Showing posts with label shoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoes. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2011

10 Things I Love

My sister, over at The Bittersweet Blonde, often posts a "10 Things I Love" list. And since I firmly believe that imitation is the best form of flattery, I am totally stealing her idea and creating my own list.


1. Vintage-style aprons from Creative Chics Aprons


2. Summer Garden Magnets in a Tin from Kitzie G.


3. Cirque A-Line dress from Antropologie.


4. Restricted Linda Peep-Toe Espadrilles from Kohl's.


5. Lemon Fizz dress from ModCloth.


6. Citrus in the City heel from ModCloth


7. Pom Pom Ring by Erin Keys from Femme Petal


8. Circa 1890 Eastlake Washstand from go seek.


9. Artwork by twins Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone
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10. This bedroom via Pinterest.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Betty's Bargains: Part II-Target

Yesterday I shared my recent Old Navy purchases. Today, it's Target. I initially went to Target looking for... actually, I cannot remember why I went to Target, other than the fact that it was the closest store when I first walked in the mall. I also needed shampoo and face wash, but not necessarily from Target. But I digress. Here is what I left Target with:

Scoop Neck Embellished Tee-Navy Fleet
The original price on this tee is $14.99, but I actually picked up mine on the clearance rack for $7.49. It was the only one in the whole store (or so I imagine) and it was in my size.

I was in desperate need of a bathing suit, (all of mine are at least five years old and pre-children). I tried on several suits, including these:


These pieces are a part of the Mossimo Mix & Match Collection, in yellow. I also tried on different pieces in blue. Loved the top, but unfortunately, not so much the bottoms. The size selection was also limited since everything was currently on sale.

Xhilaration Swimsuit with Gold Broach in teal $14.99
I actually really loved the bottoms to this swimsuit, but really hated the top. The bottoms were surprisingly flattering and didn't cut into the, ahem, meatier portions of my body, like other suits are apt to do. The top, however, was the most unflattering thing I have ever tried on. Not to mention that the gold broach was too distracting and fairly ugly. But it looks pretty good on the model!

I ended up with this bikini:

Mossimo 2-Piece Bikini in blue/black stripe - $19.99 apiece
Would you believe that I scored this swimsuit on sale? Yeah, for a whole $1 off the original price! I paid $18.99 per piece. Score!

I also picked up two impulse purchases:

Coverup Dress in canary yellow - $17.99

Necklace Coverup Dress in black - $19.99
This black coverup dress was on the clearance rack for $9.98 and looks a lot better in person than on this model. (And I like to think better on me than on her as well).

I also tried on a few pairs of shoes, but thankfully, they did not have my size in any of them. (Budget!) Here are my top three faves that I tried on:
Wauna Braided Flat Sandals in Tan - $14.99
Paz Strappy Heeled Sandals in Natural - $24.99
Mandana T-Strap Pumps in Red Patent - $24.99

I fell in love with these t-strap pumps, but really wanted them in the black patent. Unfortunately, so did everyone else since they only had two pairs left, both in size 10! Guess it just wasn't meant to be.

So... How did I do?

Friday, March 11, 2011

I HAVE to have these!

Dear Fairy Shoemother;

I have been a really good girl. I have not purchased a new pair of shoes for a year several months now. I take good care of my shoes and love each pair. If you feel as though I deserve it, please send me these shoes (size 8.5).

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I will take extra special care of them and wear them as much as possible. I will be eternally grateful and not bother you for anything else for a while.

Thank  you,
Betty

Friday, February 4, 2011

Sacrificing Fashion for a Lack of Fortune

I subscribe to a lot of fashion blogs, and a consistent trend that I'm noticing is Outfit of the Day (OOTD). First let me just say how cute everyone always looks in their photos! So envious. I would love to participate in this, but unfortunately, there would really be nothing to show. I do not have any cute clothes because I do not have the income or the budget to support a shopping hobby. (But one day I will!).

The clothing that I do have are random items that I have picked up here and there, usually on sale, usually pretty basic and boring. Nothing cute and frilly; nothing soft and feminine. To tell you the truth, I actually only own 3 or 4 jeans that I wear regularly, 3 dress pants for work (I currently work part-time, as in 1-2 days a week, and can get away with this), some skirts that do not fit me right now, a handful of tops for work and old worn out tops for bumming out at home. It's rather depressing.

