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As I got dressed today I asked my husband if I looked like Christmas. He looked me over and didn’t answer for a long time. His face was searching my face for the right answer. I could see the wheels turning in his brain — “does she want to look like Christmas? Then I answer yes. Or is looking like Christmas a bad thing? Then I should answer no…” Finally he said quietly said no. He made the right choice but honestly, I probably do look like Christmas. It was technically a trick question. Then the weather did me a favor and dumped snow on the ground to really drive home this holiday look one month too late. Or perhaps twelve months too early. Fashionably early is what I prefer, if you were wondering. 

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113 Responses

  1. I love the look! And I'm quite surprised at you having snow in Texas. I live in Philly and we've barely had dustings of snow this season. 

  2. It is Christmasy, but tell me: What is so wrong with extending the Christmas season? Nothing. Nothing is wrong with that.

  3. omg. i had the same thing happen to me this morning.  i was also wearing a green and red plaid shirt similar to the one you are wearing. i almost wore it with red jeans and i thought "this may be a bit too Christmasy" and i knew if i asked the bf he would say, "yep, Christmasy…but in a good way!" just like the other day i wore a red and white striped dress and he told me I looked like "where's waldo…in a good way!"  

  4. This had me laughing! I did the same thing the other day with my husband. I asked him "when (??!!) did these bootylicious hips show up???" he said that he couldnt figure out if I was happy about having hips or it meant that I thought I was fat….oh boys…they try so hard to find the right answer.

    xx Ashleigh
    http://www.ashflynn.blogspot.com

  5. When I first saw your pictures without reading your post that was my initial thought but then I felt it was still very seasonal (winter) and really cute.  I love the idea of the plaid with the red blazer.  I am so jealous of your risk taking! 

  6. Kendo, this is probably one of my favs of yours to date. If you look like Christmas, I want to too 🙂
    Ginny
    mynewfavoriteoutfit.blogspot.com

  7. Twelve months too early would still be one month too late.

    Just saying 🙂

  8. I love it by the way. Maybe not the red jacket as I could never carry that colour but the rest of it I adore.

  9. Psh – you look adorable. Christmas or not. And aren't you allowed to wear Christmas-like attire as long as there's snow on the ground? I thought that was some sort of rule.

    Morgan
    seemomogo.blogspot.com

  10. you actually just like winter, love the plaid and the velvet blazer together 🙂 love when the snow is white & clean like that! so pretty.

    xo. c & v

    cake & valley

  11. Too funny 'what he was thinking'!! Very cute outfit. And the background is adorable too!

    xoxo from californiahttp://liriostyle.blogspot.com

  12. Oh I love that shirt from J Crew. I def need some tartan in my wardrobe!

    Shannon
    bigdreamsandexpensivetaste.blogspot.com

  13. This post made me giggle. I feel like I always ask outfit questions like this to my poor fiance. Thankfully he has learned to give the right answers too 🙂

  14. I think if you wore this during the Christmas season, you would look like Christmas. But it's not SO Christmasy that you look like Christmas when it's not Christmas. Say Christmas again. Christmas.

    Sarah's Real Life (Bead for Life giveaway in progress…)

  15. I think looking like Christmas is aspirational and awesome! Haha. I aim to look like Christmas as often as possible…love the chunky monkey scarf and cute, bright blazer! 🙂

    -Brittany of @suburbchicblog
    http://suburbchicblog.blogspot.com

  16. Ah snow! Where are you from? Is snow a normal thing or pretty rare and exciting? 

  17. I'm really mad at Christmas for ruining the perfection of a good red/green combo 363 days of the year. Hail the brave soldiers that defy it 😛 

  18. you look lovely and once again i must say how much i enjoy reading your posts! your writing is hilarious :))

  19. I was sooo shocked to find snow on the roofts this morning!! You look so pretty in the snow background!

    Joyce@
    Sip-n-wear.blogspot.com

  20. I didn't think texas got snow…either way you wear it well!  😉

  21. This outfit is lovely. you don't look like Christmas. A bit western but not country. 

  22. Here in Chicago we have yet to see snow! I am jealous! 
    2girlsin2cities.blogspot.com

  23. Considering I wore an almost identical outfit on Christmas, you might 😉 Red and green always makes for great colorblocking though!

  24. I think the shade of green and the amount of blue makes you fit right into January without a holiday feel.  🙂  I did get a kick out of the description of your husband thinking it through.  hahaha.  Oh, my husband would do the same thing.  So sweet.  You always look great.

  25. Looking like Christmas is never a bad thing ;). I love this look. You are adorable. 

  26. Haha..my husband does the same thing! Searches my face and answers what he thinks I want to hear…too cute. 
    Shereethehartungs.blogspot.ca

  27. admittedly, you do look kind of like of Christmas, but only because of the colors – not the pieces in the outfit itself.  and looking like Christmas is not a bad thing in my book, so you're in the clear. 🙂

  28. Your husband was right and I think if there's still snow on the ground, it doesn't matter! Plus you look fabulous 🙂 And I love that scarf! The colors in it are just gorgeous.

    xo Ashleyluckylittlebird.blogspot.com

  29. Christmas or not, I'm loving this look!

    PS I can't believe you guys got snow in TX, but I have yet to get any up here in NY!haha

    xo,Alyssawww.runwaychef.com

  30. Love your outfit and your husband is very sweet. There is nothing wrong with feeling like Christmas all year round.

    Agi:)

    vodkainfusedlemonade.wordpress.com

  31. I love your outfit, and definitely not too much like Christmas. Makes me miss it though! It's freezing here too, but we have no snow. I'm jealous! 

    Love your blog Kendi! Addicted! 

    Love Amie x 

    http://amiebelle.blogspot.com/

  32. Hahaha what a great description of your husband's dilemma! That means he's a good man 🙂

  33. I love the scarf! If looking like Christmas is wrong, I would not want to be right! Great look Kendi.

    Brandy
    whattowearwithpandy.blogspot.com

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