Instant Access - 5/31 - 6/5

Maybe it was the sunburn from Monday, but I was in the mood to wear red all week.

Summer means strawberries.  I don't wear these ShoeMissy Strawberry Patch shoes nearly enough.

But I did wear the heck out of my Knock-Out Karen matte red polish. It's so classy, I love it.

Is it sad that one of the highlights of the week was a peanut butter sandwich?  It's crazy but this stuff is awesome.

Sound Advice.

Snaps from the Shoe Cabinets - Miu Miu

And Stella McCartney Jupiter platforms (I need to wear these!)

I had to resist.  Sad Face.

Red polka dot espadrilles ARE Summer - These are American Eagle from Payless.

A pretty visitor on Saturday morning.

And, nerd that I am, I spent all day Sunday catching up on Doctor Who episodes.

While Clarence took a nap on one leg.

Hope you had a good week!

Ensemble du Jour

Finally! Some color!

It has been raining for days so when it finally stopped on Thursday, I was able to wear outfits I had been planning in my head but couldn't wear. I refuse to wear really nice things when it's raining. I'm too worried they'll get ruined.

OCD? Yes, maybe.

On Thursday I had a few meetings, so I got to wear my new JCrew jacket. I adore this blue color. Its so vibrant. I paired it with a dark red cami, a khaki pencil skirt and my Pedro Garcia distressed satin heels.


1-8-09 by Princess Poochie

I just realized that my outfit above is like a reverse of this one... apparently I like the color combo.

On Friday I really wanted to wear my new pink satin skirt but haven't decided what other color to pair it with (red? coral? another pink? black is too easy. any ideas?). So even though my head was full of pink I went to the next item on my mental "want to wear" checklist - my new baby blue fishnets.

I'd been thinking how to wear these and ended up layering the color tone rather than contrasting. I so slack about working the contrast. I like to tie things together. Maybe too much.

The top was a simple black v-neck and the skirt was one of the cute Old Navy polka-dot ones I got on sale a while back. I added tons of blue including my Lou Lou Loves You bow, Louboutin Helmuts and a ShoeMissy rosette (pinned down by my waist).


1-9-09 by Princess Poochie

I'm not doing great on my resolution of planning my outfits in advance. I really need to figure out a better system than writing ideas in a notebook. Since I have stuff tucked away in multiple rooms I tend to forget all my options and wear my favorite stuff over and over. I need solutions! In the morning I'm just too rushed to remember and integrate.

Maybe a image library of everything that can be done like a flip book...or a phone app that I shake and it comes up with an outfit.

How do you all remember and plan your outfits, especially if you are in a rush? I'm open to ideas so send them my way!

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This was a crazy crazy week, wasn't it. Not only did I stay up util 1:30 in the morning on Tuesday night but then I had two presentations the next day and had to work on 3 proposals and had client meetings. It's no wonder on Wednesday night I collapsed around 8:30. I had a town meeting Thursday night but luckily, I had today off. I'm still tired.

On Wednesday, I wore a black pencil skirt with a charcoal JCrew sweater. I was giving a talk on Mad Men and how the show is being picked up by so many different groups in different ways. I wanted to play the fashion element up a bit so I add some patterned stockings, my high patent peep-toe Louboutins and a ShoeMissy "Filly" rosette for a sly, tounge-in-cheek element.


11-5-08 - Presentations by Princess Poochie

Aren't these great. I love opaque, colorful tights but I love a black patterned stocking.



Thursday was my "friday" and not very cold at all but I was feeling lazy so I wore this babydoll pink and grey patterned top and over that a cropped but chunky grey cardigan. With it I wore dark grey tights and my patent Report heels. I added the adorable Confused Owl brooch from Paraphernalia.


11-6-08 by Princess Poochie

Usually I wear pink heels with this top because I just love the pink in the pattern but the grey felt very streamlined and cool.



Today I got to be totally slack and mess around on the computer all day. The hubby and I decided, since I was off of work, to go out to lunch. We found a vegetarian restaurant that we had not tried before so we decided to go there. In honor of that (and because I haven't had an opportunity to wear it yet) I wore my Soy Princess hoodie from CafePress over a pink cami, a denim skirt and my new JCrew Liza peep-toe heels in the Cherry Blossom pattern.


11-7-08 OOTO & Veggie Lunch by Princess Poochie

How cute is this illustration?




It's been really warm here which has been throwing off my outfits. I have all my winter stuff in the main closet but it's almost too warm to wear it. I think it's suppossed to cool off again soon, so more sweaters and jackets will be coming up!

By the way - more images on Flickr.

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Again, the days have been getting away from me. So I figured I should catch up on the outfits pronto!

After organizing my armoire out last weekend, I thought I would create outfits around some of my fun new accessories which have just been arriving. Something other than shoes for once!

On Monday, I wore a very colorful outfit. Everything was centered around my new Candy fascinator from WhichGoose. To go with it I wore a red top from Gap, a dressy denim pencil skirt, red tights and my Hetty Rose Ella mary janes.

10-6-08 by Princess Poochie

I think the heels, being equally as colorful, were a good match for the hair piece. Both are colorful although it strikes me as funny how such an old fabric and the new pom-poms actually work well together.

