1.Boots and Leggings.
I admittedly will max this look out until people start to wonder if I even own a pair of real pants. I can't help it. I'm a former dancer turned lover of comfort and to me there is no better fall option. I also like the idea that at any given moment I'm ready for any sort of dance emergency that may pop up. Because, you know, you should always be prepared.
2.Crisp fall air and sunshine.
It's no secret that as a city New York has always had my heart, and the feeling of cool air and warm sun on my cheeks is like walking through Central Park. It is just right and makes me feel so hopeful.
I thought I loved this weather because of boots and leggings… Then I remembered boys in plaid shirts. You guys, BOYS IN PLAID SHIRTS! The other day on the way to work I counted no less that 8 very good looking gentlemen sporting plaid shirts and I was so distracted I almost missed my stop.
4.Hot Apple Cider.
It's like drinking all of fall and the best things about the season.
5.Scarves and Sweaters.
This one isn't my strongest choice alone, but coupled with #1 and #7 I can find no other combo that I would like to wear all of the time. Also, I secretly feel like this is the easiest look to pull together and achieve the ever elusive and always sought after 'effortlessly striking look' that we're all hoping for.
6.Sleeping under a warm quilt with the window open.
The best sleep you will ever get. Ever.
7.All of the layers.
See also scarves. This goes back to the dance thing for sure. There is a huge difference in being hot and being warm. Hot is gross and sweaty and I have no control over it. Warm is being cozy and comfortable and totally in control of my temperature. In college I would basically wear everything I owned to a ballet class so I could systematically strip off a layer at a time and maintain the perfect temperature.
8.That feeling of something new and exciting.
I'm 31 and haven't been in school for years, but that doesn't stop me from getting that excited, first day of school, big adventure, butterflies in my stomach feeling whenever the first real fall day hits the city.
p.s. the photos above are a little photographic proof of 1, 5, 7, and maybe a little 8. (For the record I tried to snap a few photos of 3, but I just felt like a creeper.)
p.p.s. if you happen to know 3 who enjoys 6 and 2 and would want to meet for 4… Let me know ;)
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