Showing posts with label collective concepts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collective concepts. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

the flock of seagulls is grounded


sad news, ladies. sad, sad news. remember my flock of seagulls dress i wrote about last week? remember that i spent almost $100 on the dress? weeellll, since i wanted to get as many wears out of it as possible, i wore it all day saturday for some errands around town. i paired it with a cute little crossbody bag that has a handy zippered pocket on the backside that is perfect for my iphone.

and apparently also perfect for ripping my flock of seagulls dress to shreds. i didn't notice until i got home in the evening that the zipper had literally shredded all of the seagulls on my right hip/butt area, about the size of an 8.5x11 piece of paper. i was <---> this close to throwing it out but decided i will still wear the dress when i can cover it up with a sweater and/or if i'm sitting down all day. just to prove to myself that it's ok, i wore it out for dinner that night with my friend mckinnon - with a strategically placed bag.

but since i was feeling so bad for myself i allowed myself a little replacement. only about a quarter the price of the flock of seagulls dress, this one shoulder number from forevs should do just fine. i wish i like it as much, though...

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

piperlime's girl on a budget

i don't know about you but i love me a website that understands me. and piperlime does. they recently launched a girl on a budget section of their site and its one of the first things i click on when visiting. they break out it out by must-haves, shoes, clothes, jewelry and accessories - all under $100. ch-ch-check it out, you're sure to find something to love. these are just a few of the things i spied when checking out the latest options.

below: tinley road lesley shoes, $59

below: aryn k stripe blazer, $94


below: collective concepts ruffle tank dress, $49

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

outfit in action: flock of seagulls


i was so late for work today but i just had to take a pic of what i was wearing - even though i look slightly bloated and/or possessed in this bad photo. i finally decided to go for it and wear my new summer maxi dress, which a coworker lovingly dubbed my "flock of seagulls" dress. i got this bad boy from austin boutique fabrik and it's made my collective concepts. belt is new york & company and the cardi is H&M (btw, i get to go to the biggest H&M in the US in a few weeks when nick and i go to vegas for a weekend, woooot! i miss this store SO MUCH!).

Monday, March 7, 2011

this weekend's shopping gems

i don't know about you but i have spring on the brain like crazy. i know the austin summers are just around the corner so have been spending most of my shopping money lately on warm weather gear. these are the gems i brought home with me this weekend to celebrate the onset of the best time of the year (in my opinion).

below: bird maxi dress, collective concepts, $94 and leather/elastic belt, new york & company, $24


below: nautical skirt with red belt, forever 21, $15.90



below: bead trim sweater, rory beca for forever 21, $24.80