Home on the Ranch
Did you know that I grew up in California? Probably not ’cause of my hard-edged-super-tough New York attitude, but I did. I grew up in the South Bay, near Palo Alto, the town now synonymous with a little company called Facebook. I try to get back there at least twice a year to visit my folks and see my old friends.
I’m not gonna lie, my style totally shifts depending on where I am traveling. When I’m in California, my style is much more casual—jeans, tees, sneakers. And when I’m in nature, I pull out the Southwestern wear—boots, bandanas, and cowboy hats. In this look below, I’m definitely leaning on that Southwestern vibe. There’s something so effortless to this kind of style, I wish I could pull it off all the time.
The first exciting thing about this post is that I finally bought a pair of Madewell jeans. I rarely wear jeans, so even though ladies rave about Madewell, I just never saw the point of even trying them. And then I did, and now I understand the hype. This style is called the “Flea Market” and they really are the perfect high-rise flare. They’re snug in all the right places, and the material feels like buttah. They also appear to be on super sale right now!
The second amazing thing is that I found you the exact same vintage sweater that I’m wearing! It’s on Etsy right here. This NEVER happens. It really frustrates me when I’m wearing vintage and I can’t find you a similar item. So you can only imagine how elated I was to find you the exact same piece. Someone go buy it ASAP so we can be twinsies 
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Shop My Fave Southwestern Sweaters
Top: similar here | Jeans: Madewell “Flea Market” in Maribel wash | Bolo Tie: vintage, similar | Choker: Tate New York via Wild West Brooklyn | Sweater: vintage, exact same sweater here | Bag: Clever Carriage Company | Hat: Beaver Creek Hat Co.
Lips: Nars, Heat Wave
11 Comments
Lena
February 14, 2017 at 1:26 amI’ve heard such good things about Madewell!
clothesandpizza
February 17, 2017 at 8:47 pmMe too! I can’t believe it took me so long to try them!
Molika
February 16, 2017 at 4:20 pmYou look like a city girl to me. I did not know you’re from CA 😊
Joanna
February 16, 2017 at 4:24 pmHad no idea you were from CA!
Rachel
February 16, 2017 at 5:44 pmLove the style of jeans – I wanna start trying different styles outside of the skinny that I normally wear
clothesandpizza
February 17, 2017 at 8:48 pmI usually wear either skinny jeans, wide leg, or flares. It’s fun to change up the style of denim every so often!
Jenny
February 16, 2017 at 9:31 pmOk I’ll hit the I believe button, those Madewell jeans are too good.
Cris
February 17, 2017 at 12:05 amCame here just to say how much I love your outfit
clothesandpizza
February 17, 2017 at 8:48 pmAww thanks Cris! Glad you’re reading along :o)
Kelsey
February 17, 2017 at 2:45 amOh…woah. You were talking about how well the jeans fit and I’m sitting here thinking “yeah but most don’t fit my booty and my little waist” and then I saw your pictures. I’m thinking I need to check those jeans out ASAP!
clothesandpizza
February 17, 2017 at 8:49 pmIt sounds like we have the same problem: big booties and small waists (although, I’d argue that this isn’t really a problem per say!)