Recent Purchases: 50% off Banana Republic & Ann Taylor

I hope everyone had a great weekend! The past couple of days have been unseasonably warm for Boston, reaching 60 degrees!

I'm sharing a couple of recent purchases from Ann Taylor and Banana Republic when they had a 50% off final sale items. The sale is still going strong at Banana Republic and has increased to 60% off final sale items at Ann Taylor.

First up is ANN TAYLOR- I walked in not expecting to purchase anything. I immediately went to the sale area and I saw stacks of shoes and boots marked as final sale. There were several pairs of kittens heels in the color Cobalt flame that immediately caught my eye (I've been wanting a pair of blue suede heels and smaller heels for everyday since I tend to go for 4+ inches).  These were on final sale for $28.00.
These KITTEN HEELS are currently $89 with extra 60% off online ($36 final), but in store they are $28.99 (final sale). These have a 2.5 inch heel pictured on their website photo below.

I love this pairing with classic pieces and neutral colors from the AT site!

There were quite a few pairs of these as well as the higher heel version (EXOTIC LEATHER PUMP) also marked for final sale at $32.99.

After seeing these on my feet, my husband exclaimed "well you have to get the matching bag" and ran over to the rack to get it for me. I had no intentions of purchasing the clutch, but after seeing how much my husband liked the bag, I ended up purchasing it too.
The bag was a little pricier at $44 (not final sale); still debating weather or not to keep it (not sure how much wear I'd get out of it). This clutch comes in several colors (red, cobalt, black suede, studded version, and glitter version)

Wearing OTK Boots // Recent Instagam Outfits

Here are some amazing sales going on this President's Day weekend:

NORDSTROM RACK - Clear the Rack event - extra 25% off sale/red tag items (online and in store)
JCREW - extra 40% off of final sale items with code SHOPSALE
MADEWELL - I have several of their chambray shirts and love them! extra 30% off sale with code XOXOMW
BANANA REPUBLIC - extra 40% off sale items with code BRFIT
ANN TAYLOR - 30% off regular priced items and 50% off sale items with code LOVE
BROOKS BROTHER - The prices are high here, but quality is great. (My husband will only shop here for work clothes.) For those of you who like BB, clearance items are up to 50% off clearance

It's been extremely cold here in Boston and what better way to keep my warm legs than over the knee boots?

 I have now collected about 5 pairs over OTK boos over the years - 3 pairs of flat leather ones, and 2 pairs of heeled suede boots.

My most recent pair is the  COLE HAAN MARINA OVER THE KNEE BOOTS - these are currently 30% off on the Cole Haan site with only a few sizes left. During this President's Day weekend, you can get an additional 25% off with code PRES25. I purchased mine at the end of last summer during the Nordstrom Anniversary Pre-Sale. The other pair is by REPORT; I purchased mine several years ago but THIS is a similar pair from this year.

I love the look over an oversized top flowing over skinny jeans or leggings.

First up was this red OVERSIZED SWEATER from Zara paired with a pair of  Levi's  FLAWLESS SUPER SKINNY JEANS. I love adding a large necklace to plain pieces like this. This JCREW LAYERED CIRCLE NECKLACE has been on heavy rotation these past few months. It's currently 50% off too!

I adore stripes and can never have enough stripes in my closet.

Here, again I've paired  an over-sized Zara sweater - this time a turtleneck with thick stripes. I lucked out and found this at Zara on super clearance last year for under $10. HERE is a similar one if you're interested. Once again I added a STATEMENT NECKLACE to this top.

We got some snow earlier this week so there's snow and mud everywhere. To avoid dirtying or even damaging my suede boots, I've actually been changing from my winter boots into the over the knee boots in my office. Here is a picture of my less glamorous winter boots - the SOREL WINTER FANCY LACE II. I again purchased these at the end of last winter when they were on sale for about $80.

Depending on your office environment, you can definitely wear OTK boots with more office appropriate clothes as well. My company has a business casual dress code in general, but differ drastically from department to department. However, when I meet with clients, I can't wear jeans, so for a more conservative office look, I wore the same Cole Haan boots with a dress and a black blazer to meet with clients. This is an old picture, but I wore the exact same outfit with a blazer over.

REVIEW: Halogen Marlie Point Toe Pump

I'm a huge fan of leopard print and own several pairs of leopard flats (one pictured above), but have wanted a pair of heels after seeing all the pairings from JEAN. With the hundred of positive reviews and raves about this HALOGEN MARLIE POINTY TOE PUMP in leopard print, I decided to order a pair myself when they were restocked recently.

Due to mixed reviews about sizing, I ordered my usual size 6 and 5.5. The size 6 arrived last week, but unfortunately was almost an inch too big for my feet. I patiently waited for the 5.5's to arrive and when it finally did, I was so disappointed. The color of the left and right shoe were completely different - it almost looked like I was wearing two different pairs of shoes.

The left shoe was significantly darker than the right shoe