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You Can Cowl on Me

The unofficial name this week is Amalli Talli Takeover! We started off with a timeless dress on Monday, catch it here! Every woman needs a wrap dress in her closet. Of course, that’s only if you’re a dress wearing lady. If not, then disregard and we’ll be back before you know it with some pant options!

I know we’re midweek now, but I just want to brag on Caitlin this weekend. We had a girls weekend, and she stayed over at my house. She helped me SO MUCH! All that yucky chores we were behind on, and getting things organized and getting rid of clothing. What an incredible feeling right now, and I’m not even done. I can’t wait until I get through everything. Spring may not be here yet, but I’m getting a jump on the cleaning thanks to Caitlin!

Anyone else going stir crazy with this weather and making it productive? We attempted to shoot some pictures on Sunday, and that was a misguided idea. We made the best of it, but the wind was no joke. In fact, I wore a pair of earrings and then went to take them off at night, only to find out a piece was missing.

Onto happier times, like when we wore these incredible Aspen cowl neck sweaters. I know y’all were into my pun up at the title, don’t be coy! We had been stalking these sweaters ever since they dropped. Basically, we thought they might be too good to be true. Fast forward to an end of season sale, and we made them ours.

It is like wearing a HUG people. Have you ever worn a hug?! I think not! Truly one of the most cozy items I’ve ever owned. You know Caitlin and I get down with some cozy pieces. Wisconsin winter WILL NOT win. This sweater puts us firmly in the winning category. Some cowl neck sweaters just don’t sit right. Not the case with this. There is enough space at the neck for anyone who is irked by turtlenecks to be very comfortable. Caitlin is one of those people, and she wholeheartedly vouches for this fact.

Plus, the sleeves. Oh the gloriously long sleeves. We know that Amy and Alli have us covered for sleeve length. They posted a story on instagram the other day about a batch of pullovers that were shipped randomly without approval, and although the sleeve length was fine, it still wasn’t deemed acceptable by them. How crazy wonderful is it, that they stand behind all of their products to that extent?!

Every tall girl probably has trust issues with clothing by the time they reach adulthood. There are enough big box retailers out there, saying they make tall clothing, and not actually coming through for us. So when you experience a company taking a worthwhile stand to make sure we feel good in our clothing, it feels pretty special.

I styled my sweater more as a night out option. I love that I can wear it to work (which I already did once) and be super casual as well as a night out. We try to make our pieces go the distance in our closets and this fits the bill. Plus, winter white is so fun to wear! I grabbed this pair of faux leather jeggings I got from Asos, and finished it with my new favorite snakeskin flats I ordered from Long Tall Sally. Aside from these incredible booties I wore here, I really haven’t gotten a ton of shoes from LTS. I have to say, they are winning me over each time I try a new pair out!

Caitlin mixed it up with the casual look. If every Midwest girl owns Uggs, it’s because we put them to work ALL winter long. We’ve been reaching for our Gap jeans above most others recently. She loves these skinny jeans because they don’t stretch out! Plus it doesn’t hurt that they are both comfortable and flattering. It’s best to balance out the oversize sweater fit with a tight pant/legging look. Plus boots are still the best option to grab, as the cold weather isn’t abating any time soon!

Have you tried Amalli Talli yet? If not – now’s your chance to grab while things are on sale! Check out their sizing tips in their Instagram highlights section, if you’re concerned about a new store and items fitting well. Come back on Friday and we’ll have another look from them for y’all!

Enjoy the outtakes of this one-this light ring might be a bad idea!

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Sweaters & Flats are linked above

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(W)Rapping About This Tall Dress

We’re back and raring to go on Monday. We hope you had as amazing of a weekend as we did! Tim headed up north to do some snowmobiling with the men in our family, so Caitlin came and spent the weekend with me! Like we mentioned in Friday’s post, we met up with Hailey another blogger friend.

We basically revolved our weekend around getting content shot, and doing any and all girl things we could. Let’s just say we took advantage of our time together. We had some wine, we did our nails, hair and threw on some face masks. Can’t forget to add that we ate some good food too. We both like to try new recipes time permitting, and we had some excellent egg bake and fish tacos. Successful girls weekend all around! It felt great to have fun and chase our goals!

