Watching The September Issue and loving all of the fashion. Couture is art to me.

Bought the Fakes!

These arrived the other day and they are pretty spectacular.

Upon close inspection, you can see a few sloppy seams with a bit of glue here and there, but over all they are pretty solid. The only bummer is that I don't speak metric and had no idea that 100mm was 5 inches. WAY higher than I ever wear. I'd have to say I would shop that site again for a pair to wear to a party that were spectacular.

Now that I see the quality is good, I can go forth unafraid. That's if I can find any pairs with less than 5 inch heels.

All Aboard!!

I'm not getting on a train, but I am headed for my annual girls' spa weekend in Scottsdale, AZ. It's really just about the four of us relaxing and catching up - away from work and family. It's a tradition we all love. Normally I check luggage, but this year I was determined to change my overpacking ways. Here's what I packed...

3 swimsuits and coverups
3 day outfits
3 night out outfits
pjs and underthings
1 pair of sandals
1 pair flip flops
1 small purse

I have to say I can't believe it all fit in!!! I think not packing high heels made it happen. When you wear a size 10 a heel takes up a lot of suitcase real estate.

Look for pictures of me and my ladies, being fashionable in the desert!

Wednesday's Child

It was H.O.T. today so I went with a simple cotton shirt dress that would be cool and still look nice. This dress is a black Mossimo tie-waist shirt dress I got at Target awhile back for about $30-$40.

You may remember I have the same one in brown. No way I need both and the black feels cuter while the brown feels more like volunteer-zoo-worker-mom. Brown is headed to the donate pile.

Wore my Cole Haan gold hurache heels ($338) today to brighten up the black. Hilarious I wore the same shoes with the brown dress. I guess we do get into ruts! Could have used a big pop of jewelry though, don't cha think?

Back to Work Tuesday

Back to work in the New York heat and I threw on something easy today.

Banana Republic skirt ($60)
Kate Spade blouse ($128 on sale)
Cole Haan Bacara Flats ($138)
Hair courtesy of super muggy weather

Holiday Weekend - Monday

Was headed to a rooftop pool party with a super casual vibe so I wanted to reflect that. It was not a place to be overdressed - the pool was inflatable and people had super soakers. So I ended up mixing patterns to have a little fun.
This purple tank is from the Gap and i picked it up last summer for $40 tops. the Denim Skirt is also Gap I think, but I can't remember. Think it was around $70. I love the easy fit of this skirt, but it needed an ironing before I wore it. I couldn't be bothered so I wore it wrinkled and all.

White/Cork flip flops are from Banana Republic and are a year or two old. Probably $70.

I felt cuter than this picture looks - I need to get a new pose!

Holiday Weekend - Sunday

This is the dress I picked up from Banana Republic for $70, along with the gold sandals which were $79.

On the model - this dress looked city-chic, but on me it might look a little frumpy. What do you think?

Holiday Weekend - Saturday!

I don't have an outfit to show for Friday because I didn't leave the house and my pajamas are nothing to write home about. But Saturday I recovered from my travels and jetlag and went out to enjoy the beautiful summer weather in New York! 87 degrees is my kind of temperature.

This little dress is from Trina Turk and i bought it a few years ago for $350 I think. Every summer this is one of my staples. I love the print and the cut, it's soooooo comfortable and it has pockets, which I love! I've definitely gotten my money's worth.

The gold sandals are new from Banana Republic and were $79 . I'm not sure I've shopped there since I started this blog, but I had some coupons so I took a look and found these shoes that were cute and wearable. (I also picked up a dress - see Sunday's post)

Another way to wear it...

On Thursday I had a flight and wanted to try something different but still comfy. I took my Old Navy cover up and turned it into a tunic. I like my belt here, but it's too big for me now and I need to get a few more holes put in. A tighter cinch would have made this outfit better. But I still think it worked!

Old Navy Tunic ($15)
BR Skinny Jeans ($89)
BR Cashmere Cardigan ($178)
Hermes Belt ($585)
Cole Haan Bacara Flats ($138)

And yes, I did pay $585 for a belt years ago when I was throwing money away, but it's a classic that will never go out of style, and at least it's reversible so it's like two belts.

Fun Cover Up

Kim and I picked up these easy cover ups at Old Navy for about $15. Cute and summery.