Morning all! Back in Rome. It was over 20C in Rome last night - quite a change after a day of light snowfall!!! Lovely to see DH and DC after a long trip.
My tall bespoke riding boots have arrived, they are black and fit great. I could have asked them to make them even taller, turns out I have really long legs. But the fit is lovely, they are very comfortable and I'm not sure whether I'll ever take them off.
Wearing with them a very short old Zara A-line mini, my Filippa K long plum-colored sweater, black opaques and a steel bangle from COS. And my big rose quartz cocktail ring. Can already see that the new boots and opaques will be my winter uniform... Depending on how much I like these I might also get another chestnut-colored pair (to be worn with navy clothes).
The new bras have made a big difference how my tops fit. For the first time, I feel the bra is really doing things for me - actual support and comfort and great shaping. (As a relatively small-breasted woman, I've always thought bras are just decorative. I wonder whether I should explore corsets next...)
Had a good flight last night. Had quite a lot of luggage so upgraded myself to business class (was almost alone there - lots and lots of space and very attentive service) and enjoyed champagne, a great meal, reading the new Tom Wolfe novel and Nov British Vogue. The latter had really great photos (I love, love, love the pared down Phoebe Philo for Celine looks - particularly the white ice-skate-like zipper boots). I like minimalism - I love Raf Simons, Celine, Calvin Klein - sculptural simple but stunning looks. Some parts of Vogue were pretty pathetic though. For example their online shopping guide - ho hum, MN has covered that ground long ago. And some of the writing is pretty excruciating.
Mig I'm clearly a binge shopper but I've adhered to my budget this fall and am quite happy with the things I've bought so far. Shopping can become very addictive though, online shopping in particular - I realized during the summer that I'm sometimes doing it to lift my mood or to fill up empty boring moments. I've unsubscribed all shop newsletters and will try to consider all purchases for some time (days, weeks) before committing. Boots and bras were carefully planned. My three new sweaters were impulse buys (and not from sale) but they were not super-expensive, they update my very dull winter wardrobe and I will not be back at home before end of Jan (when the sales are over). The Filippa K has great CPW status already - I simply can't take it off 
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Right, need to go back to get luggages sorted, to shop for some food (craving calf liver), and to enjoy the sunshine and blue skies outdoors.
What are you all wearing today?