When asked if I was shopping Black Friday I said, “Nah, the stuff I want to buy never goes on sale.” I mean, I’m not in the market for a new tablet/toaster/mattress. HOWEVER, I am always in the market for something beautiful. Even so, after an amazing Thanksgiving dinner, I’m in no mood to drive across town in the early morning hours hoping to find the one pair of shoes that I will have to fight for alongside other frenzied women. So, it’s 2AM and I’m sitting at my computer writing, e-shopping, and nibbling on stuffing (my favorite!).
It’s been a long time since I mentioned body acceptance on my blog because I feel as though it’s implicit in everything I do here. Sometimes I think I’m blogging for three people—my sister, and my friends Gabi and Xtina. But then I check my stats and see that thousands visit each week and I think OMG who are you all?
I realize that each of you has your own distinct relationship with body image. So while some of us may be thinking “now, where can I find leather tap pants in my size?” others are still trying to wear horizontal stripes. My thoughts on body image are myriad, but my attitude can be distilled to “who cares!” Seriously, who cares if other people don’t think a certain size/shape shouldn’t wear stripes. It’s liberating to stop caring so much about what others want and to start paying attention to the things you want. So if you are a new to body acceptance or my blog, welcome.
I love this black and cream striped dress I bought this summer (it’s the dress I wore to my baby shower in August). But today I paired it with these nearly opaque black tights, which are I love because they’re so dark with just a hint of transparency. To finish it off, I added a bow belt, these cat eye sunglasses, Kenneth Jay Lane triangle earrings, YSL Rouge Volupte (12) lipstick, nude mani, and heels by Agent Provocateur. Something about autumn makes patent leather so, so good.
You guys know I’m all about blushy colors and I especially love the combination of pink, red, and purple. I recently found and fell in love with these lush corduroy legging jeans in “vamp red.” Can’t stop wearing them. I’m tempted by the other jewel tones, but these are my favorite. I finally got a chance to wear these gorgeous suede boots again. I wore this to lunch + shopping with my sister.
Rhinestone blouse: F21 plus, Shrunken boyfriend blazer: here and here, Corduroy jeans: here, Cat eye sunglasses: here, Boots: DuoBoots UK, Lip color: NARS Damned, here, Bag: Kate Spade