Speaking of chasing dreams, we could not be more excited to do our first feature on a company near and dear to our hearts. There are so many coincidences and connections with these fellow sisters stories, that we couldn’t not love them. It doesn’t hurt anything that they have created some amazing, well-fitting clothing. Without further ado, Amalli Talli!

Two sisters from Minnesota, Amy and Alli, took it upon themselves to fight the good fight for us tall women. Like us, they stand close at 6’4 and 5’10. They GET US. Clearly they know the pain of finding well fitting clothing, because they have lived it themselves. Who better to design and hand select pieces than someone who benefits from them!?

They take the fight to heart, and that’s what we need! No more trying to add an inch or two on the bottom of a piece and calling it tall. It’s all in the details, like making sure our broader than mainline shoulders have space to breathe. Realizing that just because your shoulders are broader, doesn’t mean you’re bigger in the chest and waist. Y’all you don’t realize how much you need and appreciate these items, until you try them yourself.

First up, we have the Beverly wrap dress, which you can find here! Talk about a classic piece. If you’ve been following along for awhile now, you hopefully get that vibe from my style. I like a classy look, love to feel elegant and put together. This dress totally fits the bill. The sleeve length is there! Like I mentioned above, it fits well in the shoulders.

The smaller details are covered in this dress. Not one second was spent worrying about an accidental flash, as is the case with wrap dresses. There is a loop through one side securing it closed, and an additional loop to keep the tie in the correct spot on your *gasp* actual waist.

I’m so excited to have this dress. It is modest enough that I can wear it to work, especially given the higher neckline. Plus the ruffle detail at the bottom! I love me some ruffles. Anytime I spot them, my heart sings! Suffice to say, this dress and I will have a long and happy life together. It’s a tall girls dream. The last thing I’ll leave here, is that it’s on major sale for under $35. Good luck checking out without snagging some other pieces though!

I paired the dress with some black tights, because Wisconsin Winter. I styled it as I would for work, which meant adding some ankle booties I received as a gift from my Mom from Nordstrom Rack. I carried my Madewell Tote, which is such a high quality bag. Lastly, I found the three pack of layered necklaces from H&M on clearance and I’ve been wearing them nonstop.

Stay tuned to see Caitlin wear it in the future, for all our smaller talls out there. Let us know if you appreciate seeing both of us in an item, and we can definitely continue that! Hopefully y’all like the new series of pictures we were able to shoot indoors. Like I mentioned Friday, we found this light ring, and it allows us to get great shots indoors. That’s been something we’ve struggled with, being in the Midwest and dealing with bad weather. Hope your week is off to a fabulous start. Go slay tall sisters!

Check out Amalli Talli’s Website Here!

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Dress is linked above!

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We Stay Elevated

Happy Friday tall fam! We hope you had a fabulous week of being the tall gorgeous creatures you are! It must be a special week, we’re hitting the blog four times! We made it to Friday, and that means manicures and some wine with our girl, Hailey from Get it Got it Go! Usually you don’t hit it off with strangers from the internet, but we had a good feeling about this fellow tall lady. We finally put a face to her Instagram handle at a Dry Bar event (post coming soon!). It led to us meeting up at Colectivo (a local coffee chain) and chatting for over two hours. Needless to say, we were going to see each other again!

The feeling of connecting with other creative people is so gratifying. I’m constantly astounded by their talent and eye for capturing beautiful images or the ideas that pop into their heads. Starting our blog has been such a gift to us, and a perfect outlet for creativity. It’s a freeing sensation, especially when both of us have worked in finance for a relatively long time and haven’t ‘had the chance to exercise our creative muscles.

The first year of us blogging was a lot of getting the kinks out. Both with the actual blog, and more importantly with ourselves. It’s super weird to put yourself on display and move your body in a somewhat flattering pose, while still maintaining a semi normal facial expression. We’re so impressed with everyone pulling it off. Keep on chasing your dreams!

One clear positive of pursuing tall fashion finds, is connecting with retailers you might not have found otherwise. Especially some small businesses that are just kicking off and making a name for themselves. It’s a win for us, to connect and collaborate with them. One of these small businesses catering to us tall women, is Elevated Closet!

One reason alone you should check them out, is the struggle for tall maternity clothing. They originally started to fill the gap for us, because we all know regular sized shirts only stretch so much before there’s a baby in the belly! They have some great maternity options so we can dress cute and comfortably during pregnancies!

Beyond maternity, they have branched into regular sized clothing as well. They have some beautiful jersey basics that will go the distance in your closet. This wine colored dress is ultra classy and under $18 (!!!), and every girl needs this basic grey cardigan in her closet to pair with anything and everything!

They were kind enough to send us this black t-shirt to try out. We’re so glad they did! As always, when we’re trying a new retailer, we like to see if it works for both 6’4 and 5’11. As you can see, this is a clear winner. There will be no tugging down to stay covered with this top! We loved how comfortable the fabric was, it will be such an easy top to grab especially in the spring. In fact we’re already trying to figure out how to share custody of it, haha.

I think the easiest answer is to just buy another color and trade off. It comes in this yummy neutral color as well! The ruffle sleeve hits low enough on the arm to cover most of your upper arm, which we love. Plus the tie detail at the waist is the cutest detail and the waist hits in the correct spot for tall women.

Caitlin paired it with one of her favorite pair of jeans from Gap. These are one of the first items you ever saw us post on the blog and since then they have still been on a heavy rotation-that is how much she loves them! Lucky for you, they still sell them! Last time we were at Nordstrom Rack, I found these snakeskin loafers (Enzo Angiolini) and knew they were perfect for her. Of course she fell in love with them too and they are living happily ever after. If you prefer a little wider of a toe box, these loafers are for you!

I mixed it up and brought out the white denim to really pop against the black. I’ve been on the hunt for new white denim, as mine aren’t the best fit and the quality isn’t great. These are older from Asos, and they’ve lasted me for like 4 years. That white after Labor Day rule doesn’t apply to me, but in Wisconsin you’ve got to respect the weather. It’s easier said than done to wear white jeans when there’s dirty snow and yuckiness everywhere you look. I know our Midwest sisters feel our pain on this.

Lastly, I’ve been on the hunt for good hair accessories because I couldn’t be more thrilled they’re back in style. I found this scarf my first time perusing Riley Rose in our local mall. It’s so perfect for those second/third hair days. It classes up the look so much. I can’t forget to mention these new flats from Long Tall Sally. Oh my gosh y’all, I’m in love. Take your basic black flat and make it a little edgy, still very ladylike, and unique and you have these beauties. They will be worn all the time, and if you’re not in the market for black, they have two other colors!

One last thing we have to mention. We found this light ring, and it blew our minds with how vastly it improved our indoor pictures. WOW, total game changer. Hope y’all agree! Have a great weekend.

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Everything is Just Peachy

There was something so good and right about this week! It was definitely related to the fact that we had off work Monday. We were able to use it productively for the blog! I’m sure we’re not alone in feeling like sometimes life stuff falls behind at the expense of going to work and letting ourselves get busy with other stuff. It only took one day of being at home and getting some blog stuff done, to make us feel on top of the world. Time really is the most expensive commodity in today’s world.

With that being said, I still haven’t cracked open my copy of The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I bought it a couple of months ago as a Kindle deal. I had long been feeling I could benefit from some deep purging. Although we seem far from Spring, I have the urge to spring clean! I won’t question it, I just need to take advantage of it and clean house.

Confession: I flipped out when I thought Kondo said to get rid of all of your books. Talk about a quote taken out of context. That’s all that headlines are about now. Finding the most outrageous piece of information, and twisting it out of proportion in order to make a click bait headline. The true statement was more along the lines of only keeping books that you love. That aligns perfectly with what she’s trying to teach. I like to keep books in my library because I like being able to lend them to friends and family!

Have any of you tried the Marie Kondo method yet? I don’t know how many actual “tall” items we’d cleaning out. We did recently receive a DM or two asking if we sold our items anywhere like Poshmark or the Tall Women’s Facebook buy/sell/trades group. If we had enough to make it worth the shipping, is that something any of you would be interested in us doing? Let us know in the comments!

Onto this dreamy dress. It had been chilling in my saved items on and off for probably way too long, but the original price point wasn’t quite doing it for me. When winter rolled around, I’m pretty sure it expired out of my saved items by then and I had resigned myself to not having it. It’s enough of a standout dress, that I knew I would get a ton of wear out of it.

