Shearling coats are not only trendy but very warm as well. You can wear a Shearling coat with a long maxi skirt to dress it up or some jeans and sneakers for a more casual look. 

Here is how I wore mine that I scored from Express on clearance for $40 almost 5 years ago.

You can find these coats at  your local 

Forever 21, Banana Republic, and H&M! 

It's Friday night, after-work and you want a drink. A real drink. Not some fruity, tropical, sunrise breeze thing. But a drink! When I want to enjoy a few Jameson and beers with the boys, this is the go-to spot. This is more of a throwback, old New York bar so you’re not going to get the glitz and glam. There won’t be a DJ in the back. There’s not going to be any food. But what you are going to get are the following three things: A relaxed space to hang out with your friends, dirt cheap prices, and straight-up drinks.

The dirt cheap prices start at happy hour - every day of the week. Prices don’t get much cheaper than this — $2.50 well drinks; $3.50 drafts beers; $3 call drinks. Every weekday, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and weekends 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hard to beat in NYC! Perfect if you're looking for a reliable pre-game location. 

It's also one of the few bars you can score some decent brews like Captain Lawrence and Allagash along with a few local beers like Brooklyn Lager.  

This is a great, laid-back bar. It's a dive bar so again don't go in expecting anything fancy. Start your night here and you won't regret it. And remember, Cash Only

192 2nd Ave (at E 12th St.)

East Village 

Beautiful visuals from Stas & Cat. Featuring works of Xenobia Bailey, Sun Ra's Home and the Langston Hughes Cosmogram at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library

Brooklyn's own Phony Ppl will bless the stage "Where Legends Are Made" at SOBs to celebrate the release of their new album 'Yesterday's Tomorrow' droppinG on January 13, 2015