Fall things

Thanksgiving is as late as it can possibly be this year, which means Christmas is hot on its heels.  Which means I am having "CHRISTMAS IS COMING" panic.  That's rude to Thanksgiving, to say the least.  Some helpful accoutrements for slowing down and enjoying fall and all that it brings: 

A wooden cutting board/cheese tray/bread board/all around useful kitchen thing, for less than $10.

A pretty plum-hued lipstick.

I don't know how you're really supposed to make hot apple cider, but these mulling spice tea bags certainly seem to help (you can find these at Whole Foods).

Perfectly spare black kitten heel pumps.

The clutch to end all clutches: it's black!  It's brown!  It has stripes!  It can be monogrammed!  It's perfect.

Beautiful agate jewelry boxes for storing all manner of trinkets.

A coat for indulging your inner badass (30% off today with code GAPFRIENDS, and it comes in regular, petite, and tall sizes).

Hilarious boxed set of Ruth Bader Ginsburg cards for all your favorite lawyers.

Absurdly cheap graphic sweatshirt (from Old Navy, of all places.  $7, without any of their constant coupons, in regular, petite, and tall!).

And what would fall be without a cozy textured throw blanket?

(Top image by Heritage Bicycles.) 

Welcome to Tuesday.

It's been a while since the last link-stravaganza, so for your reading pleasure, the good, the bad, and as always, the bizarrely interesting.  Happy (?) Tuesday to all, and to all a good cup of hot coffee and a nice place to enjoy it.  

What do you think about outsourcing pretty much everything?  

Perfect leather-like pants (not to be confused with these leather-like pants).

A sort-of mind-blowing comparison of today's stars with their similarly-aged counterparts of yore.

January Jones was Betty Draper for Halloween.  Really.  Dear JJ: Pretty please do this every year for the rest of time.

How to clean a cast iron skillet.

Why young adult novels are actually really, really good (hint: good plots sans author pretentiousness).

The Olympics are coming, and the dress code is moose sweaters.

Pirates hate Britney.  That's rude (though admittedly low on the list of their transgressions).

The most adorable thing you will see today is not baby animals, it's these photos of the Beckham family watching Harper play soccer.

Snort.  

The Miss Manners of Motown sounds like she was a fabulous lady.

Champagne got lawyered.

(Image of Darcy Miller Nussbaum's apartment via Architectural Digest.)

Boo.

Happy Halloween!  Are you dressing up?  Your little people?  I'm not -- visiting my friend who just had a baby instead.  But to get in on the celebration, my favorite costumes from around the web: 

Nicole Richie (and maybe her husband?  I can't tell) as Twins. 

Babies dressed as football coaches: AMAZING.

A dog dressed as Zoltar from the movie Big!

Bad pic, but fab costume: Jennifer Morrison as Cher Horowitz from Clueless.  I like to imagine that in this pic, she's just left the party because her dad demanded that she be home in twenty minutes BECAUSE EVERYWHERE IN LA TAKES TWENTY MINUTES.

Willie Geist from the Today Show dressed up as the Hof, which cracks me up (Matt Lauer's Pamela Anderson is just a little too much for me).

And the dog who won Halloween: Tottie the Pug in a Wrecking Ball outfit.  I can't stop laughing.

I hope you all eat too much candy.  XO. 

Oh, cheerio. We're perfect, just in case you were wondering.

This isn't real, right?

I suppose that I should not be surprised that this woman's baby is adorable and perfect, given that she's jumping and playing volleyball in serious heels and all.  But really?  It's not enough that you're a princess?

Even the Queen is impressed.  She's like the opposite of McKayla Maroney.

This photo of Her Maj gazing adoringly at George is just darling.  Well-played, Kate.  Well-played.

(Top and bottom photos via The Daily Mail; middle photos via PopSugar.)

Jammies

Chilly fall temps have made me a sucker for cozy, comfy, sleep/loungewear that is probably best described as "man pajamas." (HOT, I know.)  Six cute sets for wearing whilst curled up on your couch with a fire, trashy television, and a cup of hot apple cider.  To put a super sexy fine point on it, crazy socks and giant robe are optional, but highly encouraged.  

H&M Striped set, $24.95 (available in pink, too). 

Sleepy Jones Marina pajama shirt, $145, and Paloma pajama short, $64.

Eberjey Gisele PJ set, $115.

J. Crew nightshirt, $68 (now 25% off with code SHOPNOW; and you can get fancy and add a monogram for $10).

Brooks Brothers solid classic pajamas, $98.50.

Anthropologie Posy Burst pajamas, $58.

(Top image via here.)