Hooray for color!! After having slept for 14 hours the day before to recover from my Black Friday escapades, I needed something to jolt my senses and get me back into the swing of things. I think these maroon tights did the trick!
Here’s a brief recap of my shopping shenanigans for the past two days:
“Midnight Madness” at my local outlet was indeed madness. I had checked the specials ahead of time and noticed that certain stores were actually opening early at 10pm. So after our hot pot Thanksgiving feast, my mom and I headed out to the outlets, game plan in hand. We braved the 35F weather and waited outside the Gap in this line for about 15 minutes. Once inside the stores, the crowds weren’t terrible and I love being able to browse racks that are correctly sized and sift through tables where the clothes are still folded and in nicely organized piles. The smallest sizes are usually still available and are just sitting at the front of the rack waiting for you to try them on. This is probably the main reason I love to shop as the early bird. That, and the fact that I’m not waiting 30 minutes in line to check out. My mom and I shopped until midnight and I was happy to take home my $25 worth of spoils.
I then slept until 6:30am, at which point I scurried over to my local mall to hit up the doorbuster specials at my fave stores. After making an initial round through the entire mall (I hit up Gap, BR, Urban Outfitters, Ann Taylor, and Express), I actually hadn’t found a single thing worth buying. Needless to say, it was a bit disappointing. I then decided to join the throng of people waiting outside Forever 21 to see what I could find there. Although Forever 21 didn’t have much in terms of actual Black Friday specials, I appreciate the fact that they get new inventory in daily so I always have new items to pick through whenever I stop in (which is at least once a week!). Needless to say, I found lots of items to my liking (I did pick up two fur pieces!) and ended up leaving $94 poorer.
And after a nice two-hour nap in the afternoon, followed by a solid 12 hours of sleep later, I’m finally starting to feel back to normal again. And while I did miss the traditional Thanksgiving fixings this year, I’m eternally grateful to hot pot for not giving me a whole week of the same leftovers.
Hope everyone’s having a glorious weekend! ^_^
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AKM says
Look great and the skirt is adorable x
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Stavroula @drugstoreandbargainlover says
I loooove the color of the tights 😉
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Vicky says
Love the outfit. It looks festive for some reason. Maybe I'm just in the festive mood! Haha. Yeah, your Black Friday experience is awesome. I was too chicken to venture out in the cold so decided to sleep. I did venture out the next day and found something worth sharing, but Loft factory was totally raided. This was the first time I went to the store and didn't come out with something in my hand. 🙂 Oh well. I LOVE LOVE LOVE hot pot. what did you put in it? I'm looking for more ideas. 🙂
kileen says
@Vicky we stuck with mostly traditional ingredients — thinly sliced chicken/pork, a variety of frozen seafood balls, imitation crab, bok choy, etc. The only new item we tried out this year was a frozen fish cake. It was very savory and a great addition to the broth. I think this will now become a hot pot staple in my family!
kileen says
@Vicky oh, and if you're interested, i posted a picture of my hot pot too: http://twitpic.com/3a6uys
Angga says
love the outfit!! ah hot pot, I want some!!
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What Would a Nerd Wear says
i just love the pop of color with the tights here–i was totally not expecting it as i scrolled down and it was a great burst of color. gorgeous!
Mandy says
Such an adorable outfit! It looks like it would be perfect for a holiday party, especially the ruffly skirt.
Jo says
Incidentally, you are wearing Allouettes colors in this post! That must mean my husband's beloved team will win the Grey Cup today! 🙂
P.S. – my family doesn't always do "traditional" meals, either. We've had hot pot instead of turkey before, too! Yum.
kileen says
@Jo oh i had no idea, but how awesome!! go Allouettes!
Bonnie says
I love the Black Friday recap. I dragged my fiance out at 4 a.m. and shopped until 2 p.m. It was exhausting, and now I feel like I have a Black Friday hangover. Totally worth it, though.
That being said, I love your outfit. Too few people think they need to stick to one color palette, so I appreciate you stepping outside the typical boundaries and experimenting with color. 🙂 Kudos!
