OOTE: Springy in The Snow

As many of you I am done with winter and winter clothes. I want to wear light colors, take all my coats to the dry cleaning and wear sandals on my feet! It's March and in the big scheme of things it means that flowers should be blossoming and the temperatures should be steadily warming up. Too bad that the weather isn't cooperating and is throwing cold and even snow at us (we expect a snowstorm for later tonight). Well, I feel rebellious: I have a Mom's Night Out tonight and I have no intention of wearing black or gray or any of the usual wintery attire.

I have a little weapon on my side: last week I took advantage of the free shipping no minimum offer to buy another pair of velvet toothpicks. As you know I have and love my navy ones and I have been playing with the idea of getting another pair in the mauve blush color for some time. The mauve blush soldout pretty fast in my size (before Xmas) and I was never able to catch a popback. So when the price finally went down to $49.99 last week I pulled the trigger on a pair that was available in my size but in Tall. I know, I know, I am 5'2" but these are so short that I thought the Tall size couldn't possibly be THAT long and per description on the website the inseam of the Tall was to be believed only 2" longer than the regular in the same size. They arrived yesterday and they fit perfectly, like regular pants (which makes me think that really tall ladies are completely sized out in these). The mauve blush color is lovely and while it typically washes me out if too close to my face, it is perfectly fine in a bottom. The advantage of these is that 1) the color is very springy so I have the feeling that I am actually wearing a spring outfit while the velvet keeps me cozy in the snow and 2) the color is ideal to wear with a navy top.

So, snow or not, this is my "springy" outfit tonight:





Some of you must have recognized the top, it's the exquisite Keyhole jacquard top from last year. I bought it at the sample sale last summer for $40 but it was already too hot for a long-sleeved silk top so it was waiting patiently in my closet. I am wearing a 0 in this top and while the style is a bit "dramatic" and gives the impression that one should size down, I could not have sized down because it would have been to small around the chest.
The shoes are the Martina patent wedges and while they look more of a nude compared to the pants (they are a shade of blush without any "mauve") they go well with the pants. Unfortunately tonight I will have to wear booties, just in case there is snow on the street when I come back:





That little clutch is a very old Zara that I never wear because I have nothing in that color or that pairs well with that color besides black (and I end up wearing a black clutch). When the pants arrived they immediately reminded me of the clutch and I was thrilled that even if not exactly the same color, they are made for each other.

That's it (now I am late). How are you coping with the long winter and this new round of snow and cold weather?
I wrote an entire new arrival post yesterday with plenty of pics that I deleted by mistake (damn AutoSave). I will try to summon up some energy tomorrow and type it again. Stay tuned!