1 skirt two tops.

I'm not really a blog/document an outfit kinda girl but when the spirit aka shoes hit I'm all for it.  Got these wedges a little over a year ago and have yet to wear them until this outfit. This is a skirt that I found at a thrift store well over a year ago that i was able to pin up and make it fit my short legs without cutting it up.  I don't like cutting pretty clothes to fit my frame, but I will if I have to though.

I was finally able to style this skirt in a way that fits my style:




 

mushroom tunic length top, Urban Outfitters
altered blue jean top, Pay Half
Skirt, Salvation Army
Sandals, Eaglerock - Very Volatile

And here's what I started out with, Salvation Army skirt before

And for my randomosity. I've taken to using tomatoes as bread.  I really just had to leave bread alone. It was/is an addiction. I could tell, because when I was down :(, the thought of slathering bread with my favorite condiments always made me feel better.  Were talkin a loaf a week, folks. So I stopped buying it and this is what my sandwiches look like now:



I miss it, but its worth it.  And by the way this is/WAS a veggie burger.

more shoe stalking

Senso Ruzac ( I had a dream about these)


DSquared2 hiking sandal


dsquared2 c020 v02262 in maculato


dsquared2 bum ankle boot in camoscio black


katia lombardo kl422 in Grigio


tapeet by Vicini Y15009


Tapeet by vicine y00030


Pilar Abril Selma


Pilar Abril Ornella


Casadei Pardolux


Casadei Aragost


Casadei 6054


Pilar Abril Adelfa


Katia Lombardo kl290 Vitello


Proenza Schouler 039007


Dorothy Perkins Raspberry Cream


Rebecca Minkoff Femme Fatale


Pelle Moda Ponder ( I caved to these. Had to do it.)

the feeling

........of winning cute shoes on Ebay? priceless. The feeling of receiving  said shoes won on ebay in nearly new condition for a great price? *Patti LaBelle Wings*  I had given up on looking for deals on ebay for good quality shoes in good/nearly new condition. A lot of the times the same good quality shoes I'm stalking on ebay are overpriced  and can be purchased either in store or on a website where the condition is guaranteed. But when ebay works for me it WORKS....especially if the shoes are out of stock.

 Sergio Zelcer Cece ( I used to have a neighbor-friend named Cece)

I stalked these sandals and it just shows that sometimes stalking really does pay off :) But most times it doesn't though. Remember that second part!

I had the strong urge to make tortilla chips yesterday. Probably because my homie was making Tacos and I bought some homemade tortillas and salsa from a nice lady at work. BOMB.  Her husband makes the best chips and salsa and I wanted to see if I could do it too. All I had was some garlic salt though. Next time I'm gonna play with it and add my CAJUN!! seasoning instead. So, off topic, there's a grocery store around here that sells its own cajun seasoning that made me call my mother to ask her if I could slap her.  She said no. But the cajun seasoning is still good!
Back on topic: I did a pretty good job. But to be honest, its kind of hard messing up frying. And I only fry once in a blueish taupish, maroonish moon. You ever read the fat calories on an olive oil bottle? Its kind of scandalous. But they were gooooood.

Ikat and National bbq day

Watched the fireworks at home.

Cooked some black eyed peas

And went off-season shopping, aka I just bought the cute stuff that was on clearance. The best feeling is buying great quality pieces for a fraction of what I think its worth.   I was a tad bit hot trying on this ikat jacket, but I just couldn't wait to try it out with possible outfits. Here's one.

In other ikat news, I cut up a bandeau maxi dress i bought last year. I was ok cutting it up, even though it is one of my favorite dresses perfect for surprise sweltering Chicago weather....I've gotten good mileage out of it so I was itching to change it.

I guess I'm growing my hair out now too. I haven't really committed to it though. I know I can stick with it as long as I can form a 10 minute afro.  When my hair gets to a certain point though, even an afro can take more than 10 minutes to shape up.   I said I was going to grow it, but if I feel like its taking too long to style..chop. chop.

Blazer - Evan Picone
Blouse - Thrifted
Jeans - Yard saled
Maxi Dress - Forever 21
Crop cardi - Forever 21
Orange Sandals Apepazza
 Earrings - Target
Hair - Mine, lol. Joking!

On a random note, I was out and about last week and met a man who had tape on the bottom of his Nikon Coolpix just like mine!  Exact same model and color. Maybe he's clumsy like me, but now i think its the camera's fault.  I thought it was just me. Turns out he dropped his camera once and blaow! Just like that, an itty bitty piece of plastic chipped off so the battery won't stay closed without the help of some good quality
clear tape.

Lets Play 'Where Would I Wear These?'

NOWHERE! My lifestyle just doesn't call for them, but youeverbeeninlovebutwasn'tabsolutelysure? That's how I feel about these puppies:

 Sam Edelman Warren
After I recently got over my fascination with lace shoes, I feel like I need some Lion King on my feets.  I'm drawn to shoes with fringes. I don't know if its the stripper or the Boho in my head  that makes me want fringed shoes. They move when I walk and they're fascinating to me right now.
And NO I'm not a stripper in real life but have been known to purchase stripper shoes from time to time. But yeah, so below are the shoes with fringes that I currently have that I love buy prevented me from buying the above fringed out sky high puppies:





Sergio Zelcer Deegan
Aldo Romjue (so nice had to buy it twice, and then have remorse for buying it twice.)

35 minutes.

 I had about 35 minutes and hit a garage sale and an estate sale. Didn't find much at the garage sale.  I'm learning to just drive by slowly and keep going if I can't eyeball what I'm looking for...unless they have cute clothes sitting on the curb.  If I don't do drive bys, I'll spend money aimlessly.  I should be able to see it, especially if its as big as a table.  Found these earrings for .25 a pair at my lunch break estate sale. It was also this gorgeous and regal looking armoir that was asking to go home with me.  It was $10!  Something comparably as large and in 1/2 as good condition is usually 40-60 at the the thrift stores these days. But I think that armoir weighed more than my car My car goes meep meep and said no, Boo.





 
It always makes me a little melancholy when I go to a small mom n' pop estate sale and the children (who are usually elderly) have packed up their parents house and are clearing and selling everything that belonged to their parent(s).  I always think about my grandparents. These whipper snappers seemed happy to move on though.  On another note, they tore this house down a few doors down out of the blue. Confused the heck out of me......but there is a wood fence door with the hinges hanging off of it that is calling my name.  If I see the guys working over there again, I'm going to ask for it. I've walked past it at least 5 times already.  I think I've met my table.

Wore my Dorothy Perkins wedges today. Its still nippy here. I'm not wearing closed toed shoes until the end of September though. 






Old Navy Sweater
? Top
Gap Jeans
Dorothy Perkins Wedges
H&M Belt