Valorina Pleated Dress

I am beyond ready for autumn. All I want right now is burgundy, mustard, and brown. And knee socks. And tights. And big chunky sweaters. And pumpkins. And apple cider. And Halloween paraphernalia. Lots and lots of Halloween paraphernalia. Vampire bats!! I digress...
Back to the point, I am super into autumnal colors right now. This burgundy dress is just lovely for the transition from summer to fall. It's light weight and breezy, but also that rich red hue. Just lovely (yes, it's so lovely I had to say it twice.) !

Valorina Pleated Dress , Beautiful and Brave Ring , Braided Enterprise Woven Belt , Sicily Heels in Taupe , Singing Trails Pushlock Purse

Vintage Mad Men Style

Mad Men has really done wonders for vintage silhouettes, even spawning an entire Mad Men Collection at Banana Republic. I love ladylike shapes, keep on influencing fashion Mad Men! 

Personally, I buy true vintage, very rarely repro, and one of my favorite go to's is Etsy. It's kind of like a vintage mecca. Pages and pages and pages of vintage in every price and every state of condition. Faaaabulous! 

I don't know if Mad Men uses actual vintage dresses or if they custom make each dress. If it is the former though, I think this dress would be perfect for Christina Hendricks' character Joan Holloway. Viva Voluptuous Vintage!

Vintage 50's Blue Plaid Wool Mad Men Wiggle Dress , Facet of Imagination Earrings , Malachite Sugarloaf Ring , Charles by Charles David Tasse Pump , Vintage Deep Bourbon Leather Oversized Handbag

I Want It Olive Dress

Things I love:

Olives

Dresses

Bows

It's a match made in Olive/Bow Heaven. 

I Want It Olive Dress , Birdin Of Proof Necklace , Cleobella Cantina Medium Cross-Body in Tan , The Urban Gals Oxford Heel , We Love Colors Nylon/Lycra Microfiber Tights in Light Tan

Boots from Piperlime

It's just about that time of year again, time to put away those open toe sandals and pull out your boots. Here are my boot picks from one of my most faaaaaaaavorite place to buy shoes, Piperlime! They've got you covered from Ankle Boots to Mid Height to High Shaft. I personally always seem to lean toward the shorter heights, maybe this year I'll be adventurous and try some knee highs! 

What about you guys? What boot height is your favorite?

Jessica Simpson Tylera in Tan , Steve Madden Troopa in Taupe , Kenneth Cole Reaction Bright Actress in Sand Suede , Timberland Bethel Buckle Mid , Steve Madden Linderr , Matisse Middleton , Joie Break On Through , Lucky Brand Norice in Sequoia , Seychelles Biography in Black

new york, i love you

Hiya lovies! I had intended on a nice informative post about the independent fashion blogger conference i'm attending today in NYC. Unfortunately I opted to not bring my laptop since the hotel has a business center. Said center however makes you swipe a credit card even to get a web browser up. So lovelies, I decided to post from my phone instead. Sadly that means I can't link you to the live feed of the conference. Sorry!! I promise photos and info sometime this weekend. Xoxo!

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Karl Lagerfeld at Macy's

Yup, Karl Lagerfeld artist extrodinaire has done a collaboration with Macy's. Curious? Yeah, me too. 

Here's my take:

 

Long Sleeve Sheer Contrast Collar Blouse

Let's just start off by saying, that is one diiiiirrrrrrty dressing room mirror! 

Okay, now that that is out of the way, the clothes...

Dear Karl, I love your style on you, but it looks a little silly on a lady. Love, Me.

The high collar is... let's see... interesting? But not flattering in my humble opinion. I think the neck is one of the loveliest parts of a woman, how sad to hide it all the way to the chin!

Sleeveless Pleat Detail Turtleneck

I liked this shirt better than the first, but still not a super fan of the high neck. Also, I'm not into adding a horizontal pleat detail across my hips ("hey look how WIDE I am!") Bras may be a problem with this top. Not that you couldn't find a strapless, but I think it would be tough because the pleated detail is actually pretty low. I think a normal strapless would peak up above the sheer part. I wish this had been done as a dress, it would be ultra sweet for cocktails!

 

It does have a pretty keyhole in the back however! (sorry so buurrrrrly!)  

 

But looooook! If you unbutton the collar and fold it over it totally transforms. Oh hi neck! 

 

Long Sleeve Metallic Tweed Jacket

Hrrmmm.... This coat... was just... well...

This coat just wasn't for me. It felt like a vintage 80's coat. Too big. Poorly proportioned. (Sorry Karl! I love you still!)

Short Sleeve Ponte Sheath Dress

The color of this dress was really strange to me. It was a kind of awkward shade of fleshy pink. It might be really pretty on someone with a darker complexion. Beyond the color it just doesn't fit my proportions well (average bust, tiny waist, big bottom) I think it would look good on someone with a less hourglass shape, but I really hate how baggy the collar is.

 

Sleeveless Turtleneck Tweed Rhinestone Trim Dress 

 

 I dunno dudes. This has unnecessary beading detail at the neck that looks a little cheap,  and made me feel like I need above the elbow leather gloves and a riding crop. Oh yeah, and that collar again! Meh.

 

Short Puff Sleeve Floral Print Dress

Finally some stuff that is appealing to me. The funny thing is though, this dress and the next looked like they totally didn't belong in this collection. I loved them both. Girlie. PeterPan Collar. Hourglass shaped. Divine!

 

Short Puff Sleeve, Gathered Waist Dress with Tulle Trim

Dudes! Look how tiny I am! I had a wicked case of food poisoning last week and lost 12 pounds. NO FUN. But look how tiny I am! Ha Ha! Anywhaaaay, This was super sweet. It's almost the same color as the fleshy pink dress a few above, but since it has a crepe texture to it and is floaty, flowy it's not off putting like the other one. 

It also had this interesting tulle detail on the neckline. I liked and didn't like the detail all at once. It was pretty and defined the neckline well, but seemed to keep folding under. I wish it was a bit stiffer or had a nude fabric to back it. 

All in all, I was kinda bummed out by the Karl collection. I hate to be negative but it felt too inspired by the power suit of the eighties for my taste (and maybe too much by Karl's personal style) and the proportions didn't jive too well with my body type. C'est la vie. Have you tried any of it? If so I'd love to hear what you thought!

And following up for you...

So hey, remember this? Well here is the back:

 

(ew, look how boney my back is!)

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...