scholarly lipstick: Dear Fat Man In Red,

Here is what I would like for the holiday season.

1. Barbour "Bedale" Coat
This jacket kind of goes with the whole northeast preppy thing that I've been afflicted with. It looks super ugly in the picture, but it's cute in an I'm-going-skeet-shooting-with-the-equestrian-team way. A cute peacoat would be the choice to go with for anything that isn't jeans, cords, or sweatpants, obvs. But this coat is good for the rest of the time.

It's so hard for me to find a non-peacoat winter coat that isn't one of those ugly super puffy ones with the fur hood or a north face.

Things like this just make me wish I lived in Guam. The Barbour jacket is cute and sporty, but not in a pseudo-ski-resort-chic way (wow I'm using a lot of hyphens in this post..) Check one out in store (although this is kind of hard to do as the only places that sell them that I can think of are like, giant sporting goods stores, and even then only a few carry Barbour...so never mind.) Check out their website for more examples of how this coat is actually cute. Oh also, it's like $350 if that helps you get my point that it's not just some weird lumberjack coat across.

2. Pretty Rings
I'm not much for jewelry. I will wear, on occasion, pearl earrings, but that's about it. I don't know why, really. I always feel really ungainly and awkward in delicate jewelry, and I don't like big jewelry (generally), so you know, I usually just focus on my outfit. But I've developed an unhealthy obsession with rings lately, and here are my favorites.