ATLANTIC PACIFIC X HALOGEN

I think the entire blogosphere was excited when Blair Eadie announced that she was designing a collection with Halogen, Nordstrom’s in-house brand! I, of course, set my alarm to launch time and shopped like a woman who would never shop again. My only gripe is that the Atlantic Pacific x Halogen collection was advertised as being size inclusive, but not every piece came in plus. In fact, quite a number of key pieces didn’t! Regardless, I still spent way more than I meant to, and I’m really pleased with a lot of it!

This colorful turtleneck was one of the standout pieces from the Atlantic Pacific x Halogen collection, and I’m so glad I snagged it! I’m wearing a size 2X and I find it pretty true to size. It’s meant to sit just a touch wide on the body, which is great if you’re like me and loathe clingy sweaters! haha I love love love the color combination here–it’s so fun but also adult enough where you don’t feel childish in it. I can’t wait to pair this with a bright coat–I feel like it would look amazing under a light pink or pink green coat! Since it isn’t that cold yet, I opted to pair it with my new jeans from Mott & Bow, a direct-to-consumer denim brand that just extended their size range! The fit is really nice, though a bit stiffer/less stretchy through the thighs/hips than I anticipated. It broke in nicely during the day though! The only thing I would have loved more is a skinnier cut through the ankle–I like my jeans to be second skin and these were on the looser side. That’s just a matter of preference though, so if that’s the kind of cut you like, definitely check these out! Really hoping Mott & Bow extends their sizing on the rest of their selection–they have some gorgeous cashmere sweaters I have my eye on!

To play off the brown in the sweater, I paired the look with a pair of brown riding boots–these are from last year, but are still available in black and charcoal online! Since the brown is out of stock, I linked a similar brown, wide calf option below! 🙂

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Outfit Details :: striped turtleneck (wearing size 2X–true to size) :: skinny jeans (wearing size 14/34) :: wide calf riding boots (available in black and charcoal, similar boots in brown) :: pink zip clutch (similar) ::





Outfit Details :: striped turtleneck (wearing size 2X–true to size) :: skinny jeans (wearing size 14) :: wide calf riding boots (available in black and charcoal, similar boots in brown) :: pink zip clutch (similar) ::