visionary skirt

hello all! 

hope you all had a good week.   it was a rainy, dreary week here and i was not really inspired to wear anything bright, cheery or spring-like until today.  this afternoon the sun finally came out and maybe because of the lack of sunshine i overcompensated with this skirt.  it just embodies spring i think.  also, love this chambray shirt my mom and sister and i picked up from target last year.  seriously, where would we be without chambray???   :) 

anthro field of vision skirt

converse for target chambray top

michael kors watch

anthro twine around raffia wedges

now down to business....anthro sale this week was a disappointment but sounds like next week is the coveted tag sale.  boo-yeah!!!!  i am hoping for some items to finally go on sale.  here is the stalking list:

brimming borders mini-dress

 

blooming whin shift

digital sunset skirt

growing love dress

madison shorts

that's quite the list, huh?  well, im sure not everything will go on sale but im hoping for a few atleast.  a couple price adjustments wouldnt hurt either! 

well, one more thing before i go.  kinda sad about the passing of adam yauch (aka MCA) from the beastie boys.  sad because he was so young but also so talented and just a darn good person.  here is your video homework for the day.

back to work

hi readers!

how sad, the weekend is over and back to reality and another work week now.  the only good thing about that is i get to wear a new outfit i have been planning for sometime now.  i was on a shopping ban the latter part of this weekend because i went a little crazy at jcrew and then ebay (im collecting old anthro catalogs)  on friday.  but the shopping ban worked out ok because it made me do the laundry and ironing i have been putting off all week, including ironing the skirt in my OOTD.


the j crew no. 2 cotton pencil skirts are growing on me.  i have stayed away from them in the past because although they fit well, i feel like they wrinkle so easily.  but i just loved this neon rose color.  it is so vibrant and not cheap looking or that color i hate, if it were an OPI color it would be called "grandma's coral lipstick".  this skirt is NOT coral, it is bright orange with a hint of fuschia.  i'm liking this return of neon colors.  it is a nice pop of color in outfits.  it brings me back, too.  i was a wearer of neon pink and neon yellow socks (yes, one of each color on each foot) when i was a youngster.  sigh*
 

jcrew polly popover

jcrew no 2 cotton pencil skirt neon rose

jcrew carnation necklace

jcrew valentina pumps weathered rose

banana republic clutch dark green (old)

so what is the POTD?  i bought these beauties at anthro when they went on sale.  they are comfortable as far as i can tell (i have only been strolling around the house in them).  the color is great - i think the picture makes them look more lavender than in person; the color seems more pink than purple.  whatever the color is, it looks nice with my skin tone and i think they will go with a lot.  and best of all, they are cute!  i love the little cut outs in the front and the flower do-dad is really adorable too.  yeah buddy! 

don't forget to check out roxy's blog for the anthro sale update!  good night readers  :)

mee-maw and moonpie

last time my dad came down to visit he asked me what delaware was like.  i live like 15 minutes away but rarely go there and since i've lived here i had never taken him there either.  so when he came to visit, i figured what better way to experience the beauty of delaware than thru the concrete confines of the mall with recycled air and no sunlight.  and not only did he go to the mall but he even endured like an hour in forever 21!!!!  yes, he looked thru all the jewelry for something i was looking for, sat outside the dressing room with all kinds of crap strewn all over the place, and got to be blown out by the music.  ahhhh, but he did get a carvel in the food court and that seemed to make it all better.

i, of course, went there on a mission.  the heartthrob collection from crew had just come out and i had watched it melt away in virtually all sizes online and i was determined to have it.  as it turned out, they only had the skirt in delaware so we actually had to drive to the other mall after we were done with the first mall to get the top.  dad, you were being a very good shopping buddy  :)

so i styled a couple different looks:

jcrew heartthrob blouse and skirt

banana republic skinny belt

jcrew collection martina wedges (ooooh!)

jcrew cashmere v-neck sweater

jcrew valentina pumps in weathered rose

loft sweater jacket in navy

anthro holding horses jeans

anthro double buckle clutch

 

i love the heart print but i can see where it might be a little much for some people.  i think breaking it up with the sweater or the jacket makes it more tame.  also, i think it is worth noting that even though this print makes these pieces 'stand-out' pieces, there is alot you can do with them to make them very versatile.  another idea not shown was the skirt with a plain top. 

