The shoes at the top left were from Payless and I actually bought them. They were some of the most uncomfortable shoes I’ve ever owned and I only wore them to a 1 year old’s birthday. Shoes with a cage of straps at the toes and I do not get along. They dig and cut into my tender pups. No fun. The cream dress with the long black sash was from a Newport News catalogue and is still being sold. I have to give them credit around the holiday season and summer for weddings. They have some really classic feminine pieces that are made for a woman with some curves. I have one dress from them that they’re also still selling. It’s timeless and extremely flattering. These dresses have been tried and tested and I supose that’s why they still have them available. They’re also quite inexpensive and very well made.
The other cream dress has a Frank Lloyd Wright motif on it which I really love. I wish I could find the perfect pair of wide leg cuffed white trousers to wear with platforms and cute tank tops in the summer. More intricate folding detail on the grey wool dress and more laser cut shoes…
After reading about how bad candles are for the air quality in your home, I have been gravitating towards scented oils and reed diffusers. They are really long lasting but make me a bit nervous. They have to be placed somewhere completely safe from being knocked over. Can you imagine the mess? Nothing can replace the romance of a lit candle every once in a while though. I finally found a good sandalwood scent at World Market. It’s rare to find a good one that doesn’t smell musty instead of musky. Yankee Candle’s Midsummer Night is the closest I’ve come to a perfect scent… reminiscent of a man’s cologne. It’s so wrong it’s good!
I obviously have a thing for odd little jackets and clutches. Those little flats with the cut out skulls are swell and I still enjoy the combination of mustard and grey. That strange little black squiggle is a pendant cut from ebony with some pearls attached… a strange shape. I would probably smoosh that delicate cuff bracelet on its first night out.
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