Good Guys Wear White

If you're a Scandal fan, you celebrated the return of Olivia Pope and associates this past week. If you're not aware, for trashy intrigue, clever dialogue, crazy storyline twists and quirky characters, you might consider checking the show Thursday nights. Or catch it on demand. 

And I just heard repeats will be on Tuesdays, starting tomorrow.

It's not subtle symbolism OP (affectionately known as Liv) is often dressed in white. The show's creator wanted her character to stand out in the sea of dark colors that is the WDC uniform.

Pointing out that Liv is the "good guy" isn't lost on me. No siree.

Oops, off on a tangent. I really meant to talk about the white trench.

It may not be a white trench my girl crush Audrey is wearing,

but you get the idea; close enough.

Liz is wearing white but don't you think she's smoldering

bad-girl danger wrapped up in that trench?

Charlize strutting.

Kate. Of course.

J.Crew model.

My best impression.

And why I returned the bat wings bateau trench dress.

Mine is obviously not in the running but ... 

What is your favorite good guys outfit?

Do you, would you own a white trench?

Santa Ana Saturday

This is the location of Palmer's summer home.
Thank goodness he and his family left months ago.
Because it would have been a wild ride in that little nest.

Here's the detail for part of our day.

Some local areas had wind gusts up to 70 mph.

 

Thank God, for letting us get through today

without some fool starting up a disaster.

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(weather update)

Arrggh.

But the winds have died down.

In some ways, it's a little bit like being in irons when sailing.

We might even get a touch of rain this week.

Factory Commendatory

Before I could say highly recommend, the Factory classic button-down shirt in jeweled oxford sold out oh well and the Factory skinny cord in polka dot is just about gone. The polka dot cords are part of the Fall Essentials Sale of 40% off selected items good through Sunday, Sept. 29. If you use the SEPTSAVE code (10% off $75+, 20% off $125+, 30% off $200+) at checkout, there are some gems of a good deal.

Close-up of the "jewels" on the button-down.

The thin wale corduroy jeans are skinny. No need to size down.

In fact, I'm afraid of what might happen when I wash and dry them. Wearing size 25 here and thinking I should grab the size 26.

The material is 99% cotton, 1% spandex.

They don't get baggy saggy during the day ... yay!

But you cannot get undressed in a hurry, I had a tough time getting the leg opening over each foot pulling them off. 

Did I say they are skinny?

The Factory skinny ankle jean in classic rinse are not as skinny.

They're what I'd consider a comfortable, favorite fit and could very well become my go-to jeans. I don't have to worry whether it's one of my skinny days. I know they won't ride up or droop down.

They won't cut and bind (you're supposed to hear Brett and Dale Jr. say this).

And they're not distressed to look too casual.

I even feel tall (ha) when I wear them.

They're rough and tumble, earthy, sturdy and substantial.

I won't even care if I spill on them or sit on a dusty park bench.

Heck yeah, I love, love, love them. Especially for $33.25.

The Factory skinny jean in black can also be had for the same price. They have the same fit, and just like the classic rinse, they're

98% cotton, 2% spandex, but feel just a tad thinner.

With black stitching instead of the usual contrasting thread used for

blue denim jeans, they don't read as obvious jeans.

I think they're quite versatile and make great traveling pants.

The above were on the travel days for my recent business trip.

(The giant sequined heart is to cheer up the grumpiness that can be the airport crowd.)

(Better pics of the black skinny jeans since they're not off a hotel mirror.)
The shirt is the Factory two-pocket chambray shirt that has been around for at least a couple years, now better for me because it comes in XXS. Though it's not the fine, silky chambray of the selvedge chambray shirt, the rough and tumble, earthy, sturdy and substantial shirt has earned some love in blogland. What some said.

I've reviewed a few more Factory shirts that are part of this double whammy SEPTSAVE on top of Fall Essentials Sale. Just click on the Chambray-Denim Shirts tab at the top to see.

Happy shopping and happy weekend!

Happy Wednesday

Look at this glorious painting God made a month ago.

Twinkle Toes

When lovely Shopping with M posted about the Bijoux bow ballet flats, they looked so pretty on her feet I started stalking them endlessly though I hadn't noticed them before then. After a couple months of absolutely no luck, imagine finding these:

 Yes, this is one of my infamous handbag dust cover shots.

