Vest obsession

Barbour "Calvary" Quilted Vest (sold out)

I've had this thing for vests lately. I have no idea why. The JCrew Factory herringbone vest is everywhere in the blogosphere, and even though I never really wanted that specific one, I'm wondering if that has influenced my current vest obsession. And it's not even that I've been on a vest buying binge, because I haven't. At all. But I WANT a new one SO BAD. Specifically the one pictured above or pretty darn close to it. 

I saw it on a lady at the airport a couple weeks ago. Sometimes I wish it would not be creepy to ask strangers if you could photograph them because their outfit rocks. She had the perfect travel outfit on - this vest over a striped long sleeve shirt, wine colored skinnies, and flat, neutral colored suede booties. I loved that the vest was quilted but not puffy. And I loved the wine colored collar. When I got home from the trip, I started a google search and happened to find, what I believe, is the exact vest she was wearing. Of course it's at Nordstrom, of course it was $180 (aka waaaaay more than I want to spend on a vest) and, even if I could stomach the money, of course it's not available in my size, or at all at this point.

Fast forward to today as I have to pick a work travel outfit. I realized I have a blue quilted vest with my company logo on it! It's not the Barbour vest, but it shall do for now so I could at least recreate the travel outfit I had seen on the stranger (hers was way better.)

Vest: From work, hence the blacked out logo | Top: Gap (option) | Skinnies: Express (option) | Booties: Sam Edelman | Bag: Lo & Sons

Yes, it's dark outside because I had to be up at 3am for a 6am flight!! Thank goodness it's a short week. Here's a close up of me and my OG bag which I just adore. It really needs its own dedicated post.

Hope you all are burning all your calories now to make room for the food coma later! So so close, can't wait!! By the way - the Holiday Style Link-up starts on Monday, December 2nd! It's never too late to participate! As you're thinking about what you're going to wear over the next few weeks, or if you simply want to document and share your Thanksgiving outfits - please be sure to link up on Monday when the theme will be Holiday Party Part 1: Casual Holiday Party or House Gathering!! Hope to see you there!

Linking up with Tori and Lauren.