mine was a true trench coat (military surplus). I felt very My So-Called Life chic.

  10. Anon for this

    This is probably going to sound overdramatic but I am so sad about what’s happening in Oregon. I find as I get older, I’m maybe getting more sensitive about news like this? I don’t have kids yet and honestly, I can’t fathom bringing children into a a world where I have to be worried about them being shot at school.

    I just hate that this is what our world has come to.

    • SuziStockbroker

      Oh my gosh, no!!!

      I am not American, and I do realize ahootings (and other awful things) happen in other parts of the world too, but WHY so many school and mass shootings in general in the US???

      I realize this is a complicated issue, but my heart breaks for you guys.

      • KittyKat

        Its because they have much worse gun laws. In every other civilized nation (Canada,GB, China even….) there was a mass shooting the public realized that maybe guns are bad and then we changed our laws. For some reason the US hasn’t had the same reaction so it just keeps happening

        • MJ

          Everyone is horrified and then we get the very powerful gun lobby quashing any attempts at change, and Congress members are so beholden to their donations, that they don’t dare introduce (or support) meaningful change. It’s a horrid cycle that seems unbreakable.

    • National_Anthem

      Don’t feel overdramatic! There is nothing ovedramatic about being sad about people being killed. Perfectly reasonable response to a very tragic event.

    • Anondc

      I totally agree with you and I have the same reaction when this stuff happens. What makes it even more upsetting is that it happens so frequently that it really is the new normal and that frightens me.

    • Brunette Elle Woods

      I completely understand your feelings. Anytime there is a shooting I’m very concerned with the location because it is becoming more and more common. If our county didn’t do anything after Sandy Hook, I have very little faith that they will ever change the gun laws. It’s incredibly sad to see this happening.

    • Brit

      Co-signed everything you said. My ex-military boyfriend actually makes his living in part by providing training to schools/teachers on how to handle these threats. Demand for people like him is escalating. We are averaging one shooting per week in the US now.

    • Sydney Bristow

      I’m actually originally from Oregon so when I saw the CNN alert I was immediately stressed trying to figure out which community college it was and feeling worried for my sister. I was relieved that it wasn’t the school where she is taking classes but I’m still shaken by it and it makes me very sad and angry. There was also a school shooting in my district when I was in high school and then that one at the mall in Portland a few years ago. One is too many. 3 that I can think of off the top of my head in my home state is way too many.

  11. Bridezilla

    Bridezilla check. Getting married in a month – we’ve made it clear from the get go, no children, no babies. The only person under 25 at this wedding will be my own niece, who is 10 months old and will leave after the ceremony (if she even makes it that long – if she acts up, she’ll be taken out by her (other) grandmother – definitely she won’t be there for the reception). If we allowed babies/children, there would probably be at least a dozen babies under 3. One of my fiance’s cousins is flying in from Europe with his 2 year old. Evidently they have literally never left the kid with a babysitter other than a family member, and they refuse to leave the kid with a babysitter for our wedding. We’re paying for their hotel room to stay in the wedding hotel, and we’ve offered to find a babysitter who speaks the language of the baby, but that’s apparently not good enough. We had this discussion months ago and I thought it was settled, but it came up again this week. He says if the baby acts up, the mom or dad will take him out of the ceremony/reception. I don’t want to be the terrible girl marrying into the family who prevents his cousin from coming to our wedding, but I was very clear on not wanting children, and I feel strongly that their decision to never use babysitters (they claim its cultural) should not be my problem. Further, if people see the baby there, then I think I’ll get questions on why they couldn’t bring their babies, causing more problems. And there are some people (including my own cousins) who RSVPed no because their children weren’t invited, and I had to deal with that. What do I do?

    • Anon

      You stand your ground. Your wedding, your rules, and you communicated it clearly from the start.

      I will say, however, that if I attended your wedding without my children at your request, and then I saw your 10 month old niece at the ceremony, I’d be irritated. I’m not saying you don’t have the right to make whatever choice you want, because it is your wedding and you do have that right, but you might want to be prepared for some surprised reactions.

