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Garden Variety

1/7/2016

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Guys! What do you think about this orange hat? o_O Too much? Hehe. I felt like the outfit needed a bright pop of color, but I couldn't figure out what color to add. I think a golden yellow hat would have been nice, but I don't really have one, soooo. Yeah. I dunno. I guess the orange looks OK. Right? Riiiight? Yeah, it's whatevs. It's fine. Heh. Sooo, it's f*cking cold out there, now. Am I right? >_<

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SO COLD! T_T Going to Florida for a week definitely set me back. I wore away some of the protective layers that I've built up from living up north for 10 years. Hehe. It has definitely been an adjustment, these past several days. Oh and, as you can see, it snowed...and the snow stayed. Bah! >_<

At any rate, I figured now was as good a time as any to bust out the heavy green cape coat. It's a real gem and it doesn't see the light of day as often as it should. I decided to use it as a canvas for a predominately earth tone ensemble. It's a really elegant cape coat, so I tried to dress it down and make it more casual with the neutral colored jeans and the cute vintage sweater vest that I thrifted, last year.


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The dark green cardigan is from my sponsor, FashionMia. I have three green cardigans of various shades, but I really felt like I could use a casual forest green one. I don't know why it's not enough for me to just have one green cardigan. The different shades seem to matter immensely. Heh. Anyway, this particular cardigan is a bit thinner than I was hoping for and, as a one-size item, it *just* fits. I could have used something thicker and more over-sized. Still, I was able to stuff a cream colored sweater into it (it's underneath my sweater vest, but you can see the sleeves peeking out a bit at my wrists). ^_^

On the plus side, it's the exact color that I was hoping for and it's long enough to cover my backside. :D It will definitely be a great staple in the Spring/Fall. I was surprised by how closely the color matched my cape coat. I could barely tell where the bell sleeves of the coat ended, so that was nice. Hehe.

Initially, there was a mix-up with my package. The first one arrived, last month, but it had a different item inside. I contacted FashionMia and they re-shipped my order, though it took some time, since the cardigan was out-of-stock. When they re-shipped the item, it arrived within 2 weeks. So, from a customer service perspective, I was pleased with the transaction. Though, I was disappointed in the fact that it wasn't easy to tell which items were actually in-stock on the website. So, I'd be mindful of that bit.


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Overall, I had a positive experience with FashionMia and I am happy with the quality of the item that I received. As always, you should feel free to email me or leave a comment below, if you have any questions about my shopping experience or concerns about quality/fit. I'm happy to help, if I can!

I hope you liked this colorful, slightly quirky outfit. ^_^ Have an awesome weekend! <3



Thrifted - Vintage Patterned Sweater Vest (Swap Group) & Dark Brown Boots (Gift)
Warby Parker - Notched Key Hole Glasses In Tortoise

Levi's - High Waisted Skinny Jeans in Portland Brown
c/o FashionMia - Forest Green Cardigan

Chicwish - Emerald Cape Coat

♫ Thank you so much for your comments! Though I may not respond to each one, I read and appreciate all of them! ♫

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Frannie Pantz link
1/7/2016 11:01:12 am

Well I am glad it worked out! And personally I think the orange hat was just the right touch!

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:48:59 pm

Thanks! The more I look at the photos, the more I like the orange hat, so. Yeah, it grew on me. Hehe. :D

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Lindwormmm link
1/7/2016 04:43:23 pm

At first I was a bit confused when I saw the green cardigan picture... It's so identical with the coat :D it's awesome!! <3 love it!
Loving the hat too!

It was -26 Celsius here today -__- we have a tiny bit of snow too. Not happy about it ;(

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:49:33 pm

Haha. Awesome. It's not that often that I'm able to match colors so precisely. So, that's cool! :DDD

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Suzanne link
1/7/2016 04:48:34 pm

I love the colours in this outfit.

I like the idea of another sweater under the cape coat so it looks like the sleeves are long. Otherwise it wouldn't be very winter friendly.

bisous
Suzanne

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:50:20 pm

True dat! Long sleeves on the cape would have been perf, but yeah, there are ways around that bit. ;P Thanks! <3

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Noelle Mettille link
1/7/2016 10:08:23 pm

I like the orange hat. I think it has enough of a red tone to compliment the green well.

I also have three green cardigan...a kelly Green one, an olive one, and a chartreuse one and I do wear them all regularly. In my world green is a neutral and you can never have enough lol.

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:51:23 pm

Yessssssssssss. Hehe. See, Noelle knows what's up! :DDD <3

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Lauren-Blair link
1/8/2016 01:58:30 pm

I love this outfit! And I went to the University of Miami so I'm beyond used to green and orange...so I think it looks good, haha! Awesome coat and sweater! XO
Lauren-Blair
www.prefertobedemure.com

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:51:43 pm

Hehe. Right on! Thanks! :P <3

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Missy May link
1/9/2016 05:50:05 am

Really love your coat. Very nice, Anna.
Happy new blessed day.

http://missymayification.blogspot.co.uk

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:51:58 pm

Hey, there! ^_^ Thanks! <3

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Jen link
1/9/2016 06:27:29 am

I love the orange beanie with that tone of green. Some may call it outrageous, but I call it genius! :D

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Anna
1/9/2016 01:52:15 pm

Radness! Thanks! <3 *^_^* <3

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