Category Archives: Fashion

May 19, 2013

It was Kismet.

I really dislike when Anthropologie puts one of the items I’m super digging on the cover of the catalog. Why, you ask? Cause I know it’ll sell out.

Screen Shot 2013-05-19 at 8.33.15 PMSay hello to Ms. Waverly. Her orangey chevron stripedness just spoke to me at first glimpse. I knew I had to have her, but her price tag stung.

So I waited. And of course, when Anthro did the 20% promo for skirt/short/pants, she sold out. And I was empty-handed.

Cuss word!

I ordered on the last night of the promo and sure enough…she was G-O-N-E. Freakin’ Catalog cover shot. I knew it.

Two weeks later I went in to Anthro and on a whim asked one of the SA’s to see if there might be any in stock again in my size. Holy Toledo! There was a six, but I was fairly certain I was gonna need a four. I ordered anyway, and yes, the six was a tad big when it arrived, but I was smitten. SO well constructed, bold, and fun. No way was I returning. I’d just wear a snug belt every time, I told myself.

Then the Anthro fashion show event happened on Thursday evening, (IT WAS AWESOME! FULL REPORT TO COME!!) and my wonderful friend found a size 2 Ms. Waverly hanging by her lonesome in my store, a catalog return, since the store never received the orange color.

I scoffed at the size 2, “Maybe if I lay off the Chick-Fil-A for a few months it might fit…” but I took it to the dressing room with me anyway. And whatdya know….

Wearing: Skirt-Anthropologie Waverly A-Line Skirt, Top-J.Crew, Necklace-Anthropologie Stormy Seas Necklace,Belt-Anthropologie , Shoes-Seychelles Trip the Light Fantastic

It was kismet. It still wouldn’t hurt if I laid off the waffle fries since the size 2 is SNUGGLY, but it’s just the waist that is super fitted. The hips are now perfect, where in the size 6 they were much too poofy.

Better still, I received 25% off my entire purchase that night for strutting the runway (insert: happy prancing). I’ll show you what else I picked up throughout the week in OOTD’s.

Happy to report Ms. Waverly received a warm welcome from the rest of my closet. I had a tough time deciding what to pair with her for the maiden voyage. I seriously had a dozen outfit combos dancing around in my head. Ultimately, I decided on the pop green to challenge the orange, cooled down by a tonal seafoam blue. (Incidentally, I just did an ebay search for the Stormy Seas necklace and am sickened by this listing. $224.99)? WHAT IN THE DIDDLE?!? Seriously…that’s cray-cray.

What catalog covers have you wanted to curse at featuring a beloved Anthro item?

Any kismet stories you’ve got in your pocket? You know, the kind where you enter an Anthro store, item that shouldn’t be there is there, and you skip off into the sunset with it….those kind of stories. Anyone?!?

Hope you all had a rockin’ weekend! I’m not even going to look at the sale tomorrow, after the damage I incurred last Thursday night wielding my 25% off coupon! (Okay, so maybe I’ll just take a peek….)

xoxo Molly

 

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May 15, 2013

I SO Don’t Want That, Vol. 2

Y’all seemed to really like that post I did a while back featuring things I SO don’t want, would never buy, not in a million years, even if you paid me to. So i I thought, why not do another one?

Let’s kick things off with footwear gone wrong, shall we?

Pharaoh Sandals. Total Fugs.

Pharaoh Sandals. I’m pretty sure a Pharaoh wouldn’t be caught dead in these, or would have whomever constructed them executed. Executions aside, who would want two scary eyeballs on your feet staring up at you all day. Creepy.

Radial High-Tops

Radial High-Tops. At a distance, these would make your feet look like they had some real problems.

Urban Outfitters Jeffrey Campbell Rainbow Highlight Platform Sneaker

Urban Outfitters Jeffrey Campbell Rainbow Highlight Platform Sneaker. These are like Punky Brewster shoes on crack. I’d be so ticked if I purchased these and found out later that there weren’t rocket boosters hidden inside, or super springs. Ooh, yeah, super springs that could make you jump over buildings in a single bound. BOING!

 

Urban Outfitters Jeffrey Campbell Mayview Sandals.

Urban Outfitters Jeffrey Campbell Mayview Sandals. Hideous. Truly hideous. Looks like a scary foot surgery bootie that was custom-colored for a New England Patriot’s fan.

Animal Kingdom Gone Wrongers:

Urban Outfitters Reverse Tiger Head Skater Dress

Urban Outfitters Reverse Tiger Head Skater Dress. Of all the items out there in retail world that a lady could spend her money on, why in heaven’s name would it be this?

Quite honestly, the entire outfit is a travesty to mankind.

Quite honestly, the entire outfit is a travesty to mankind. Urban Outfitters Out from Under Tiger Eyes Bra Top

 

It was truly a mystery to her why she couldn't get a date. Was she sending the wrong signal?

‘Mary wondered why her date had ended so abruptly. Why had he looked so unsettled when she took off her jacket and then ordered the Prime Rib, extra rare? Had she come on too strong? ‘           Urban Outfitters Sparkle and Fade Tiger Graphic Dress. I’m pretty sure not even Carrie Bradshaw could chic this one up.

Urban Outfitters Vintage 70's Tiger Print Skirt. Vintage never looked so bad.

