demise of the hoodie

Those who know me wouldn't exactly call me a clothes-horse (how's that for a word choice, Auntie?), but there is one thing I really love... hoodies. Not sure why because I rarely (if ever) actually wear the hood part of the hoodie, but I love them. I have an entire board dedicated to them on Pinterest... what else is there to say?

Today I put on my go-to hoodie, the quintessential gray zip hoodie and realized that the zipper was broken. Oh, the horror. Really. Now I have to find a new one. It doesn't necessarily have to be gray, in fact I'd really like an oatmeal colored one, but I need a new go-to hoodie. Preferably a zip up one. If I were into the peplum trend, I'd by this one in a heartbeat because I love everything above the peplum. 

So, tonight after dinner (and after I finished the Relief Society newsletter -- I do have priorities) I began my search. Kohl's, Gap, Old Navy, Anthropologie (and eBay for Anthro I could actually afford), J. Crew, Forever 21, Eddie Bauer, Express (where I found a cute lace one but it looks blasted uncomfortable!), Target... no luck. 

I did find a couple of "tide-me-overs" at Kohl's that would probably work. I could at least wear them to bed, but I'd really like to find at least one that I could wear like this...

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...you know, as part of a real outfit, not just a sloppy "throw it on when I get home" type thing. I also really like this outfit... 

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...even though it's not a hoodie, I might consider it (in addition) if it had the right "comfort factor."

Now, maybe I can sleep :-)