here's a bunch of adorable things

check out this dress.

heart pockets.

heart buttons down the back.

two-toned pink.

my dream dress.

these boots.

short.

sweet.

heart detailing.

heaven.

this sexy black dress.

black.

tight.

great shape.

wowzas.

 duh, a belt.

:)

this dress.

cupcakes.

white.

adorable.

i love it!

blogging about these things is as close as i get to owning them. :)

the lost series: Giving my Unsolicited Opinion

Mary Schrader, when you get married, you need to buy a dress from this Designer: Jenny Packham

Every single dress in her new collection reminds me of you.

Even the unconventional ones.

On second thought, just buy one of these gowns immediately and just wear it to get pizza. Maybe they'll give you a free one bc they think it's your "special day." :)

sweetheart

of course this could be my new favorite dress

sequins thrill me to no end

what i wore

to Ensemble Theatre last night.

gold sequins.

asymmetrical hem length.

and dan is a designer, so he makes me look super rad. :)

(also--why do my feet look huge like i'm still in 6th grade??)

love this style

pretty girl, designing her dress and doing her thing

via 100layercake

feeling kinda farmy

farm-ish?

farm-ette?

find 'em all on etsy

soo...

soo

modcloth doesn't always have great dresses.

AND THEN.

all of a sudden

THEY DO.

aren't they incredible?

what's your favorite?

zombie models are not easy to love

 i'm totally into this orange tribe dress.

i'm totally not in to zombie models.

zombie models are not easy to love.

ah, for the love of yellow

today's a very fashion-y esque day in my blogoworld, i see.

i had to post something else super quickly to get those creepy nesting dolls off my top page every time i pulled up the site.

they're still freaking me out and all i'm doing is thinking about 'em.

so....yellow?

pretty yellows?

yes yellows?

all linked up. show some etsy shops some luhve.

if only

if only i could wear big ruffles every day.

via ritzy rose

The Debate Rages: Matching vs. Not

Hey y'all.

I was talking with Ash the other day about the debate over matching vs. non-matching bridesmaids dresses.



Seems to be, lots and lots of brides to be LOVE the idea...but don't know how to pull it off.

Most are worried about keeping the maids uniformed, keeping the colors together, grouping them so that they all still feel like part of the wedding, as a whole.



And then, today, I found this post from Meg Perotti about how she did mixmatched bridesmaids dresses for her wedding. It's brilliant! (helped, in part, by the fact that her styles truly are to die for--so beautiful.)



And here's what I learned from Miss Perotti: 1) Go talk to the owner of a vintage store you love. Tell her what you're looking for, and ask her to keep an eye out for you.

and 2) Make a date of it! Take all your girls at once so you can see how the dresses look on and against one another.

Make sure you read her original blog post, here. It's totally worth it.

Unless you're my dad, and then I'm sure you could care less.

Right, Dad? ;)

then I saw this one, and thought of me

Zephyr Graham

Mikayla Stanley, I saw this and I thought of you

Zephyr Graham

Truly Yours Strawberry Dress

Let me just say, that the Universe is watching out for me and my wallet.
I'm sure, if you know me, that you are familiar with my long-time love affair with modcloth.com (which I may be outgrowing??)

So, since I love Modcloth so much, and since I'm broke as hell ALL THE TIME, i evaluate my cherished loves and desires ever so closely to make certain that I'm spending my money, and therefore, my time, well.

If Modcloth has a dress I love, well, I throw it onto my lovelist and wait a few weeks, months, to see if I still love it as much later on. Then, I evaluate the dress on wow-factor, my love for it, how practical it is for my life, and then, how often I can utilize it for acting/auditions/theatre goings/etc. <--this of course is the most important part of analyzing whether or not to buy clothes.

and then Modcloth has the perfect dress. Reasonably priced, perfect shade, perfect cut, perfect style. I throw it up on my LoveList, and wait.
If I'm lucky, the style will still be in stock by the time I can afford it, if I still want it. If it's not, I chalk it up to fate.

BUT GUESS WHAT ELSE I CHALK UP TO FATE?!

It just so happens that every once in awhile Modcloth will preview a dress of theirs, and I'll get on a list to see when it becomes available. Then I wait. And wait. And dream and drool over the perfect dress, the perfect color. Maybe it's the Made in Jade dress I've missed twice for purchasing. Maybe it's the Truly Yours Strawberry Dress. Maybe it's the Color of Desire dress I've missed three times. Maybe. It's. the Perfect. Dress. But I wouldn't know because all of a sudden as soon as it's time to invest in some clothes I never have a debit card, or money, or can even get to a computer quick enough to buy it before it goes out of stock.

Adios, perfection, hello financial stability.
:)

Being a Size Four

because it's simply not true.

I'm lucky if i weigh 145 lbs.

a girl who wears size 4 weighs like, 120.

but bcbg makes me feel like a skinny minny, because their size 6 in this dress

was sadly just too big.

:)

Single Lady Clothes

Can I tell you a secret?

These are called "Single Lady Clothes."

Pretty things I dreamed about buying for months, but couldn't.

And now...I CAN.

And I will. When I deem it appropriate.

So here's goodbye to months and months of denying myself, and here's hello to working hard and enjoying life.

Thank you, Life, for allowing me to LIVE.

also, p.s. how young and sexy and hot and alive am I going to look as I go to the theatre in these frocks?!?! OOH LA LA i'm so excited. :)