      • Anonny

        Particularly if you made one exception for your own niece, and not for a family member who was kind enough to fly from overseas for your wedding with their toddler. I get your position, but the optics are off so be ready.

        • Senior Attorney

          Yes, I think “no kids unless they fall into one of two categories: (a) their mom is my sister, or (b) they flew across an ocean to get here” is a reasonable response that most people will understand, if not be super happy about.

        • Anon

          Nieces and nephews are different. Just like if she had her own child, that would be different.

      • Shayla

        This to a certain extent. But, if I was a non-family guest who left my kids at home and learned that the 10 month was an international traveler, I think I would be less irritated. If I am your cousin who did not come because of this rule, I would be so so irritated.

        One follow up question: Where’s your fiance stand on this? Is this really just *your* rule, or is he as adamant as you are? How did his family end up making plans where they are relying an bringing their kid to the festivities if this is his stance too?

        • Shayla

          I confused who and what kids will be there. I’m still intrigued by my followup question but entirely sign on to Senior Attorney’s position below. The ship sailed. You’re allowing one exception, but not for the international travelers?

          • Bridezilla

            My niece will be there for the ceremony only – not the reception. I said below, I thought because it was not the reception and immediate family, it didn’t feel like a double standard, but maybe I was wrong on that account.

            My fiance supported the idea of no kids – when we talked about it yesterday he said he thought it was more because we didn’t want kids running around, but I had other reasons as well (i.e., crying, not having other people get upset, etc.). But he does want an exception for this one baby.

            One of the many frustrating parts is that we had communicated this MONTHS ago (which was more than enough time if they wanted to try leaving the baby with a babysitter once or twice to have him adjust to it). The fact that his family ignored our requests really annoys me as well. We said no, but they’re doing it anyway, and now the issue is forced.

          • Anonny

            I promise.promise.promise. this won’t ruin your wedding and most people won’t even notice the kid…. like at all. It’s not worth your energy. I’m with your future hubs on this – just let it go and tell people it was a surprise, or something.

          • Senior Attorney

            I agree with Anonny at 5:05. Especially if your fiance wants them there, just cave and if anybody gives you any flack just smile and say “it was above my pay grade!” It is totally not worth getting upset about. Promise.

          • Anon Three

            I think you need to chill out. I don’t know if you called yourself “bridezilla” in jest, but it seems to kind of fit.

            I would worry less about the kid and more about starting off a good marriage. That is more important.

      • Maddie Ross

        This. Unless the 10 month old is in the wedding (and then, seriously, you have a 10 month old flower girl? brave), then I think the picking and choosing among family kids who can come and who can’t is probably walking a fine line that just isn’t worth it. If your rule is that all your friends need to be childless, great. But honestly, the no kids from the family is a really difficult one to enforce at all. Much less when not done uniformly. I would let it go at this point.

      • Chris

        I completely agree, if there is a no babies rule, then there shouldn’t be babies, period. Unless you want to personally explain to every guest who would have brought their baby that the exception is for your niece and the international travelers, you are going to have some irritated parents. Your niece isn’t going to remember being at your wedding, so it’d be a lot easier on you to exclude her and stand your ground if you really don’t want the baby at the wedding.

    • Ellen

      You have my sympathie’s. When my cousin Luba got married, she had the same no babies and no children under 10 rule, primarily b/c her family in the old country did NOT have alot of money and Grandma Leyeh did NOT want to subsidise her in any way b/c she was marrying some guy with a space between his teeth who smelled funny. So she could only afford to have 30 couple’s at the wedding (in Zagreb) and it cost alot to get there. But Rosa insisted that she bring her 2 kids who were toddler’s then (she has since had a 3rd baby), and both of them came anyway, spit up all over the event hall (which was VERY historic). The proprietor was at witz end’s b/c they managed to barf on an antique rug from the 17th century. Ed told him he would pay for the cleaneing, but in Zagreb, there are NO guys that come around and do that. So he had to rent a cleaner from the US, ship it there and pay some Slovakian to do the work, and he charged Ed $600 to do the cleaneing. By the time it was over, Ed had spent over $6000 in airfare, shipping and cleaning, all b/c of the spit up. FOOEY! This is a lesson we should all think about b/f bringeing kids to a wedding where there is expensive rugs on the floor. Doubel FOOEY!!!!

