Sweater Coats and Coatigans

Sweater Coats, Coatigans, Jacket Cardis… whatever you call them, they’re a cozy harbinger of fall. And an appropriate thing to wear through most of winter in California. The long bouclé one below also has nostalgia writ large on it for me because it looks exactly like one my mother owned. She’d wear it with an A-line skirt and boots and slightly feathered hair—a style mid-way between Charlie’s Angels and Dynasty, Farrah Fawcett and Linda Evans—and would still fit right in today.

What do you think of the slouch-meets—structure trend?

1. A cocoon silhouette: Rosedust Cardigan by Moth
2. This Boden Coatigan feels like something Ali MacGraw would wear.
3. Reminds me of my mother’s: plush bouclé-knit cardigan
4. Open silhouette almost gives this one the look of another trend: capes.
5. Large lapels and a furry detail from Zara
6. Colorblock with a button closure from Loft
7. Oversized sweater-jacket comes in camel, grey, or black—wishlisted.
8. Loft Cozy Coatigan with slash pockets (i.e. no extra bulk on the hips)
9. Madewell Structured Sweater Jacket—love the three-quarter sleeves
10. Open front and a wing collar on this blanket-inspired cardi. (On sale.)
11. Supersoft alpaca-blend knit coat with a shawl-neckline.
12. Extra-long cardigan style: a textured open coat.

*Not numbered: Snowden Sweater by JCrew (Sold out / Check for similar styles)

[Top Image: Stefanel Sweater Winter 2013]

Oktoberfest celebration (Make-up edition)

Every year I vow that I’ll ring in Oktoberfest—in spirit—as they tap the first barrel (“O’zapft is!”) in Munich. And every year it seems to start without me. Counterintuitively, especially for those of us in California, Oktoberfest begins in September: it lasts from the third weekend in September through the first Sunday in October. In other words, it’s over.

However, the tradition dates back to 1810 when citizens were invited to celebrate the wedding of (soon-to-be) King Ludwig I to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on the 12th of October, so there’s no reason one can’t play catch-up and toast in the spirit of Oktoberfest this weekend (or even better, this Monday night, on the official anniversary).

Here’s a recipe for soft pretzels, if you find yourself in the mood…

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30 of the Best Halloween Costumes for Kids

The very best halloween costume is the one your child loves. But there may be a few years where you get some pull…

Here are some of my all-time-favorites from around the web (including a few from our archives).

What will you (or your kids) be wearing this halloween? We’re still deciding!

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