My Coat is the really exciting thing here! It is a 1945 Eisenhower cut military jacket that I got at this great military memorabilia shop, Westwall Militaria, near my town! The guy that runs it, Gary Cain, KNOWS everything about anything historically military wise, like how Hugo Boss actually designed the military uniforms for the Nazis and all sorts of random, super interesting facts! He has tons of really cool leather goods, canvas totes, coats, jackets, pictures, pins, buttons, weapons!! I mean EVERYTHING! I basically went in there, told him the shape and size and era of jacket I was looking for (there was one from South Africa that I was interested in but cost more than $500 because of its rarity), and wrote my request in a book. He goes to all of these trade shows and events and kept his eye out for me until he found this beauty (like 3 weeks later) and he only charged me $20! He said that hundreds of thousands of these were made so there are quite a few out there.
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What I love most of all is that the army-store guy's passion is his job. I'm working on that...
It is a great jacket and I love it paired with the ladylike dress!
It is a great jacket and I love it paired with the ladylike dress!
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What a nice man! I love it!
I LOVE the jacket! And the boots are just yummy!
haha loving the accidental colts outfit. the polka-dotted dress is adorable and i'm loving that authentic military jacket. it looks great on you! :)
I "accidently" made a spa appt so I could conveniently miss the Super Bowl! HA ha...
My BF is on to me! :)
LOVE this coat! Such a great shape! Is it itchy?
ohh i absolutely adore this outfit! this may be my favorite outfit of yours yet!
love that coat! this is the most adorable outfit! :)
Fantastic outfit! I absolutely love the polka-dotted dress, and the story of the jacket makes it even better!
Random fact: No team that has ever lost to Tampa Bay during the regular season has gone on to win the Superbowl. New Orleans has lost to Tampa Bay during the regular season, so according to tradition, they're supposed to lose.
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i didn't notice the mustard tights until you pointed them out! they look really cute paired with the blue!
I love this look! Very cute! :) lol your blog is always funny, at least your honest about the super bowel. Sadly, it's all I have been hearing about for a month!
Beautiful jacket, I love how it's nice and crisp! & I didn't remember about the Super Bowl until my mother asked me last night if I was doing anything for it, haha.
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I love the jacket! Such a cool story behind how you got it too. I have always wanted a military jacket!
Thats sounds like such an interesting shop! And I love your dress. :) I think I'm gonna go for the Saints so maybe I'll do a little gold and black ensemble.
love the girly polka dots and the contrasting milatary jacket!
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I'm so glad you liked my post about your blog! I've been planning my post for a while, and I just dicovered that Jessica from What I Wore too published a post about you in this days. Everybody talks about you ;)
By the way your polka dots dress is beautiful! It really suits a military jacket on it!
what luck! I need to meet more fashion friendly people!
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what a cool dude. love what you did with the coat here- i bet it's gonna be super versatile for you.
is it super bowl sunday today??
DOH!
;o)
Wow - you're so lucky to have such a great guy who can source things like that for you! He did good, too - I love the toughness of the jacket against that gorgeous polka dot dress.
amazing dress! love your style!
Amazing jacket! That guy, Gary Cain, is a real sweetheart.
So jealous, that coat is so cool! lucky girl!
That fact about Hugo Boss is really interesting! hmm?
Cute polkadot dress! xoxo Jolie
My husband has been a die hard Colts fan since he was a kid. Our TV has been on ESPN and NFL Network non-stop for the last two weeks! I've seen game analysis, season footage, past superbowls. Words cannot express how I excited to know that the Super Bowl (and the end of football season)is finally here!
I'm glad you rooting for the Colts! Cute outfit@
wow thanks for the fact! crazy...:)
cute outfit!
xo
what an amazing jacket! sounds like an awesome dude, too.
darling outfit, as usual. that coat is amazing!
Beautiful coat!
It looks like it is warm too- bonus. :)
Love that jacket. Amazing!!!
I loveee that coat! So much.. and perfectly paired with the dress! You never fail with style!!
I love polka-dotted dresses :)
There's a store like that about an hour away from where I live, but its so hectic and messy, you can never find anything!
That jacket is seriously awesome!! I love the story behind it too! It helps to make new friends in little places like that! :)
Your dress is too adorable!
That's such a cool story about the jacket. It looks great on you!
I love your dress, the color is great
That dress is so darling!
What I love most of all is that the army-store guy's passion is his job. I'm working on that...
It is a great jacket and I love it paired with the ladylike dress!
love this dress. it's so cute and fresh looking. and i'm so glad the colts lost!!!! sorry, but i love football. i wore black and gold proudly tonight! but you look darling and i won't hold it against you:)
Your sense of style is getting better and better with each passing day.I really love you !
I don't think you can get that sort of personal touch in very many clothing stores! What a tremendous purchase with that jacket. It looks fantastic with the dress.
What a beautiful coat -- and I can't believe he only charged you $20. What an incredible, historic find.
Your polka dot dress is inspiring me to wear my dotted finds...:)
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that whole outfit is seriously amazing! so so cute and really sophisticated while still being simple. love that jacket!
xoxo
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Haha. You sound like me. I forgot it was Superbowl weekend until I was grocery shopping and they had team colored cupcakes. I was like? What's with the colors? These aren't any local school colors? What's going on?
Love the polka dots and the jacket. Simply lovely.
love the jacket and dress. what a lovely story.
Christina, that coat is WONDERFUL!! It goes so well with that adorable dress of yours!
And don't feel bad... I totally forgot it was the Super Bowl too.. Oops! ;)
xoxo
Amy
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Gosh I love that dress, and those boots are heavenly!
what an ADORABLE dress! simply adorable!
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Polka dots!!!!! I LOOOOOVVVEEEE them! (sorry about my loud voice)
The jackets is also really, really nice. It looks fabulous on you.
Though I wouldn't have put these beauties together.
Sorry, that "your team" didn't win.
That's really cute, i love it !
xoxo
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Oh my! The amount of love that I have for that jacket is ridiculous. I love it!
...go COLTS....(too little, too late)
I'm diggin' those tights laaaady! Me likey.
And I mean that in a non-pervy way. Lol!
I Love that dress! Navy and white polka dots are such a classic. Your hair looks particularly amazing in these photos too!
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That coat is a positively sweet find! Kudos! Love your consistent picture concept!
I absolutly LOVE your dress!
It's so adorable!
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