Yesterday after some work and a Pilates session in the morning, I threw on a very casual outfit of AG flare jeans, a blue hoodie sweater, and silver sneakers. I thought I was going to work at home, but realized I had a couple of pressing errands (for one thing we were entirely out of dish soap, and I can’t stand a sink of dirty dishes!).

I was going to put on a causal puffer but then thought why not wear my infrequently-used long burgundy wool coat? It’s not overly warm but warm enough, I like the dramatic length, and I love this burgundy and blue color combination.

Pic 3 is with my packable shopping bag. I have a half dozen of these bags by Loqi— the prints are fun/pretty, and I carry at least one in my bag at all times. It’s fun when they coordinate nicely with my outfit.

Pics taken in Macy’s, where I stopped to check out a potential holiday gift idea which was a bust, but randomly spied a pretty blue-teal cashmere sweater — classic crew neck, easy fit, and on a sale with a coupon that brought it down to $54, so I brought it home. You can see a corner of it in one pic.

So…I say stop saving the good stuff for dressy occasions! Wear the coat!