Distractions

The only good thing about this photo is that you are so distracted by my strange pose, you don't really see my knee scars.  

Blazer: J. C. Penny
Dress: Vfish
Boots: Clarks

Eclectic

I tend to shy away from pattern mixing because it can quickly go from cute to silly.  So I played it safe by keeping a simple color palette (and having a black blazer at work just in case).   I like the effect although next time I will choose a more fitted sweater.

Sweater and Jacket: Old Navy
Dress: Target
Boots: Palladium
Bag: Hayden Harnett "Corcovado"

Black and White and Batman All Over

If there has been any upside to skinning my knees, it might be the chance to wear all my fun Band-Aids.  Today I used the last two Batman Band-Aids to distract from the fact that this dress may not be as flattering as I first thought.  

Dress: J. Crew 
Shoes: Franco Sarto

Too Much?

I found this dress in the back of my closet this weekend.  I bought it for $7 at Target ages ago but it didn't fit properly.  It is still a bit too snug (I hope the 5 minutes I spent trying to get into it this morning doesn't count as forbidden exercise) but I decided to wear it anyway.  I had planned to wear a plain black blazer with it but at the last minute switched it to this one.  Not sure if it is too much black and white - what say you?

Dress: Target
Blazer: Old Navy
Shoes: Tahari via TJ Maxx
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff MAB

Black and White

These pants are almost perfect. Their only flaw is that they are a light black which makes them appear grey when I wear them with other black items.

Pants: J. Crew

Blouse: Old Navy

Shoes: Bass

Cuff: Hayden Harnett

Sweater: Gap

Weekend Recap

I had a really excellent weekend, notwithstanding the fact that I had to work for a portion of it. On Friday night I went to a gathering at my BFF A's house for evening of wine, dessert, and good conversations. On Saturday, mr. deathstar and I went to NYC to see the de Kooning exhibit at the MOMA and then we went shopping at MUJI and bought all sorts of fun things. Yesterday I worked for most of the day but still had time to watch some football. All this on about four hours of sleep.

Sweater: Old Navy
Skirt: ???? from before I got fat and magically back in style
Shoes: Missoni for Target



In other news, check out my fantastic coat. It retailed for $950! but I got it on sale for $125, so of course I HAD to buy it. It is from What Goes Around Comes Around, a very cool line even though I can never afford anything unless it is on super sale.

Powerless

Like much of the East Coast - we have been without power since early Sunday morning. I was so desperate for coffee (and (confession) the internet) that I left the house at 6am and came to work. Luckily, this sweater was at the front of the closet so getting dressed was the easiest part of my morning. It might not look like much in this photo, but this sweater is awesome. Comfortable, cute, and goes with everything.

Sweater: Old Navy
Skirt: Target
Shoes: RJ Girl

Wear It 2/15/2011

I bought this skirt a few months ago (to be precise it was 10/10/2010 at the $10 sale at 6pm.com). I bought a large thinking I'd be able to wear it come December. Flash forward to today where I finally managed to get it on. I realized that the problem with the skirt (and perhaps why it was 90% off) is that the lining of the skirt is 2 sizes smaller than the skirt itself. So while the skirt feels super tight, I don't think it looks that way. Too tight lining aside, this skirt is awesome because it has pockets. Pockets are always awesome.

Moving on I got this awesome t-shirt for $1 on Ebay. I have wanted a black and white long sleeved t-shirt forever. The seller claimed the stripes were navy and I decided to settle - only to find the stripes are black. Yay!

Last but not least let's talk about these boots. Remember how I told you I have a stuff problem. And how I tend to buy the same things over and over? These boots are an example. I had two pairs nearly identical pairs of these boots (technically different brands but you would never have known). One pair is now at the Salvation Army and the other pair is on my feet.

Frankly I don't really like them all that much which makes me wonder why I bought them twice. Anyone out there interpret shoe addiction? What do black slouchy boots mean?

Note the conspicuous absence of a cardigan. I wanted to wear one but could not find one that worked. So I am going bareback - all the better to see my bad posture and fat rolls!

I did add an orange scarf before I left the house. If you are very good I'll take a photo later. For now use your imagination.