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[quote=Anonymous]I totally feel you, OP. I'm a Kensington mom and over the past couple years I've decided it was really time to upgrade my wardrobe. I'm out of the infant years, I also WOH (government so no real pressure to dress stylishly there) and frankly was just tired of hating my clothes. I take a lot of cues from the stylish looking moms in my neighborhood, in part because frankly, I don't always trust my own personal sense of style.

Here's some purchases that have made me feel happier in the past couple years: one black and one beige trench coat (Cole Haan at Nordstrom Rack), one classic-looking Coach bag and one fun-colored Kate Spade cross body bag (not the highest end brands but ones that fit my budget), Born ballet flats in a few neutral colors. I like dark-rinse Lucky jeans and Frye-type ankle boots in dark brown (I got Adam Tucker boots at Nordstrom - they looked like Frye but were much less.) I got a couple pairs of Cole Haan Chelsea pumps for dresses - on sale, fortunately. I look for fun jewelry at places like Loft and LouLou, too.

I have a pair of tall black boots from Nordstrom that I also adore, however I only wear them with skirts. I have not yet figured out how the boots-over-pants look works yet (probably because I still favor bootcut jeans.) I hope to solve this mystery sometime this fall as I would like to wear my tall boots more often.

I am really not a fan of the long puffer coat, but I have thought about getting one that hits at the waist. I see a lot of Tory Burch and Uggs in my neighborhood too, but neither appeal to me in the slightest.

I am not saying I'm a fashion template or anyone should emulate my choices - in fact I'm sure there are those who would mock them. I only share all this as an example of looking around what others in your neighborhood are wearing, and choosing what you like and what works for you. [/quote]

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