Mimosa Lane: plaid

My Dining Table is Mad for Plaid

* This post is sponsored by Target

It's officially fall, which is very exciting. It's my favorite time of the year! (And my daughter's! She already got her Halloween costume!). Aside from the cooler temperatures which I hope arrive soon, I love that I get to break out the plaid. I have the coziest and cutest plaid shirts ever. It's a look I have been rocking since high school, but I have to admit plaid has never really made it into my home. Until now!! And I could not be more excited!

Plaid is a classic and never goes out of style. It has been around since the Scots and continues to adapt to modern fashions. So I was thrilled to add my own spin to plaid with the table setting I want to share with you today. There are so many cute plaid items at Target right now, I could barely make up my mind! Mad for plaid is right! I was in heaven. Let me show you how I styled my table-

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Albertina M. Cisneros

Devon Baer

My Holiday Uniform || Devon Baer's Ruffled Tunic

On my last birthday a few of my friends got together to give me one of Devon Baer's ruffled tunics as a present. I ADORE it! It has been my casual Holiday uniform for the last two seasons. I love pairing it with jeans and with either a beautiful statement necklace or earrings for those little Holiday cookie exchanges or informal open houses. And each time I wear it I have at least three people ask me where I got it (promise it's true).

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fashion and style

Sam Loves || Plaid

[You|| Burberry Cashmere Scarf $385 | Marc Jacobs Watch $175 |Marc Jacobs Tote $700/Black Skinny Jeans $80 | Joie Day Dreaming Slippers $185]

[Home || Kelly Wearstler Elliot Chair in Gunmetal $4,100 | Time Machine Print $29.99 | Pink Peony Arrangement $29.99 | Nuevo Round Coffee Table $899.99 | Hayneedle York Plaid Rug $455]

I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week! This cozy, cooler, time of the year always calls for some plaid- for both you and your home. Sam and I are so excited to bring to you some ideas of how to incorporate plaid in our thirteenth edition of the "We love" series. Here was the last post in the series in case you missed it. To refresh your memory Sam from The Peak of Tres Chic and I will be gathering inspiration under a certain theme a couple of times a month and sharing it with you. Sam will guest post here in my blog and I will post at Sam's. I guess you could say we are swapping for the day. And of course plaid is perfect for this time of year and we just had to include it now.

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home and interiors

Home Tour || Javier Castilla

There are so many elements in this home that speak directly to my aesthetic- the art (you all know I love art), the plaid (I have posted about it here), the use of pedestals which I urgently need in my home (I posted about them here), and the mastered mix of modern and antique furniture. This home is of Spanish interior designer and architect Javier Castilla.

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checkers

Mad for Plaid with some gingham mixed in

I have been pinning a lot of plaid and gingham lately. I think interest is on the rise for these and I find myself craving it. I am especially loving the rooms with plaid walls because they are so rich and cozy. One should always have the one really cozy room in the house. I think for us the library is the cozy spot. And boy would it be even cozier with some of these fabrics. Maybe its because I lived in New England for so many years but this style works for me and I want to incorporate it into my home somehow in some way.

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Albertina M. Cisneros

bootie

Fall Must Haves- High/Low

Here is my list for some of fall's must-haves. I love plaid and always will, it is so comfortable and cozy. I never got this kind of bootie last fall so I really want to try some on this time around. I think they look adorable with jeans, well at least on other people.

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Bonobos

1. Feed 2 Pant in Olive. 2. Grey Dogs with Plaid Liner. 3. Game Day Chinos in Pink . 4. Flat Iron Slim and Straight.

Do you know about Bonobos yet? If not, you will. Suddenly they are everywhere. Every time I go to a new web page, there they are. Bonobos are mens' clothes for the conservative guy who wants a little edge added to the ho hum chino. They aren't those huge baggy khakis American men have been sporting for years, but they aren't so funky that you have to live in Amsterdam in an artists loft shooting photos of heroin skinny chicks to pull off.

I discovered them when our darling friend Emmy Brown started working with them. Together we outfitted Stefan (my betrothed) with them. He is a tough customer. Very snobby when it comes to his kit. They were a hit. Aside from the ones pictured above, here are other ones I love: