Launching Oct 23rd. 

Campaign photos by Sam Taylor Wood

 {images via Selectism}

We had quite the random cold front come through Dallas this weekend.  I wish it could stay longer, but  I guess I'll just take this as a preview for what's ahead.  The cold and gray weather sent most people to the stores to purchase any piece of warm weather clothing you could buy.  

I of course, headed to my favorite places, GAP & Target, to see what goodies I could find.  And sure enough GAP was having an additional 40% off the sale price & a sale on jeans.  I managed to snag this women's military jacket for about $20! I've been looking for a jacket like this for quite sometime and i scored big time with this one.  Target did not disappoint as well.  I decided to take home these floral leggings for $12.  Cute right?  And now that we can wear casual clothes at work for the rest of the year, i'm excited that I can wear these more than just on the weekends.  

Did you all snag any great deals this weekend?

{Jacket not sold online- similar here  | Leggings not sold online only in store- similar here}

Even though i'm suffering through a cold, it's not holding my back from sharing these new gems I got for my gams.  My first ShoeMint purchase arrived the other day.  I was a little worried that the 7.5 might not work, but they were perfect!  The soft suede fabric feels like butter.  But my favorite is the gold details freckled across the toes.  The few studs & spikes add a slightly masculine touch that kind of make you feel like a sexy bad ass.  Am I right?  

Click here to purchase your own pair from ShoeMint.

Ox Blood.  Kind of a disturbing trend huh?  Ox Blood is burgundy's naughty older sister who is constantly breaking curfew.  (see my post on burgundy statement pieces here).  I love burgundy, but there's something almost romantic about Ox Blood.  Maybe it's my slightly gothic side, but Ox Blood is so rich, it reminds me of the Victoria era.  (I keep picturing Brad Pitt from Interview with a Vampire for some reason.)
I truly love red during these winter/fall months, but the same bright and vibrant red I would wear in spring & summer doesn't quite translate into the fall very well.  This deep, rich red is such an amazing color for the fall. I prefer to wear it on my feet, nails and in my hair.  How will you be wearing ox blood?

 {See, even Miss Courtney Kerr is rocking the oxblood this week on What Courtney Wore.  Isn't she just fabulous?}

{first image via Bergdorf Princess Tumbler}

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Saturday night my good friend Pepper invited me to see the Pistol Annies in Ft Worth.  To be honest, I'd heard of these ladies, but couldn't tell you if their song was playing on the radio.  All I knew is Miranda Lambert was in this all girls group, and what right minded Texas girl doesn't just love Miranda Lambert?  

So on a rainy saturday night, we trekked the 50 miles to Ft Worth.  Pepper in her best cowboy boots & myself in my best denim shirt! We ate chicken fried steaks & chicken fried chickens the size of the dinner plates at Riscky's Steakhouse.  And then wandered the Stockyards until the ladies went on stage at the world's LARGEST honky tonk, Billy Bob's Texas.  I may not have been able to see, but i could hear and those ladies sure can sang! 

I suggest if you haven't heard these ladies, jump on over to iTunes, buy the album and see if there are any tickets to their shows still available.  

**This post is seriously picture heavy, but well worth it!!**