    • Senior Attorney

      Can you offer to pay for another hotel room so a family member can come and stay with the baby?

      Failing that, you are certainly entitled to stand your ground. But I think you kind of lost the high ground when you made an exception for your niece, so the “people will see a baby and wonder why they couldn’t bring theirs” ship has sailed.

      The “throw money at it” solution is to offer to pay airfare and hotel for a family member to come and babysit. That’s probably what I’d do.

      • Bridezilla

        We’ve already offered to pay for their hotel room and pay for a babysitter, so they could check in frequently, but apparently that’s not good enough.

        Is it not any different that my niece will not be at the reception? I guess since she’s immediate family (technically the ‘flower girl’ i suppose? obviously will not be walking down the aisle) and not staying for the reception, I didn’t see it as a double standard.

        • Emma

          Personally, I think it’s fine that your niece will be there — even if she comes to the reception. I don’t think you’re being hypocritical. Nieces/nephews are different. I have never thought twice when I’ve been to weddings where the only kids were nieces and nephews.

          That said, I agree with comments below that you shouldn’t fight this, and shouldn’t let it bother you.

    • Bonnie

      Assuming that the reception is at the hotel, I don’t think you’re being a bridezilla. Let your fiance be the bad guy and tell the cousin that you jointly do not want babies at the reception and that if you make an exception for him, you’d have to do the same for the other guests. Also reiterate the babysitter offer. I can understand why they’d want to bring their child from Europe but they should be able to leave them in a nearby hotel room where they can check in frequently.

    • Anon

      Honestly? I would suggest that you file this in the category of “whatever will be, will be,” and move on from it so that you can enjoy your day.

      I’m in a very similar circumstance. My wedding (which is now this month!) is also no-children-except-for-my-nephew. Several of my family members called us and asked about kids, and we said “no,” and that we’d help find a sitter. But we’ve also learned that several of my cousins will bring their babies. My mom and I made the decision not to let it bother us. I kind of feel bad for my family members who will show up and see some little kids, after they were told “no.” But I don’t think people will assume that we set out to exclude only their child; I think they’ll realize that so-and-so must not have asked about bringing the baby along. And also, everyone who has been through a wedding has had to deal with this issue (among many others!), and I think they’ll get it. But really, at the end of the day, I’m choosing not to let this bother me! If having an uninvited little 2-year-old crashing my party is going to ruin my wedding … then I’d need to rethink some things!

      • Emma

        +100

        Don’t let this ruin the wedding! There are much bigger things to worry about.

        I think you also made a valid point that if you make a fuss, it could start things off badly with your new family. That may not be fair, but it’s reality.

      • Calico

        Yup. We didn’t invite any children. But one couple brought their two along without warning. The kids ran around like hooligans the entire reception. Every time I turned around they were underfoot. And you know what? Didn’t matter at all. Literally, the day goes so fast and there are so many people you love to check in with, it will totally be fine. As I’m sure you’ve heard, the things that go wrong are the things you’ll laugh about and talk about years later.

    • Anonymous

      I would cave at this point. Perfectly reasonable for you to say no kids, and they should have politely declined. But at this point, and especially because they’re family, is it really worth a huge blow-up? Unless you have reason to believe they won’t remove their kids if they’re behaving badly, in which case stand your ground.
      My husband’s cousin brought 4 children to our no kids-wedding (and actually never RSVPed to us about the kids, but her mother told my MIL, who told me). It was annoying but it didn’t ruin the wedding & I know it made my husband’s family happy they were there.
      If friends ask “why could they bring their kids, but we couldn’t bring ours?” you can just say something like “it was a surprise” to make it clear these kids were not invited.
      Also agree with poster above about your niece – you already have a double standard by having her there.

