11:19 AM • Oct 6th, 2008
By cheapjap
Cheap JAP 101
I looooove jumpers. I thought I was going to have to say goodbye to my fave onesies till next year, and that made me sad.
Then I paired them with tights, and realized that jumpers on their own are fun, but jumpers layered over other stuff are even funner!
Remember that H&M number I bought on a whim? After wearing it by itself all summer, I tried it with a gray, spandex-y BCBG tee, elastic black-and-gold belt (from Urban, like eight bucks on sale) and black tights.
I added black tights to the Crazy Denim Jumper from Beacon’s Closet, too.
With a blue-and-white pinstripe button down and Mom’s riding boots, I think it looks better this way than by itself.
(Though, with floral-embroidered denim jumpers, one really never knows). 
11:50 AM • Sep 10th, 2008
By cheapjap
Cheap JAP 101
Yesterday’s crappy weather got me thinking about rain boots. I’m not entirely opposed to those gimmicky, patterned wellies: A splash of color usually brightens a wet depressing day. Problem is, they’re so obviously rain boots that they can’t be worn once the rain lets up. You might look prepared on your morning commute but on your way home, you look like a jerk-off who forgot to change her shoes. Wearing wild wellies indoors is equally problematic; even in the most casual of office environments, they can’t double as a chic boot. Lucky for us, there’s a whole crop of rain boots that can. You might even want to wear them when the forecast is clear.
I totally heart the orange detail on this rubberized equestrian boot. And doesn’t the neutral Hunter boot look like something a British aristocrat might wear to a hunting party? Oh so upper-crust! Brown and Orange Equestrian Boot, Tamara Henriques, $65; Lady N Rain Boot, Hunter, $129.95.
The fold-over tweed detail coupled with the sleek wedge make the black boot something I’d wear rain or shine. And the fade-to-black trim on the blue wellie is uber cool. Black Tweed Sadie Rain Boot, Sperry, $69.95; Burnished Rubber Riding Boot, J.Crew, $75.
