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So, I know at $28, this Anthropologie necklace isn’t exactly breaking the bank. But, when I stumbled on this Charlotte Russe version for $10.50, I had to share with you guys. Keep that extra $17.50 in your pocket! Or ya know, just buy me stuff.
(p.s. The Anthro version comes in three - very pretty - colorways, the CR version only comes in one, so there’s that.)
Daily Lovely - Vintage Black Dress with Tan Polka Dots, $9.99 - $34.99
This is real, real cute with some rich leather boots come fall and right now with some strappy sandals with a chunky heel. Real cute, I said.
This must be for a movie? I mean, it has to be. Right? There is no other explanation.
Item: Hunter Wellington Rain Boots, $115-$125
Name: Cait
Question: First things first, I love your blog and now how perfect is it that you decide you would like to give advice and help make decisions just when I have a dilemma. My issue involves rain boots. Hunter wellington rain boots to be exact, I have been lusting over them for some time but can’t deicide if I’m willing to spend 130 bucks (plus shipping as I live in a pretty remote place) for boots to muck in the rain with. I also can’t decide on long vs. short in terms of practicality if I DO get them. I appreciate any thoughts you may have!
Answer: I, too, love the Hunter Wellington rain boots. It’s a classic, distinguished kind of rain boot. The kind that everyone from Kate Moss to Suri Cruise wears to keep their tootsies dry. But, but, but I honestly cannot justify spending upwards of 130 dollah-dollah bills on these when there are SO many other cute options out there. Not to mention, I remember not too long ago when these boots retailed for $98. It perturbs me that they’ve gone up this much in price in not that great of a time span. The nerve! Besides, there are tons of less expensive, but still chic rain boot options out there:
Verdict: DON’T BUY
Anyone with their own Hunter Wellies, please feel free to weigh in on if they are worth the cost or not. Let’s help a trilla out!
(Have your own buy/don’t buy quandary? Ask me about it here)
Last night, I shunned the gym, called my sister to make sure she wasn’t going into labor (she’s due August 1), packed up some cold drinks for humans and a dog, and went up the street to Beach Music Thursday. I love living in a neighborhood that puts on this free, weekly concert event during the summer. There’s nothing better than an icy cold drink on a hot summer’s eve, a swagger in your step to the beat of the music, and the company of my husb.
The Way I Wore
Turquoise Top: Josh Brody (via Hautelook)
White Skirt: Susanna Monaco
Leather Belt: Vintage
Gold Sandals: Kenneth Cole
Necklace: House of Harlow
Diamond Earrings: Gift
Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Dog: The Sweetest Chocolate Lab in the Whole Wide World
Husband (wearing vintage shirt and SPY sunglasses): All Mine
*For those not in the know, these are lyrics to a beach music song. Learn more about beach music here and hear the song (by The Tams) here.
I am loving these absolutely fabulous photos of my sweet little city. Fun fact: Jason and I spent our wedding night at the below pictured Oakwood B&B.
An urban Art Space, a historic downtown, barber shops as they were, a farmer’s market, sweet southern gardenias wet with rain, my favorite camera store in the world, and on a stormy night a warm B&B to end the day in a claw foot bubble bath….
All images shot with my Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic and Fujicolor NPZ 800 film
You trillas, seem to enjoy seeing what I wear to work. Pervs! Next thing, I know you’ll want to see what I wear to sleep in or cut a peep hole in my bathroom wall. Until then, I suppose I’ll give you what you want. I have no boundaries. sigh.
Here is what I wore to work today. I usually pull on my zebra shoes when I need a little extra oomph to get me through the work day. I mean, if platform zebra shoes can’t make you feel like a walking sass machine, then I don’t know what will. I usually get at least three compliments on these shoes, which include some variation of the following:
(please pardon my weird facial expressions. I snapped these pictures in the morning before coffee and food. Because I look skinnier before I eat anything, duh.)
The Way I Wore
Pink Top: J Crew (seen also here)
Gray Skirt: Express
Black Cardigan: Juicy Couture (seen also here)
Zebra Shoes: Coach
Diamond Earrings: Gift
Check out some of my past work outfits here, here, here, here and here. Most of what I post is for play, so this is a treat. Truly.
…it will be now. Check out this clever blog (linked above) where the author, a mother, tries to recreate her interpretation of her baby’s dreams while the little one sleeps. Some of my favorites are below.
(Imaginary Friend)
(UP)
(A Little Ray of Sunshine)
I’m not gonna say I won’t do this when I have moldable babies of my own. If you thought I had too much time on my hands before I had children, just you wait! Baby’s first dream: Being skinny without going to the gym (awww, she’s just like her mother!)
In my bag
I’ve been intrigued seeing various pictures of peoples’ handbag contents pop up on the internet (namely here and here), and I thought it would only by tit for tat if I show you what’s in my bag.
Starting from the lower left corner and moving clockwise:
99% of the time, my keys are also in there; however, they are not pictured since I snapped this photo after coming home from work and probably just threw my keys on the counter, right by where I kicked off my shoes that are now probably accumulating in a pile somewhere.
Sigh.
I’m never going to fit in those one-size-too-small-jeans-I-bought-as-motivation jeans at this rate.
(what? I was hungry after work and out of snacks)