    • Ning

      I don’t think you’re being unreasonable. If you allow one child, then others will wonder why they weren’t the exception. I had a similar policy at my wedding- no one under 21, and I stuck to it (and the adults had an uproariously good time with the open bar). Some people rsvp’d no to our wedding because they didn’t want to leave their young children.

      I might remember that guests are there to join in the fun, not as the requirement. Only you, your future husband, the officient, and whatever witnesses are required. Perhaps it’s even rude of me, but I’d personally hold fast on the “no children” rule.

      • Anon

        Except she already made an exception to the “no children” rule because her 10 month old niece will be there. So she’s trying to enforce a “no children except this one child that isn’t your child” rule, which is a bit different.

    • Wordy

      Why is the 10 month old coming to the ceremony in the first place, niece or not? Won’t remember it, obviously, and will be a distraction. I’d let the 10 month old skip the ceremony and make a cameo at the reception so everyone can see her.

      Of course, I recognize that wasn’t your question.

      • Bridezilla

        Mostly because we’re taking pictures right before the ceremony, so she’s going to be in some pictures, and then will head home. Her (other) grandmother (who is an invited guest) will be taking her and watching her for the night, so this way she (the grandmother) can stay for the ceremony.

        • Anon

          Why not send niece home with a babysitter post-photos, pre-ceremony? That will bolster your “no kids at wedding” stance.

    • anon

      When family members come to your wedding from another country, I do think it’s too much to expect them to leave their toddler with a stranger, even one who speaks the language. That’s a lot for a 2 year old to deal with. I seriously do not understand the objection to having this kid make an appearance at the wedding.

      • Anonymous

        +1. 2 years old is still largely pre-verbal and is tough to leave with a babysitter that isn’t familiar with the kid or family.

      • Anonymous

        I’m pretty sure my parents gave my brother a dose of benedryl in this situation. We all lived to tell the tale.

    • TBK

      I actually think the guests who are parents of small children will be the most understanding of a little foreign toddler at the event. It’s one thing to leave your little guy with a relative or familiar babysitter in your own house, but to leave him in a hotel room with an unknown babysitter in a foreign country is a lot. My kids are 18 mo and I’m not sure I’d feel okay with an unknown babysitter here in the US. Older kids (maybe 3 or 4 and up) sure, it would be a fun adventure. But such a little guy? Probably not. And my guess is that the other, local guests will feel similarly and be totally cool with foreign relative baby running around even if they had to get a sitter for the night.

    • Brunette Elle Woods

      I would honestly just let it go. Everyone will have an opinion about something involving your wedding. Do whatever is easiest for you. If they were local I can understand having a problem with it, but if they are coming from Europe I think you can cut them some slack here.

    • Boom!

      You can’t invite the foreign toddler now because that is inviting B list guests at the last minute and that is tacky and terrible.

      **drops mic**

      • Bridezilla

        Thanks for this :) I got a lot to think about in these responses (no, it wouldn’t ruin my wedding, yes I’m still currently annoyed), but this made me laugh out loud in my office :)

        • AKB

          I’m normally in the “let it go” camp but I just went to a wedding where the ceremony was consistently disturbed by screaming kids – I felt so bad for the couple. They were of course happy and smiling because they were in love – but there was constant yelling. All of the parents were very attentive, but the lobby was all marble, so even taking them outside didn’t help cut down on the noise.

    • MDMom

      The let it go angle has already been well covered but I wanted to add: it may be helpful to just accept that this is out of your control. At this point, it seems like they are going to show up with the kid. Are you going to try to have them kicked out after coming from europe because of the kid? I strongly suggest not going there. You will not come off well, fair or not- especially because fiancee isn’t with you on this. So it is what it is. Accept it and let it go. It’s hard to get there after trying to plan/control all the details for so long, but you’ll be happier if you do. Good luck.

    • POSITA

      There is no way I’d leave my 2 yo with a stranger in a different country. What babysitters have you offered? Care.com? No way.

      Two year olds aren’t old enough to understand that mommy and daddy will be back, but are old enough to know they’ve been abandoned with a stranger. They are people with feelings. My 2 yo would freak if I left her at bedtime with a stranger in a strange place. It’s not as easy as offering a sitter. It’s cruel to the 2 yo. I care more about the feelings of my 2 yo than the preference of a grown adult who is old enough to control her emotions.

