Thursday, July 15, 2010

Anthro Reviews Featuring New Purple Mystery Dress

When I was at Anthropologie the other day with Carol from In Pursuit of Pretty Things, I tried on a dress that I think is brand new because I haven't seen it before in stores or online.




It's a pretty purple color with brownish undertones, it's super comfortable and stretchy and it has pockets. I think this will be flattering on lots of different body types.

I was also determined to find a belt to wear with the lavender Tiny Windows dress that I got recently. I tried the red belt with the flower in the front (Green Thumb belt?) and the coral Cylindrical Braid Belt. Carol helped me decide that the second was the better choice, so I got that. They had a few Tiny Windows dresses left but the one I tried on below was a size smaller than the one I have at home so please excuse the bulging buttons! :-) I think it looks pretty with the belt though.



I also tried the belt on with the Two-Wheeler Dress and thought it worked well with that too. So, if that dress ever goes on sale so I can get it then I'll already have a cute belt to wear with it. ;-)



I also tried on the Celia Blouse which is beautiful but it didn't fit me well. It's very sheer so I left my tank top on underneath. The little buttons and details are so pretty. This blouse will look really cute on others but it's a pass for me.



Last, here's a shot of the necklace that I got. I've been wanting the Gilded Impatiens Necklace in gold forever so I was delighted to see one left! I've seen lots of the silver still around but I prefer the gold. You'll be seeing a lot of this necklace!



I was hoping to find the Picture Frame Blouse and the Red Delicious Blouse on the sale racks but there weren't any in my size. I was also thinking about getting the Shifting Feathers dress but there weren't any smalls left and it's probably a good thing because I really should wait for it to go on sale. Overall it was a really fun shopping trip with Carol and it's so cool to see how different stores look. This one was laid out completely different from my store.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

San Diego Day 2: Anthro & A New Friend

I had such a great time yesterday meeting Carol from In Pursuit of Pretty Things! She took me to Anthropologie and we did a little shopping of course but we also had so much fun just chatting. Carol is so cute and incredibly nice! I'll post some pictures and reviews of the things I tried on soon. In the meantime, check out Carol's blog to see her looking fabulous in the red Cascading Bows dress!

Here we are inside Anthro:



Here is my OOTD, 30 for 30 Challenge Outfit #9:


Shirt: LOFT
Cardigan: Target
Skirt & Belt: Anthropologie
Sandals: Target

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

San Diego & 30 for 30 Challenge Outfit 8

We're having a great time on our trip to San Diego! Here I am in Old Town:


Shirt, Cardigan & Belt: Anthropologie
Skirt: Old Navy
Sandals: Target

Monday, July 12, 2010

30 for 30 Challenge: Outfits 6 & 7

After a loooonnnng day of traveling and some late flights we finally made it to San Diego yesterday. Love it so far! :-)

Here are some OOTD's for Kendi's 30 for 30 Challenge that I didn't have time to post earlier. Sorry about the poor quality of the photos. My husband promised to buy me a tripod and timer when we get home so I can use his nice camera for my outfit pictures from now on (and maybe do some outside shots).

This first one is a comfy outfit that I wore on Saturday for lunch with my family and dropping off my dogs so they can be boarded during our trip. I'm not so sure about the color pairing, but hey, I have to remix only 30 items for this challenge so I'll probably have some duds along the way.

Dress: Target, Converse
Cardigan: Target
Sandals (not seen): Target


Next is my traveling outfit. I knew I needed to wear layers for the plane and for transitioning from HOT Florida to cool San Diego. This proved to be a good choice and it didn't wrinkle too badly. This picture was taken in our hotel room. I don't know why my legs look so freakishly pale! Yikes! They aren't that bad in real life. :-)

Shirt, Skirt & Belt: Anthropologie
Cardigan: Bealls
Shoes: Naturalizer


I'll post today's outfit later since my husband needed to take the camera with him to the conference for the afternoon. I think we're going to have a late lunch in Old Town and spend the evening exploring the city.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Anthro Reviews: Teacups & Feathers

I had to run a few errands near Anthropologie the other day so I popped in really quickly to see if they had any new arrivals. I was delighted when I spotted the new Sugar & Cream Dress! I LOVE the print and color. I didn't love it quite as much on me though. It's a bit too long but it's mostly the material that is the deterrent. Why can't it just be cotton or some other more casual and easy to clean material? It is a pretty dress but it will definitely have to go on sale before I consider it seriously.

Sorry for the headless pictures! I'm not very good at taking pictures in the dressing room.



The other item I tried on was the Shifting Feathers Dress. I had tried it on before in a medium but the top was too loose so this time I tried the small and liked it better. In fact I really like everything about this dress. The soft, stretchy material makes it so comfortable and the color & pattern is really nice. This is now near the top of my wishlist!



Is anyone doing anything fun this weekend? We leave for our trip to San Diego early tomorrow morning. I'll try to keep up with the blog while I'm away!

Friday, July 9, 2010

30 for 30 Challenge: Outfit #5

Just a quick outfit picture -- #5 in Kendi's 30 for 30 Challenge.


Dress: Old Navy
Tank: Belk
Cardigan: Bealls
Belt: Anthropologie
Sandals: Target

Thursday, July 8, 2010

30 for 30 Challenge: Outfit 4

I love getting fashion inspiration from others so today I was excited to see Lori's outfit on Anthroholic's reader outfits feature. I have the same flower belt so I decided to wear it today and keeping with Lori's theme, I paired it with green. The 30 for 30 Challenge is going well so far! If you want to see how the other remixers are doing, check out the flickr group that Kendi set up.



Shirt: LOFT
Tank: Belk
Necklace: Maurices
Belt: Target
Pants: LOFT
Sandals: Target


Jefferson was really excited today for some reason when I was taking my outfit pictures, so I snapped this one of him too!