3.16.2010

:) oops this is oddly disproportionate-looking due to the pose and the slight dolman sleeve of the sweater.  Ohhh well.

First really warm weather of the year!  And supposedly the temperature will be in the mid-60s for the remainder of the week.  I had my car washed so it’s now clean for the first time this year :)  

I wore this to work and was too hot :P  The heat is still on there and if it gets too warm and stuffy in the spring I’m likely to have an asthma attack.  Boo seasonal allergies.  My fall ones are nearly as bad, although I’ve had four asthma attacks in less than a year which is a fairly high number for me.  I really need to steal a non-expired inhaler from someone… my last one expired two years ago.  Oops?

I went to Sephora today (I was so bad) and came away with an insane amount of samples!  At least five.  The skincare expert there today was nice enough to thoroughly go over my skin with me and make a week’s worth of samples.  She really knew what she was talking about and had a beautiful complexion, so crossing fingers!  My skin’s changed a lot lately… I think it’s aging.  I’m just getting old and getting dry old easily irritated skin :(  I love samples though.  Very exciting!  I hope these new products work! 

Silence + Noise sweater (Urban Outfitters), J. Crew tank top, Forever 21 skirt, HUE tights, Bandolino sandals. 

3.15.2010

Good God my legs are like twenty shades darker than the rest of me… Hanes stocking are apparently for medium skin tones.  Maybe I’ll try Spanx next?  They tend to be more expensive but also more substantial.  And lighter in color.  I’ve already put my hand through four pairs of L’eggs over the winter season.  It looks like my right ankle is a little swollen too.  My knee is already bothering me from power yoga and ashtanga :(  I should probably try to abuse it less but that never works out. 

I’m debuting one of my Liberty of London for Target purchases!  I also got a gown from the lingerie section that I thought would be perfect as a swimsuit cover up.  It’s pink and yellow and very summery!

Liberty of London for Target shirt (really a robe, found in the lingerie section), Old Navy camisole underneath, American Apparel skirt, HAnes stockings, Anne Klein shoes.

3.12.2010

I love pencil skirts but I am very hard to fit in them.  They always end up too tight in the waist and too large in the hips and thighs :(  But this Banana Republic skirt (from more than a years ago) fits pretty well, although sadly their new skirts don’t fit me at all.  They must have redone their sizing. 

This is late late late from Friday!  Oops! 

H&M shirt, Banana Republic pencil skirt, Assets by Sara Blakely stockings, Anne Klein shoes. 

3.11.2010

So my friend and I have this commitment to start a hat collection.  For, you know, when we are ladies who lunch (or at least for when I am – she’ll be a busy doctor who skips lunch).  This is the hat that inspired the idea.  So far we have this and a black satin fedora.  We’re not doing too well so far.  I think we definitely need some vintage pillbox hats for spring!

This ABS skirt is a little too big for me.  It’s a DIY and was actually a dress that was way too big for me.  It’s much better as a skirt.  Trust me, you didn’t want to see the dress. 

Not sure how I feel about this bubble shirt not being tucked into something.  I wanted to tuck in the skirt but even though it’s lined the shirt was very visible underneath… so out it is!  But I think from now on… probably in.  I definitely wanted to try it though… one of most important things in fashion is trying things, at least to me. 

Seriously, Alex… get some sleep.  Or some damn good eye cream. Or just wear sunglasses all the time. 

And get you hair cut too. 

Seriously. 

Forever 21 coat, J. Crew hat, shirt from Francesca’s Collections, ABS skirt, Disney Store belt ($8 from the pirate section, no lie), DKNY nude fishnet stockings, Lela Rose for Payless shoes. 

Yeah, I don’t know either. 

3.10.2010

I am fully aware that I have no idea what I was thinking when I put this on. Floral? Zebra? Over the knee socks? My only defense is that it looked like the sky was going to open up and dump a river on my head… and I wanted to try out the new rain coat.

This was a total oops photo, the zoom was way too close, it’s a bit overexposed and totally not in focus — but I actually like it. It ended up my favorite frame of the day.

Rodarte for Target coat, dress from Commander Salamander in Georgetown, Target belt, 500 yen store over the knee stockings, Aerosoles platforms.