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Come Fly with Me

5'2" wearing regular 00

Don't ask. I don't know what I was doing but do you think I should fire my stylist?

And would you believe I was bold enough to go out and about wearing this colorful getup?

You can't see it all that well and it's bunched up from pulling on the jacket too quickly (gotta fire that stylist) but that is one of my very favorite old-school cashmere critter sweaters (I'm pleading with this one too to not wear out). See here for a better view of the intarsia crest design.

Speaking of old school ... yes, that is the Lexington jacket. I was either going through my rebellion with corporate wear or it was during my time with technology incompatible for online shopping (topic for upcoming post, maybe) but I missed the Lexington the first time around. With the help of the aftermarket community, this cheerful, new old stock beauty made its way to me. Yay!

I'm now going to publicly declare my weakness for multiples (hangs head in shame, hides). Let's just say I have several pairs of the Café capri in wool. I "qualify" for wearing petites but I am wearing the regular. Love the length. It's not capri as intended, but I think it's perfect as I don't find myself thinking if only it could be [insert desired measurement] longer or shorter. Though they're unlined, the wool is very soft so maybe it's better to skip the cold clammy feel of a lot of the lining material used these days. I love the fit I love the colors. Thus. Multiples.

I declared my love for the Clifton booties on this post. Had not expect to like them so much when I ordered the black ones (uh oh, multiples again). Ended up throwing out my rule of anything above a 3.25" heel better be breathtakingly gorgeous femme fatale shoes because I'll be suffering for vanity. The heels are 3.5" and the online description of "all beautifully balanced on a slender stacked wood heel" is true! I have worn them for 12 hours straight, I've run in them (short distance) and I don't recall thinking about them except how good they let me strut. I think the beautiful balance is part of the reason, the other is the leather lining. (I don't understand leather uppers with man-made lining.) Had to get the dark nutmeg too, with justification of need for neutral shoes in a lighter color.

Because these bad boy 3.5" heels make me feel like I can fly in and kick butt. In a good way. :)

Greens

Does anybody else get excited when you see fresh vegetables that look this good? I can't remember what they're called but they were calling to me at the nearby organic food store. A quick saute with garlic and a dash of natural soy sauce and it's yum, yum ... the wonderful flavors of really good vegetables!

Green has mostly been dismissed from my closet. There are times when I try to convince myself it's refreshing and makes my complexion more peaches and cream by contrast. But the truth is, it brings out the not-so-lovely shadows under my eyes and casts an overall sallow undertone.

But! There are also times when I don't care and am drunk on too much crewlade. Such as when I learned of the Metallic Giraffe Day Coat. I hunted for months, maybe a year, until I found it in my size and miraculously, it was in mint condition.

And then there are times when I know I can't pull it off. Case in point, the Madelene dress. I really don't want to be so sensible, especially after Shopping with M's review. It looks so comfy, cute and casually tailored on her. Waaah!

I'm 5'2" and wearing XXS

This is how I can get away with green: surround it with a lot of navy blue and then guss it up with more colors.

I'm wearing the stripe sweater dress with the Ashbury perfect shirt and my most recent favorite shoes, the Clifton booties.

For some reason, I was pleasantly surprised by the pockets even though the online pic clearly shows the model with her hand in one. It's basically the Jules dress in a sweater format. For my comfort zone, it's just long enough to be work appropriate. I'd say the knit is 12 gauge, about the weight of most sweaters such as the heart me. It's fashioned with a wide, open, boatneck neckline, dropped shoulders and extra long cuffs (I have them folded up once).

It's fitting me looser than how it's fitting the model but that's OK by me. I like how it's not clinging to every ... thing. It feels as comfortable as a favorite sweater or sweatshirt for the weekend. Slightly sloppy. But again, that's OK by me.