Winter Outfit Inspiration: Black & Grey

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Today I'm paying homage to my 2 favorite colors - black and grey.  I'm playing matchy-matchy with my surroundings and the ever present dark clouds.  My daily outfits have deteriorated, much like the weather outside. The truth is, I'm feeling rather meh lately about my outfits. Winter outfits just aren't pretty and glamorous.

I refused to be swayed by outfit photos featuring bare legs, high heels and summer outfits with snow in the background. I don't have a car where I can hop in to defrost. Most big cities in England aren't exactly car friendly....... meaning, I have to be gird my loins and bear the cold in whatever outfit I wore in the morning. Thankfully, it hasn't snowed over this side of the Atlantic ocean and it hasn't been overly cold. I could even dash about doing my Christmas shopping in flats and my toes are still intact. Tis a miracle indeed.

I've been trawling through the worldwide web in search of chic and comfortable winter outfit for inspiration in order to deter myself from living in my sweats permanently. I adore Miranda Kerr's head to toe black outfit but I doubt I can manage more than 2 steps in her Gianvito Rossi heels. A few weeks ago, I saw a popular UK blogger in her pencil thin heels as she wobbled about on the paved streets of London. My inept self felt infinitely better. *high five, sistah*

I'm still automatically drawn to black and grey. It's the French in me (I was French in my previous life). The two colors are classy, urbane, versatile and sophisticated (it's funny how one can find plenty of adjectives for positive reinforcements to convince oneself). And European (this doesn't include cities near the Mediterranean where colors rule. Oooooh my eyes hurt). So tell me, what outfits are you wearing at the moment? For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, please refrain from speaking as envy has a way of rearing its angry head.