Lands’ End – Quality Matters

Jenny & I got together on Saturday to shoot a little vlog about one of our very favorite topics – Lands’ End.

You know we love their clothes (zomg have you seen the new Ponte Collection? I’m in love) but we also love their outerwear. I was about to say “particularly for our kids” but that’s not really true – our coat closet is full of LE for all of us. It’s the best.

(I really want this, in case any of you are wondering what to get me for Christmas.)

We have a trade agreement in our family that clothes and such follow a pattern that goes: Kate-to-Sophie-to-Lily and Joshua-to-Sam-to-Jonah. The Lands’ End stuff our kids have go through those three steps and still come out looking great – it’s really kind of amazing.

Here’s a little video of the coats and jackets that have taken our kids through several seasons:

Our kids are set for their coats this year, but they needed some new winter-wear accessories, and LE was kind enough to send us some of their new things to try out. I am so anxious for Sam to try out this stuff that I am almost looking forward to cold weather. I can’t wait to see this hat on his head – it certainly looks great on Jonah!

And finally – boots.

As Jenny said, it makes sense for us to buy quality outerwear that will not only last our own kids a couple of winters, but will still look great when we pass them down to their cousins. (And with the exception of the new accessories, we did actually buy it all!)

Lands’ End is the only place we look, because they agree with us – Quality Matters.

What are you doing to get your family ready for the winter?

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Fall Footwear

As I’ve said before, I’m rather shoe-challenged. I’m a terrible shoe shopper! So I’m always excited when someone wants to send me a pair for review, because then I know they’ll be fashionable and I won’t have to be left to my own devices and buy granny shoes, and I was not disappointed in the latest shoes I received from Naturalizer.

Not only am I a bad shoe shopper, but my feet are terrible and I get awful blisters from many kinds of shoes – which is why I love Naturalizer. They are so comfortable – they’re flexible, light, and soft. And they’re cute!

They’ve got lots of fun styles for fall, from tall boots to flats. Check them out on www.naturalizer.com and become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Naturalizer.

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Things I Love Thursday: My Trench Coat

This spring I was on a quest to find the perfect trench coat. I tried on a bunch of them at the mall but I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for, so I researched the crap out of it (yes, I researched a coat purchase) and upon deciding I was not going to spring for one from Burberry (it’s not that I don’t want to spend $1k on a jacket…), I instead went with one from Banana Republic.

It is perfect, and I love it.

It was a splurge (though on a much lower level than the Burberry!) but it is great quality and a classic, and I know I’ll wear it for years to come. And it makes me feel great, so it was worth it!

What is something you’ve splurged on that was absolutely worth it?

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Oh, and if you’re dying to buy this trench (or anything else at Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy or Piperlime), now’s a great time to do it. From March 17-20, you can use this coupon to get 30% off your entire purchase… and even better, they’ll give 5% of what you spend to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which is an organization very close to my heart!

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