Celebrate College Colors Day in Style!
Fashionable ways to cheer on Kentucky's college football teams!
Happy College Colors Day, y'all! I am just so excited that it's starting to look like fall, and that college football is back! I am so excited to be wearing my Kentucky Blue for College Colors Day, and I picked out a few great ideas for my friends who cheer on all the Kentucky D1 College Teams!
Draper James Tailgate Essentials
Have you seen the newest batch of tailgate-inspired items from Reece Witherspoon's Draper James line? So, so cute, y'all. I feel like the scarf is going to be necessary as the weather gets cooler.
Go Big Blue!
Now, if you've been reading HerKentucky for any time at all, it's no surprise that I ride or die with the Kentucky Wildcats, even if football isn't exactly our premiere athletic program. UK will always feel like the home team for me, in any sport. I lived in Lexington for over a decade, my beau and I hold three graduate degrees from UK, and I grew up on stories of my grandfather and his siblings attending the University in the '30s. The 'Cats and I, we go way back.
I personally believe that there's no such thing as taking your
Go Cards!
Y'all, I don't care what team you rep or what part of the Commonwealth you hail from. That Louisville win was ridic last night. Lamar Jackson was on fire, and my Cardinals fan friends were jubilant. That win deserves several days' worth of team-inspired outfits!!
Cheer on your Kentucky team!
Most of us can find a reason to cheer for just about every Kentucky college, if we look hard enough for a link. My parents each hold degrees from Morehead AND EKU. I have plenty of friends with ties to WKU and Murray State. And the list goes on. There are so many cute ways to rep your team. A Tervis Tumbler and a cap are, of course, standard equipment.
Let me know in the comments below what team you're repping today, and don't forget to visit the College Colors Day website to enter to win a trip to the 2017 National Championship Game! (please note that this post contains affiliate links.)
Rep the Cards in Style at the ACC Tournament!
It's the most Wonderful Time of the Year, y'all!
There's more basketball on TV than I can possibly watch, but I'm trying valiantly. With the Louisville Cardinals kicking off their first game of the ACC Tournament today, there are some fun, stylish ways to show your loyalty. Here are a few favorites that are substantial enough for work, stylish enough for a night out, and filled with Card spirit if you're fortunate enough to be in Greensboro this week.
These Tory Burch Flats are great for game day, driving to the game, or any other time you want to look stylish yet stay comfortable.
This Cardinals headband is so sassy!
This men's button-down would be awesome with leggings and skinny jeans; it features a fun Cardinal logo
These packable Hunter Wellies are great if the weather turns wet!
Five Fun Facts about the Kentucky Cardinal
Celebrating the Commonwealth's state bird.
Happy National Bird Day, y'all! Now, that's not much of a holiday, but it does seem like a good time to celebrate Kentucky's state bird, the Cardinal.
Here are a few fun facts about the Cardinal.
1. Cardinals have a distinctive color.
Everyone knows that the males are red, while the females are a brownish-grey. In a very rare mutation called bilateral gynandromorphism, a bird presents the plumage of both sexes.
Image via The Huffington Post.
2. Their name derives from a clergyman's hat.
Cardinals were so named because the male's red crest resembles the mitre (headdress) of a Catholic Cardinal.
Common Cardinal Grosbeak, by John James Audubon.
3. They are grosbeaks, which means they have large, seed-eating beaks.
Only here in Louisville do they have teeth.
4. The Cardinal became the Kentucky State Bird in 1926.
A Senate resolution was passed on February 26, 1926; the House of Representatives concurred.
5. A Kentucky Cardinal, published in 1894, was an important story by James Lane Allen, Kentucky's "First Important Novelist."
The Lexington-born, Transylvania-educated James Lane Allen contributed to Harper's Magazine and the Atlantic Monthly. Like many Southern writers of his era, Allen's writing meant to mimic the local vernacular. A Kentucky Cardinal dealt with metaphors of bird species for human traits and referenced great naturalists from Audubon to Thoreau to Transylvania's own Constantine Rafinesque.
Here's to our beautiful state bird!
HerKentucky's Holiday Wish List for the Sports Fan
Great gift ideas for the Kentucky native and sports fan on your holiday list!
Here in Kentucky, we love our college sports teams a lot. Our loyalties are pretty intense, and we never tire of finding new ways to rep our teams. Here are the HerKentucky picks for the very best gifts for your favorite sports fan!
Tervis Tumbler Water Bottle. I LOVE mine; I carry it everywhere. This UK Logo bottle will please any Wildcats fan!
Kentucky Wildcats Business Card Holder by Louisville Stoneware. What a fun way to bring your team loyalty to the office with you! Contact Stoneware for customization options.
Tipsy Elves UK Ugly Christmas Sweater. They call it "Ugly"; I think it's pretty cute. Either way, it's the most unique piece of Kentucky Wildcats swag I've seen in a while. (Available in ladies' and men's styles!)
Louisville Stoneware U of L Cardinals Salt and Pepper Shakers. The cutest Cardinals I've ever seen, and a perfect keepsake for your favorite Louisville fan.
University of Kentucky needlepoint cufflinks by Smathers and Branson. So preppy and cute!
Louisville Cardinals Women's Red Metallic Thread Scarf. Stay warm at the Belk Bowl!
Clayton & Crume L1C4 keychain. This is simply adorable. Heavy canvas twill affixed to high quality leather and made right here in Louisville.
For the ridiculous UK fan who has everything, how about a Rupp Arena replica dog bed? I can assure you that I'd be getting these for my own dogs if they made 'em big enough.
This EKU Tervis Tumbler is perfect for the Colonels fan on your list. I think Santa may bring this one to my dad...
Tickets to the UK - U of L Basketball Game. It's a long-shot, I know. The tickets are astronomical. But, something tells me that this game will be worth it. If you find any good leads, let me know.
U of L Fingerless Gloves. How cute are these?
A Trip to the Bahamas to watch WKU in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. If that isn't feasible, then how about the sweatshirt for the event?
Clayton & Crume #BBN keychain. So nobody forgets you're part of Coach Cal's #lafamilia.
Louisville Cardinals Needlepoint Flask from Smathers and Branson. The cutest way to sneak a nip.
We're so excited to give away a few of these amazing presents to lucky HerKentucky readers. Clayton & Crume has provided us with a UK keychain and a U of L keychain, and Tipsy Elves sent us a ladies' sweater! Enter to win using the Rafflecopter widget below!
Good luck, and Happy Holidays from HerKentucky!