not so sweet

http://www.cafepress.com/pantsareforboys

school daze part 1

As someone who went to a Catholic school with a VERY strict dress code--no nail polish, dangly earrings, personality, etc. You would think I would never want to think about anything uniform-like again. My plaid skirt+socks with shoes combo wasn't this cool though...

tickled pink

I like the idea of pairing girly pink with a neutral background and some tough shearling booties. I'm obsessed with the borrowed-from-the-boys desert boots--with a platform heel of course.

coming undone

I prefer cold weather dressing because I like to mix colors/textures and I also feel like you can get away with much crazier shoes for some reason? I like can't function in hot weather. All I can think about are $1 sundaes from McDonald's. Summers too undone with the tank tops and cutoffs and flat sandals...

the editrix

I've decided I'm going to walk around Chicago like a femme fatale fashion editrix in a crazy sculpted coat, with a skintight pencil skirt, and 6 inch platform ankle boots like,

"Oh, this old thing? This is just my outfit to go buy toilet paper at Target."

shrink to fit

I heart a big cozy sweater as much as the next gal. Oversized, boyfriend, chunky knit, slouchy...

But I am craving something a little different this season. A borrowed from the boy...'s section kind of fit. Really shrunken with the perfect 3/4 length sleeves but still sweet and cozy.

summer time blues

After a record breaking summer, I am so ready for fall. Fall/spring are probably the shortest and most fickle seasons in Chicago but I am ready for it to NOT be 90 degrees. Last fall, I was all about the sheer black tights. Sheer black tights with a back seam, with polka dots, with diamonds, with lace. This fall, I will be all about the gray tights. Opaque gray tights, chunky knit, sheer, etc.

sweater coat

Why do you torture me, Stella??! Back in 2005/2006, I was working at H&M. During that time, Stella McCartney designed a capsule collection for them and it had the MOST AMAZING SWEATER COAT OF ALL TIME. NO LIE. Alas, it was not meant to be and I have been on the hunt for perfect one ever since...

the simple pleasures

Sleeping in till noon.
Eating takeout in bed while watching a movie with my hunnie.
A roomy but slinky sweater dress in the perfect shade of navy.

feeling 90s part 3

Cargo pants.
Cropped top.
Dog tags.

'Nuff said.