hilarious

After yesterday’s post on Marchesa and the possible tattoo stockings, I laughed out loud when I saw these at our local costume store:

pay no attention to anything but the stockings

Those are a part of a line of costumes done by Miami Ink (the tattoo artists from the TLC show). These do not touch the beauty of the art in the Marchesa ones (if they even exist?) but still, I was amused. And these were $10.

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Marchesa, continued

While I was checking out shows on style.com, I decided to check out Marchesa’s Spring 2010 RTW. I loved most, and disliked some, but here are two pieces of note:

Are those pantyhose?? I really hope so, because they are amazing. All the beauty of really well-done black and grey tattoos in a piece of lingerie? Sign me up. They might just be drawn on, but in that case SOMEONE needs to make hose like that.

I also paused for a moment to admire this blazer:

Beautiful. I love that shade of white. While I was staring at it wistfully, I realized that there is something in the same vein but much more my price point sitting in my Forever21 wish-list:

Crossing my fingers that this sucker isn’t sold out by the time I get my b-day $ next week!

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C is for…Cynthia Rowley

Before I scored the awesome cardi below, I won this Cynthia Rowley dress on eBay:

Silk + cherry blossoms = ❤

I love all things tree/branch patterned. Plus, it was NWT (that say $375) and I paid…$23. Yes. Win!

So after all this Cynthia Rowley luvin I decided to pop on over to Style.com and check out her Spring 2010 RTW line. While I was largely unimpressed, I totally need these pants:

I mean, really! Look at them. They are perfect.They are a fantastic combination of “ripped/slashed rocker look” and “polished and feminine”. My favorite combination!

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vent

If I hear the phrase “recessionista” or “frugalista” (damn you, Target) one more time, I might die. In fact, not a fan of anything that ends in “-ista”.

 

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oh hai, sparkly cardigan

You are purple, a little sheer, and made by Cynthia Rowley. Just lovely.

Also, you are new and I got you on eBay for $12. I adore you already and can’t wait for you to get here. Love, Carrie

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Way uncool, F21, way uncool

I have long loved Forever 21. Granted, there is a lot of crap but there is also a decent amount of good stuff you can find for cheap that is way cute when worn correctly (ie:not all at once). My wish-list there at the moment is embarrassingly long. It is full of trendy things that I just wouldn’t pay a lot for. I could care less about the quality since I will likely only wear them a season. For those things, Forever 21 is perfect.

Now, I would never buy shoes there. I just wouldn’t. My personal philosophy, especially these days, is that shoes are an investment. Shitty shoes are shitty shoes. It is my new MO to rock the $$$ shoes with duds found on eBay or TJMaxx or the like. It is all about the SALES, people. Just wait until I reveal my latest treasures in a few days! Insane.

OK I have totally sidetracked myself. The point is, Forever 21 lost 8 bajillion cool points when during my constant surfing on their site I saw these:

Huh? Is that a sliver of red I see on the sole? Is Louboutin doing a F21 collaboration? I think not. Thank God. So, I clicked on them and then saw the full evidence:

Ugh. I feel sick to my stomach. I am imagining now 12 year olds in these pleather monstrosities, totally stealing the glory away from my teeny collection of legit red soles. The red soles I scoured for on eBay, the ones I had to get authenticated, the ones I totally saved and splurged on to treat myself for the double whammy of a really tough year and turning a quarter-century ancient.

Louboutin is a master. He is an artist, and a genuine fan of the female. I KNOW that my shoes are 800000000 times more beautiful, timeless and well-made than those…things, but dammit it makes me mad for him! I only wear his shoes and that offends me.

I haven’t decided if this is grievous enough for me to forgo the $18 sequin-trim tunic I have been eyeing, but I am going to have to seriously think about it. F21, you were supposed to be my dirty cheap little secret, and now you are making me question my morals. Way uncool.

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Is it wrong to lust after sandals when it’s almost November?

If it is, I don’t want to be right! I just spied these beauties just released as part of Christian Louboutin’s resort collection:

Lucky for me, these may be available on the ‘Bay for less $ than retail by the time I come off my shoe ban next summer!

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If I had an extra $2k laying around

I would totally use it to buy one of these drop-dead gorgeous dresses by Marchesa, seen on the Outnet:

OK, maybe I would actually save it for a down payment, but these dresses would come in a close second!

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nail polish love

Last fall Sephora had signage up with this shade of Sephora by OPI:

I immediately went in and asked the first SA I saw what it was. He told me Metro Chic, but they were out. In fact, it was out online as well, so I had to sign up to be alerted when it came back in. Well worth the wait! I ADORE this polish. I am really in to nail colors these days (other faves include Dark Room and What a Broad from this fall’s releases from the same line) but this one is far and away the one I reach for most often. My favorite part about it is the versatility. When wearing blacks/greys it looks grey. When wearing browns, it looks purple with a hint of taupe. Gorgeous!

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Anybody know any good calf-building exercises?

I adore boots. Always have, always will. However, I am SUPER picky about them. I don’t do the short boot thing, though I think they are cute on other people. I also don’t do the peep-toe boot, and in fact, I think they are horrendously ugly and maybe my biggest pet peeve this season.

In my closet, there is a line-up of boots, all of them tall. Chic rain boots, brown leather boots, black suede boots, deep wine suede boots and cowboy boots (the authentic kind, not the Jessica Simpson kind). Side note: if you love tall boots like I do, and find storing them a pain in the ass like I do, stick rolled up magazines in the calves to keep them up and in shape! I just learned this trick and it is so clever!

Right now, the biggest trend in boots is probably the “over the knee” boot. I actually really like this look, when the rest of the outfit works with it.

Example of bad outfit choice:

Oh Heidi, how I love to hate you. Only Heidi could manage to wear some killer Louboutin’s, a Hermes, and still look like a cheap hooker. I would totally wear those boots with black leggings and a black top, or better still black leggings, white tee or tank, and blazer. Also, I want Audrina’s jeans.

So, a few months ago, I ordered these:

Gorgeous, right?? Also, the top can be folded down to make them knee-high. I anxiously awaited their arrival while planning future outfits. Then they arrived. And looked awful on me. So tragic. WHY do designers assume that big feet = big calves? I can’t ever find good boots for this reason! I love tights and leggings, and they don’t add a lot of volume to my sad little bird legs. I looked like a little kid who stuck their feet in Dad’s shoes. So, this season I will be pouting to myself while watching everyone else rock this look. I consoled myself with these:

But it’s just not the same. I know, life is hard, right? The best part about these is the heel…hard to tell from this picture but the inside part, instead of being flat, is at an angle and has a cute leather piece with little nail detailing.

Another tip from this boot lover, for the pants tucked in look: once you have your jeans on, pull at the ankle to get the leg as smooth as you can, and then fold a corner of the ankle over. Grab some high socks and pull them over the fold, and your jeans stay put, no bulging under the boots or awkward slouching!

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