Discovery...With Agnes and Dora

Welcome friends! Are you ready to read a novel? Oh, I'm so glad! It's a tale of heartache, intrigue....cloooothing!!! It begins with an introduction to a new company.....

I was very quick to discount poor Agnes & Dora when they first stepped onto the scene. Everyone was having parties left and right and I was way less than enthused. Why you may ask? WELL, when one is a pear shape and a few lbs over what I'd like my thought process was this,"My legs are large...but would you like to see them in an even BIGGER size???"

HEEEECK to the no. The patterns of these and other popular leggings (mostly worn by themselves) were loud, sometimes obnoxious and very bold (look at me look at ME!). I didn't WANT anyone looking at my thighs and butt any more than anyone had to! I went to one party and felt self conscious at the idea of not getting a clingy skirt past my knees in the hostesses bathroom (another story in and of itself) and the leggings that I didn't dare touch because of what I saw them do to other people's legs. In a word? Traumatized. I had been traumatized by this new fad. 

Insert a year ago when I was asked to teach makeup for a bloggers overnighter up in Oakley, Utah. I was so honored to be asked and excited to be stepping into the blogger scene that is pretty rockin here in Utah. Imagine my absolute horror to hear that we would all need to wear a certain color shirt because we would be taking pics in our jammies......sponsored by Agnes and Dora. How absolutely kind of them, but WHAT????? Please don't make me wear aztec and do I have time to do a few more squats? Those were the phrases, among maybe a few curses running through my head.

The night went well, I got the girls to giggle and open up about makeup concerns and fears. I may have shimmied a few more times than one should but it. was. wonderful. Made some amazing friends and had a blast!

When it came time to choose our leggings (gulp) I walked timidly to the table to see what was left. Aztec...no! Hearts, cute. Snowflakes.....hmmm, those are darling. They're dark so that's thinning, the print was smaller, I didn't know they made those! Ladies, when I touched the fabric on these leggings, it was as if I had died and gone to soft material heaven. I was no longer told that only babies get the coziest and fuzziest fabric...IIIIIIII, Jen, an adULT was allowed to wear something so soft I could have died!!!!! It happens quite often and it happened again, I was wrong. I put them on and felt my butt. I did! It was so soft and smooth (the fabric ha!). I made sure to wear my high wedges for the pic to make the legs look longer lol!

I still have never worn them on their own unless it's to bed but I have worn them SO often under skirts and dresses and have several pair now!

Love the leggings as a detail under solids!

Nooooooow fast forward to me meeting this beautiful woman. This is Kaylynn, THE Agnes and Dora ambassador! (like seriously)

This girl has my heart. She is loving, hilarious, outspoken, full of fire (the good kind), driven and so talented. We were meant to be friends. We met on Instagram, decided to room together at Snap Conference in SLC Utah and the first time I meet her in real life, she brought me a Subway sandwich......I mean RIGHT????? Throughout our stay at good ole Snap, Kaylynn was rocking her leggings, sure, but she had some of the cutest skirts and tops and I was FLOORED to learn they were from Agnes and Dora....say WHAT??? They have tops? Dresses? She then went on to tell me they even have plain colored leggings.

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!

If someone would have told me that, I would have dropped all the cheapy leggings I was carrying in my Forever 21 bag and RAN to my computer or the next party and demanded my goodies!!! I think everyone was so crazy for the other leggings that the parties I went to only had those items. I immediately told her I wanted to collaborate with her to tell ALL other women that had my same experience the liberating truth! 

Speaking of darling tops they offer, THIS Peter Pan collared dream is a MUST! The fabric, the fit, the scalloped collar...I die!

 Don't you love it when your hubby is so kind to take a million pictures for you only to realize your phone was in your pocket the whole time? (insert rolling eyes emoji here) LOL

Moral of the story, sometimes (more often than not) I'm wrong. I was wrong about Agnes AND Dora ha! and I can't wait to make up for lost time now and buy up everything I see that screams ME on their site!!!!!

My Top: Neverland in Stripes

My next Purchase: classic black leggings

And after that lol: Gold Dot White Dress