The stars aligned for me and this dress. The price dropped, and we were vacation dress shopping. How perfect is this for a beachy night under the stars, or even a day wandering around a quaint marketplace, with our new favorite straw hat? It’s got some drama with the deep neckline, but it’s still girly and playful with the polka dot print. Plus anytime I can find a good midi dress so I can feel covered, is a win!

I wore it with my favorite nude sandals to keep it casual and comfortable. Also, if you’ve ever been interested in buying a plunging neckline dress but wondered what the heck kind of bra you’d wear underneath it, I’m wearing this one. Super easy to throw on and not worry about your bra showing.

In case you missed it, I have the link to the dress above. There is also a taupe version of the same dress here, also on ridiculously good sale. I’ve linked several pairs of sandals below that all go up to size 13, if anyone is in the market! Also, anyone in the market for new flats with an ankle strap, I tried these on in Nordstrom Rack and they fit really well!

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Fresh Blooms

Well, all of you might be sick of these vacation posts by now… but honestly we need these. We are both reliving our Cancun vacation to help us through the constant stream of snowstorms and frigid temps. You might be sick of our weekly weather reports by now. It’s tough not to comment on it, when you’re yearning for Spring.

Anywho, if you read any of our other vacation posts yet, you could probably guess that this dress came along with the massive sale haul we each got before we left. I instantly fell in love with the delicate, feminine, floral print of this dress. I also just loved how they had it styled on the model with a thicker cardigan. That makes it so much more versatile for us in Wisconsin.

I had borrowed a dress in this style from my mom last summer. She snagged it at Nordstrom Rack and I loved it! This is the first one I now own in this style, and I do have to say – they aren’t the best choice if you are a little bustier. It can cause a little gaping on the upper buttons which personally drives me insane. You might want to size up if that applies to you.

I was also pretty bummed that I only wore this the one night in Mexico and one of the straps snapped when I laid down on our hotel bed. Luckily I am semi-handy with a sewing machine so it’s not a huge deal for me to patch it up. Nonetheless, it’s always disappointing when the quality isn’t there (which luckily hasn’t happened too often with ASOS items).

I snagged these shoes when Jenilee, our mom and I were in Chicago for her birthday surprise at Nordstrom Rack (our go-to). They couldn’t have matched any better, always a happy coincidence. I am not always a super matchy person, but I love when something just subtly matches perfectly; especially shoes!

Side Bar: Jenilee has almost fully convinced me that I need these fun floral heels in my life. I have the nude version and they are the perfect fit for me, as well as the perfect height. I have a wedding to attend in May and I might be trying to base my dress choice off of if I can tie these in. Whether you are looking for a basic heel or a fun color like she likes for me; these are a great price point and they have two day shipping!

Good news! If you are getting sick of these vacation outfit posts, we are nearing the end. Although I am not sick of them, I am SO excited for all of our upcoming content. As Jenilee and I  rounded out our first year in the blog world, I think we both felt a little blah at the end of the year. However, as we passed the New Year, we have had some amazing traction. We have been enjoying creating content, spending time together, taking our time and reaching out to new brands.

Obviously we have kept companies like ASOS, Gap, Express and a few others on our heavy rotation. Beyond the obvious options, we have both decided that it is important to try what else is out there. We want to give you honest reviews and help you find more variety. I hope you are as excited as I am, because the next few weeks are going to be FUN. All of the companies we are choosing to feature are because we genuinely back them. Whether its based on their mission, fit, price point or something else. We will never, ever, ever post products we do not believe in, don’t stand up to our quality requirements or that we just simply don’t like.

Another thing we are hoping to share more of in the weeks to come are try ons. Woof. Even saying that one makes my stomach flip. I am not a camera ready person and hate the thought of having to freestyle speak. It is just not appealing to me. But that is the one thing people are constantly asking for more of; so we are going to work on it. Obviously this post took a weird turn at the end because we went from a floral dress into my excitement for our blog. Point being, that me saying all of this out loud, will also help hold me accountable. So be on the lookout for some fun new companies, more videos of us (eeeek), and a whole lot of fun!

Check out the details on my look below as well as some of my other favorite dresses in this style. Bonus for you is that most of them are on sale right now!

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