All my dresses, part 2

Here is another week's worth of dresses. I'm really excited about wearing EVERY dress in the closet! Tune in next week for the next five. Also pictured here are my blue tip french manicure (masked with masking tape, covered in glittery gold!:), and my new craft obsession -- SHOE CLIPS! I used this tutorial to make these. I am loving show clips right now. Get crafting!

Navy blue dress Jason Wu for Target, cropped sweater from ModCloth; striped black dress and black silk dress with white peter pan collar from ModCloth; purple cotton print dress Made By Me; white floral dress from ModCloth with a striped wool cardigan from Target.

Summer dressing: T-shirt dress

You can't have enough light fabrics for SoCal summer dressing. I scored this Jason Wu for Target jersey dress in the spring and am finally wearing it! No, it's not the 4th of July, but I think I've clearly established a "red, white & blue is good all summer" theme. And I'll wear anything that vaguely matches these shoes so I can wear them as often as possible. I found this awesome purse when I was in Korea last month. I wanted one similar that I'd seen on ModCloth, but then I came across this one for 1/10th of the price in Seoul and I had to have it. The only issue I have with T-shirt dresses is they have no shape. Gotta belt it. Otherwise, I feel like I'm wearing a muumuu or caftan, and this isn't Hawaii or Morocco. I cannot rock that. Happy summer day. :)

It's NOT the 4th of July

Red, white, and blue are always in style - patriotic in America, France, Puerto Rico (which is America) Chile, and Russia (probably more countries but these are the flags that pop to mind). I was excited to pair these prints today. It's always a challenge to pair different prints - and so FUN! These are both bright pieces and similar in texture and weight so they just go together.  A fun outfit; I feel great today. How about you?

Jason Wu top

It has pockets!

Yep, it's got bikes on it.

xoxoxox

Stripes - Wu, WOO!

"Mauve Monday" could've also worked for this post. Another great design of a dress from the Jason Wu for Target line. A light-weight shirt dress, with hidden buttons, capped sleeves, pleated front, and a ribbon sash belt. So soft and sweet for spring. It's pretty versatile in that I can wear it dressy or casual but other than a black or mustard cardigan or black suit jacket...I'm not sure what other cover-ups I'll pair it with... hot pink cardi? gray suit jacket? Both those could work I suppose. As for sewing projects which I posted on Friday... I made some headway on a jacket and skirt this weekend... look for updates soon. :)

Have a good week!

Back to Normal

Oh, post-travel blues/jetlag/fatigue is so sad, but only lasts a few days, thankfully. I'm feeling back to normal. YEAH! Feeling like myself again. :) Happy, peppy, and dressed for success! I'm so loving this adorable blue dress from the Jason-Wu-for Target line. I went on the opening Sunday with my pal Deanna. It was a MOB scene. (We were both so happy to be with a friend.) I'd never been in such a wrestling match for dresses before. There was some nudging and some bitchy comments around the racks and the line for the fitting rooms. It was exciting, but tiring as well. I'm finally getting to wear all the cute things I found. I usually try to check out the designer lines Target gets -- some have been good, and some disappointing. This is the BEST! I wish I got more than the 7 items I did, but I got the best fitting items I could get my hands on. And since navy blue is my FAVE for this spring, I can wear this dress with my ModCloth cropped sweater and the sweater with some other dresses I scored... more to come in the next few weeks.
Navy is the new Black!

Details: dark blue brushed cotton, sweet pleats with lace trim; vintage button earrings.

MIA Again!

Oh, so lame. I disappeared for another week. Sorry folks. My 3 followers must've been so sad. Are there other readers out there? Do I do this for an audience? It's a passion project, right? The kind you do out of love and not for glory? Sure. We'll stick with that.  I'm back in LA now after an intense and busy week of work-related travel. Saw great shops, clothes, chic European street-style, art, theatre...and had loads of tiring meetings as well. But back to the business at hand. MY personal style choices for living a fashionable life... Isn't that the theme of this weblog? Well, my advice is to do things you love doing and fill your time with those activities. It brings joy, peace, stress-release, and self-satisfaction. For me, it's all about being creative in all my endeavors. Creative and critical thinking, pushing past the obvious and easy, not being lazy or sedentary (in mind and body), being inspired by EVERYTHING! Is it a mind-set? Can anyone get there? Will it change your life? I can't answer that. I'm no guru.

That is my armchair philosophy/pep talk for the day. Here's my stylish outfit.:) Be well.

Jason Wu for Target sweater, white dress also Target, Miss L-Fire shoes via ModCloth, vintage button earrings.

lovely lace on lace...