Inspired by Seeking Sunshine: The Best Turtleneck Sweater
As soon as Fall hits my neck of the woods, Winter is right around the corner. Autumn is short lived around here, the leaves turn fast, and fall even faster. The first frost should be happening any day now with overnight temperatures dipping into the low 30’s this week. We will be seeing the first snowflakes long before Halloween arrives.
Even though we celebrate college football Saturdays with enthusiasm and vigor around here, we do live in a place where ice hockey is the sport of choice. When there is snow and ice on the ground for 10 months out of the year, it is only natural that sports that involve snow and ice will be prevalent. So for today’s outfit, I took my inspiration from a former North Country girl who is no stranger to the bitter cold and lake effect snow and happens to be married to an ice hockey player as well.
Do y’all know Annessa of Seeking Sunshine? Annessa hails from southern New Jersey, but attended the University of Rochester where she met and married her hockey player husband. For those of you who may not know New York geography, Rochester is about 150 miles from my town of Watertown if you just drive in a southwest direction right along the perimeter of Lake Ontario. Both cities are located in the snow belt and get slammed every year with mountains of snow so I know Annessa feels my struggle with staying warm and stylish through the long, bitter North Country Winters. She escaped the crazy Winters, however, by moving to Spokane, Washington, where her husband is originally from.
Annessa began her blog, Seeking Sunshine, in 2013 as a way to document her overseas travels with her husband for his ice hockey career. They very recently moved to Limburg, Germany, after welcoming their adorable little boy, Danek, into the world just 6 months ago. And boy, is he a cutie pie! Annessa’s blog incorporates some of her favorite passions including travel, everyday style, and fitness with the recent addition of lots of fun and helpful parenting tips and ideas for wee ones. You can read more about Annessa here.
I have been following Annessa for quite a long time now and I absolutely adore her cool and edgy style. She showcases minimalist fashion which is necessary as a wife and mom on the go traveling frequently between the U.S. and Germany. But even with limited wardrobe pieces at her disposal, she always manages to look fantastic and perfectly on trend. And she never even appears frazzled as a brand new mom although she often says she is! I feel ya, girl!
A few weeks ago, she shared an outfit that really caught my eye featuring The Best Turtleneck Sweater. It was easy to coordinate and mimic this outfit with pieces I already have in my closet. You can never go wrong with a classic black and gray combination. I also love how the jeans and sweater allow for the totally cool snakeskin booties to be the stand out element.
My gray turtleneck sweater may not be the “best turtleneck sweater” like Annessa’s…I mean, hers is Free People. I love Free People. But I don’t have the budget for their pieces unless I pick them up secondhand, which I have and feel like such a winner when I find them! But my $4 Kohl’s clearance gray turtleneck sweater is actually incredibly soft and cozy, so I’m not complaining. I also bought it in olive green…because $4! That’s practically free as far as I’m concerned.
Of course, I wore my favorite Torrid black distressed skinny jeans that were the perfect silhouette to balance my oversized sweater. I added my snakeskin booties and a black moto jacket. Annessa did not wear a moto jacket with her outfit but she rocks a black leather moto jacket better than anyone I have ever seen! It is sort of like her signature style, in my opinion. As it was a bit too cold for me to be out and about without a jacket, the obvious choice was this jacket. And I don’t have a Louis Vuitton bag, but if I did, you better believe I would wear it with every outfit! So that’s my copycat interpretation of Annessa’s outfit.
It’s fun to find inspiration from my blogger friends. They make me think of things that I may not have otherwise thought to pair together. In fact, I bought these $4 oversized sweaters with the sole intent of wearing them only as loungewear around the house. I think this is the first time I styled either them with actual “leave the house” clothing.
For those who make your rounds to all the fun link parties in blogland, be sure to visit Annessa’s Fashion Frenzy Link Up on Wednesdays which she co-hosts with Kelly of Rosy Outlook (whom I recently drew outfit inspiration from just a few weeks ago).
And if you missed my post yesterday, I am hosting a scarf giveaway with Liberty and Mica and you could win your own very unique ribbon scarf created by the talented hands of Liberty. Just click on over and follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter.
And be sure to stop by tomorrow for some more poetry and my Friday Link Party. In the meantime, stay stylish, stay kind, and keep shining your light!
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
18 Comments
Tamar A Strauss-Benjamin
Super cute!! It’s mega chilly here this AM and this look is perfect (:
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Thanks, Tamar! It’s super chilly here all day! It’s going to barely be 50 degrees. Welcome Winter. We had like one week of Fall!
xoxo
Shelbee
Debbie
Once again you rock what your wearing. One question for you, how do you find such interesting places to take your pictures?
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Debbie O
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Thanks so much, Debbie! We drive around looking for places! It’s amazing how many cool spots there are in my little town when I pay attention and look at my surroundings with a more creative eye!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jacqui Berry
Love this series, nice copy Shelbee – great for the new season. Jacqui x
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Thanks so much, Jacqui! I wish I could do these every week but I am so far behind on outfit photos! It has been raining too much so I can never get photos done.
xoxo
Shelbee
mireille
It’s a great $4 turtle neck! I love the oversized feel and perfectly balanced with the skinny jeans. Great copy cat look!
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Thank you, Mireille! Now I need to style the olive green one!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy
At first i thought: hu, Limburg Germany? We have Limburg in the Netherlands too! Love the backdrop of your photos! Edgy! Great look and fabulous ankle boots!
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Thanks, Nancy! And how funny is that about Limburg? We have a town called Mexico not far from me in New York. It confused me so much when I first moved here!
xoxo
Shelbee
Elise
LOVE this look!! This turtleneck sweater has my name written all over it!! Those booties are so fabulous too!!
xx, Elise
http://www.sparkleandslippers.blogspot.com
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Thank you so much, Elise! It is such a cozy sweater. I ended up just wearing it to bed that night!
xoxo
Shelbee
Ashley
You know how I feel about a snakeskin bootie- HERE FOR IT! Love these with that killer turtleneck sweater- such a fun but cozy fall outfit! And love Annessa- she’s a doll!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
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Thanks so much, Ashley! You have been killing the snakeskin things this season!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tea
That’s such a great outfit! Love those booties!
xo
Tea
http://www.whatmamawear.blogspot.ca
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Thanks so much, Tea! Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Annessa
Love this so much!! <3 <3 Thanks so much for the shoutout girl – you rocked it!!
Annessa
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Aw, thank you so much, Annessa! I love getting my inspiration from amazing blogger friends! I don’t know how you are always so fabulous with all the traveling and being a new mom, too! You inspire me daily.
xoxo
Shelbee