Rainy Days

The winter has been very dry here in NorCal.  And although it's only my second winter here, it is clear that the lack of rain has been very unusual (it rained constantly last year).  The lakes are the lowest they have been and there has been talk of water restrictions.

But, suddenly three days ago... it rained and it hasn't stopped.  Being a Michigan gal, I am no stranger to rainy weather so I welcomed the rain with open arms.  I have been dying to have some sort of weather here, I mean... I love the sun and predictability but dammit I need some rain sometimes.  I have been missing the big thunderstorms that Michigan would get in the summer and although thunder isn't something that happens in NorCal a lot, it's nice to just have something other than sunny weather.

Finally having some cooler weather meant I could finally wear this awesome bomber jacket from Target that I had been drooling over for years.  Yes, years.  I think the first time I saw it, I was Black Friday shopping with my mom and sister but it was $40 and it's rare that I will ever pay full price for an item.

The jacket kept reappearing in the fall and I never caught it on sale until recently ($19.98? YES PLEASE).  I think I might have maybe... possibly... done a happy dance when I saw that it was half off.  I walked out of Target with a bounce in my step, that's for sure.

I have always wanted a pair of tall black boots, but I have pretty thick calves so I never thought that would be an option for me.  One of the sales associates at Lane Bryant suggested I try this brown pair (even though I really wanted black) and they fit, so I bought them.  I was a little disappointed at first because I have always heard that you can't wear brown shoes with black... well, anything.  But then I realized how utterly ridiculous that fashion rule is and let's be honest, how ridiculous most fashion rules are. And really the point of FATshion is to be bold and break the rules that have restricted us for so long.  

So I guess you could say my brown boots were a personal revolution VIVA LA BROWN BOOTS.  

Outfit Details:

Jacket- Target

Dress- ASOS

Boots- Lane Bryant

Knee High Socks- SockDreams

Lipstick- M.A.C. Viva Glam Rihanna