The Winter Airplane Ensemble

Oh, man. This is one of those weeks where you don’t eve know what day it is… Know what I mean?

I actually intended to post this yesterday, but when I sat down on my couch around 9 p.m. on Sunday to fine-tune the details, I must have fallen asleep. Like, knocked the f-k out.

I actually didn’t wake up ’til 9 a.m. the next day with — yep — all of my lights still on. Two SoulCycle classes and a red-eye flight will do that to a girl…

But on the notion of travel, that’s what we’ll chat about today: Airport style.

“Airport style” used to feel like a total oxymoron to me.

It’s partially due to every airline’s barrage of baggage fees, but I’ve gotten to be a very smart packer (/traveler)… Remember when I only brought a carry-on for four weeks in Asia?

I was in Scottsdale for Christmas with my family, and my mom can vouch — I only brought a few of my favorite pieces for the trip. (Also, don’t be too jealous. It was 36 degrees in Arizona…)

Perhaps it comes with experience (/learning the hard way), but I’ve learned how to pick items that’ll pack well: Typically, they’re neutrally colored, don’t wrinkle easily and can be paired with everything else you pack in your suitcase.

For me, it’s been these: A white tee, black jeans or leggings ,and a good pair of boots. It’s all about being able to wear ’em more than once — and in more ways than one.

In the winter time, too, I like to have a cute cape in-tow. Sleeping on an airplane ain’t easy, and this doubles as a blanket for those early morning flights.

(If you’re anything like me, you’re not touching those paper-thin airplane blankets… Grossssssss.)

Switching gears to just north of the ankles:

These over-the-knee boots were the perfect travel companion for my holiday trip home.

I’ve wanted Stuart Weitzman’s 5050’s for awhile now, but I could never justify how expensive they were.

I’ve needed a really, really good pair of black boots in my closet for a few years now, so I finally bit the bullet. I knew they’d be an investment and I was worried that I wouldn’t get the sizing right, so I made the purchase on Zappos because of their easy shipping and return policy. It’s like you can buy them without the worry that you won’t be able to return them. (And in full disclosure, Zappos did give me a gift card, but I wasn’t compensated to write this/I paid for most of the purchase.)

All of his boots run a bit snug, but that’s how they’re supposed to fit — I bought my true 7.5 shoe size (not my boot size, which is usually an 8).

At any rate, who else has been traveling this week? Hopefully you’re steering clear of Chicago/the Midwest, ’cause it’s been nasty here. Get home safely, my friends!

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Clothing

Plaid Cape: Urban Outfitters (on sale; large in size so not great for petite girls)
White tee: rag & bone/JEAN (my absolute favorite)
Black denim: rag & bone plush twill leggings
Over-the-knee boots: Stuart Weitzman 5050 boots (via Zappos)
Handbag: Marc by Marc Jacobs classic hillier hobo (in three new/nude colors)
Sunglasses: Celine

Beauty

Hair styling: Living Proof’s No Frizz collection (introductory kit here)
Lip gloss: NARS velvet gloss lip pencil in ‘Happy Days’ (these are amazing for winter)
Foundation: bareMinerals Complexion Rescue (in Natural)
Eyebrows: Benefit Instant Brow pencil

*Click to shop: capes for women | NARS LIP PENCILS | this post, below:

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