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Life of Colleen
I'm not looking for a countermand, dear. I'm looking for reverse.
posted by Colleen Shirazi
on
Thursday, January 3, 2013
at 7:47 PM (Pacific)
Top: C & C California
Cardigan: Hugo Boss
Skirt: J.Crew Nico (from Feb. 2010)
Tights: Uniqlo Heattech
Boots: Cydwoq
Here I am speculating whether Heattech tights can transform a summery skirt into something winter-wonderful.
The short answer is, yeah. Mind you, today was not particularly arctic, but it was chilly. These tights run small-ish (I'm accustomed to ordering large in stuff like this), and they're 100% synthetic (other tights on the Uniqlo site contain a small percentage of wool and I'll wager they are substantially warmer). A nice factor is the "support"-ive quality—these fit rather tight, but firm-tight not uncomfortable-tight.
Of course, it is the end of the year (sorta) and time to showcase the best kids in the world. :)
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Labels: c and c california, cydwoq, glasses, jcrew, ootd, uniqlo, weekend wardrobe, year-end
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Talking snow! I love new things.
posted by Colleen Shirazi
on
Saturday, December 29, 2012
at 12:38 AM (Pacific)
Hola! I've been checking out this...unspectacular-looking turtleneck.
What makes this blog-worthy, is its "Heattech" technology: uniqlo.com. I tried one on the other day; it's quite reasonably-priced, so I figured, even if Heattech was a dud, it could function as a turtleneck. In a pinch, it could hide under a sweater, should it prove fugtastic.
If you'd like to sample Heattech, I'd recommend you try a Heattech-ified item on when you're about to knock the thermostat up and/or pile on a bunch of wool sweaters. You won't want to take it off—try it on in the morning! :) Where in the spectrum of "I'm wearing an electric blanket" and "this is a total rip" does this fall...hmmm...I want to buy more.
I got the off-white shade, on the logic: a) could definitely hide under a sweater, and b) if it did work as a top, it'd go with everything. I have turtlenecks in jewel tones for winter, yet am ever on the lookout for an ivory/cream model. You'll need a good nude bra if you want to go that route...the fabric is thin, and the top runs small (I sized up)...which makes sense, since it could be viewed as a simple base layer. I feel fine wearing this as a stand-alone top; the sleeves just fit (this would not work for long arms).
Labels: product reviews, uniqlo, wardrobe
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