We’ve had a yo-yo-ing warm/cold/warm/cold week. On Monday, it was in the 50′s, and I was in a short sleeve shirt. Yesterday morning, I was walking my dog, and it was 19 AND there was a nippy wind. (Keep in mind water freezes at 32 degrees!) My husband reminds me – that ain’t NOTHING in [...]
View PostIsabel Marant Inspired Tie-Dye Jeans + Peplum + Annie Fink Arm Sleeves = Ready, Set, VOTE!

I’ve been DYING to get something even remotely close to the Isabel Marant tie-dye jeans that are all the rage, but sadly, I’m just not in the market for a $420 pair of jeans. When I saw these jeans at H & M, I KNEW they were coming home with me! Can you believe these [...]
View Post Annie Fink, Dolce VIta, Express, Girls in Action, H&M, Isabel Marant, Michele, peplum, St John, tie dye, VOTE sleevesThe SHOES Have Taken Over the House, but I STILL Had to Snatch Up These DV Dolce Vita Suede Booties!

I am a sick sick woman. But I just can’t stop. I have an addiction and it’s BAD. The shoes have taken over my dressing room. AND my office. AND the space at the back door AND the space at the front door. There’s shoes in my car (you, know, in case I change my [...]
View Post Dolce VItaFashion Link-Up: Fall is for BOOTIES!

As the summer days are getting shorter and fall stuff is all over the runways, all I can think about is BOOTIES! So, the theme for this week’s Fashion Link-Up is BOOTIES! I actually had an outfit all planned for yesterday, but the weather was not cooperating today. Cold then rainy, then hot, then humid. [...]
View Post 9 West, Aldo, B Resale, Dolce VIta, Steve MaddenConservative with an Attitude: Navy Dress, Peach Polka Dots & Vintage Gucci Purse

Yesterday was a crazy day. First, the weather was odd. Warm-ish, with a cool breeze in the air, and then mid-day, marble-to-gumball-sized hail. Work-wise, I had meetings all day long, with a lovely early afternoon outing: the grand opening of a local senior center – the first in the nation that provides housing & services [...]
View Post Bill Hallman, boots, boutique shopping, Conservative, Dolce VIta, Forever21, Gucci. Swarovski, hi-lo dress, m.Bridget Designs, Melli Finelli, Michael Kors, Pauln KC, riding boots, Vintage jewelry
