outfit post.

Over the weekend Leslie borrowed my Built By Wendy dress for our night out on the town. We discovered my Vamoose necklace Ben bought me for Christmas looks so great with it I wanted to share pictures with you. It was night time, so I had to use the flash (uuck), but nevertheless, I think she looks darling. I absolutely love this necklace, but had yet to wear it any other way besides "normal". Now I am excited to see what else I have to go with it. Don't you love it when you discover new things to wear that you've had for a while?
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ps. Isn't this necklace darling and perfect for Valentines Day?

chicago

Hello (envision me saying this like Heidi Klum). I'm back from Chicago! Although I was at market 9 hours a day I did manage to fall in love with this city. When I arrived Friday afternoon I had the whole day to myself so I immediately took a cab (which I realized after how easy the train is to use...) to Wicker Park and went to Penelope's. I tried on a million things including this, this, and this. BUT in the end I fell in LOVE with this simple BBW wool ballet dress. I really needed a black dress suitable for fall and winter and just couldn't let it go. I originally saw this over at Megans blog so it had been in the back of my mind lurking toward my frontal lobe the last week or so. It was spendy, but I know I will get a lot of bang for my buck. I also enjoyed a fabulous dinner with my friend Helen at Coast and stayed at the swanky Allegro hotel which I liked a lot. Here's a glimpse of my stay in Chicago:My new favorite purchase. Built By Wendy wool ballerina dress purchased at Penelope's. Hollah.
Our friends Deb and Amy flew in for a few days and crashed in our hotel. On Sunday night we went up to the Signature Lounge for a cocktail. Its on top of the John Hancock building. Apparently you can see 4 states from the top! This was one the highlights of the trip. It was so magical and beautiful. The picture above is of me by the window. All my pictures made us look like ghosts.

I discovered a new tasty treat: oysters! They were so yummy. We also indulged in lobster and Chicago's greasy pizza.

Andrea flew in Sunday morning for the show. Later that evening we went out for sangria pitchers.

And of course the majority of my time was spent buying clothes for late spring early summer. We picked up a few more lines including Andrew Marc's new dress line. It just debuted and I fell in love with this nude one. I'm really excited to get this in!The last day we had a few hours to kill before getting on the plane so Andrea and I went wedding dress shopping. She's getting married January 16th and has yet to get a dress! We stopped by Nicole Miller and she tried on the collection. This was my favorite, but she didn't like it as much.

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So that was my trip in a nutshell! I did find a vintage new years eve/holiday dress at Una Mae's. It needs to modified a bit, but I'm pretty excited about it. If I get my act together I will try to take a picture of it for you. Did you have a good weekend? I can't wait to catch up with you all.

go crazy and unlatch one side...!

I'll be the first to admit that I usually don't like saying "I'll never wear that" or "no way", because too many a times it has come around and bit me in the bum. With that said what do you think of overalls? I think they're quite cute and perfect for fall weather. I could see myself sporting these at the Applefest this October. I wore bibs all the time up till middle school. I just HATED unlatching & unhooking everything to pee! Do fellow bib wearers remember that?

These ones from Built by Wendy are adorable with the button up shirt. A little red lipstick doesn't hurt either...

hiphophooray sale

have you noticed

Built by Wendy is having a huge sale?

lovin' these two

eeep!