Wishes Granted

First things first. I apologize for ditching you. I've been in a blog funk. I think of things to write then realize I'm not excited to write about them and I never wanted this to be an obligation, part of the reason I didn't put too fine a point on what was going to happen here. I have, from the beginning, wanted this to be fun and full of whatever I felt like in the moment. I'm trying to make a comeback here but I may be slow to get back into my groove. So bear with me.

In less whiny news...you know how every season I make a wish list full of pretties I want to wear? Well for Fall 2011 you're not getting one. Because I couldn't possibly wish for another piece of Fall fashion after my recent stock up. Now I know I didn't ever follow through with a birthday post but I got some gifts. Trista's boyfriend Zach made me a beautiful serving bowl (he does ceramics), my friend Amelia got me the cutest ever rectangular espresso cups, Johnathan gave me a fantastic comic book and a garland he made me out of vintage postcards...my friend's were great to me. And I hate to play favorites here but Lana may have been the greatest. You see, Lana's gift to me was making me her significant other.

Now before you get all excited Lana works for Free People. So, by making me her significant other I get a card that gives me huge discounts at Urban Outfitters, Free People, and Anthropologie. Which means this girl went on a major 40% off shopping spree. This is what I'll be wearing this Fall.


Side lace up moccasins! (Free People)



Is it a dress? Is it a maxi skirt? It's both! (Free People)



Love the big open stitches, love the color, love the length. (Urban Outfitters)



Not totally sure about this one but I think I could work it out. Plus it ended up being like $20 after sale and my discount. (Free People)



Perfect purse. Small enough, big enough, color, and shine. (Free People)



I'm in love with this one. (Free People)



Silk and leather. Divine combo. Also the lining is red with tiny white polka dots! (Anthropologie)



Cardi with super thin black and tan stripes. Will go with everything. (Free People)



A slip. For peaking out from under or through things. (Urban Outfitters)





This dress is fantastic. It only cost me about $30 and I cannot wait to try wearing different things under it and belting it. Check out the detail. (Free People)



A lace pullover! (Free People)



Wearing this one today with a black slip dress underneath and bare legs. So flowy and comfy. Total year round piece. (Free People)



Cropped leggings. So cute with flats. (Free People)



Big open stitch cozy sweater. Love. (Free People)





So pretty and feminine. (Free People)



Wanted these for a long time. Super cute with skinny jeans tucked in. (Urban Outfitters)

What I'm Wearing Today

What I'm Wearing Today

I am head over heels in love with this dress. It's called the Tropical Storm Dress and is by Free People but the green is entirely sold out and I think there is only one size left in the ivory. It's even prettier in person though.

Can Summer hurry up and get here already?

The Outfit I Want to Wear Every Single Day of Spring

I mean seriously? Does it get any more gorgeous? I am pretty sure I am turning into a 'riding through a meadow on a wild horse while wearing a daisy crown' girl this Spring.

Lust

Free People, why do you want me to be poor?

What I'm Wearing Today

I am desperately craving Fall clothing. I'm at the point where I've decided to ignore the weather forecast and just wear tights and boots regardless of the nearly 80 degree heat.

Also I bought new boots and not wearing them was proving increasingly difficult.

So this morning I decided to just go for it. It's September and I'm done with Summer.

Today I'm wearing this dress. I have to say it is one of my favorite pieces of clothing and I have it in three different colors (I've posted about the white one before).


Paisley Necklace Dress by Free People

I'm also wearing tights. Black ones. My most favorite tights ever are the Spanx Tight End Tights. Not even because they're Spanx but because they're one of the only tights I've been able to find that are truly opaque and don't run or snag easily. The almost $30 pricetag can be a little much if like me you wear tights often in the cooler months and also hate doing laundry. Hue also makes a great opaque tight but they will eventually tear and snag. For the $8 or so they cost though it's not a terrible option. They also can usually be found at Nordstrom Rack in lots of colors. My favorite other than black are all the dark purples and eggplant colors.

Of course I have on a black cardigan but I'm also wearing these, my new most favorite footwear:


Toni boot by Gee Wa Wa in Tan Rodeo

Clothes That Make No Sense

I'm really into the whole Winter shorts thing right now. I mean, not right now right now because Portland has decided after a Summer of days in the 60s that now, in September it is going to be 80 degrees out. But for the (hopefully) coming cold weather, I am really into shorts made of wool and tweed and all the heavier Fall and Winter fabrics. I'm loving the idea of shorts with slouchy knee high boots and a big sweater or shorts worn with opaque tights and flats. It's very Blair Waldorf in a way that is far more wearable that say, a giant bow headband.

So I started looking at Winter appropriate shorts like these.




Both above models in Tweed Short by Sanctuary in Pepper. At Nordstrom this short sells for $42.90, at Free People $86


Cocktail Shorts by Literature in Black

Now apparently somewhere along the way some designers decided they were going to play a very cruel joke on consumers are try to make this happen.

Leather shorts.


Leather Short by Trouve in Black


Shakuhachi Leather Short by Free People in Brown

Seriously? Why is this happening? Look at that first model, she's physically pained by wearing these shorts. Am I the only one that thinks this looks like just about the least comfortable thing ever to wear?

I will admit when I saw this photo I was in love with this girl's outfit.


Denver Leather Short by Joie in Charcoal

But I'm also going to suggest the shorts in this photo have been photoshopped beyond recognition. Because the shorts in that photo of that lovely girl looking so effortlessly chic and sexy as she walks down the street obliviously checking her Blackberry, those shorts theoretically are these shorts:





Which makes zero sense. Also I'm just going to throw out there that for $378 my ass better look a whole lot better than that.

What I'm Wearing Today

I do not wear white. I'm already super pale and I don't think white does anything for me. My one exception is Summer dresses. There's something so pretty and sweet and perfect about a white sundress in the Summer. I own at least six white summer dresses and find I am still drawn to them. I have to remind myself that there are really only so many white dresses a girl can wear. Ironically if and when I get married I have absolutely no plans to wear white.

Today I am wearing this little number from Free People. It's called the Paisley Necklace Dress and is so amazingly flattering and comfortable I had to own it in three colors. The details are gorgeous and give it a bit of a Moroccan feel. There's lots of beading and sequins going on at the neckline but it doesn't feel tacky or young or overdone. The hem has a metallic lace ribbon that I constantly gets comments on.

I'm wearing this dress with a very light cardigan, a gold owl ring, and these shoes.

Note: I am not a model and that is not me. It's a photo from the Free People site. I am still trying to figure out a good way to photograph clothing I own.

What I'm Wearing Today

This gorgeous dress slip top thing is by Free People, my absolute favorite clothing company. It's sort of like lingerie that you can wear out of the house and I have to say, if you have not worn lingerie as an outfit you should. It is awesome. I love the satisfaction of having someone compliment me on an outfit made of nightwear. It makes me feel like I am getting away with something fantastic.

I'm wearing this slip dress today over a simple black tank dress from Forever 21 (to everyone who says black and navy don't go together, you're wrong) that I bought a couple years ago, a black cardigan and these sandals by Nicole.

I am not sporting the confused stare and shiny underpinnings.