Aaagh ... Another Sale !!

Aaagh ... Another Sale !! by tiffanyrose featuring j crew coats

J Crew j crew coat
$298 - jcrew.com

Girls' shimmer popover
$88 - jcrew.com

Girls' snowdrop popover
$78 - jcrew.com

Girls' long-sleeve sequin star tee
$32 - jcrew.com

Girls' polar bear tee
$33 - jcrew.com

Tee for Tuesday

How can anyone resist this tee I've "borrowed" from Crewcuts? According to fashion dos and don'ts, I'm way past the appropriate age to wear cutesy things BUT! Love the expression on her face, her windblown umbrella, the rhinestone buttons of her coat and (almost my favorite detail) the glitter raindrops! I can't help it. I'm attracted to sparkly, shiny, glittery things like moths to a flame ...

This one is more subtle. Takes in the rage for stripes. I like the appliqued letters.

And this is one of my very favorites. Nothing sparkly on this one except if you imagine the stars.

I have a place in my heart for anything reminding me of Paris. 

Hip Hip Chin Chin

This is my kind of dirty dancing!

I think that could be why I love sequins ...

imagine how they'd sparkle as you twirl.

Thowback Thursday - Spencer Mary Janes and ...

:( while playing around with a potential posting last night, I completely forgot to bid on these shoes -- the Spencer patent-trimmed crackle-metallic mary janes! So mad at myself! I've been stalking them for about a year, hoping they'd show up in my size since they're from a couple years back. These were even unworn in perfect condition. I could kick myself remembering when I passed on them in the sale section online. So an all-points bulletin out for size 5.5, 6 or 6.5 ... please?


Last week I hinted Thursday's postings might be devoted to things from the good ol' days and although these shoes might qualify, what I really had in mind was something like this ...

I'm sorry to be a tease, but what you're seeing is a glimpse of the fabric and the pure silk lining of a jacket. I promise to do more with this in two weeks ... next Thursday is Thanksgiving and I won't want to get any turkey grease on this beautiful thing.

BUT! Dontcha think those shoes (see above) I missed out on would work with this jacket?!?!?

What I Was Thinkin' Wednesday - Valentine's Day

In addition to sequins and animal print, I love hearts. Always have. So when I saw the Heart Me Sweater, it went immediately on my must-have list, with the only quandary whether I'd get all three color combos or settle for two. The other too-good-to-be-true item on the same list was the Leopard Jacquard Capri. Leopard + Jacquard = gotta have for me. And together, thought they'd make the perfect Valentine's Day outfit, assuming the reds complimented rather than clashed. But after the early reports are in from reviews here, I'm going for a different idea.

Although not a sweater, the tee is sequined!

These pants have a gorgeous print of roses.

And the most romantic shoes of all: pink Lulus.

Big bonus: I already have everything, no new purchases necessary.

Which DH will find very romantic. :)

TBD Tuesday

It was Make It Work Monday yesterday but also MUSTHAVE Monday with the start of JC's 30% off sale items promotion good through Sunday. I don't know whether to say yay or oh no ... not doing very well with trying to cut waaay back on my shopping.  :(

All of these things are of course TBD until I have them in hand.

Sequined things are my weakness.

As are metallic jacquards.

If you read my recent Throwback Thursday post, you know how I feel about animal print.

This item is likely going to end up the topic of an upcoming What Was I Thinkin' Wednesday post.

Make It Work Monday - Wearing (Not) Black

I'm usually not happy about facing Mondays (see kitten's face). The weekends are much too short to get in housework, sleeping in, maybe a social event and making a little bit of progress on that never-ending list of catch-up activities. You know, the I'm going to organize, find, make, polish, etc. when I have time someday list that includes sewing (ha!) that sequin back on that dress.

So when it comes to dressing myself on Monday mornings, quick and no mental strength required is best. Unfortunately, I often find myself dressed in black, and boringly so, on Mondays. Maybe it's my mood. Maybe I've gotten up a little later than intended, having difficulty adjusting from my weekend schedule so I'm not taking more time trying to get creative working color compatibility.

Now there's nothing wrong with black. But it's the black pants with a black-and-off-white tee and black patterned/embellished cardi, black shoes, black bag uniform I need to get out of wearing on most Mondays.

This Monday, I'm breaking out with this tan and grey outfit. Woo hoo! :/