Laura: silky blues and reds!

I should probably mention I didn't actually *Wear* this dress today. I mean, obviously I put it on but only for the photoshoot. I'd just gotten home from work and decided the nice weather and lighting should be taken advantage of with a photoshoot of a dress I haven't blogged about yet!
This was one of those dresses that you have no idea when or where you'll wear it, but you simply HAVE TO HAVE. I lusted after it on modcloth for months ever since it appeared, until a little while ago it turned up in the sale section at 50% off! That was as good a reason as any :P
It's 100% silk and it's actually kind of interesting because if you wanted to you could wear it inside out (the lining is a solid periwinkle color). The fit is a bit odd, and I had to sort of alter it a bit (definetly wasn't too professional of a job, hope it isn't noticeable! XD) but IT'S SO PRETTY!

Anywas. what have you all been up to???

it's finally summer!

I think it's actually here? Spring for sure, and maybe even summer! Yesterday was beautiflly warm, today, not so much, but not too cool for this dress.

In non-fashion related news, a movie I've been recently obsessed with is the Darjeeling Limited. It's in my top-five films for sure and I've already rewatched it several times. Have any of you seen it? If so, what would you reccomend if I like this one? For those of you who haven't--check it out. If you like Sofia Coppola, The Brothers Bloom, and anything else by Wes Anderson you would probably enjoy this. :)

Laura: gereric title here

*insert creative, yet apologetic sentence about how long it's been since I last blogged, how busy I've been, etc etc*




I really felt like all the pieces of this outfit just "worked". The combination of the sweater and dress also had a slightly "Sound of Music" vibe to it which is never a bad thing! Sammy apparently was pretty psyched about it too cause when I stood up after the last picture he JUMPED up on me!

The dress is one that Rebecca from the Clothes Horse wore a while back, and as soon as I realized I could get it for under 50 bucks on Ruche I grabbed it :P I'll definetly be wearing it without the sweater in the summer, it's very, well, summery.

Dress--Ruche
Shoes--Ruche
Sweater-- h&m
Bag-- vintage Dooney and Bourke

:)

Laura lives?!

Hey guys! I'm...uh, actually blogging? I have to apologize I really haven't blogged in FOREVER. Thanks to Christy for holding things together here. In my defense I've been working two jobs and haven't had a day off in two weeks...so yeah. xD Anyway, I celebrated my birthday yesterday (it's tuesday) and managed to take a few half decent pics for a change (well, my mom took them...so it's really a miracle they're at least half-decent ;) )
(oooh...question..those of you who use tripods...are they expensive? are there inexpensive kinds? do you like them? which would you reccomend??)


I'm really excited about this dress!! It was my first chance to wear it--and you can get it over at modcloth, it's the "Memphis Style" dress. The shoes are also from there. The sweater is thrifted. I don't normally do orangey colors but I wanted to branch out and I don't think it's too bad! It's such a perfect party dress but it's in cotton so you can make it casual too.


Random tidbits: Crazy over stressed from work, really hungry atm and going to have some trifle from birthday, and also dying to read the latest book by Louise Rennison (she wrote "Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging"...any other fans...? no...? um ok). :D I also found out today that in a week I'll have like three days off at one of my jobs!! I'm SO looking forward to the time off and am already planning all the things to read, watch, and wear! :D

Laura: if wishes were horses...

My "Gallop with Glamor" dress arrived!!! And there was no way I was waiting until Spring to wear it, so I decided to debut it with tights, and a sweater.
unfortunatly when all your family is either sleeping or renovating you can't get them to take pictures and I end up blurry or beheaded.

I'm sure you'll be seeing this dress a LOT more once warm weather (*sigh*) returns!

Dress- Modcloth Sweater- Hollister Tights - Modcloth Earrings- Forever21

A Menagerie

Sorry I haven't posted properly in like a gazillion years!! Seems like I hardly have a chance to dress up nicely though :( When I get home from work, the last thing I want to do is shower and get all dolled up only to take it all off a couple of hours later.
This is a new dress, and it's actually a dark pine-ish green but the pictures made it look a bit teal/blue. I got it at Forever21 for under 20 bucks!! And the necklace is also from there.
A random outfit from a week or so ago.

Does anyone else have a lot of trouble taking decent pics in the winter? It's like the lighting just goes wacko all of a sudden, regardless of whether or not I'm in or out. Thankfully there's photoediting sites like picnik to the rescue!



My main reason for posting (besides getting christy off my back XD) is to show off this charming necklace from ModCloth!!! It's my first purchase from the site, and I'm definetly going to be going back for more. I also ordered a pair of tights which I'll post about later.
The animals are so detailed, and very good quality for only 15 bucks. The lion at the bottom has a very nice weight to it. And the little golden elephant halfway up the chain is too cute!! So, that's it for now. And, um, why did this suddenly turn blue and underlined? Anyway...have a very Merry Christmas tomorrow!! :D Hope it's a very stylish one :P

Laura: Blue ruffles...

yay, Christy's back! And she will be prodding me to post more, hehe.