Urban Outfitters Vintage 70′s Tiger Print Skirt.
This is ridiculous. It just gives vintage a bad name.

 

Clothes that shoulda never made it to the assembly line:

FP X Shipwreck Sally Dress. I did not make up that product name.

FP X Shipwreck Sally Dress. I swear I totally didn’t make up that product name. $198 dollahs for rags, essentially. Maybe they charged more for the delicate sternum hole?

Holding Horses Embroidered Overalls

You must know how I feel about overalls by now.  Not a fan. This specimen is particularly offensive due to the kangaroo pouches on both hips (congratulations on your weight gain!!) and the way in which the grommets holding on to overly thin straps marks the spot on her lady lumps.                                                                 Holding Horses Embroidered Overalls

FP Colored Army Pant I mean really, what they did to this girl's crotch should be a crime. The poor girl hasn't eaten since January, and they put her in THESE?!

FP Colored Army Pant
I mean really, what they did to this girl’s crotch should be considered a crime. The poor girl hasn’t eaten since January, and they put her in THESE?! Great! Now she won’t eat until December. You think this is bad, look at the backside:

It ain't right.

It ain’t right.

J.Crew Broken-in Boyfriend Chino shorts, colorblocked.

J.Crew Broken-in Boyfriend Chino shorts, colorblocked. Horrible idea. It’s like a blindfold for the crotch.

 

This is what happens when you tell a model in a denim dress to hop a fence and it rips all the way up the crotch in front.

This is what happens when you tell a model in a denim tank dress to hop a fence and the front accidentally catches and rips in a perfect rectangle all the way up to her lady bits. Then you take a picture. F21 Distressed High-Low Dress. I’d say it’s just plain distressing.

 

Accessories that make you scratch your head:

Heart-On-A-String Keychain. Didn't Napolean Dynamite have one of these on his backpack?

Heart-On-A-String Keychain. Didn’t Napolean Dynamite have one of these on his backpack?

 

FP Leather Holster Belt I mean, for Halloween this could be all kinds of sweet for my costume, but seriously...get real.

FP Leather Holster Belt
For Halloween this holster contraption could be all kinds of sweet for my costume, but seriously. Real life? “That’ll be $5.65.” “Okay, just a sec while I put down my baby and reach into my boob holster for my wallet….” P.S. it’s $498!!!

FP Ettika Feather Headdress. Pocahontas is in the courthouse as we speak, filing a lawsuit.

FP Ettika Feather Headdress. Pocahontas called; wants her head thingy back.

 

FP Lost and Found Body Chain. Probably should have left it lost.

FP Lost and Found Body Chain. $880. I kid you not. I HAVE to meet the person who wants to buy this.  And I want to peek in their closet, though I’ll admit I’m a little afraid.

FP Christo Leg Garter. I Don't Understand.

FP Christo Leg Garter. Somebody, anybody, help me understand this.

Hope you’ve been a bit entertained. I for sure have. And a little horrified too. Got any yourselves to share?

xoxo Molly

 

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May 3, 2013

I Don’t Care! I love it.

If you’d have worn a jumpsuit in the 1950′s, Rosie the Riviter would be slamming you a high-five. In the 1960′s, if you were caught sporting a jumpsuit in a killer print with wide, flowy legs, “groovy” would’ve been your middle name.

Nowadays, show up for an engagement in a silk  jumpsuit and people run scared.

Except me.

I stumbled upon this gorgeous piece at Anthro last week, but couldn’t find it anywhere on the website.

Tupsa Pleated Jumpsuit

Tupsa Pleated Jumpsuit

So what if people cower in the face of a jumpsuit. I don’t care….I LOVE IT!! (sidenote: Curse you, Icona Pop! I can’t get that song out of my darn head).

I mean,….it SPOKE to me, right there from it’s home on the Anthropologie sales floor. I thought it was a dress at first, then realized this sister had two “skirts” on the bottom, one for each leg. No. Way. AWESOME!!

It’s truly beautiful. I tried on a 6 in the store and it was so flattering. Now I see on the website it’s offered in tall lengths, a fact which just might get me to seal the deal, so I can do wedges with this baby. With the tall length I will probably size down since the 6 was somewhat roomy everywhere but the crotch seam. The silk on this lady is LIKE BUTTAH. The details are so unique; the cinchers at the waist that tie into bows, and the dainty, thin straps up top (that, admittedly, took me and my friend a few minutes to wrangle) are just the perfect yin to the yang of the flowy bottom half. It’s bold and it’s different, as well as completely GORGEOUS.

Count me in. Who else is a Tupsa fan?

And for a little OOTD action, an item that came home with me faster than you can say “come to mama” was the Clipped Etymology Cardi.

Wearing: Pants-Anthropologie AG Stevie Ankle, Top-J.Crew, Cardi-Anthropologie Clipped Etymology, Shoes-BR, Earrings-J.Crew

I was surprised I ended up liking the black version more than the green IRL. Give me a choice of color over black? Any day of the week I’d take color. Not this time. I also totally adore the rose buttons on the black version; they’re like tiny vintage roses you’d find on an old, porcelain tea cup.

Happy, healthy weekend to you all! Hope you’ve some fun plans up your sleeves.

xoxo Molly

 

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