What I Wore: Outfits in Rome
You can read about my whole trip here, on the Mommy Blog.
When I was packing for the trip, the weather forecast said that most days were going to be in the mid to lower 60s. I was ecstatic. That is jeans and t-shirt weather here, and I was ready for some warmer weather. As such, I only brought some sweaters and a hoodie. I didn’t even bring a winter coat. (The day we left was warmer than usual, and we weren’t going to be spending much time outside before we got to JFK airport, so I didn’t need one.)
Turns out…mid to lower 60s doesn’t mean the same thing in Rome as it does here. Sure, it might have been that temperature when I was in direct sunlight, but if I was in the shade, I swear to God it was 40 degrees. I was cold. I planned on being all cute and stuff, but ended up wearing the two warmest sweaters I brought over my tees and cardigans. I had outfits that included a skirt and tights that were aborted in favor of jeans and knee socks under them. I bought a scarf for 3 euros and that thing saved my life. I’m not kidding.
Also, kind of an interesting note: Italian people generally wear winter colors. Lots and lots of black and grey. I love me some color, so I felt like I kind of stuck out. Speaking of dressing differently than the locals, my tights all tend to be blues/browns/greys, but the only color tight I saw ladies wearing (and I saw an oddly large number of people wearing this color) was purple. Yeah, purple. No joke, only colored tights I saw besides black; which kind of doesn’t count. Weird, right? Anyway, onto the pictures!

- Sweater: Ralph Lauren, thrifted
- Polo shirt-tank top & purse: thrifted
- Jeans: Target
- Shoes: Airwalks that look like Converse

- Sweater jacket: gifted from my mom
- Denim dress: thirfted
- Cardigan & sweater tights: Target
- Cowboy Boots: Walmart
- Purse: thrifted

- Sweater hoodie & purse: thrifted
- Scarf: bought from a street vendor in Rome
- Jeans: Target
- Shoes: actual Converse
- Lacy top: thrifted
- Tank top/cami: Old Navy
- Cardigan: F21, thrifted
Update: lololololol I just realized that I have on this outfit in one of the rotating photos on the left column of the blog. If you see me standing in front of a crib, that’s this outfit.

- Sweater jacket: gifted from my mom
- Scarf: bought from a street vendor in Rome
- Jeans: Target
- Shoes: actual Converse
- Stripped sweater: thrifted Old Navy (you can see a little in the 2nd pic)
- Purse: thrifted

- Denim jacket: TJMaxx or Ross back in college
- Scarf: bought from a street vendor in Rome
- Black tee: Sears
- Pants: thrifted
- Shoes: Converse

- Sweater hoodie & purse: thrifted
- Scarf: bought from a street vendor in Rome
- Jeans: Target
- Shoes: Converse
- Not pictured: Long sleeved white tee from Walmart & brown polka dotted button down from Ross.
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There was a day 7 and a day 8, but day 7 was filled with attractions/sights that didn’t let you take pictures during them and day 8 was all travel. I mean alllll travel. 23 hours of travel. Brutal.
PS: This is what John wore during the trip. Boys have it so easy.

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