MATERNITY SWEATER

Here's another edgy maternity look for you guys. Desirae paired her Zara faux leather skinnies (still sold here) with husband's striped sweater and her own button down underneath. Yeah you heard us right. Her husband has pretty good taste with his classic Banana Republic sweater, that she had to steal it. She finished the look with some major booties, Zara clutch (similar here) and bold chain Forever 21 necklace. Wanna go for some more casual versions of the look? There's Emma Watson here, and Olivia Palermo here and a random faceless person here. Enjoy!

STREET STYLE - Denim and black

Loving this girl's look. It's so basic, but looks really chic. She's got black ridged (what looks to be) jeggings, brown semi-braided belt, black boots, denim shirt, topped off with a classic trench. We say you should go for it! It seems to be the perfect fall outfit.

BOUCLE MOTO JACKET

Oh my gosh you guys. You HAVE to buy this jacket. We picked it up at H&M for $30. This is a piece you will not regret. It's definitely something classic that could be used for a long time. We paired it with a black chiffon skirt (similar here), black sheer ruffled blouse (similar here) and boutique bracelets. Since our skirt is midi length and we wanted it a tad bit shorter, we pulled it up and then tied our sheer blouse over it in front to keep it in place. And voila! A little chiffon black dress!

HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS

Desirae as a nurse

Murdered Hugh Hefner and play boy bunny girlfriend

(sadly he took his headband off which had a stilleto heel glued) 

 (he is almost barfing here from the food fear factor we played)

Adult babies

Biohazard man 

(unveiling the fear factor food, which consisted of pig hocks, the stinkiest cheese ever, liver, and old mussels)

Army 

(he was actually in the army, so...)

Poncho Villa 

(sadly he took off the massive mustache for fear factor)

Stormtrooper

(after apple bobbing, he could've fit right into the Star Wars trash compactor scene)

white trash (with mullet wig)

Fairy (bridesmaid dress with wings)

Captain America

We ended the night paint balling

"Bloody" portraits 

(enlarged composer portraits...sorry Mozart!) 

with florescent spray paint blood (to glow)

The party scene

Need last minute costume ideas? Although we're a fashion blog, we can cover halloween fashion, right? We held a crazy halloween party a few years back and had quite a few ideas for you today. Since costume was mandatory (if you came without, you were the one paint balled at the end), all of our friends and family came dressed up (which posed a bit of a problem for who to paint ball). If you're looking for a fairly quick costume, the nurse idea Desirae is wearing up top started from making a nurse cap then pairing with a white dress (or skirt and top). Pretty dang easy. Biohazard man was also easy...paint suit and goggles (at any home depot), with biohazard symbol colored on with marker, florescent glow stick completes the look. Also easier is the white trash look - plaid shirt, jeans and mullet (if you're a girl, you could use a short wig the same color as your longer hair).

Last minute party ideas:
We set the party to Bach on harpsichord, white sheets over the furniture, bloody old portraits on the walls, crooked lamp shades, a coffin table (made out of two old boards set over oval coffee table, covered in black cloth), candle light, and blacklight bulbs in the recessed lighting.

Party fun: fear factor food competition was the hit. The prize (to entice people to participate) was the movie "Willow." We also had apple bobbing and donut eating (all for prizes...which included Michael Jackson albums, candy, and horror movies from the 70's). So if you've run out of ideas on your halloween party or costume, here you go!

Happy Halloween from Thread Ethic!

THE PUMPKIN PATCH

We're definitely late today because of the crazy storm (read below for how we're doing). But here is the jacket that Melody has been excited to show. It is from H&M, but looks very similar to some of the Burberry fall and resort jackets (we'll show you a look very soon that was directly influenced). The top underneath is from an awesome store popping up in the big city called Joe Fresh. Our sister-in-law introduced us and we are in love. They have a small online collection so make sure and check them out. Belt is thrifted, jeans are Urban and boots are Macys. Little niece here is in Joe's Jeans, and boots are thrifted from Kid to Kid. We made our way through the pumpkin patch and she definitely thought it was like easter egg hunting. We felt bad having to take pumpkins out of the wagon every time she added new ones. I think eventually she started catching on.

By the way, for those wondering... Melody barely escaped from the massive hurricane by getting one of the last rental cars in the city and driving to Chicago through the night, where magically she was able to catch a flight monday morning. Desirae is safe as well (she lives on very high ground in the city). She is currently waiting it all out with her cat (husband is out of town). 

GINGHAM SKIRT

This particular skirt is from Asos, and is a great way to add a bit of summer flair into your fall wardrobe. However if you happen to own some gingham we do think you should hold onto it for Spring. Oscar de la Renta had a HUGE gingham moment on his Resort 2013 runways. And you can see a VERY similar skirt here (in green). You can also see another blogger Liz (from Late Afternoon) sport the same skirt here.