I could say the heels get equal focus... I'd been thinking about wearing them with colorful tights for a while now.



Yesterday I was wanting to go the opposite - a bit more streamlined but playing with texture. I wore a grey jersey top that has a bit of silver metallic in the fabric, my new Kapow Wow neck ruffle (also in grey jersey), a black pencil skirt, black ribbed tights and Aerosole buckle heels in black patent. They happen to be one of my favorite shoes to wear. They are comfortable and versatile.

10-7-08 by Princess Poochie

This neck ruffle is so cool! You can wear it a ton of different ways and is amazingly soft. I think it's a great option to a scarf or wrap for keeping your neck warm in the winter. Plus, I just love ruffles!



The other day I talked about seeing rosettes popping up in fashion, well today I got the chance to wear one of my new pieces from Shoe Missy. They are just adorable in person.

I wore the black and white plaid with my grey and black rugby stripe boyfriend cardigan from delia's. Underneath I wore a black camisole over one of my sale mini-skirts from Old Navy.

It was kind of crummy out so I wore my black Target flats with the big "jewels" on them.

10-8-08 by Princess Poochie

This rosette looks blue and black here but it is actually black and white. I tried to take a picture of it on the sweater, because it looked so cute but my camera is just dying! I think I'm going to have to get a new one very very soon.




Now, I've been doing good so far this week actually planning outfits. What am I going to wear tomorrow? I've stayed up late too many nights in a row and my brain is just fried.

Maybe I'll think of something to wear with some of my fun knee-highs.

Hmmmmm......

Bring Home the Blue Ribbon

Equestrian style has never really gone out of style - slim cut breeches-like pants, crisp shirts, tailored jackets and high flat boots - but lately we are seeing a very strong resurgance. This style has a simple and functional but very rich look.



Of course, Carla Bruni looked amazing on this Vanity Fair cover and Ralph Lauren practically invented the integration of the look into mainstream fashion (and continues to do so, as this Spring 08 look shows).



But what I've started seeing a lot of are the more extranous and fun parts of riding - the prize ribbon.

We all want to look Best in Show, what better way than to add a big blue (or other color) ribbon to your outfit!

You may have seen FemmeSud's Grand Prix rosette wristlets.




I, of course, want to take 1st Place!



I've also long been a fan of ShoeMissy's work, especially her adorable heels embellished with rosettes saying flirty things like "Starlet", "Dolly" and "Filly" but now she's up to something new...



Cheeky rosette ribbon pins...



She has six different styles. Personally I fell in love with and bought four of them, including my favorite teal, the sexy black and, perfect for this season, both plaids.



I think I'm going to be pinning these on tops, skirts, bags, everything!

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The Outfit
This is pretty close to what I was wearing today although my skirt has more black in in than this one does. I hate when I can't find the exact thing I'm looking for. Regardless, I'm wearing a black and white Mossimo skirt, a black Ann Taylor knit top and some fun 80s-ish accessories.




The Focal Point
I like to wear black and white a lot but I wanted to make it a bit more fun so instead of a simpler piece of jewelry I opted for my Etsy acrylic and pearl cuff.



For shoes I wore my ShoeMissy embellished peep-toes. How fun are they? Survey says... Super Fun!



I don't look great in neons so this is a small way for me to work them in. Plus, they're just cute.

ShoeMissy is always creating new styles so check them out.

Imitation = Flattery?

Its' one thing when I see design "inspiration" taken from established companies and designers but it's quite another when I see styles that look lifted from smaller independent people. It may just be coincidence, but then again it may not be.

This top heel is from dELiAs. It's cute, right? Love the pop culture 80's-ness of them with their neon charm attached.



But to me they look remarkably like the embellished shoes created by ShoeMissy. These are a pair I got from her last summer.



Then there are these fabric heels from Faith. Shoewawa got to preview some of their summer styles and took a picture of these.



I know patterned fabric heels are big this season but when I saw this picture they reminded me of the kimono fabrics that Hetty Rose uses to create her one off pieces.



Obviously you can't directly prove anything but the thought they they could be lifting from these independent designers bothers me more than when a Louboutin or Manolo knock-off is made. These are individuals trying to make a living with their art. They only have themselves maybe someday they'll be bigger and have more stability but now they shouldn't have elements of their designs swiped.

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Okay, I lied. I'm not wearing more new tights today. I was out all afternoon looking at photoshoot locations and then I cam home and worked most of the nights, so I was too tired to plan an outfit. I've been wanting to wear my neon bracelet from Etsy, so here was my five minute outfit for today.

The Outfit
Mizrahi polo dress with ruffle collar, the Etsy bracelet and my ShoeMissy shoes.



The dress....



I just love these shoes. They have a kind of 80's plastic-but-in-a-good-way feel about them. I thought they would go well with the neon pink bracelet.



The Focal Point
This is what inspired it all. It's that great neon orange pink that just vibrates! I love the mix of modern acrylic with the pearls. I probably say that every time I wear one of these bracelets, but I just do!



I love the more classic tan one too.



Okay, I stayed up much too late last night. I need to go to bed early or my eyes are going to become this color.