Tempted Tuesdays // Let's Talk Fall - gray tights

The past few weeks I've been dreaming of fall weather.  Any time the sky gets a little bit grey or there is any hint of rain, I beg it to bring cooler weather.

While I do love the summer time, I get over the heat really quickly.  I love layers & wearing cute clothes in general and Summer really takes away from that.  I sweat, get uncomfortable in whatever I am wearing, & I hate it.  I wish summer was cooler!! Perhaps I should move north a little bit....

Things brings on a Tempted Tuesday's line of inspiration:

I love 'em! Not only will I mention tights, but look out for blazers, boots, bags, & more!  Now onto the tights......

I was in Nordstrom with my sister looking at winter boots when I came across this too cute ad for mocassins

While it's so blurry, I love the gray tights combo!

I can't wait for it to be tights weather.  I want to wear boots, jackets, sweaters, tights, etc.  I think I really like gray tights as a staple for fall.

If there is anything Pinterest is good for, its for showing me things I've already seen...in this case a 500 days of Summer poster with Zooey D wearing gray tights.....what, what?  I also found some really great gray tights inspiration there & doing a google search! I used Polyvore to merge items I'd like to have & similar items to ones in my closet.

gray tights by fivesixteenthsblog featuring opaque tights
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I am going to try to time fall right this year. I usually miss those golden days where weather is perfect for a light jacket.  Perhaps the weather just goes from boiling to freezing in the course of a week! But there should be some autumn in there some where!

What are you loving for the fall?

Do you have a staple for fall weather?

Sum Up Sundays: Tights Challenge Week #1

Lemme see those tights!

I want to give a shout out to Christina for adding to the flickr group this week! Hooray!!  I am so glad she's using this challenge as a test of her comfort zone....She is looking fab!

Now here's me for the week:

Tuesday through Friday:

& Saturday night:

I was a bit ill on Friday & Saturday but I had a birthday party to go to so I figured why not.

I was invited to coffee & a stroll downtown but at that point on Saturday I was still feeling horrible.

Let's see those tights! 

Go on a head & grab the Tights Challenge Button in the side bar!

PS. Don't forget to check out the link parties in the Side Bar or click here!

Sum Up Sundays: Tights Challenge & New Headbands

Tomorrow begins the first week of February & that means it's time for the February Tights Challenge!!  The goal of this challenge is to incorporate tights into your daily outfits throughout February.  It's a perfect time to work through your tights collection or start a collection of your own!

Each Sunday, there will be a link party on the front page of Five Sixteenths.  If you want to add later in the week, click the "Click Here for February Tights Challenge Link Party!" banner above & link up your posts.  The link party will be up each week until Friday giving you a fresh place to link up each week!

Remember you can always add images to the Flickr Group daily to share some inspiration!  The button is in the left side bar.

Here's the button to add to your blog as well:

<a href="http://www.fivesixteenthsblog.blogspot.com" title="Five Sixteenths February Tights Challenge"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5371408446_d1be27ba8c_m.jpg" width="160" height="152" alt="five sixteenths blog button" /></a>

I've also added some new headbands to With Love:

Click on the images to be taken to With Love, Crochet!

I hope you have an awesome Sunday, I can't believe the weekend is almost over!  What have you been up to?

PS. Don't forget to check out the link parties in the Side Bar or click here!

Fan Fridays: Tights Challenge

I am in love with tights & I buy them way too often & never wear them.  Therefor my goal for February is to wear tights every day & document it here on Five Sixteenths.  I am also going to try to wear a lot of my (comfortable) shoes since I have a bazillion & I never wear them.

I started avidly collecting tights a few years ago when I found some bright teal ones at Target.  At this time I wasn't as, errrrmmm, creative with my outfits as I am now.  You can always find me wearing something crazy & awesome now.

Here are some tights I wish I owned:

awesome splatter tights from HUE

sheer lace tights from Forever 21

floral tights from Urban Outfitters

Currently (not that I am buying any more any time soon) I have 18 pairs, a number perfect for such a short month like February.  I have so many & I love them so!

If you want to take part of this challenge, let me know! I'd love to link to your blog & have a little button for you to use:

<a href="http://www.fivesixteenthsblog.blogspot.com" title="Five Sixteenths February Tights Challenge"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5371408446_d1be27ba8c_m.jpg" width="160" height="152" alt="five sixteenths blog button" /></a>

Get to counting those tights, the challenge starts February 1st!

PS. Don't forget to check out the link parties in the Side Bar or click here!