American Desert

Happy September! Funny thing happened this morning... 

I can't wait for fall. I wanna buy fall clothes and boots, and wear knit caps, and pull out some scarves, my cropped jackets are all out of the closet and ready to go. I'm ready!! 

Reaaaaaaaady go! go go!

So anyway, back to this morning, I hop on the computer and start my morning shopping routine and all I seem to be attracted to is summer stuff... I'm a freak, what can I say. So here ya go, a nice end of summer american desert look. The dress doesn't come with the belt, which is a-ok in my book, the dress is fitted enough to go without a belt. But if you want to accentuate your figure or break up the color a bit, I'd go with a not too wide natural woven belt. The white is way too harsh, so says me.

Bar III Sleeveless Watercolor Back Cutout Dress , Ganges River Bangle Set , Gaucho Watch in Natural by Tokyo Bay , Lucky Brand Francisca Booties , Golden Horizon Handbag

p.s. um hello? this dress has a back cutout? No picture of the back of the dress on Macys.com. Fear not loyal readers!! I will go investigate this dress myself, mayhaps we'll have some adventures in dressing rooms coming up soon...

DC fashion at Violet

Last night was another DCFABB meetup! Wheeeee!! This time around it was at a boutique in Adams Morgan called Violet Boutique. Heads up ladies, DANGER ZONE!! Super cute clothes and accessories at totally awesome prices. Seems everything there was less than $60! Aaaand it was all AWEsome!! So clearly I'm excited, how many exclamation points so far? Eight.

First up: The Shop...

Hellloooooo Mustard Yellow! So my favorite color right now.

Do we need to talk about this bag? Or can I just say "ohmagoshthisbag." I'm an Aztec Goddess.

More yellow and some pretty coral too, both super perfect hues for transition from summer to fall.

I want THIS!! wa.ha.haaaaant.

hello neon pink. i love you.

Now on to the ladies...

Cutie Patootie Gina of Tulle & Combat Boots

Hottie Pa.tot.ie Alina of The Feast and TheHyperbalist

Katalina of The You Finder and Libby designer of Diament Jewelry.

Some shoes I was enamored with...

And maybe, just maybe my favorite moment of the entire night. Here's the play by play:

Alina is at the register checking out, but wait! 

Lacey calls to her, how could Alina have missed this tunic!?

Alina has a moment: "OMBRE!" "ONE SHOULDERED" are you kidding me!!!

Leggy Lacey: i know. for real. it's you.

Okay, I may have just put words in their mouths. Next time I'll make sure to have a tape recorder.
Err, I mean mp3 recorder. um, nevermind... 

Oooops! I've been caught. Put down that camera paparazzo!

And yes, that is an epic, amazing, super major neon green clutch. Lacey, I'm freakin out.

Carhenge, Nebraska

Back in June Mr.Husband and I took a road trip out to Colorado to visit his brother, our neices, and my super #1 sister in law. We took SO MANY photos, I'm still sorting through them all! Today I finally got to one of my favorite photo ops in our whole trip...

Carhenge is in Alliance, Nebraska and Mr.Husband was super stoked to check it out. So was I once we pulled up to their little parking lot. It was beauuuuutiful outside! The winds were blowing the tall grasses. The clouds were racing by; the lowering sun making an appearance and dipping behind the race again. It was a truly epic American countryside experience.

We got lucky and the gift shop we thought would be closed at 5 was actually still open! We ran in to get some postcards and a t-shirt and had a lovely chat with Erin, Carhenge expert. Okay, I don't know that that is officially her title, but that's what i am dubbing her as. We struck up a conversation when she commented on my bag...

One of my favorite vintage finds from our trip! 

She was super friendly and helped quell our growing fear of TORNADOS! You see, I have no idea what county is where in Nebraska, I just know I'm in Nebraska. So listening to the radio and having our music interrupted every 15 minutes with updates as to where the tornado is on the ground at that moment and what counties its headed toward is none too helpful.

First she cleared up what to do when your driving and you see a tornado, which was good cause heck if I knew what to do (you get outta your car and chill out in the closest ditch by the way) and second she assured us we didn't have to worry, they weren't right here right now. Whew!

If you ever road trip out that way, I highly recommend stopping by. It was cool to see, fun to take pictures of and Erin was super friendly and helpful! (Hi Erin!)

Dress: Vintage via The Vintage Haberdashery (MO)

Bag: Vintage via The Vintage Haberdashery (MO)

Tights: Hue via Macys (DC)

Wedges: BCBG courtesy Piperlime 

P.S. The Vintage Haberdashery was the BEST vintage shop in our whole trip. AMAAAzing finds there. And great prices to boot! I highly highly recommend stopping by if you are ever in the area.

back to school

School is just about to begin, I can tell by vast amounts of mother daughter apt/dorm shopping in the neighborhood. Why are some girls so complain-y when their parents are buying them stuff? It weirds me out. Anywhay, here's to feeling scholarly... in Viv Westwood! 

Tie Neck Shirt in Golden Plate , Michael Kors 'Runway' in Rose Gold (MUST WANT NEEEED!!) , Etienne Aigner 'Kendra' Satchel in Putty , Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Plaid Skirt , Marc by Marc Jacobs Studded Toe-Cap Pumps in Navy

Solestruck

Yes, I love a good wedge. I love wedges so very very much. Like A LOT... a lot a lot. lot. 

There are so so many fantabulous pairs on Solestruck right now, I'm kind of in "amazing wedge" overload. Here are my picks, 3 glitsy glams, 3 neon and 3 neutrals. Now comes the inevitable finance meeting to eliminate unnecessary costs this month to have money to buy these super ultra necessary wedges. First up, the 'Svan' then the 'Kip' maybe the 'Narcisco Glitter' next. I can live on PB&J sandwiches for a month, dontcha think?

Jeffrey Campbell 'Zealous' in Bronze , Senso 'Narcisco Glitter' in Silver Glitter , Jeffrey Campbell 'Thelma' in Bronze , Messeca 'Coraline' in Neon Green , Ego and Greed 'Svan' in Grey Yellow , Senso 'Lacey' in Fuchsia Leopard , Messeca 'Charmene' in Taupe , Maurie And Eve 'Phoenix Wedge' in Grey ,  80%20 'Kip' in Chocolate Blue

bad ass bumble bee

Juxtaposition. Ain't it just the best? I LOVE mixing hard and soft, tough and sweet. This cute mod top is super rad with these leather shorts and rocker accessories. Perfect ensemble for a cutie patootie badass bumble bee!

Fusion Eris Sleeveless Top , Gotham City Ring , Wide Snake Chain Bracelet , Riptide Leather Shorts , Steve Madden Wicked-L Wedges

cute-tastic

This shift dress is cute-tastic. The cutest of the cute. Cutie McCuterson. Boden makes tons of fab dresses for the office and always seems to sprinkle in a super cute shift here and there. Awesomesauce. Plus, while styling this dress I think I found the perfect camera bag! This jumbo satchel is oh so very ultra rad. ULTRA! 

Purple Fun Dress , Red Lucite Cuff , Leather Bangle Bracelets in Bamboo Yellow , Seychelles 'Clue' in Mustard  , ASOS Leather Tassel Detail Satchel