Tuesday Shoes

Today I'm posting my bright pink Chinese Laundry "Alanie" pumps. I call them my mermaid shoes because of the scale pattern and the shape of the upper. As you can see from the pictures, I doctored them up with various inserts to make them walkable, but they are still really awesome. (I find I have a hard time getting a good fit with D'Orsay style pumps. Anyone else?)

I already mentioned that sometimes amazon.com has good prices on shoes-- that is where I got these. The site was running a special where you got $25 off an order of $125 or more, so I bought these and 4 other pairs for about $110.00, after the discount. (And free shipping! So you can see that basically Amazon forced me to buy them.) I had them delivered to work because I didn't want my husband to freak out about five pairs of shoes arriving at once. Unfortunately, they arrived in a ginormous refrigerator-type carton which caused no end of comments at the office. As in:
Lori: "What's in the box?"
Me: "I ordered some shoes."
Lori: "Why did they ship them in such a big box?!"
Me: "Um. Well. I ordered five pairs of shoes."
Lori: [gives a look that clearly says "You are a nut."]

Anyhoo. Here's the shot from above, including my blogging buddy Daria.

Daria is disappointed that they aren't edible, despite their fishy appearance.

Outfit- March 23, 2009

I need to find a more flattering angle for taking pictures. Or maybe I actually look like this? No, must be the camera. Wearing black long sleeve t shirt from Target, thrifted gray skirt, purple thigh high tights from welovecolors.com, and my tough sandal booties from Payless. Confession: I chickened out wearing them to work and wore my sequin flats instead. Which is just as well, because these tights are bright purple, and got many comments ("Your legs are purple!") even without the crazy booties. I may still wear the shoes to work, but I will probably wear them with pants to tone them down.

On the plus side, I really like these tights from welovecolors.com. I probably won't buy the thigh high version again, because one of them rolled down all day, creating a tourniquet around my upper thigh that I had to surreptitiously unroll all day. But the quality, both in color and opaque-ness are awesome.

Outfit- March 19, 2009

This is me saying, "Isn't it awesome that my new white top with the little tuxedo pleats is completely transparent?" Why can they shoot people into space, but not make a white shirt that isn't see-through? At least I noticed how bad it was before I went to work so I could throw on the dorky undershirt. Why, why, why? Is there really a woman out there who wants her co-workers to know exactly what her bra looks like? Gah! Anyhoo, I bought this top on clearance from Old Navy a while back, and I sort of regret it. First, because it is basically Saran Wrap as far as coverage goes, and second, it is going to be a bitch to iron. I HATE ironing, and this has those fussy little pleats that I thought were so cute...

You know what? I'm going to move on to the shoes. They are leopard print satin high-heel slides from Nine West. That totally makes them sound like boudoir slippers, but there are a subtle leopard print. (Is that an oxymoron?) I'm not a huge fan of this style of high heel because they are tricky to walk in, but they pretty much threw themselves into my virtual cart-- $20 on Amazon.com, which sometimes has really good clearance prices on name brand shoes. The sizes can be limited, but I've found some good stuff, AND any order over $25 ships for free, as long as it sold directly by Amazon. Love free shipping!

Tuesday Shoes

Squeaking this one in while it's still Tuesday. These are Oh Deer black sequin flats. (I don't remember the style name-- it's probably something silly.) I don't have much in the way of flats because I'm just not drawn to them like I am to heels. Unfortunately, I am not a Stiletto Warrior. (You know, those "Honey, I sleep in my high heels!" women.) I love high-heeled shoes, but I can't wear them everyday. Thus, I bought the flashiest black flats I could find for days when I just can't totter around any longer. I was a little worried that they might be too "Golden Girls" when I ordered them, but the sequins are small enough to make the shoes contemporary. Adorable and relatively comfortable- hurray!

Happy St.Patrick's Day, Colleen McGirl Scout!

Again with the face! I swear I was not intoxicated at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday. I never wear this color, but I bought a pair of green shoes, so then I needed a green top to wear them with. (Matchy-matchy!) AND what better day to debut them than St. Patrick's Day. Cheesy, I know. Anyway, this is an Old Navy t shirt, (with a white tank underneath-- why are all V necks so deep?) tank pants, and my green Mossimo for Target slingbacks. It kind of bugged me that they weren't exactly the same green, but I think it worked out because they weren't right next to each other.

Something You Should Know

Sometimes I get cravings for weird stuff. Lately, Pop Tarts have been one of those items. Until about 2 months ago, I hadn't eaten a Pop Tart since that fateful day in 2000 when I finally took a gander at the "nutritional" information. (Not required reading. If you luuuuuuv Pop Tarts, I would seriously scribble over it with a Sharpie because you just don't want to know.) Anyway. I wanted Pop Tarts, but I felt guilty about how they are little rectangles of high fructose corn syrup. Then I saw Whole Grain Pop Tarts! "That means they are good for you." I explained to my husband, who is ever-skeptical. But.

Whole grain Pop Tarts are disgusting. I mean, above and beyond the delightful disgusting-ness of ordinary Pop Tarts. They are dry and crumbly and not worth it. Go real or go home, people. Buy original Pop Tarts and drink some Metamucil if you have to. This has been a public service announcement.

Outfit March 12, 2009

Yep, only a week late with this one... blame the death of my blogging machine. I was pretty proud of this outfit, because I finally used another of my thrift store finds. I bought this skirt at Savers for about 7.00. It's made by Elevenses, which leads me to believe it was originally from Anthropologie, and therefore expensive. I bought it because it fits well and it's kind of fun to wear-- it swishes around and makes me feel a little like June Cleaver. (And who knew that that would be a pleasant feeling?)

The downside is that it's sort of a tan color with a little hint of pink, plus it has that plaid-ish pattern, so it is hard for me to figure out what to wear with it. I went with my black Old Navy sweater because it's easy, but I think maybe a really bright fuschia or maybe dark purple would work too. It would probably also take a little more courage. If you haven't noticed by now, I fall pretty heavily on the matchy-matchy side of the spectrum, so I have a hard time putting color with color. I'm wearing the Charlotte Russe satin ruffle heels and no jewelry because I ran out of time. As you can see, I hadn't even gotten to the hair and makeup stage of the morning when I took this photo. I probably need to spend less time staring into my closet and more time actually getting dressed and getting moving.