2. The Legwarmers Reinvented

Greetings readers!

At the beginning of this holiday season, I was given some lovely news: a lay off. In order to keep my mind occupied, my mother was insistent I be dragged on all of her shopping endeavors. We had gone to visit my brother at school, but first we had to stop at Marshall's. *Fun fact: If we go to a new place, a Marshall's or TJ Maxx is always sought out. It's a family thing.* While browsing Marshall's, I came across these legwarmers.

The Christmas Leggings.

I told my mom that I'd like them for Christmas. She laughed a little, shrugged, and said "Ok." Little did she know, they had become rather popular these fall and winter seasons.

So low and behold, on Christmas morning, I unwrapped these legwarmers. Due to the lovely layoff, going places wasn't a high priority on my list, but I was determined that as soon as I did venture out, they would be worn.

Last night, on a whim, I called up one of my best-friends and with the guilty, pleading voice I asked her to go see the movie, "The Impossible." First and foremost, if you're looking for a well-made movie, that also happens to be a true story, go see it! It's based upon the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand and features Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. I'm a sucker for good flicks, having taken many cinematic classes in my days. But anyways.... I went to go pick up my best-friend and she laughed, gave me a perplexed look, and said, "Are you wearing legwarmers?" With a guilty, shy, little kid response, "Yes. Why?" Once again, she laughed, "Usually you wear them with stretch pants." I burst out in laughter, "Do you think I own stretch pants?"

Needless to say, they were not worn with stretch pants, but with jeans.

The Inspiration.

The Pinspirable.

Once again, due to the great genes I was blessed with, the leggings were not fitting under a full boot and over a pair of jeans, so I opted for a short boot. Still unsure of how I feel about the turn out, but I have other ideas for the next attempt. Do you own a pair of modern day legwarmers? If so, how do you wear them? And if not, would you wear them?

Items:
Peacoat - super old. (Future Pinspirable options).
Jeans - $30 on sale at the American Eagle outlet
Legwarmers - Santa (Marshall's)
Boots - $30 on sale at Macy's November 2010 (Future Pinspirable options)
Scarf - Santa (Marshall's)
Sweater - $25 on sale at Marshall's
Black Polo - $35 on sale at Polo Ralph Lauren outlet (Future Pinspirable options)

Till next time,
Bells

P.S. I do apologize for the bathroom photos, but unfortunately there's not a mirror in my bedroom. Don't worry, I'm in the market for one, so please bare with me! :)