I bought a few items online from Gap and Old Navy several weeks back... it's finally warm enough for Madame to wear the dresses outside, as opposed to slipping one on over her pajamas and begging me to wear them during the chillier 12 degree days of May we'd been experiencing. It's finally balmy all … [Read more...]
From My Closet – May 24th, 2012
Nothing says "simple" like jeans and a t-shirt, but we don't have to be all schlumpy about things (if we don't want to) and it's easy to perk things up with a some heels and a bit of bling. I love the cut of this off-white burnout v-neck tee, which has a rounded hemline, and very short sleeves - … [Read more...]
From My Closet – May 16th, 2012
It's been a busy week so far, so these oversized sunglasses are completely necessary. When they're THIS big, they can conceal a multitude of sins. I'm exhausted. But? I look fabulous. I am soooooo #winning. And to add to the "cartoonish" nature of this outfit, I picked up this lightweight knit … [Read more...]
From My Closet – January 27th, 2012
I haven't been wandering around naked or anything... it's just cold ALL THE TIME, and it's January, and I hardly ever leave my house if I don't have to. I do so loathe the wintertime. Really, really. So. Much. So, you will find me wearing pretty much this very outfit, or some variation of it... … [Read more...]
From My Closet – December 19th, 2011
Parties, parties, parties... I went back to black (I know) but, I fell into the Gap in a most wonderful way a couple of months back, and snapped up this jersey knit dress with a cowl neck and ruching on it's three-quarter length sleeves. It ties casually at the waist. I like how all the "slumpiness" … [Read more...]
Urban Kid Closet – November 22nd, 2011
She's kind of between sizes just now - size 3 is too short everywhere, but size 4 is drowning her at the moment. Today I belted this muumuu-esque t-shirt over her leggings, which literally pulled the whole thing together. This looks far better than when it was almost dress-like and wrong-looking. It … [Read more...]
Urban Kid Closet – November 18th, 2011
Sale shopping is my favourite. Especially for kid clothes, because c'mon - at the rate they grow, they require almost an entirely new wardrobe every six months. These kids have no cousins, so the hand-me-downs tend to be few. That's really okay... but ch-ching!! I peruse the sales sections of the … [Read more...]
From My Closet – November 17th, 2011
Okay: Jeggings. I've been resisting for reasons I can't explain. Possibly because they were everywhere all the time, at the same time as babies wearing diapers with a denim motif on their butts, and I was all, Can't jeans just be jeans anymore? Oy. Anyway, I was wrong. I love them now. I was in the … [Read more...]
From My Closet – November 9th, 2011
It's downright balmy outside today, especially for November. I've decided to break out this sweater, which I don't wear very often, and is a bit of an oldie, but still a goodie. It's got a wide bat-wing sleeve, which doesn't fit well under any of my coats (are you sad for me yet?) but she is a … [Read more...]
Costuming – The Easy Way
While out shopping some weeks ago, I asked Ava Scarlett what she wanted to be for Halloween. Naturally, she said, "A princess." Le sigh.I understand this. Oftentimes, little girls want to wear dresses and stuff. They want to look beautiful. It's fine, but..."You know, Ava Scarlett, Halloween is … [Read more...]