Look at the bling:

Ha! My shoe has more sparklies than yours.

And no cheaping out beneath the top layer ... love that.

They even made wearing Vera B-ish jeans kinda cool:

Well ... maybe not:

But I could not help but stared a lot at my feet all day:

Here's the best part: nice leather shoes, quality bling, wide enough and comfy out of the box ... and costing only a fraction of the price of the Bijoux even on sale with a big percentage off.

 

I know, I know. You're singing "tell me more, tell me more!"

(That song from Grease, silly.)

If the blinged-out ballet flats aren't to your liking, what about these (leather upper, lining and sole) for $45?

Or these suede cuties, also $45?

How about these very ladylike lambskin lovelies for $55?

Or these all-leather lace-ups for $59?

 

Like my friend, Blue Booby, you could hop over to yoox.com and go crazy ... they have 132 pages of shoes, showing 120 pairs each page, ranging from $18 to $2,795.

 

I kidded BB about being her personal shopper but note the Yoox friend-referral program ... for example, if you send your email address to me at tiffanyrose57@gmail.com and you (if first-time shopper) bought something within 60 days, accessing through the email link sent to you, I get $35 credit in my account. Isn't that great incentive?

 

But that is not why I'm telling you this ... I LOVE that site for pretty or funky or fun or needed shoes that are quite affordable, especially when they have the big sale like they do now on Spring-Summer shoes. And! Until Sept. 10, you get another 10% off of sale prices like those above by using YOOXSALE10 in the YOOXCODE box when you check out.

 

Yoox delivers to more than 100 countries around the world, free shipping on orders of $150+. Most of the brands are unfamiliar to me but then, I'm not really up on brands designers. I've loved everything I've taken a chance on, including discovering how wonderful Daniele Ancarani (and a few others') shoes are for my wide feet.

 

The scary thing: I could end up the poster child for

Gigi's A Thousand Sixty Pairs.

Bling Chambray

With my love for chambray shirts and sparkly things,

you know I had to have this -- the boy shirt in beaded chambray.

Good thing I got it during a recent promo since the 00 is now sold out.

 IRL, the shirt is a greyer blue than what's showing on my monitor.

It's nicely faded, thank goodness without the drastic contrast between light and dark I dislike. 100% cotton. Very soft. No pockets.

The shirt would not be particularly remarkable without the bling.

The "hand-applied clusters" are sewn-on rhinestones, see a close-up.

 Some have noticed each cluster looks like an angel

or guardian angel jewelry. What do you think?

I think it's a very good thing to have 20 angels providing protection.

I need all the help I can get.

Wearing with Liberty toothpick jean in June's Meadow floral and Valentina mirror metallic pumps.

 And it's a really, really good thing I did not buy this shirt from a store. Because I would have compared every shirt in my size looking for perfect angels to drive myself insane. (Do not go shopping with me for a stuffed animal if there are 78 of the same teddy bear available.)

Most of the clusters are a bit askew like this.

With a single shirt in hand, I decided they were OK slightly flawed.

Kinda like us humans.

 

P.S. See Gigi's excellent review of the shirt here.



Peplum Problems and Revealing Details

I think Gigi is right, the print on the printed eyelet top looks like cabbages but I like the top enough to think of them as cabbage roses.

Dare I say I love the top? 

I'm thinking the details are reminiscent of JC's glory days.

Here's a close-up of the fabric. I put bright yellow behind it so you can see the parts that are cut out, one could try interesting things

layering it over colors. Starting as 100% white cotton,

the top is printed, it's textured and pierced, and finished with

scalloped neckline and sleeve edges. The only bothersome thing to note was some discomfort with the material, some call it itchy and I say it's irritating. Not nearly as bad as the lustre lace mockneck tee (that one I could not take off fast enough) but still a little bit abrasive.

I wore it with a buff colored cami and the collection classic schoolboy blazer in tipped linen; remember thinking the top breezy and great for a hot sticky day when you'd really appreciate some air flow.

Why is it whenever I accessorize it never looks right but whenever I don't, think I should've worn a necklace or something?

For the sake of SHOPNOW on knits and tees, thought I'd show you the ponte peplum top in stripe, see the ivory and navy ponte peplum tops in this post. I have a lot more to say about this but I must get some sleep now; will be back tomorrow to finish up. But one thing for certain is trouble with a good cover for the peplum top. Any suggestions?