Anyway, I had no trouble getting a post up today cause I just bought a new dress! :D I'm running for ambassader of our town's fall fair next weekend (for those of you who don't know what that is, I suppose it could be compared to "miss america" or whatever on a miniscule, puny, tinytinytiny scale. :P) There's three girls competing, including me. *is nervous* Anyway, I had to get a "Semi formal" dress for the occasion and after trooping through the mall yesterday, and after trying on everything in pretty much every store (WAH nothing in French Connection fit me :'( ) I finally stumbled upon this one in BCBG Maz Azaria. I especially like that it's not...prom-y or all fancy, so I could definetly wear it again! Hopefully it's sophistication will impress the judges :P

Laura: paisley, in a field

I nabbed this dress a while ago at a seriously sketchy thrift store. I wasn't sure if it would be wearable, and I'm still not sure. It's just a bit too...something...? I think it's maybe late 70's, but probably 80's.
I am definetly going to alter it somehow--for sure bring up the hem to knee length. I'm also toying with the idea of cutting the sleeves shorter or sleeveless., to make up for the so-high-it-will-choke-you-neck.
The stunning cat here is our outdoor cat, Sampson. He's got to be the most photogenic cat ever! And he totally knows it. :P
The shoot reminded me a bit of the beginning of Pride and Prejudice (the film with Keira Knightley), where she's walking through a field and the lightings all beautiful. Obviously, that was morning, and this was evening. Still...
My mom helped me take the pics. Unfortunatly she's not the greatest "fashion photographer"--always calling out to me to SMILE! and then gushing about how "this picture is soooo nice of you!" (and of course it's the one I dislike the most). Not to mention the gazillion shots of me talking, with my feet cut off, eyes closed, waving my arms...etc. I really, really, need a tripod.
so, in unfashion related news, right now I'm rather obsessed with Cleopatra and related subjects. I found "Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt" by Joyce Tylesdley at the library and have been engrossed in it. I feel like I'm starting to get a better picture of her life and the world around her at that time. Consquently, of course, I now want my wardrobe to look all Egypt-y...not happening, since I don't own anything even remotely Cleopatra-ish. And of course I'm now day-dreaming about traveling in Egypt...*sigh*.
So yeah. How are you guys? Hope your weekends are going fantasticly so far! :D

Christy: Running to stand still

So basically this weekend has been crazy. Really really fun but also one of those weekends when you're running from thing to thing so fast that you don't really have time to let anything sink in. Friday was my friend's fine arts graduation vernissage. A vernissage is a name for the opening night of an art show and there's usually food and wine. It was really good to see the amazing stuff my friend has been doing. It always amazes me the way people can be so talented artistically.

To the Vernissage I wore a dress I bought at my favorite boutique Boudoir. Its dresses often remind me of some I've seen on Modcloth except that Boudoir has the most fab sales rack which i always check on my way by the boutique.
This is a dress I bought last fall. It's very simple but I love the fabric of the skirt. I took these pictures on self timer in the five minutes before I dashed out the door so they aren't my best. I hope you can get a sense of the outfit anyways.

Here's the earrings I was wearing which my friend from Mexico gave me.

and the bracelet which is real turquoise which my dad brought me back from New Mexico

and a detail of the fabric

For the Vernissage I also got to wear my new gladiator sandals out. I really like my new pair because they are very plain but also elegant. it isn't real leather but they aren't garish as some of the ridiculous sandals you see people wearing which look like they were assembled from the dollar store craft section.

Speaking of shoes, I got to wear my favorite pair of heels to my friend's wedding on Saturday. The wedding was beautiful and the bride stunning. There was an open bar and dancing and I was at at table with my friends so I had a first rate time. I wore my heels for the first part of the dancing but then my feet wanted to be a bit freer so eventually I took them off and just crazy danced in my bare feet. Here's a picture of my favorite heels. I like them because they're leather and very comfortable even though they're pretty high.

Here's what I was wearing to the wedding. This is the only picture I could find, which was one that my friend posted on facebook.

That flapper dress actually deserves its own post which I'll try to do in the future. I'll just say that dancing in that dress is a whole new experience.

One last thing: my friend had this first rate vintage leather purse that her mother embossed as a teen ager when that kind of thing was cool so I had to take a picture

I'm sorry this post is so long. There were just so many pictures I wanted to include.
I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of summer :)

Red dress, bright day

Dress- H&M
Tights- AE
Shoes- Payless