More Like A Pant Than A Legging

*Plus size readers, reader (and mega-hotness) JRo left a comment yesterday about Forever XXI’s denim leggings from their plus size line called Faith, and she loves them!*

After wearing these yesterday, I think they are more of a pant. Now the OTHER pair, the $20 pair, those were skin tight and very much a “jegging” as the kids are calling it. But these are more of a pant. They are made of a very stretchy, but stiffer fabric and they have a slim fit, but lots of room. In fact, they are almost TOO forgiving for my tastes. (I like it a bit tarty, what can I say?)



See? Very flattering, yes? They hit right about the ankle and on me are maybe even a bit short when I sit down.



What’s interesting to me is that these were the cheaper pair, and yet they are also the more sophisticated pair. Much more of a grown up version of skinny jeans. They have a hidden side zip. That’s way more grown up to me than my standard jegging with the elastic waist.





No pockets, just a clean back.



OK, so you guys know me. You know I am all about handmade and I love jewelry and bags by artists, not giant corporations…but man, do I love these…



These pictures do not even do them justice. They look like I happened upon them at an estate sale, they are jut stunning. I have a mirror set up in my cube (so I can see you walk up behind me when I am wearing headphones and not get the bejeezus scared out of me, not because I am The World’s Most Vain Girl) and I won’t lie. I stared at them all day yesterday. And I am wearing the gold version today. I planned my outfit around them. Both days.



I’m going to have to replace these soonish. I am not looking forward to it.



I adore these and even though they are just cheap old Payless shoes they have been some of my favorites. And I am going to have a hard time replacing them with anything but another pair. I mean, the color, the buttons, the shape…it’s all perfect. At least I wore them out instead of being afraid to. Do you ever do that? Have something and love it and know you can’t replace it, so you just never use it? Keeping it like new forever? I hate when I do that. I am trying really hard to break that habit.

Blouse, Target
Denim, Forever XXI
Ankle Boots, Payless
Earrings, Forever XXI

Fashion Blog Inspired

The way the sleeves on the cardigan are shorter than the sleeves on the blouse is totally something I tried because of fashion blogging. I’m not sure if it’s something I’ve actually seen on a blog or if it’s just something I knew to try because you guys will try anything, but I do know I would not have tried it before.



I was really happy with how it came out. I liked pretty much everything about this outfit. I felt like the proportions on everything were really good.



And I just love that pop of sleeve coming out of the cardigan.



These bird skull earrings are so great. They are classy and arty,but have a bit of edge to them.





So I love love love this necklace. It is perfection in my opinion.



And yet I have sold zero of them. I always find it really strange and slightly disconcerting when I really think a piece is great and it doesn’t sell at all. On the one hand it keeps the piece a one of a kind (or in this case two of a kind as I made one for a friend as a gift). On the other hand it does tend to make me doubt the design just a bit and only for the briefest periods of time. I’m sure other jewelry designs have similar things happen sometimes.



The bunny pendant was the perfect necklace shape and size for this look, but it is hollow and it banged up and down on the button on the cardigan all day long. It looked great but it drove me nuts. I think I’ll avoid the paring in the future.




Sweater, blouse, tank, denim leggings and shoes, all Target
Bunny pendant, Haute Hardware at Etsy
Bone bead necklace, Love Erin Designs at Etsy
Bird Skull earrings, Moon Raven Designs (mrd74) at Etsy

I Don’t Actually Listen to Metal

(So many entries for the giveaway. So many lurkers coming out. I love it!)

This is one of my favorite looks. An over the top vintage metal tee and skinnies.



If I’m not sure what to wear, I choose this.



It’s a great fall-back outfit for me. I wore the same outfit two days in a row actually. On day one, the day pictured, I wore it for girls night at a piano bar with Erin. (And to be honest I swapped those heels for flats before I left.) The second time, the next night, I changed the shoes to grey ankle boots and added a cardigan and scarf for a trip to the cinema to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.



That shirt is actually realllllly gross when you look at it.



Love Love love these and they were so cheap for handmade!





