I accidentally...

...bought these boots the other day.  I found them online and then kept going back to the site and looking at them.  I did that for about two days and then pulled the trigger and bought the hell out of those little guys.

I'm super stoked for them to get here because it won't be open-toed shoe weather for a while, so I'm in dire need (not really) for some close-toed awesome shoes.

I would like it to be sunny and warm right now.  I have clothing in my closet that is just waiting for the weather to heat up.  Come on come on come on!

New skirt!

There's a secondhand store just down the road from where I work, and I have to refrain from going in there every day.  They're very picky about what they bring in and, as a result, they have a ton of great stuff.  Usually when I go in there I end up spending more than I mean to, but it doesn't make me feel too guilty because you get quite a lot of clothing for the price you spend.   The last time I was in there I bought a pair of camel leather slouchy boots with this fantastic stacked heel.  They reminded me of cowboy boots, and they'd definitely be the boots I'd wear to a barn dance.  Not that I'd go to a barn dance.  Or maybe I would, I have no idea.

Anyway, I went my little store two days ago and bought a few things that I deemed necessary at the time. I also bought this skirt.
I love the tortoiseshell buttons, the little belt, and the pockets.
Unfortunately, it was too cold up in here for me to wear a black blouse that would have looked better, but summer's a-coming!
I absolutely love pencil skirts, especially high-wasted ones.  They're an item of clothing that I can wear and not feel like my body just isn't meant to wear it (like some other clothes, not naming any names).

Window Shopping

I really enjoy clothes.  I like to flip through magazines and covet all the amazing things the models are wearing.  I like to imagine myself in that particular pair of leather booties, or that pair of high-waisted bell bottoms.   I was flipping through a magazine at the grocery store today, I think it was People (it had crazy Charlie Sheen on the cover), and saw an ad for the website Piper Lime.   I didn't really want to buy the magazine just so I could remember the name of the site, so I'm quite pleased with myself that I managed to trap it in the sieve that is my memory.  

The site is pretty awesome.  They promise free shipping and returns for all you stateside dwellers (I live in Canada and they don't seem to ship up here), and their selection is great.   I've already found about seventeen pairs of shoes that I don't need and several blazers that I could probably use in many different outfits (I'm a liar).   Check out this rolled-sleeve blazer by Elizabeth and James.  I love it.  It's a bit pricey for me at $395usd, but I could sell my kidneys.  Maybe.

I also really liked this pair of high-waisted bellbottoms by 7 For All Mankind.  They're called the Rachel Bellbottom because Rachel Zoe has apparently been wearing the heel out of these.  I have pretty high hips, so high-waisted jeans have always been my jeans of choice. They haven't been back in style for too long, but I'm so happy they are.  Now I don't have to worry about my body shape fitting awkwardly into  super and ultra low-rise (honestly, who needs an ULTRA low-rise, come on now) jeans.  Plus, I watched Smokey and the Bandit the other day and Sally Field was totally rockin' pants like this and I thought "damn, look at her ass!".   It looked phenomenal!  I was totally inspired to go out and buy me some classic 70's bellbottoms, but then I looked at my bank statement, did a little bit of calculations, and decided I'd rather be able to drive to work for the next week than buy a pair of jeans.  But they will be mine.  Oh yes, they will be mine.  

Okay okay okay

This MIGHT seem like I'm a little too gung-ho on my first day of blogging, but check. these. out.

These little beauties are from Forever 21.  They remind me of both a tablecloth that my Nana used to have and an apron that my Mum used to wear while butchering muffin recipes.

Perfect little spring shoes, though a tad hard to drive the old manual vehicle in.