Etsy Update: Navy Blues

Here's a little peek at the items I've added to the Etsy shop today. Have a lovely weekend! :)

Wren Holiday Collection

With all the holidays right around the corner it's tempting to starting thinking about sparkly little outfits to wear to parties, even though I don't have any parties (fancy or otherwise) to attend. The nice thing about this Wren holiday collection is the outfits aren't really so fancy that they couldn't be worn for more casual events. I especially love the striped dress and the all-the-way-buttoned-up blouses. By the way, I got an email in my inbox this morning about an exclusive Wren dress being sold at Target. It's pretty cute!

The Personal Library of Jeanne Lanvin

all photos via The Selby

I have a real affinity for old books. The way the pages feel, the way they smell, the colors on the spines. A couple of weeks ago I ran across a collection of late 1800s elementary school books and snatched up the whole lot. I love them to pieces but they hardly compare to gorgeous books in the private library of Jeanne Lanvin. I guess that's only to be expected... I mean, she is Jeanne Lanvin after all. Just look at those embroidered covers!

Etsy Update: Winter Whites

Sorry for the lack of outfit photos this week. It seems the only weather we're getting lately is warm with torrential rain or super freezing cold. Today was of the super freezing cold variety. Brrr... I saw my first snow of the season last night! So in honor of those few tiny snowflakes I've updated the Etsy shop with six lovely winter white dresses. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be brave enough to actually step outside. ;)

Etsy Update: The Holiday Hostess

I had plans to update the Etsy shop last week with these pieces with the idea that they would all make wonderful outfits for a Thanksgiving hostess. Those plans were derailed when I realized I had somehow managed to leave my camera battery and charger in Alabama. Oospy! Thus, no shop updates last week. Well, we're back in business now and I'll be adding all of these lovely dresses and jackets to the shop this afternoon.

Lula Issue 11

scans from TFS

It seems the long awaited issue 11 of Lula Magazine is finally out in the world. I've read early reviews complaining about everything from the new font to the fact that it's "less sugary" than previous issues. I'll refrain from forming any opinions about it until I get my hands on a copy. It always baffles me how quickly people are willing to criticize others' creative pursuits. It seems people aren't happy that the magazine has evolved. Doesn't everyone evolve or at least hope to? I'd hate to think if this blog was the exact same today as it was when I started it three years ago!

At any rate, I do like this spread with its ghostly images. The credits for the piece read like a who's who of the fashion world... Kate & Laura Mulleany, Kirsten Dunst, Rachel Antonoff, Autumn De Wilde. It's an article (you can read it scanned on TFS) with accompanying photos about iconic white dresses. While I do love the way these dresses look in the photos, actually wearing a white is still a scary prospect for me. Me, of hot chocolate stains and grimy cat paws. Maybe I'll take a leap and try it soon.

Winter Dresses

A.P.C.

I don't have any outfit photos to show you this morning, as I usually would on a Monday, because winter arrived in full force over the past couple of days and I wasn't quite prepared. I was going to take some this morning when I awoke and saw the warm sunlight pouring in through the windows but then I checked the weather and realized all that "warm" sunlight was just an illusion. It's 25 degrees out there!


Topshop

Instead I spent the morning in search of the one thing that seems to elude my wardrobe; long sleeved dresses. Why is it that so many dresses offered in winter collections are still short sleeves or at most, three-quarter sleeves? I'm a fan of cardigans as much as the next gal, but sometimes I don't want to worry about all those layers.


Steven Alan

Once I really started looking I was pleasantly surprised by the selection that I found. Granted, I'm not going to be affording A.P.C. or Steven Alan any time soon, but there are affordable options from Modcloth and Topshop. The grey striped dress from Modcloth should be arriving in my mailbox any day now.


Modcloth

Hopefully I can bolster my wardrobe with a few of these choices (or I really love this one from Dear Creatures) so that getting dressed on these super cold mornings won't seem like such a chore. Today will be spent in my pajamas, getting packages ready to send out. Maybe I'll actually get dressed tomorrow!


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