Warm thoughts

I am buried under over a foot of snow and wishing I was buried under the warmth of these goodies from Anthropologie.

Cuff Love

Loving these by etsy seller Anne Holman.

shiny pretty things

Little pretties found here.

Boden

For chic Mama's:

For little ladies:

...and gents:

and even for beach tots:

Ooh, yes please

Some niceties from ModCloth.

Exposing Etsy

Loving the workmanship of this etsy artist.

I just bought these gorgeous sweaters on sale at Victoria's Secret online. I can't wait for them to come in the mail!

A casual outfit for a weekend of sight-seeing or just a luncheon with friends.

Playing dress up

The holidays always provide a great excuse for getting all gussied up. I welcome such opportunities with fervor! These gorgeous dresses would be fabulous for a night out or a formal dinner. The sparkly bustier would be perfect for a new year's party or night on the town. Lovely, lovely.

Polka dots are fun

This dress with these shoes would be dashing.

Black diamonds. Do you like them or not?

I think they're lovely.

A lovely ensemble I put together that I think would be so much fun to wear to the theatre!

The holidays approach...

and the question on my mind is always, "so what will I wear?" I guess that also extends to Mr. C. of whom I ask a similar question ("so what will he wear?") :)

Personally, I think Mr. C would look dazzling in any of these fine suits.

You can find these here.

Aria-inspiring

Not just any coat. An OPERA coat. I've never been to an actual opera but put me in this coat and I may just start singing myself.

Enjoying both of these scrumptious outfits from designer Akris.

Cover

Two lovely coats by design company 6267.

Double sigh :)

I want to have a costume party!

Wouldn't you love to have a masquerade? Especially around Halloween! And these dresses from A. McQueen would be dazzling!

Ah, me.

Oh I think these shoes are simply darling! So Victorian-era and yet completely wearable now!! A definate yes please!

I love grey

or...gray...however you want to spell it.


Simply scrumptious outfits!

Even colder temperatures could be handled in such get-ups as these ;)

The runway.

Models in outlandish outfits and frownish faces.


I never understood how designers got where they did by showcasing such clothes as these. I couldn't wrap my mind around the prestige and glamour fawned over what I perceived to be ridiculous wastes of cloth.
But I have tried to sift through and find for myself the meaning of all the fuss.
I have come to find that no one does wear those outfits but if you look closely you can see elements of a certain piece that you could indeed corporate into more everyday attire.
What you see strutting down the runway is merely the most extreme of extremes for a certain piece of clothing and acts as inspiration for the more practical.
Am I completely clueless to have figured this out so late? Maybe.
But that is my perception and hopefully now I won't be so afraid of the fast-paced world of fashion. Whew, okay. Glad I got that off my chest ;)

That being said, here are a few outfits that I eyed from designers A. Ferretti and Andrew Gn, respectively.