Do or Don't

There are so many cute things out there right now that I can't wear. I am seeing so many of these short linen wide leg shorts that I just adore. I never had thin legs, and therefore, never wore shorts, even at a much younger age, but now more than ever I hate that I was cursed with horrible, non-muscular, and generally ugly legs. When I'm thin, my calves are ok, save for my gross birth mark that I used to wear a band-aid over (for years) on my right shin. I'm also loving the playful short dresses and short rompers. I will save those for the youthful, and move on to what I can wear...


Bellbottoms? Love the A Cup of Jo blog, and when she posted whether to wear bellbottoms or not, I melted. Finally a post about something I CAN wear! I've ridden the wave on skinnies, but frankly, with my big thighs, they just aren't flattering. I've always carried wider leg bottom pants/jeans way better. I also have short legs (thanks Dad), and therefore, this kind of jean, with a high heel/wedge makes my legs look much longer and thinner than they are. It's all about perception. Since reality is not very pretty, I have to fool the onlooker's eye into thinking I have at least a 32" inseam (I really have about a 29). Now, the girl in this pic is also super cute, pretty, and of course thin, but I can wear this jean. Yes, I said something nice about myself. ha ha.



As it presses into late June, I'm already over summer, and the clothes it brings with it. I do hate summer clothing since it includes things like shorts, skirts with bare legs, open-toed sandals, and strapless/thin-strapped tops. These are all things I'd rather not wear. So, I have been pouring over the new winter collections. I also happened to be at Neiman Marcus last week buying a pair of hotty Louboutin pumps for Rob and Vale's wedding, and they were having a Chanel trunk show. Oh my. The jackets were so, so amazing. All sorts of mixed tweeds with embellishments but in the classic Chanel jacket way. I was in love. I mostly can't see why designers charge so much for stuff, but when I saw these jackets, I about died. They would be worth it. Alas, I held back (yes, it's true). On a much cheaper scale, J. Crew is carrying a sweater called the Eden. I may just have to purchase it for nostalgia's sake.


I'm a big romper fan. I love a one-piece anything. Most are not appropriate for me, but I may be loving this one by J. Crew. This is one of those things that looks great on the model, but you have no idea what it would look like on a real person. I love the criss-cross in front, but this works best for girls with really small or I guess really big boobs. I'm afraid I'd be free-balling a little too much in it. While she looks sexy, I would probably look scandalous. My boobs are just big enough to not be able to wear small boob tops. Not sure how this would look from behind either. High waisted, so it could make my butt look 100 miles long. It's still intriguing. It has a heftier price tag of $495, so I will not be rushing out to experiment with this one.









Lastly, I was reading my fave blog Making It Lovely today, and decided to purchase this gold dress which was in a feature about nursing mothers. A gold dress is something I've always wanted. I'm always attracted to them. It also reminds me of this awesome Chloe dress that I cannot purchase for price tag reasons. This one is much shorter than anything I usually wear, so I'm a bit scared, but I'm going to try it anyway. I love the dark orangey/coral shoes, and (if I could wear it) I would match it with a coral lipstick. I've been searching for a shade I can perhaps wear for summer, but after three attempts, I'm thinking the coral lip rage is better left to the fair skin beauties and the runways.







Other things I've been looking at:


So into online magazines and look books lately.

I'm all about striped wallpaper in small spaces. In fact, I already bought a black and white stripe to put in our first floor powder room at the Summer Hill house (I just love calling it that, it seems like we vacation there doesn't it?) Check here and here.

What to pay to be creative? Yes, it is true. You can actually take a creativity course!