COOTD: GET 'EM GURL.

 Work outfit from today...

A little rushed and a little boring, but I threw on heels to make it work.

 

 // Dress: GAP // Cardigan: Tibi--Mink Pink // Tights: Hue // Shoes: from South Moon Under--Brand Unknown //

Work outfit for the evening...

New dress from Friday's shopping spree :)

// Dress: GAP // Belt: Kohls //

COOTD: RUFFLED BLUE

GAP score (Under $15, Bitches!!!) from two weeks ago.

:)

I didn't like the pairing with black tights and heels.

I need a new bottom half combo,

however, I feel inappropriate not wearing tights in the office.

Any advice?

A Few Etsy Dresses

I was poking around on Etsy looking at vintage dresses, and I came across a few that, in my opinion, look exactly like something someone would pay $80 for at ModCloth. But these ones aren't $80, so it's way better. If I had some spare cash kicking around right now I'd be all over this.

1960s Vanilla Espresso Dress: $38, VintageRoseClothing

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60s A-line Dress: $12, calistamiakoda

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Military Inspired Navy and White Dress: $14.50, vintagecarliss

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Purple feather print polyester dress - altered: $32, VintageModa

Here Not There: Color Costs

Today's theme of sorts is color. I found a few dresses on Ruche that are the same design and item, but minus the color of some ModCloth items. I suppose some could argue that the color is worth the extra money, and in some cases that might be.



I did fine one opposite, though:
So what do you think? Is color worth the extra money?

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SEQUIN ME PLEASE

I have this uncontrollable desire to sparkle...

It's a new thing.

This sparlkeydesire, will probably, most likely, never amount to anything, but still I just feel like shining sometimes.
It probably has to do with my Glee obsession and my (since childhood) obsession with all things musical.
Everyone is just... so... shiny, and sparkly, and bright, and happy.
It must be the reason why I like to watch musicals when I'm feeling blue, or when it's raining, or when I am in need of a good smile/laugh.

Back to my need to sparkle.
Lately I've been scoping out SEQUINS...

and by lately, I mean for the past year or so.

Seriously, look at my watched items in eBay, once every two or three months there will be a French Connection dress on my watch list... one that is COVERED in SEQUINS.
No, I don't end up purchasing it, why would I?

Where in the hell would I wear a sequin dress to?

Well, other than to wear it while singing along to a Chicago number or some other flashy musical piece while vacuuming the house... that dress would just end up in my closet--I know me!

I took my sparkle obsession a little too far this evening... I ended up on ShopStyle and found many pretty, shiny, sparkly dresses that I think I should have... OR at least be able to try on and take stupid pictures of myself in at some point in my life.

Hey!

Every girl needs a sequin/sparkly dress moment in her life!

No, PROM and Homecoming DO NOT COUNT.

With that said, I am choosing this evening to be mine... well at least mine in my imagination.

:)

One day I will get to wear sequins...

::sigh::

Namrata Joshipura

Sequin Shift Dress

$480.00

Stella McCartney

Sequined Cotton-Blend Sweater Dress

$1,195.00

Malene Birger

Black Sequined Dress

$420.00

DKNY

Sequined Strapless Satin Dress

$445.00

Antik Batik

Sequined V-Neck Dress

$550.00

Phillip Lim

Dress with Mini Ruffle Skirt

$647.50

DAMN!

I LOVE THIS ONE!

Then I found this... 

And my only thought was:

BITCH!

(I'm jealous.)

WISHFUL THINKING

Well it is that time again.

Yes, that time when I spend way too much time on the internet when I should be spending my time doing something else (i.e. packing).

This evening, after my well deserved 2.5 hour nap if the middle of the late afternoon/evening (sue me, I got up at 4AM--after 4 hours of sleep--and worked the breakfast shift AND my normal shift, until my boss took pity on me and sent me home early--granted I was falling asleep at the counter--it was dead, we had NO lunch time customers), I spent much of my free time watching a movie online (which might have given me a damn virus), blogging, reading blogs, and now blogging again, but this time about my need for a few of the glorious dresses that I found on Mod Cloth.

However, I would like to point out that Mod Cloth very much so pisses me off. The site is so unorganized. They NEVER have shoes in my size (size 11--FML). And they (the website) have this annoying tendency to show me pages and pages of items that are SOLD OUT. Why may I ask would I want to see items that I cannot buy? And also, for another matter, why do I want to see dresses in size XS or size 4? I am neither one of those sizes. You would think that they would give you/me an option for searching by size. It just annoys me to no end to stumble upon an article of clothing that I like, only to find that it is ONLY available in size 2. WTF!?

Now, back to my wishful thinking--because I made a promise to myself not to spend any money this month, and really for a while. I need to SAVE SAVE SAVE! And so far, I have only spent my wages from the past month on gasoline, some sushi during my last visit to Towson (shout out to San Sushi Too!--Love/Miss you guys!!), and a $6 Mexican dinner with the Hooker--thank Jesus for hanging onto my college ID--20% off! Hollar!

Okay.
The List.
Woo!

(p.s. I am only still looking at dresses, not because I like to torture myself with things that I cannot have, but because I did return that [fit me perfectly] Sun Dot Dress from Anthropologie last month, and I still need a dress for my Uncle Tony's outdoor wedding this summer.)

Now, back to the (important time wasting) list:

Dresses, a la Mod Cloth

 Grecian Green Dress

$89.99

 The Colleen Dress

$117.99

Windy City Dress

$64.99

Opera Box Dress

$67.99

I want, I like, I need them all?! But I am also trying to be more responsible with my money AND there is no way in hell I am paying full retail on anything... Are you crazy!? This gal waits for a sale--Especially for a possible sale on that Grecian Green Dress... Too Cute!

BACK IN THE GAME...

It's a snow day, I feel particularly ill to my stomach, I was going to tan and work out, but that plan went out the window with my stomach ache... and online shopping, well dreaming about shopping and spending money, is the only thing that is making me happy :)

(I lie there... someone else is making me exceptionally happy, but that is a WHOLE other story that I'm not ready to put out in blog land yet.)

Here are the results of my online day dreaming at Anthropologie:

(in their SALE dress section of course)

On-the-Fold Dress
($99.95 on SALE from $188.00)


On-the-Fold Dress
(Back Detail)


Akebia Dress
($79.95 on SALE from $168.00)


Akebia Dress
(Print Detail)


Vie En Rose Dress
($79.95 on SALE from $158.00)


Vie En Rose Dress
(Back View)


Vie En Rose Dress
(Front Detail)


Nicola Dress
($69.95 on SALE from $158.00)


Nicola Dress
(Back View)

Again, I'm pretty sure I have a problem... shopping, well thinking about shopping, that is.
Me and my Uh-Uh... we've got issues LOL!


And once again, sorry for the absence. I've been occupied lately with work, job hunting, being a bum, and with a new friend.
These past few weeks have been pretty Awesome.
If only my job hunt was a little more positive I would say that life is pretty Amazing right now. BUT I'm just going to stick with Awesome since I'm real job jobless.

:)

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