So I liked the look of these shoes, I did. And if life were more like a NYLON fashion layout I would have been comfortable wearing them to meet Erin, but as life is not a NYLON shoot, I felt like they took the outfit just a little bit over the top, even for me.



But they looked really good in photos, so I left them.






Tee, Vintage
Pants, Target
Shoes, Target
Bird Skull earrings, Moon Raven Designs (mrd74) at Etsy
Bangle, Target
Razor blade bracelet, Love Erin Designs @ etsy
Necklaces, self made
Sunglasses, Target

I Met With Tax Lawyers Dressed Like This

It was casual Friday, so I was casual. But then I got pulled, last minute, into a meeting with 3 lawyers to discuss the finer points of tax law. Just in case you were wondering, tax law is boring. And when you are in a room of well dressed lawyers in a baby doll dress and skin tight jeans, you feel a little out of place. Even more so when you happen to be the only girl in the room.
But other than that, I liked it.



I know you know I’m not a huge jeans and a dress kind of girl. I only have 2 dresses I feel like I can make it work with, and I need the jeans in question to be really slim fit.



I normally reserve this skirt for weekends, and wear it with a pair of denim shorts. But It is so breezy and cool I wanted to make it work for the office. And please please please, if anyone knows where I can get a knee length, or slightly shorter hot pink petticoat to wear with this for a reasonable price, let me know. Because I think this dress just screams for a pink petticoat, but I have not been able to find one yet. (I've tried Hot Topic and the stripper store. I can't think where else to look.)



Seriously. It needs a petticoat. Brown would also do. Or cream.



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In other news, I’ve decided not to do the jeans giveaway. I was not 100% down with a couple things that needed to happen. HOWEVER, as a replacement, I’ll be doing a Love Erin Designs give away starting TOMORROW. So check that out and I hope that it proves a welcome substitution.

Dress, Forever XXI
Denim Leggings, Target
Shoes, MIA via Urban Outfitters
Buckle bracelet, vintage
Wood Bangle, Target
Earrings, Love Erin Designs at Etsy

I Can Totally Get Away With It.

So I think I’ve mentioned it before but I am not a fan of people claiming that they love something but “can’t get away with it”. I dislike it because I feel like you should like what you like and wear what you want. I’m not taking about wearing things that are unflattering, or not right for your body type. I’m talking about being brave, stepping outside of the box and having fun.

However, I will accept that not everyone can get away with this dress.



The top is a floral linen.


The bottom is a tribal cotton.


The zipper is gold and aqua.


I can get away with it, and I will. :D

I adore this dress.




When my husband was helping me out of it (undoing the hook at the top) he commented on how well made it is. The top is boned and the bottom is beautifully gathered.

I did wear a wrap at the office.


And a bib at lunch.


I just felt so pretty and curvy and fabulous all day. The skirt swishes in the best way.

I also wore this beetle pendant. I got the pendant at the craft store this weekend for $3.99! All I had to do was throw it on some chain. How perfect does it look with this?


I also wore my signature turquoise bird.


FABULOUS wood and leather platforms.




And an amazing leather bag from my trip to Mexico last year.

Dress, Tracy Feith for Target
Cardi, Alternative
Sandals, MIA at Urban Outfitters
Beetle necklace, Self made
Turquoise Bird necklace, Love Erin Designs
Handbag, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Not Listening

At some point I wore this dress, maybe last winter? And I got more than one comment saying that it was unflattering on me. I didn’t listen.



I love the cut on this dress, the way it nips in at the waist, like a giant wide belt.



And I love pockets in a dress.







This bunny pendant was the very first thing that I bought from Haute Hardware. It was on a shorter chain, because that was really the style then. I moved it to a longer chain to make it more versatile because I just love it. I found that once it was longer and I could see it, I worry it all day. I love having something to worry.



SO cute!~ Tiny bunny!



Sandals of awesomeness…



Dress, Rogan for Target
Sandals, Victoria’s Secret
Cardi, Alternative
Bunny pendant, Haute Hardware Etsy
Bunny Bracelet, Love Erin Designs at Etsy
Bone necklace, Love Erin Designs Etsy