it's big baby!

the summer sales are starting to pick up steam.  (as is the sidewalk.  and my glasses)  since it is 100 degrees out there - possibly higher, and there are heat and air quality warnings, why not shop online dolls?  one of my fave online go-to stops shopbop is having a bit of a blow out - up to 70% off.  there is a TON of really cute jewelry (including this adorbs skully bracelet by me&ro), denim galore, and some great dresses to beat the heat...  i swear, sale season gets me all hot and bothered... or is that just heat exhaustion?

cuteness interlude

i am involved in a steamy love affair with my leopard print sandals at the moment - so perhaps i am drawn to all things of this nature...  you can wear the print with almost anything (jeans,army green, red and gold being my current roster).  and it's a documented fact i think Nicole Richie is adorable.  as Forrest Gump would say "and that's about all i have to say about that"

welcome back old friend!

sometimes you revisit an old friend, and you realize you really did like them after all. in this case, i'm talking about jeans. not a huge surprise there, as it is a wardrobe staple pour moi. i have been on a major kick of NOT buying jeans because i felt my roster was full. however, sometimes the best things in life come when you're not looking for them.

a good friend of mine recently lost a lot of weight, and we are currently working together re-tooling her wardrobe, to fit both her new fab frame, and her new lifestyle. she is working from home these days - but of course, still needs to look fantastic for the occasional meeting. and just to be fantastic in general. SO - we were perusing the racks, diligently piling up a nice stock for her to try on, and i was being responsible and not piling. that is, until i saw these JBrand tie-dyes. i have eyed them in several magazines and a myriad of websites. and they were marked down 60%. my friend told me point blank not to be stupid and to try them on. i did - and immediately the love returned. why had i cast JBrand out in the first place? i do not recall. some sort of rash decision on my part. all i can say is - welcome back old friend. it's so nice to have you in my life again!

ps - we scored her several new pieces for the new wardrobe - a job well done by all.

baby it's cold outside...

i was in a cloudy monday funk most of today. and when i tried to get dressed, i failed miserably the first two times. i did the whole thing, head to toe, went and sat at the computer, and NO. so i went back to try again. whole thing, head to toe, felt a bit better. went and sat at the computer. NO. i was beginning to really get on my own nerves, so i did what any rational person would do and put on my favorite old, most beat up pair of Levi's jeans (sadly they don't make my fave color any more but the style seems here to stay thank the denim lords) and my Fiorentini and Baker boots. it is entirely irrelevant what i put on on top, because the bottom half instantly made me feel content. i'm not trying to make any major statement here. just telling a story with a happy ending.

coming soon... to my closet!!

oh jeans. how i love you. you are soft and comfortable and you go with everything. we were meant to be together...

i have not, one bit, lost my obsession with Paige or Levi's. never! but there is now an addition to the jeans lust list. the Gap baby. the good old, one in every mall, Gap. they don't let you down, when you need something they usually have it. (they also happen to have my favorite bras - but that shall be spoken of at a later time)

as i do, i was perusing the fashion mags. and there was a picture of these little jean-jeanies here. i glanced at the pic and thought "adorable", and before reading the blurb, imagined they were up there in the 200 dollar range like jeans seem to be these days. but i pressed on - and lo and behold! they were Gap jeans and they were $69. "hello, lover!" i said to them. as kismet would have it, i received the next day in my email a "friends and family" coupon to the Gap for 30% off. and so i wait - patiently (kind of) until July 30th when i can use my coupon.

check out the new arrivals at Gap. there is some very very cute stuff there - and please don't everyone buy these jeans before i can get my pair!

a little jeans-ie fun from Lucky magazine...

check out the fun slide show of jeans styles in this little blurb from Lucky ....as you know i do heart me some denim!!

flapjack to fab

like any lady, i have, in various states of zeal, (verging on the "OH GOD WHY?!") submitted myself to the task of finding jeans that fit and flatter. it is one of life's mysteries that this arduous undertaking is so dreadful.

a few years ago i got into a Levi's kick. and i still hold fast and true to my love of Levi. one style in particular fits me perfectly - the low rise skinny (531). love them. but sometimes a girl craves a little designer jean flare, n'est-ce pas? and so i ventured forth on a quest that lasted years. sadly, every single designer i tried, every one - made me either look like a sausage squeezed into a too snug tube, or made me lose my bum entirely. we're talking flat as a flapjack. either way, NOT good.

i then read about Paige denim. i don't really remember the article or blurb particularly striking me in the moment. it did not spark in me my hunting instinct, but it did apparently lodge in my subconscious. some time later i found myself at Bergdorf Goodman, waiting on a friend to have high tea. she had found herself stuck in a meeting, so i had an hour to kill. i wandered to the lust-worthy 5th floor, thinking i'd cruise the shoes... but i found myself in the midst of jeans. the first thing i saw was Paige - and i thought "hey, why not check this out?". i pulled a few sizes and styles, got secured into my little dressing room - and suddenly my world was transformed. you see, i am a girl who wears jeans almost every day in the fall, winter and spring. i live in jeans, i love jeans. jeans are my uniform. and suddenly - i was looking at myself in jeans that gave me a pleasingly plump posterior. my personal favorite styles are the Blue Heights skinny and the Laurel Canyon, but i will keep on trying what comes next... i'm a fan for life.

i didn't purchase in the moment, i got distracted by the tea. so i went home afterward and started up the old hunt on the web. some scouring later, i had secured two pairs, and on sale no less. they do sell on their site, and they are also sold at loads of other sites, and in loads of stores. they're nice and easy to find. these babies are well worth the full price - they are magical. but they also do go on sale from time to time. i do suggest trying on each pair, the styles i have tried, i vary in sizing. but they really are amazing. this lovely woman Paige is more about fit than fad - and that is a rock solid idea in a slippery word . and now i look like i have a rock solid bum!
Paige - i thank thee.