Ensemble du Jour

This week has been fill of Middle Ages and Military inspriation.

Yesterday I finally got to wear my Roberto Cavalli velvet and gold tapestry print skirt. I'll probably end up wearing this with a blazer but I paired it with a simple dark green Gap v-neck as I was going for a tonal look overall. For shoe I wore another YOOX purchase - my gold and green velvet Claudio Merazzi heels. Because all of the colors and materials were so unusual, it didn't come off as too matchy-matchy.



It's such a funky skirt. I love the muted gold and dark dark green.



Today I'm a bit brighter!

I was very excited to get new jeans over the weekend. My Gap Long & Leans were looking a bit, how do we say.... craptastic. They were all baggy... and not in a good way. I decided I needed a more straight leg style so while I was returning some shoes to Nine West I popped into Gap and tried on a pair of the Classics. Not only am I loving the darker wash but I was in a smaller size than the Long & Leans.

Go Team Vegetarian!

So, I wanted to wear my jeans and one of my new Lou Lou Loves You bows. I also wanted to wear a heal but something still good for Summer since I know I've got a long winter of jeans and boots and closed toe shoes ahead of me. I ended up pairing my Luella for Target jacket with the bow, one of my new vintage pieces (the necklace was deconstructed to be worn as a pin today), the bow and my 20Ltd. Louboutins.



My bow is ginormous!



Close-up!



I love this combination of blues and orangey-red. I think it works so well together.



If you are considering a bow from Miss Lou Lou, I just want to let you know - you will get lots of comments. The bows are so big and satin-y and luscious, everyone just loves them!

Ensemble du Jour

I'm trying to cover all of my bases here on St. Patrick's Day. I don't want to get pinched don't ya know.

The Outfit
I decided to wear green and blue to celebrate both parts of today's celebration - green for the Irish-American and blue, which is the actual national color of Ireland. Plus a bit of gold thrown in for luck.

Green JCrew cable-knit sweater, blue Mizrahi pleated denim skirt and vintage


For shoes I'm wearing my Claudio Merazzi dark green velvet heels with the shiny gold accets.



Hopefully with my red hair and all this green the Good People will carry me away.

The Focal Point

A bit of Irish wit and wisdom to help you along your path:


An Irishman's Philosophy
In life, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, there is nothing to worry about,

But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about,

But if you die, there are only two things to worry about—
Either you will go to heaven or hell.
If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.

And if you go to hell, you’ll be so busy shaking hands with all your friends
You won’t have time to worry!


What Shall I Say About the Irish?
The utterly impractical, never predictable,
Sometimes irascible, quite inexplicable, Irish.
Strange blend of shyness,pride and conceit,
And stubborn refusal to bow in defeat.
He's spoiling and ready to argue and fight,
Yet the smile of a childfills his soul with delight.
His eyes are the quickest to well up with tears,
Yet his strength is the strongest to banish your fears.
His hate is as fierce as his devotion is grand,
And there is no middle groundon which he will stand.
He's wild and he's gentle,he's good and he's bad.
He's proud and he's humble, he's happy and sad.
He's in love with the ocean,the earth and the skies,
He's enamoured with beauty wherever it lies.
He's victor and victim, a star and a clod,
But mostly he's Irish—in love with his God.

A family of Irish birth
will argue and fight,
but let a shout come from without,
and see them all unite.

Ensemble du Jour

In spite of the crummy day we had yesterday, there was a bright spot - I got my package from YOOX.com. The skirt is lovely but the shoes are even more awesome in person than on the picture! Of course I had to wear them right away.

The Outfit
Moss green velvet with gold hardware and heels and tan leather accents - kind of a challenge, but I think I did pretty well. I'm wearing a dark brown corduroy jacket from Target, my new sequin crest critter tee from JCrew, a dark brown pencil skirt and, of course, the new heels.

The texture of the corduroy works to pick-up the texture in the velvet, the shine of the sequins plays off the gold hardware the colors are muted enough to go tie the brown to the green. I wore a pair of peridot swing earrings (sort of like the ones shown but darker green and more elaborate) set in a dark gold to hint at the other pieces.



Love this t-shirt!



The Focal Point
The shoes, of course! They are so European and fashion forward and excessive. I luv them!

The Tradition Continues

What's as traditional during the holidays as egg nog and twinkling lights??? After Christmas shopping!

Whether you're using up your gift cards, exchanging for something you really want or just taking advantage of all the sales, day after Christmas shopping is as big as Black Friday.

Last night before I went to bed, I got a few early bargains, and now I'm on my way out the door to get a few other "necessities". So I'll have to post about the actual Christmas stuff when I get back.

I got these fab Manolo Campari mary janes in red snakeskin from Bergdorfs:



I have them in black patent too, although these are a half inch shorter in the heel.

I also did my first purchasing from YOOX.com and found they have a ton of great shoes! I really had to limit myself as the main reason I was on there was to get this lovely skirt which StyleSpy had featured a while back:



I didn't get the Ann Taylor black sequin skirt I wanted but I really liked this one too. Here's the back view:



Also on YOOX I found these Claudio Merazzi dark green velvet pumps that are embellished with gold metal heel and "buckle". I can't wait to see how these look.



I'm seriously debating getting some items on JCrew, Neimans (great sale going on) and Anthropologie but I'm just not committed yet.

I'll let you know!