Old is New Again

Speaking of wearing things in a different way…I love this dress, but I tend to wear it with the same couple of things. My Alternative Apparel cardigan or a Temperly London for Target jacket I like. But the cardigan is in the hamper, and the jacket is in the dry cleaning bag. So I had to branch out.



That’s the only shot I got of the blazer open. I had a long day and I just wasn’t thinking. It looks like I am brushing my hair back but if you look closer you can see I’m on the phone. I was talking to Alannah. (I always try and remember to hold the phone away from my face because if I don’t, I break out.) But seriously...how long are my legs in this dress? What's not to love?



I felt really good in the outfit. I felt stylish.



I’m wearing my giant Cicada earrings again, and missing my old co-worker Lucinda, who hated them SO MUCH. She had a code. If she hated it, she told me it was “Interesting”. If you are reading this and you still see her, tell her I miss her face!





Jacket, Vintage
Turtle neck, Steve and Barry's
Dress, Urban Outfitters
Tights, Target
Boots, Matisse
Bag, Steven by Steve Madden
Earrings, Chain Chain Chained at etsy

Same Dress, Different Day

One of the things that I really struggle with in stretching my wardrobe is seeing pieces in a different light.

I enjoyed this dress so much on Thursday that I wore it again Sunday. I wore it without the jeans to church, but I added the jeans before I ran errands because it was so cold.




I’m not normally real big on jeans with a dress, but occasionally I find a combination that works for me.



I feel kind of bad for these boots. They are spectacular vintage boots from Neiman Marcus that I got at Good Will for 5 bucks. Or maybe Salvation Army. One or the other though.



But all you ever see is this:



Alannah got me this bag for my birthday. You can’t really see it, but the clasp is this ridiculous tunrlock thing more suited to a bank vault. It is AWESOME. And fun to play with. And the leather? Like BUTTER.



My 2nd favorite Haute Hardware piece…


And that’s that!~ I really want to focus on trying to mix it up and wear things a different way, I have been feeling sorry for myself because I can’t shop like I used to, and it’s just silly.

Blazer, Vintage
Cardigan, Alternative Apparel
Dress, Love Me Not at etsy
Jeans, Seven for all Mankind
Boots, Vintage Neiman Marcus
Bag, Steven by Steve Madden
Necklace, Haute Hardware

Too Little House on the Prairie

I called Erin when I got in this morning and told her that every time I wear this I remember how she tried on the ecru version and deemed it “Too Little House on the Praire”*. And then I got the black. And she says she doesn’t think that about the black, but I still hear her say it every time I wear it, and it makes me giggle**.

That said, I love this dress. I feel thin and curvy and fabulous in it. SO fabulous I broke out the “high fashion pose”***



One of my very favorite combos is the all black outfit, brown shoes and bag. I think it really makes the accessories pop.



This jacket is a vintage wonder. In perfect condition, and all of $12 at a thrift store. AND it has remained flattering after my weight loss. Which I am glad for as it would be reallllllllyyyy expensive to tailor, I’m afraid.****



Jacket, Vintage
Bag, Lucky
Dress, Jovovich Hawke for Target
Leggings, Target
Boots, Matisse
Necklace and earrings self made

*Kasmira has the ecru and it looks fabulous on her and NOT Too Little House on the Prairie at all.

**Bernadette and Erin and I had all gone to Target on our lunch break to scope out the Jovovich Hawke collection. And Erin tried on a swimsuit. With tights. And walked out to use the 3 way mirror, and then I laughed about it ALL day, and she went home, did a flashy jazz pose in the tights and swimsuit and sent a picture of it to my phone…and THIS memory is probably what I am ACTUALLY laughing at.

***This pose makes me think of my sister in law Michelle, who has a Bridal portrait in this pose. And looks fabulous enough to make a girl jealous doing it.

****Oh, nothing. I just really wanted another footnote. :D

H&M Blazer

I have a lot of dresses, that when I put them on, I think, “This dress was so much longer when I bought it.”

I know that can’t be true, since I know I didn’t wash it in hot water, and I didn’t dry it. (I wash my dresses on delicate and hang them to dry. ALL of them. I never dry clean, I never dry). So I must have some sort of short circuit that makes dresses seem longer in the store. Because it seems at home, they are all sort of walking a very fine line!

Bernadette took my pictures today, and oh my goodness did my boots get dirty!~



I like the shape this outfit give me a LOT.

I’m not big on this full on smile, but I must admit, I do look happy. And skinny. I love you H&M blazer.



And just in case you think that’s a plain ol boring black blazer, it’s not.
It’s dotty!~



Jacket, H&M (second hand, because we don’t HAVE an H&M. So wrong)
Dress, Alice Temperly for Target
Tights, Target
Boots, Arturo Chang
Bag, Gucci (gift)
Hoops, Wal-Mart
Necklace, Haute Hardware