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Michelle says
I love what you found at the GAP! So pretty! The ten o'clock GAP outting sounds fun! Stress level did not seem like it would be too high for me in that situation. :p
Glad you are feeling back to normal now! 🙂
Ping says
kileen– i love your cardigan! its so cute and festive with the sparkles. i definitely bought too much stuff during black friday. my bf felt bad for my wallet and decided to pay for all my food/gas this weekend…lol.
Cee says
I remember seeing this BR skirt on a store mannequin but you look so much better in it 🙂
Loved your Black Friday recap. I can't believe you went shopping, napped, then went shopping again. Talk about hardcore!
Banhannas says
Now you are definitely a hard core shopper for braving out on Black Friday! Glad you did some shopping. 😉 I love the shiny details in your outfit, so festive!
Collette Osuna says
You go girl!!! LOVE these tights..the shoes are awesome.and the skirt is super ruffled and fun:)
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Tara says
I love your tights…I bought tights that color last year, wore them once, and when I went to wear them again saw they had a huge hole in them! I never got around to buying another pair, but maybe I should 🙂
kileen says
@Ping wow, your bf is so sweet!! i'm telling my bf now in the hopes that he might get some ideas too. 😉
kileen says
@Tara you definitely need some colored tights!! We Love Colors has an amazing selection. You can use code WELOVECANDY and each pair was only $6.
Ashley says
Lovely outfit! I love the maroon tights…I've been such a sucker for colored tights lately!
Sounds like your shopping weekend was interesting…I only spent $55 on a coat, so I'm proud of myself! I like the looks of the tights you got! Like I say, I've been such a sucker for colored tights lately, hehe!
minnja says
So lovely!
Amazing pictures :)))
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Lilly says
I LOVE the color combination, fabulous!
The sweater is so cute, is it a recent buy?
Ashley says
The skirt is adorable & I love the color of your tights!!! This may be my favorite outfit you've worn so far!!
Can't wait to see the fur pieces you bought! 🙂
SewPetiteGal says
As always, impeccable color combo! I love that cardigan – so cute! I had no idea F21 had inventory coming in daily :O
Tamara Nicole says
That ruffle skirt is super cute! I've always wanted to wear colored tights, but get scared. Way to rock it!
Ellen ♥ says
yay! up for the combinations of colors and for the skirt and shoes 🙂 plus the smile 🙂 lovely. 🙂
have a nice day!
♥ Ellen
Nelah says
That skirt is sooooooooo cute on you. Interesting color combination and they turn out well, Kileen.
The Little Dust Princess says
You look fantastic! Love the maroon tights. We Love Colors contacted me during the summer about doing an outfit post for them, and I feel so terrible not having done it yet. I just never had the chance to wear navy tights or white thigh highs! I recently took photos for them though and I can't wait to post for them. ><
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kileen says
@The Little Dust Princess oh how awesome that they contacted you! i bought on my own after seeing what a wide color selection they had. the tights are nice and opaque just like i wanted and i really like them!
E says
you are so much braver than I to take on the big sales at the stores right now. I am terrified!
kileen says
@E haha, the trick is to tackle them early before the crowds come in. come 10 am on Black Friday, all the families started pouring in and that's when i ended up leaving. the outlets are always a fun time though! 🙂
Rach says
Those tights look so cute, I love them with those silver heels :]
kileen says
@Lilly It is actually!! Just bought it online less than a week ago. I have a link to the item in the post where the clothes are listed. It was on sale on the Charlotte Russe website!
kimmie says
Hey Kileen! I LOVE that skirt.
And that's so funny that you hem your jeans like that. And here I was, thinking that it was so cool because I had never seen it before. (Maybe all those people, you included, were doing TOO good of a job that I couldn't tell) I just always took mine to the tailor! LOL 🙂
Meredith says
girl, you are tiny! jealous! great posing, very profesh:)
kelsey says
cute, cute! all these colors work well together!