However, I DO have a lot of shoes! I love shoes. And while I cannot afford to purchase most of my dream shoes, I do find a few cheaper favorites every now and then. Here are two of my current shoe staples for work:


 These black shoes are just about the most comfortable heels that I have ever worn, (and I am not one to sacrifice fashion for comfort; bring on the pain! As long as the shoe is versatile and cute, then the pain is worth it). They don't pinch or rub me the wrong way. No blisters here!



I don't know if you can tell by the poor image quality, but the grey ones are actually a felt-type fabric. They both cost me somewhere around $30 each, a price that I am content with for my budget. While I would love to be able to afford shoes from Mod Cloth, Anthropologie, or similar stores, I have to settle with what I can afford.

But one day, when I have my dream job, there will be a dream wardrobe to go along with it! Mark my words...

Monday, November 29, 2010

Montage Monday- I've Got a Sweet Tooth for Chocolate








 Roasting Chestnuts Heel-$99.99

I am so in love with these heels from ModCloth.com, which is completely unexplainable, because usually I prefer something more girlie. These definitely say "winter" to me, which is a difficult feat for heels to do.









The Traveler Boot-$39.99

I have never been much of a "bootie" girl, but I am slowly starting to fall in love with them. I think these are great because they look so warm, and affordable!








Museum Hopping Boot-$44.99

I love everything about this boot, the color, the shape, the bow. Not sure how they earned their name, as I'm not sure that I would wear these "hopping" museums. Bar-hopping, maybe. Museum-hopping, no.













Sweet Lady Jane Boot-$49.99

For the cowgirl in all of us. Or maybe the saloon girl? I want these boots. I want to wear them dancing. In my line dancing class. (That's right. I said it. I'm taking a line dancing class. What of it?)










Confluence Boot-$54.99

Again, another pair of boots that I would never have thought twice about, but here I am finding myself pining after them. These boots and I need to find a way of coming together, a confluence, if you will. :-)

Sunday, November 7, 2010

My ModClothet-Wear to Work I

If I had a separate income just for clothing and shoes (a girl can dream, can't she?), then I would fill my closet with dresses from ModCloth! (Hence my "ModClothet". See what I did there?)

Of course then I would have to find a place to wear them.

And then I would have to find the guts to wear them. (I currently live in a place where any high-heeled boots are referred to as "stripper boots", where people look at you funny if you are wearing a dress, and consider you dressed up if you wear heels with jeans. Seriously folks, around here, people think that it's appropriate to wear a pair of jeans and a polo shirt to weddings and funerals!)

But anyway. Here is one my favorite dresses that, in my dream world, I would wear to work. I have paired it with other items that I think work well with it. Ideally, I would have liked this pendant to be more of a "choker" style to fit the neckline of the dress. If I had more time, I would have searched longer for the "perfect" pieces, but I spent a whole day on this as it is, so this is what I found:






*** The-Day-After-Update: In hindsight (meaning this morning in the shower while I was obsessing over this look), I realized that this jacket paired with the red heels is a little too "dressy" for a work look. I would still wear the dress with these heels to work, though.***

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Day 6: 20 of My Favorite Things

In no particular order:

1. The color purple (the color, not the book).
2. Dancing (play me any kind of music and I will try to dance to it).
3. "Me" time.
4. Books (is there anything more relaxing than curling up on the couch with a good book and a cup of coffee? I think not).
5. The colors of Autumn (but only on the trees. I hate yellow, orange, and red on anything else).

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6. Chocolate, especially dark. And Death by Chocolate ice cream.
7. Snuggling with my babies.
8. Etsy.com.
9. Shoes, especially T-straps.

Christian Louboutin
10. Office and organizational supplies (I love buying them, I just never get around to using them).
11.Cheese
12. Country Boys (Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bently, etc. Nothing more delicious than a good looking man who can sing, and has a southern accent to boot!)

Hello, Tim.
13. Antiques.
14. Baking
15. The feeling of clean sheets on a freshly showered body.
16. Mr. Goodbar
17. Music that I can dance to.
18. Christmas (for the time spent with family, not the gifts).
19. Fashion from the 40s and 50s.
20. The one that got away. A story for another day...
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