Oh the weather outside is frightful... but your outfit doesn't have to match!

I can't move my arms!

There is a lot of things that straight up stink about winter.

Good bye; bathing suite, shorts, tank tops, skirts, sundresses, sandals, swimming, pool side mimosas and warmth.

When its warm, its easy to be hot.

Literally and figuratively.

There is nothing hard about throwing on a sundress during the day with a bright flower in your hair and wedges.

And at night putting a black skirt on with a cute top and heels.

Thats simple. Its college girl attire 101, they basically teach it to you at orientation.

The tricky part is finding a way to look still attractive and fashionable when its snowing outside.

In this blog we are going to give you tips to make sure that the stride from your apartment to Pigskin is anything but a cozy yet ugly set up.

So lets go over head to toe; the basics with a little bit "trendy steroids" pumped in.

Head

On a night of going out, hats are never okay.

Ever.

Ever.

Ever.

Part of me even wonders why I am going over that.

Im just making sure nobody is thinking about wearing a beanie to a bar.

Your hair can have goose bumps for five minutes.

Neck

Scarves are a good idea, if you know how to wear them.

Much like what I said with the sweaters, scarves are good in solid colors and simple print. I think its safe to say that a thin black scarf goes a long way when putting an outfit together.

There are some rules though....

Rule one: Do not every put pattern on pattern.

Solid shirt = fancy scarf

Fancy shirt = very subtle scarf /no scarf

All solid colored shirts underneath 

Rule two: it should not be a hassle or in the way.

Keep scarves looped around your neck and short enough that they won't be getting in the way or being tripped over or anything crazy.

If your scarf is so wild and out there and hard to deal with, it will not only take away from your outfit but it will take away from you.

Just keep it simple.

Rule three: no thick knit scarves with crazy doo-das dangling off of them

Once your scarf starts looking less like an accessory and more like a big Dr. Suess character draping from your neck, you did it wrong.

We are trying to stray away from the fact you are trying to keep warm.

If its simple and subtle, you will keep warm and still look god.

KEEP AWAY FROM KNIT!

They are good for going to class in or running to Krogers, but other than that they are just like wearing sweats.

They are frumpy looking.

There is a difference between a going out scarf 

And a thick scarf you wear between classes when you are sick.

Coat

Ballistic for blazers.

Trade in your peacoat, and throw out your leather jacket.

Blazers are what you want to be seen in.

As you can read from my previous blog "Getting Blazed", blazers are the popular going out coat for this year.

They make girls of all types look thin, professional, and classy.

The best part about blazers is, they never look tacky. It would take a lot of work for a blazer to look tacky on someone if you are wearing solid colors.

Even light blue and orange look good as blazers. In fact, typical men's business wear as a whole is actually popular amongst women this season, blazers are just part of the trend. They truly are the coat of the year and I am not directing anyone reading my blogs to any type of coat for this season.

For more info on blazers and why they are so popular and where you can get yours, read my previous blog "Getting Blazed".

Bottoms.

There are a few options for women in the winter, and they haven't really changed over the years.

Option one: Suck it up. 

You go from warm building to warm building. I wouldn't be too concerned about frost bite in a 4 minute time span. Bare legs are usually the best option for winning "sexy points". However if you are going to go through this option, use lotion. The cold weather will dry your skin up. You will be scalier than a fish if you don't use lotion on your legs in the winter

Option two: Jeans

Now its very important you figure out what type of jeans look best on you.

Typically skinny jeans look good on anybody (if you wear the right size)

Dark blue or navy blue skinny jeans are usually a safe bet. Make sure you wear a bright top with dark jeans, and a dark top with light jeans though. The contrast looks good.

If you have long thin legs, you should try the flare jeans look. They are truly an optical illusion. They will make you look taller and your legs thinner. They will also make you look edgy. However, in my opinion, not everyone can pull off flare jeans.

Option three: Leggings.

In my rule book, if your shirt covers 3/4ths of your booty when wearing leggings, you an wear leggings as pants.

They're tight and comfy. Guys love them. And they look adorable and simple underneath a big baggy crazy top and tucked into some uggs or boots. 

Black leggings. Always fine by me.

Option four: Tights! (my favorite)

DONT PACK YOUR LITTLE DRESSES UP YET!

I LOVE patterned tights! Tights look good under shorts (sometimes) and under dresses.

Patterned tights should be worn with simple solid colored dresses. They are the perfect leg accessory to keep you warm and looking good

Tights come in many different shapes and colors. In my opinion, your best bet is to stay with dark calm colors.

Black, brown, dark purple, dark red. 

None of that crazy neon yellow or metallic. 

As for patterns, there are a ton of options but the flower pattern or small diamonds or any other type of small subtle designs looks good. i feel like there is a fine line between what looks cute and what look tacky/trashy.

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Shoes

When it comes to shoes, it doesn't change too much. However walking in the snow with pumps on is VERY hard. I would recommend packing pumps and stilettos away until the ice thaws. But the heel has not vanished completely! 

Booties are still a classy option when going out. They were in last winter and according to all the website and fashion run ways, they aren't gong anywhere.

They truly are the winter time heel. They are more covering for that wintery snow boot look and they look adorable when paired with tights. These are probably your best going out option

(number 4 and 9 and my favorite)

Another option you have are tall, leg hugging, boots. With or without the heel, they make your legs look long and thin. The best part is they keep you warm while still looking put together. 

Personally, my favorite are suede and colored leather 3/4th claf covering boots. Here are some examples...

I usually try to avoid black leather boots or any that go beyond 3/4th of the calf because those have a negative connotation (try googling "thigh high leather boots" and you will see what I am talking about"

Other nice options for going out boots are rider heels and fancy cow boy boots. They give the same sexy  look but spice it up with something a little bit out of the ordinary. In fact I am currently on the hunt for some cute cowboy boots. I think those are trendy and out there enough to stand out, but not look too tacky.

Well there you go. From top to bottom, we covered it all. Hopefully you found something here that will help you when it gets colder. Just being the weather is terrible, doesn't mean you have to look just as bad. Winter time fashion looks completely different from any other seasons fashion, but it in fact has the same basics as every other season's fashion. Yes you need to cover up more to keep warm, but you can do it in style if you get creative enough.
Stay trendy!