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Style Scenario: A dreary night in with a good book

March 21, 2023 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links results in us getting a commission (not always, but just about), which helps keep the lights on around here. We also take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

What are you going to wear? Sometimes it’s good to look at a few suggestions then add your own tweaks and ideas. That’s what these are for. There’s practically no better time to read a book than on a dreary night, and the transition from late winter into early spring often provides plenty of those. Plus if you have trouble getting to sleep and are used to staring at a screen in the evening, establishing a non-digital reading habit might just help you re-train your brain to fall asleep faster.

Style Scenario: Dreary Night In 2023

The Suggestion: Turn off your phone. Going analog for an evening is a treat. No social media, no texts, no notifications. Nothing.

The Book: March Violets: A Bernie Gunther Novel – $16. Private investigator noir fiction. Like a Travis McGee novel, only if the History Channel produced it.

The Sweater: Banana Republic Factory Washed Ribbed Cardigan – $66.30 ($130). Garment dyed for some visual depth, ribbed stitch for even more visual depth, shawl collar for… actual depth around your neck. Perfect.

The Henley: Banana Republic Factory Textured Henley Tee – $22.95 ($45). Relatively affordable, looks all kinds of right, and the BR Factory model happened to be wearing it under the sweater. Looks good? Looks good! 66% combed cotton, 34% polyester.

The Pants: Target Goodfellow Pintuck Joggers – $25.49 ($29.99). Target’s refined joggers. Because yes that’s really a thing. On sale too. No need to break out the snuggie.

The Watch: Orient Ray Automatic – $163 w/ aftermarket Crown & Buckle Supreme “Vintage Bond” Nato – $34. Some of us feel like we’re missing something if we aren’t wearing a watch. That and, again, the strategy is to turn the phone off. Too easy to get pulled into the doom scroll if you check the time on your phone.

The Shoes: Rothy’s The City Slip On Sneaker – $109 FINAL ($139). This one is for those who don’t like wearing slippers, yet like having a pair of easy on easy off, comfortable SHOES around the house. Rothy’s makes comfortable, machine washable shoes from plastic-bottle-waste. Great for having around the house when it’s cold, and also terrific for those warmer days out and about when you’re keeping it casual. Final sale though, so they’re a risk. Review of their lace-up sneakers can be found here.

The Lamp: Brightech Austin LED Floor Lamp w/ Adjustable Head & Rustic Glass Teardrop Shade – $106.99. Just say no to overhead lighting. It’s harsh and it does nothing to set a relaxing mood. Especially on a dreary night in with a book. Good looking lamp, that. The glass shade is a really nice design element.

The Chair: Rivet Aiden Mid-Century Modern Tufted Leather Accent Chair – $673 ($785). Nothing will ever beat the Stone & Beam chesterfield for $317. That was insane. But this looks pretty good all the same. Another Amazon exclusive brand, and it should ship and return for free (granted never tried to return a big piece of furniture to Amazon, but it’s what they claim).

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