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I’m not sure why lately but I’ve been craving a faux leather vest for my wardrobe. I love the idea of throwing one over a blouse and a pencil skirt to wear to work, or on over a tee shirt and skinny jeans for the weekend.
Forever21 currently has a ton of options. What do you think? Which should I get?
{Shirt: Old Navy; Faux Leather Shorts: Free People; Wedges: Target; Cuff: H&M; Sunglasses: Canal Street Vendor; Bag: Cornelia Guest}
There’s something about a chambray shirt that just screams All-American to me. I usually associate it with even more denim and images of red, white and blue. I’ve about worn my chambray into the ground but still refuse to retire it. I love how versatile it is, and how easily it can easily be toughened up with some faux leather.
Source: google.com via Corrie on Pinterest
There is something about leather leggings that is so chic to me. I love how they have the comfort of a standard legging, but make even a sweatshirt and chucks look super polished and put together.
Most leather leggings are really expensive, but nowadays there are so many great vegan ones on the market that are much less expensive as well as cruelty free. Here’s a few of my picks. I was fortunate enough to pick up the Express pair, albeit a size too large at a local thrift store.
Black Denim Vegan Faux Leather Leggings $84.00
Express (Minus the) Leather Legging $59.90
Romeo & Juliette Couture $44.99
While I’m keeping all tan and warm in Miami, I figured it would be appropriate to keep the blog on track for fall and winter with vegan fashion wants. So let’s talk leather jackets.
This post is especially for my hubby, who by the way has just notified me he hates being referred to as hubby. So from this point on, on this blog he’ll be referred to by his name, Jim.
Over Labor Day weekend we decided to take advantage of some of the sales going on in local department stores and go shopping to update Jim’s wardrobe. One of our friends works in men’s fashion, and she set us up with a fantastic list to shop off of. So we dedicated most all the weekend to locating the items and crossing them off the list.
While at Century 21, Jim found and fell in love with this gray leather jacket.
It was made a brand I’ve never heard of called Infinity. I couldn’t even find this brand online to link their look book photo. It looks very similar to the Boss jacket at the top of this post. The jacket looked amazing on him. It fit perfectly, and the gray was a unique color that really suited him. The only issue with it was it was leather.
When he asked me what I thought of it, I told him the truth. It looked amazing on him but I wasn’t happy it was leather. I really didn’t want to get all preachy on him, he did only recently go vegetarian. I offered to find him a vegan version of the jacket, but if he didn’t want that and really loved the Infinity jacket, told him to get it and left it at that. He loved the Infinity jacket so much he initially made the decision to get it, but later prior to heading to the cash register changed his mind and put it back. He said he felt guilty. All in all, I was really happy he made the decision on his own.
So Jim, this special vegan versions post is for you! I found you a gray leather jacket that looks almost exactly the same as the one you loved. So now you can look all sexy and badass for all us ladies without any guilt, knowing your jacket is a compassionate choice.
Not Vegan: Alexander Wang Leather Shorts
Sometimes I wonder how it is I can be a vegan but still LOVE the way leather looks. It’s so bad ass and slick. A good leather item can instantly make any outfit less girlie and more tough.
I’ve been absolutely loving the recent leather short craze. Especially Alexander Wang’s version. Let me tell you searching the internet for vegan options on this trend was infuriating, because if you input the wrong search terms you get a bunch of bootie shorts and banana hammocks. Yuck.
After some research I did find several viable options. While researching this post I fell in love with the Free People pair below, though they’re not high-waisted like the inspiration pair. While in Manhattan after work this past Monday, I happened by their storefront (which I didn’t know they had one, I thought they were an online retailer). I ducked in quick to see if they had them, and treated myself to an early birthday present. They were on display right up front so I viewed it as a sign they were destined for my wardrobe. Happy (early) Birthday to me!
What’s your thoughts on leather shorts? I have a feeling it’s you either love them or hate them, there’s no in-between.
Vegan: Free People Vegan Leather Shorts
Vegan: Play Me Faux Leather Shorts
Vegan: Plastic Island Faux Leather Shorts
Lately I’ve been pinning inspiration images onto Pintrest like I’m heading to the chair. Most of what I’ve been pinning lately is fashion related, and there was a wealth of great stuff on the net with the recent completion of Fashion Week.
One image that I pinned that I loved is this one.
image: http://mrnewton.net
This girl totally oozes coolness and makes me jelly (my hubby’s term for jealous). And I LOVE her jacket! Or is it a vest over a jacket? Who cares? It looks totally badass! The leather sleeves are totally bitchin’ and I love the fluffiness and texture of the shearling. Not the most vegan friendly outfit though, is it?
After finding this image I happened across an awesome jacket with similar, pleather sleeves at a thrift store.
It wasn’t a shearling jacket, but damn it’s cool. Oh yeah and it’s worth $275 but I got it for $5. Heck yeah!
Since I got my pleather sleeve fix I then wanted to keep an eye out for similar, vegan shearling coats and or vests. Being the end of the winter, I should be able to find some good deals. I’m also going to keep an eye out at my local thrift/consignment shops as well being stuff like that pops up all the time. In particular I think I’m going to keep my eye out for more of a vest. In the meanwhile here’s a few options from stores I’m considering, the top being the one I like the best.
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