ASOS Awesome!

A little while back I found this great british clothing website called ASOS (they now have a US version). It can be a little pricy, but they have great sales. Well, today, I found a little thing called ASOS Marketplace.

People (with great style!) SELL (and, like me) BUY vintage clothes through this marketplace. So, you get one-of-a-kind pieces at some really great prices (okay, so my examples aren't that cheap, but there are a lot of clothes that are inexpensive) (the only setback is the shipping, presumably because the clothes are shipped from all over the world). When buying make sure you translate the UK sizes to US sizes. Here are a few things that caught my eye (all photos from asos.com):

Vintage 1960s Maxi Dress $53

1970s Green Leather Clutch $48

Flecked Faux Fur Swing Coat $51

Lanvin 50s Classic Sunglasses $85

Vintage Swimsuit $13

Usually I like to keep these things to myself so I can selfishly keep all the good clothes just for me. But, seeing as it's the holiday season, I will share this amazing little marketplace with you, and wish you Happy Holidays and Merry Shopping!

H & Mmmmmmm

I. Love. Shopping.

I love clothes. I know it is wrong, but I do. My favorite things to buy are shoes and coats. I even buy shoes that I probably won't wear very often (or ever) because they are pretty. I would buy these shoes in a second....

Photo courtesy of urbanoutfitters.com

if I had somewhere to wear them. Manhattan (Kansas, not New York) offers very few places warranting glittery platform boots (God I wish I could have been around for Studio 54 in its heyday!). If someone could invent such a place in Manhattan (again, Kansas, not New York), I promise I would be there every night (in something glittery).

Well christmas is just around the corner, and what could be a better christmas gift to me from the universe than the opening of H & M in Kansas City. Yes, that's right, an H & M only 2 HOURS from me!!!!! In fact it opens this week!!!! Actually, I think it opened today!

So, here is a glimpse at some of the things I will look into purchasing once I make it up there. And I'm sure it will be pure madness, sweet, sweet madness..... (all the following photos are from hm.com)

Again where would I wear this? It's appropriate for subbing for a first grade class, right?

Going on Holiday...

Photo courtesy of www.nefla.com/stpetersburg/

The time has finally come to see my beloved (and my dear Belle and my dear Sara!)

I leave tomorrow for St. Petersburg, Florida on the first of my many adventures to come this spring/summer. Many of these adventures will include the beach, a canoe, a boat, the lake, rivers, etc. All of this means the time has also come when I will be forced yet again into a swimming suit!

I love to be outdoors especially when I get to be in or near water, but the thought of being in a swimming suit does give me a small bit of anxiety (as I'm sure it does many other women!) I know I am far from overweight, just completely out of shape!

That being said, I'm not really unhappy with the way I look, but if it's all the same, I would like to send out my happiness salute to: the one piece (especially one pieces with that-friend-to-a-woman-with-a-belly, ruching!)

This is the cute little number I selected this year, from J.Crew:

Low cut enough to show the goods, with enough ruching to cover up the bads!

Now all I need is a tan and my man!