Second Time Around Fashion Show

Boston Fashion Week 2010

Photos Above Courtesy of Nina of

Fox and Bullock

Last night I had the pleasure of being invited to the Second Time Around Fashion Show at the W Hotel Boston, MA. I came to the city in the afternoon with a jacket, heels and a goal to find the rest of my outfit for dirt cheap that afternoon. I lucked out at the Garment District and found a sweater knit skirt and funky dangly earrings and a scarf from Nina's closet (bill =$12)…the rest is history.

It was a great event with a fall theme that captured lots of sequins, military inspired jackets, strappy sandals, big graphic tees and gold hue dresses. Nina(who took the amazing pictures above!) and I spent the evening sipping St. Germain cocktails and finding inspiration in many of the looks strutting down the runway.

Labor Day

Linen Shirt (Garment District)
Jean Shorts (my own creation)
Moccasins (Minnetonka found at Marshalls)
Earring (DIY with old shell)

Off to work! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

I am so into linen these days. I have always been a fan of the oversized shirt look but most of them are so structured that they make me look like a linebacker. With linen it drapes so beautifully on the body and doesn’t let your curves get lost underneath. I feel like this one throws a fall spin on things with its coral hue. Opinions?

Also, hope everyone has had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Mine was not the most festive unfortunately. Suffering from a head cold, I was praying that Earl may cover my hermit tracks; unfortunately that was not the case.

Nightgowns

Leopard Nightgown (Macy's $15)
Light Sweater (Garment District 50 cents)

I've had this nightgown for a few years and forgot about how absolutely shocking the idea of wearing nightwear out of the house is until I went to a party in this dress last week. Everyone loved it and couldn't believe it was meant for sleeping in.

The best thing about wearing nightgowns is they are almost always considerably less money than an actual sundress. It's fantastic.

Basement Bliss

A work in progress...don't judge

I swear, every season is the same cycle. There's a new trend...I need a new wardrobe...I DON'T HAVE ANY CLOTHES!

The question is, where did all the clothes and accessories from last summer go?

Hmm...I am sure if we all took the time to rummage in all of the little storage places scattered around our apartments, dorms or houses we would be pleasantly surprised with the results.

I have used my parent's basement to conduct this experiment. As you can see, there is no map to navigate through the piles but nevertheless, many gems have been discovered.

I have been hunting for the perfect clutch and have decided it may be a better idea to start by looking here. Now I have always been a bag lady (no pun intended) so I may have a different outcome than others but nevertheless...definitely go through your old stuff!

My Favorite Finds:
none of these were more than $10

Closet Revival (2 years ago)

Garment District (3 years ago)

Savers (3 years ago)

Forever 21 (2 years ago)

Closet Revival (2 years ago)

I have a feeling I won't be having any issues when it comes to clutches this season and as you can see I have been into the woven look for far too long and for many more years to come!

TGIF Newport Bound for Puppy Playgroup

Silk Top: .20 Cents Garment District
Square Diamond Earrings: .50 Cents St. Matthew's Thrift from Easter Adventure
Olive: $75 Vintage Mutt Potter League

Now I may not wear this particular top while running after little O at the Potter League's weekly playgroup but I thought it would be a nice top to show since the weekend is coming up and everyone is prepping for Saturday night attire. I actually flipped the shirt the other way so the v-neck was accentuating my back. I have a feeling this will be stowed away in my suitcase for the Cannes Film Festival (coming up in four weeks! ahh so excited!)

And as you can see, if you have been following my posts, I am absolutely obsessed with my dog Olive (who also responds to Ho Cake and Pooka Shell) and though I've had interventions from friends, family and my boyfriend, I don't think there will be any change of heart in the near future.

Working Girl

Seeing that I am attending a business school and have never in my life owned a suit, I try to find new ways of approaching "formal attire". Not quite sure that I've mastered it yet but this will have to do for now.

Each of these tops looks smashhhing with some narrow pants/dark skinnies and the oxford shoes seen above. Though I do buy some shoes thrift, if I'm going to spend a decent amount of money on something it tends to be shoes...I like to get some wear and tear outta them.