Thursday, December 11, 2025

I am linking up with Kellyann and Jill per usual!

I have moved all my Christmas tops to one section of my closet, and I have worn all but one at this point. I have also included anything red or green in this section. I have my Christmas headband and a couple of other hair doodads laid out to remember to wear. I have one pair of Christmas tree earrings that I haven’t worn yet. And, I am trying to rock a red lip most days!

I’ve been enjoying my two pairs of Matilda Jane red pants this week! I think Matilda Jane is back? They went out of business, came back as something else, and now I am seeing the name again but on Instagram ads, so I’m always cautious with those. Yes, they are the brand that made the cute little girl clothing, but they also carried women’s. The quality is great on the pieces I have of theirs. My mom found an ex-dealer of MJ (not drugs) in her hometown and bought me several things, and I also found several things at a consignment shop! I really don’t need or want more, but I appreciate what I have. I love the flare pants that have what look like different layers at the bottom and you will see those in my first photo.

I wore the dark red flare pants from Matilda Jane with an older Walmart white sweater and my Paris ballcap to go to a coffee shop. I wore my Koolaburra boots because it was snowing.

I found my Amazon ring in the little pocket of a small purse! It had been lost for about a month! Yay! Also, I consider my nails to be part of my fashion!

I didn’t end up wearing this Sunday but I put on my New Balances, my Land’s End track pants (navy with a light red stripe down the side), my North Pole Cocktail Club sweatshirt, and my headband. Tom came out more dressed up so I changed…

into my brighter red ruffle Matilda Jane red pants, a black long sleeve tee, and my black/red/green cardigan that I love.

For dinner out I wore jeans, a Green Walmart sweater, and my coatigan with a new scarf my friend gave me for my birthday. I don’t like the booties I wore.

I wore this to an indoor Christmas market and I knew it would get warm inside. I wore Halaras, my new New Balances, a white tee, my Amazon Essentials cardigan, and my headband. Yes, the headband got a lot of use this week!

This is the green sweater I wore under the coatigan to go out to dinner. It’s old from Walmart and has cute little buttons on each side. I wore this earlier in the day to run an errand. Notice I am also enjoying my very old Amazon black purse with my red/green strap that I bought separately.

Before we went to England and Scotland, I purchased a few sweaters from Walmart that were surprisingly good quality and worked great on the trip and beyond.

I bought these “Scotch tape leggings” maybe 10 years ago at a local boutique. I tried the young girl sock thing (socks over leggings) and paired them with a black sweater and a black vest.

I wore the black flare Matilda Janes (like the dark red ones in the first photo), a wine-colored long sleeve tee (hard to tell the color in the light) and my leopard vest to run some errands.

A few years ago I bought several Target A New Day long sleeve tees. They are surprisingly thick and well made and I wear one almost every day in the winter.

In new purchases this week…

I bought a Target sweater that I couldn’t resist! It is so thick and soft and says “Les Alpes” .

I have a friend who is a police officer and she was requesting clothing for some folks in need. I was brutal with fall stuff I never wore this season and some winter stuff I no longer want to wear and I had two coats that I never wear. I dropped off two big bags for her, and I appreciate her helping me out and I am happy that someone else can use them!

I think of my closet as a constantly evolving entity. I try to keep it cleaned out and organized and functional. I like to organize by type of item and color.

What have you been wearing this week? Do you have any favorite outfits of mine?

Amy

18 thoughts on “Fashion Files”

  1. They are all super cute but I think my favorite is the Halaras with the coatigan and scarf and sweater. I need some new plain tees to wear under sweaters and things. All the ones I have (from Target!) are getting so old and thin but I just never think to restock them. I have very few colors left to pick from too as hems have unraveled and lighter colors have gotten stained and I’ve tossed them out. Maybe I’ll drive Evan to work today and hit up Target… I do have 2 or 3 more gifts I still need to buy too.

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    1. Thank you! I wore it all day yesterday and it didn’t make me too hot. It is really nice quality and feels like it should cost $130 instead of $30.
      That’s my thought. In January I will turn to black, gray, blue, etc.

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  5. I love all your outfits, but I think my favorite is the one with the new leopard vest! Your holiday outfit game is chef’s kiss. I love the headband, too! It’s so much fun to dress up for the holidays. I haven’t dressed up everyday this week like I did last week, but on those days I make sure to wear red lipstick and Christmas earrings. I always get inspired by your outfit posts! I wish I had some of those “Scotch tape” leggings! They’re my fave.

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  6. I’ve done the same with my festive sweaters and top, they are not themed but mostly have more texture to them: several velvet tops, tops with fancy sleeves, gold, silver or red tops. I have been pulling out several to wear each week and adding some scarves. Love getting dressed in winter! Well done with your culling of things. I have added two jackets and some sweaters thrifting. I found a Jcrew peacoat in olive yesterday for just under $10 while thrifting. I still am looking for a longer one in red or tan.

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  7. Your nails are perfect for the holiday season. I love the red MJ pants…I haven’t seen that the business is back? I have a light green (sage) pair and black ones that I’ve had for years and love. Your coatigan is great! I’ve been wearing my festive sweatshirts the past couple of weeks. I even wore one yesterday knowing we might have snow day today. I only have so many days to wear some of my fave holiday sweatshirts haha

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    1. Thank you! They have been fun! I need these not to last too long bc I have another holiday set!
      So, the MJ I saw on Instagram could be fake? Not sure. I have loved having these red ones! Who knew? They have been easy and comfy.

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