Behold!

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Behold the fingerless glove!

I've looked high and low for these and now, finally, they are mine!

Okay, that's not entirely true.  I decided I wanted some so that I could type without freezing my digits off this winter and my first thought was to take the tips off the tops of a pair of cheapy-cheapy black knit gloves that I have.  So I did that, but because the ends weren't finished, they shed little black fluff all over the place (and into the keyboard) and it was distracting and uncomfortable.  So then someone told me they had fingerless gloves on Etsy.  And they do.  But they're expensive.  Then, this weekend, I came across these at Target for about 40% of what they cost on Etsy--sold!

Now I type in style and warmth.

I love boots, really I do

It's come down to it: the past week has been shitty for me, and there was barely any break between the crazy slog through hell and the beginning of the shitty-annoying-two-faced week, so: I bought some boots.

Retail therapy is not a myth.

Lately I've gone into the store knowing exactly what shoe I'm looking for.  Which, of course, they never have because the shoe in my mind is way to specific.  So I let myself be swayed by necessity and cuteness and walk out with something a little like this:

They're adorable.  Kind of like a sexy pirate.  The heel is just low enough that I can wear it for several hours without wanting to saw it off.  And look! versatile: the top can be folded down for more of a mid calf look or pulled up for a knee high look.

Knowing that no matter how cute these black boots might be with their low slung buckles, I couldn't walk in them all day all winter.  I went in to buy a second pair of boots.  These I knew had to be flat soled, but the good news is that flat sole is in, so I figured there'd be no problem.  Well, there's be no problem if I was willing to buy another super high (higher) pair of boots.  Something vaguely riding-ish and more expensive than the first pair.

I did not think so.

After wandering around and starting to feel dispirited, I decided to try on the gray boots below simply because I couldn't possibly know who stupid a trend looked on me until I tried it.  And I took them home.


I hate Ug boots. I have for years. I think they're ugly and do no one any favors, but hey, if you know that and you're comfortable with it then roll with it. However this season, the idea of the ug boot -- fleecey lining, flat sole, comfortable boot -- has finally gotten a style makeover. These gray shoes are actually cute ... and fuzzy like a bunny inside.

So now I feel better.  Or at least my feet do.

Je-what?-ings

Here's something I never thought I'd say: I am now the proud owner of a pair of jeggings.

(Godhelpme)

That's right, jeggings. Jean-leggings. Stretchy denim that's cling-to-your-ass tight and (it gets worse) ends in an elastic waistband. None of the pocket / zipper detail is functional.

Jeggings are meant to be worn under those too-long-to-be-a-shirt but too-short-to-be-anything-but-a-skanky-dress tops. This means that pockets and button flies would make the look bulky and bumpy. So why the designers bothered with the pseudo-pocket and fly detail, I will never know.

Now, I will be the first to admit that the jegging is a questionable fashion trend. Also, I freely (and rationally) admit that I am not stick skinny. But the jegging is comfortable and has a sliming effect.  I also think the jegging can be worked with less controversy than the legging as long as everyone remembers that the first rule of the legging applies to both skin-tight pants styles: cover your hooha -- cover it twice.

When you gad about town in a jegging you gotta roll like this shot of celeb Sienna Miller (no, I've never heard of Sienna Miller but she was the first real person to come up when I did an image search and someone else had heard of her so here she is). [edit: I guess she was some minor character in Stardust.]  Notice how everything we don't really want to see is covered once with pants, and twice with that spiffy long top.  As I mentioned before, it's all about the long top.  Therefore I see the existence of the jegging as something that has grown out of the long top trend, and something that should not evolve and/or mutate into being worn in other ways.