 

and, speaking of hearts....has anyone seen this little beauty on anthro's site?

and finally, to explain the title of this post....the kitties got new nicknames. i was calling madison "meem" and then it became "mee-maw". if anyone watches the big bang theory, you will know sheldon calls his grandmother mee-maw and she calls him moonpie. so logically, since tiggy is nowhere near madison's grandmother, he became "moonpie".  

i heart mee-maw and moonpie. 

thanks for reading!

what is a stokes aster?

when this skirt first popped up on anthro's website shortly after christmas, my sister was the first to spot it.  we had been dying for new stuff and it was so unique, the bright blue stars so entrancing it made my eyes have swirlies in them.  but we had to stalk it for awhile, being that it was super-expensive.  so we waited until sale and it finally paid off.  it even got a second cut (double yea!!).  i love it too.  it is one of those "work of art" pieces for my skirt collection.  also, the fabric it is made of lends it to be a nice transition piece.  i could see wearing this in the fall with a blazer, in the winter with a warm sweater, tights and tall boots, as well as now in the early spring with a light cotton sweater like i have it styled below.   

anyhoo, as i was about to put together this post i wondered what the heck is a stokes astor?   i was thinking it sounded (and kinda looked like) an asteroid.  well, i googled it and saw i was first spelling it wrong and then realized i knew what a stokes aster was the whole time.  they are flowers and they really look like the ones on the skirt.  the funny thing was- here were all these pics of flowers on this gardening website and amongst like a million pics of flowers somehow the stock picture of the skirt from anthro's website had found its way there.  haha.  wierd.   

 

i think i got carried away with the pictures of the flowers but they are all so pretty....oooooh. 


but here it is, readers....the stokes astor, errrr, i mean...aster.  i kept it somewhat plain to accentuate the detail in the design of the skirt. 

  

jcrew jackie shell in black

anthro stokes aster skirt

kenneth cole boots (old and loved)

anthro thor earring posts in gold

michael kors jet-set sport watch available at nordies

forever 33 bangle gold and black

banana republic black blazer (not shown)--hey people its COLD again!

and now for POTD, another recomendation from the shopping squad.....the turn around skirt from anthro.  let's see what we can do with this.  i think it has lots of possibilities.  when i tried it on at the store i had on a grey tank, a jean jacket and my elephant earrings from anthro and it looked cute. 

stay tuned and thanks for reading!

minty love

my mom (holli) and stepfather (bill) are out visiting my sister (jill) and her boyfriend (jeff, the computer genius-thanks for your help with the blog!!) for the week in arizona.  that week usually revolves around eating good food, usually golfing (for bill), and lots and lots of goooood shopping.  my mom and sister are the best people to shop with.  we can spend an inordinate amount of time dwelling in a store, trying things on, and then going back out to see if we missed anything on the sales floor to do it all over again.  unfortunately im not there to take part in all this but today i got such a fantastic present in the mail from my sister and i just love them!  as soon as i opened them up, i thought of a million things they would look great with.  Mint has become one of my favorite colors and im wearing more and more of it all the time.  also, i love the twisted metal design.  i highly recommend (to the two people reading this blog!  hahaha)  thanks, jill!!! 

 



anthropologie imago earrings

so, in honor of my minty earrings i finally put on an outfit i have been waiting to wear.  i was lucky enough to score these two pieces from my local anthro one day really not expecting to see them.  they had both gone on sale awhile ago but there they were and it took me all of 2 seconds to get my grabby hands on them and make them mine.  this blouse is extraordinary.  im not sure you can tell from the pic but the detail is really beautiful and the back has snaps up the back which are covered by bows.  love love love!  the skirt is pleated at the top with an asymmetrical hem, being longer in the back.  i wasnt sure at first about the hem but it grew on me.  i am posting 2 pics so you can see the detail in the top. 

also, i thought i would introduce another feature to my blog....POTD.  yes, thats PURCHASE of the day.  a friend of mine in college and i were talking once about spending when we really had nothing to spend and i remember her saying, "i dont know what it is; i feel like i have to buy something everyday, even if its a candy bar, i need to buy someTHING  EVERYday."  sometimes i think thats true about me too.  well, anyway, here was my purchase today. 

and if you like the look of these but prefer heels, they are available too.  the heels are even on sale (and dont forget addtn 30% off with code MUSTHAVE--ends today!)  i think these are really cute and recently j crews shoes have become much more comfy.  one thought i had for these shoes was with my beanstalk skirt and a black something on top (maybe a jackie shell in black).  you may be seeing that OOTD soon. 

happy day, readers! 

purple people eater

who is this man, you ask?  play to get in the purple-y mood...

i have never been a fan of purple.  just not a color i gravitate to.  it's ok with other colors in a pattern or maybe lavender but not bright purple as the main color for an outfit.  i would feel like a giant grape or even worse...barney!  but i was inspired by an outfit in the jcrew catalog last month.  it was a girl in a violet purple button-down, plum purple shorts, and a bright coral colored belt.  WOW!  i loved it as soon as i saw it.  but i put my own spin on it.  i chose a skirt (more useful for work) in the violet color and a plum jackie shell for the top.  same colors but the reverse top vs bottom.  and i think the belt just makes it.  if you havent already tried the pencil skirt in super 120s you definately should.  it is a perfect weight skirt, it fits great and comes in useful colors.  also, lovin the jackie shell for the summer.  i think it looks a little more polished than a t-shirt.  i have already bought the neon azelea, black, white, and the purple shown in this outfit. 

   

jcrew jackie shell in fiesta purple

jcrew pencil skirt in super 120s in royal violet

jcrew patent leather skinny belt in neon peach

jcrew valentina pumps in weathered rose

inspiration in nature, look familiar loyal readers????