      If I were you I’d let this go and focus on enjoying your wedding. This is really petty at this point. If anyone asks, just say how happy you are that they could come such a long way. Be a gracious host.

  12. Bonnie

    This is an appropriate post for my long coat question. I have a camel hair coat that hits just above my ankles. The length seems a little off but keeps me warm. Should I shorten it a few inches to hit around mid-calf or will that even look stranger?

  13. Woman in Transit

    Question! I’m finishing up grad school, and it looks like my best career options for after grad will be in Texas. I’ve just pulled out my fall wardrobe of boots, sweaters, and scarves- things I love wearing. It’s still 80-something in TX, and my summer wardrobe pales in comparison to my cool weather stuff.

    I did a business presentation in Dallas in 105 degree weather this summer… what do you wear to look fashionable in all that heat???

    • Wildkitten

      You go from your 65 degree home to your 70 degree car to your 45 degree office so you wear professional layers appropriate for those temperatures – you don’t dress for the 105.

      • Senior Attorney

        This. I wear my wool The Skirt from Nordstrom all summer long. Linen or linen blend blazer, maybe a sleeveless top underneath, bare legs.

      • Anonymous

        Eh, this only works for going to the office, which is not what I read OP’s question to mean. For evenings (when it’s still 99 degrees) and weekends, it’s pretty miserable and for some reason everyone still wants to do patios. The best way to avoid it is the pool, but even that water gets above 90 by the end of the summer and you’ll sweat so much that it’s difficult to keep sunscreen on. After many years here, the summer heat has broken me and I just hibernate or go places where workout tanks and shorts are acceptable.

        • Senior Attorney

          Fortunately I live in So Cal where it almost always cools off at night. Can’t imagine what I’d do if it were hot 24 hours a day!

  14. ezt

    So, I think you’re within your rights to stand your ground, but I have to say that as each year passes, I have completely forgotten people who annoyed me by attending (we had a few “surprise” guests for various reasons) but still nurse regrets about a few people I didn’t invite. So with that lens….look, you made one exception for your niece (yes, I know it’s a closer relation than this other child), I think you’ll end up feeling best if you just one more exception given the distance they’re traveling. (Hey, if you get someone to thank them in a toast for traveling all the way from wherever, even with their little guy, then everyone will know why they were exempt from the rule!)

  15. Sydney Bristow

    I got these shoes recently in the dark taupe/pretty penny color recently and love them. I’m not sure what to do about wearing tights though. Since the shoes are on the lighter side would dark gray or black tights look weird? I tend to just wear black shoes all winter so this hasn’t come up for me before.

    • Anonymous

      I don’t have an answer for you… My solution has been to not wear light shoes when it’s cold.

    • MJ

      I think you can’t do dark tights with light shoes. Try it on…it’ll look weird. I would do something like cream with those shoes, if you have to wear opaque tights. Gray tends to look odd with taupe unless there’s something in your outfit other than your legs that ties the two colors. If you need warmth, but not tights, I’d do nude-for-you nylons.

    • Stormtrooper

      Lucky magazine had a great feature a few years ago that showed great pairings of different colors of shoes with different tights. I googled “lucky magazine colored tights shoe” and although the article didn’t come up, in the images section there were different images that are pages from that issue. I think you’ll be able to see it pretty quickly. There are some pretty ugly options, but also a few unexpected ones that I like (although probably not conservative enough for the office and many not related to your shoe color). I saw a few feature grey tights, which I think could look ok with the right outfit, although a bit unusual. Maybe a deep green could work with the right clothes?? not sure. I agree with MJ that cream would look nice and be safe.

    • NYC tech

      I don’t think these shoes are meant for tights. Dark would look weird, and cream tights (especially with a loafer-like shoe) looks schoolgirl-ish. On the bright side, NY probably still has a few weeks of bare-leg weather left to enjoy them. Or wear them with pants.

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