No matter how much I try to avoid thinking about it, no matter how many deals I make with God, there’s simply nothing I can do about it: winter is coming and all I can do is prepare myself for the unavoidable.

So here are the items I’ll need to face the dark days ahead… A new coat:

Double-cloth belted trench coat – J. Crew

A couple weeks ago, I received my J. Crew’s catalogue and in it they had this great double-cloth trench coat. I want it and surprisingly, I don’t want it in black: I want it in green. For some reason, I’m loving this green – or warm olive as they call it. Maybe it has to do with the way they put the entire outfit together, because I’m also loving the pink skirt and lime green sweater underneath. Scary. Still, I feel like this green coat would most certainly ease the pain of having to bury myself under layers and layers of clothes for the next 6 months.

A cashmere sweater:

Collection relaxed cashmere pullover sweater – J. Crew

Winter. In. Canada. Do I really have to explain why I need a cashmere sweater? Actually, why should I have to explain why one needs a cashmere anything? I love the relaxed, drapey fit of this sweater, as well as its high neck – very important when you teach in a high school. Oh and by the way, I might have opened the door to warm olive, but the door is definitely closed when it comes to warm sepia. I’ll take my cashmere sweater in black, thank you.

Just about everything from the present COS collection, but especially their wide-leg leather pants:

Wide-leg leather pants – COS

Wide-leg leather pants – COS

Not much warmth there, but, unlike the other items on my list, they have the merit of being the only thing that I don’t already own in other shape or form. Plus I can see myself dressing them up with heels and that aforementioned cashmere sweater, as well as dressing them down with a pair of ballerines or a pair of sneakers. And that aforementioned cashmere sweater – at $289, I’ll wear it everyday if you let me.

New heels:

Tornaydo – Nine West

I know I know, I won’t be able to wear these heels in the snow but I’m thinking Christmas party, New Year’s Eve party… any party. They’re great shoes – with quite an unfortunate name, but great shoes nevertheless. I’ve always been a fan of Nine West: it’s my go-to brand for comfortable and reasonably-priced shoes. And these ones are no exception. It’s really a shame that, since their store locations are closing one after the other, it’s getting harder and harder to find Nine West shoes in Montreal. There’s always The Bay, but they never seem to carry the most interesting models…

A new tote:

Izzy Large Reversible Leather Tote – Micheal Kors

For the past couple weeks, I’ve been walking around with a bag from My Other Bag – my grocery bag as Habibi calls it. I bought it because first of all, I’ve never seen a reusable bag I didn’t like: last December, when I was in Los Angeles, I made it a point to go Whole Foods – not for the food, but because I know that they always have the cutest reusable grocery bags. Same thing happened when I went to Paris, I grocery-shopped at Carrefour and left with over-priced food and a reusable bag. They’re my go-to souvenir when I travel and ask Habibi, I own way too many to count. I also had to buy that particular one because it had a print of a Goyard tote on it – a brand that I of course love (there’ll be more on my love of all things Goyard in a later post). So I bought it on a whim at hr2 and I ended up using it everyday because it’s so practical: wallets, agenda, my 2 sets of keys, laptop, snacks – unlike my usual purse where choices always have to be made because nothing ever fits! But winter is coming and that means that my beige canvas bag has to go. Hence, the Izzy Tote.

Happy shopping everyone!