Cozy Pants

It snowed a bit this morning, which is very good news because it was much warmer than it has been in almost a week. I have the feeling that when I first arrived in city (almost ten years ago, time flies!) winters were much colder than they have been in more recent years. I remember freezing on my way to work and having to wear stockings under my pants pretty often. I don't know if I simply got used to the weather or it has been really milder but I am almost certain than in the last two years the temperatures never fell around 10 degrees like they did last week.

Luckily for me this time around I didn't have to wear double layers around my legs. My camel plaid café capris kept me warm on the way to and from school and the gym (basically the only activities that involved walking in the windchill). These pants are really thick and the lining provides total insulation from the cold.

The plaid in the pants has some red and some orange-y coral and I have even contemplated buying a cashmere sweater in those tones to pair with it, since I don't have a red sweater. I did buy the cashmere cable in heather poppy before the holidays but I returned it because I wasn't 100% in love (it is also less plush than my "original" cashmere cable in camel).
It turns out that I had the perfect orange sweater but it didn't cross my mind to pair it with the pants until last week, when I was pretty much desperate to find something clean to wear with them (for those who haven't seen my previous post on these pants I am wearing a 0 and they fit TTS):

The sweater is the cashmere bateau from a few years ago in a color that I think was called cinnamon spice. I almost threw this sweater away after wearing it on Halloween because it had a lot of pilling and I was a bit tired of the color (as a matter of fact in the last two years I only wore it on or around Halloween). However, after washing it with the Laundress cashmere wash it came back to new life. The pilling is almost gone (without me actively de-pilling it) and it is much softer than before. I joked with a friend the other day that it looks like it went on a cashmere beauty farm. Anybody else noticed an improvement in the appearance of old and ratty cashmere sweaters after washing them with the Laundress cashmere wash? I have been washing my sweaters with it for almost a year and this season in particular they are all coming out GREAT, I mean better than before. Maybe it is because I use really cold water or the fact that I try not to be lazy and iron them right away but I noticed an improvement. In any case I am happy that my tendencies to be a hoarder and never throw anything away in this case resulted in my finding the perfect sweater for these pants.
In case you are wondering about the bracelet, it is a present that my friend (the one who threw the party Saturday night) gave me for my birthday last summer. Isn't it beautiful? It is more of a summer bracelet but I love it with this sweater.

That's it! I think we saw the worst because as I said it was much warmer today and it is supposed to be in the 50s later in the week. As much as I love these pants, I am glad that I can wear the rest of my wardrobe again ;-). Stay warm.

Do you have a pair of cozy pants that protect you against the cold weather? Anybody else is using the Laundress cashmere wash and had miracles happen to their cashmere sweaters?