A pretty white coat

A white coat that I positively love.
It's so pretty.
I rather wish I could get it.
I've rather gotten a lot of coats lately.
I rather need to save my $$.
A drooled over item from: www.forever21.com

Lace Overlay+Dresses

I've been visiting some of my favorite clothing sites tonight.
I spotted these confectionery dresses over at www.forever21.com
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I love-love-love black lace. This dress has crocheted lace.

Front.

I also love LBD's.

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This dress looks like an heirloom. Or wedding cake.

Front. I like the princess seams.

I don't think I would wear this with the big bow is the front, but in other respects this is a very sweet little number.

Back.

And now to my favorite of the lot.

This dress is candy.

Front. All I can't do is drool. I am inordinately fond of pink dresses.

For the love of Monochrome

Some gorgeous monochromatic picks from forever21...
A lovely satiny bolero+smocked all over.

So elegant... tasty.

Pretty tee!!

This little guy is only around 12.50= I think I'm in love. I'm on the hunt for great summer hats and this one is totally in the running. They also have it in a natural straw color too. Maybe I'll get both. :D

Gorgeous!

This is an excellent idea for a tank top or tee makeover.

How about this for a tee shirt?

I really like ruffles. :)

Pretty: nice pleats.

Black lace: another textile/trim I just love. It's not too sugary. This application is lovely because the light tone in the underskirt shows off the details in the lace. I think I want one.

I adore the flower detail on the side: so pretty!

Fun. :D

Black makes funky details like this suede pom instantly subdued and more elegant.

How pretty is the detail work on this skirt?

I passionately love spectators, though I could never pull off a heel this high. My feet would hurt.

Ruffles and Ramblings

Aaah: lovely, gorgeous, elegant, feely.

These ruffles would take patience to make...

Check out those cool sleeves.

Here are three blouses, cut of the same style, with different widths of striping. I like all of them.

Ahh, breathe deeply, release your inner woodsy self...

More tasty ruffles!

I *heart* this one. It's not very expensive either. hmmm.

The same blouse, only in a lovely blue-green.

Ever since I saw this one I have been brainstorming on ways to turn tee shirts into dresses. I do like jersey dresses, as long as they are cut 'right', too tight in all of the wrong places is never flattering for anyone. I bought yards and yards of lovely, very fine/soft to the hand, jersey around the holidays, and am trying to figure out which dresses I want to make with them. I have a habit of picking out a few basic items and wearing them to death. Literally. The seams on my favorite denim have just unraveled. I feel as though I'm in a race with time to get my clothes made up before my current ones die. :D I've been on this kick for upcycling and making my own stuff rather than buying the much more expensive stuff from shops. I just have to conquer my intense impatience, I have rushed with projects many times and regretted the unusable items these moments have created. I managed to make 4 usable items and 1 unusable item this week. :D My 'go to' projects seem to be accessories, esp. hats and handbags. I need to expand my horizons, go forth and blaze a trail, try a new pattern. My fabric collection is bursting at the seams (see 'holiday sales') while my closets look like they've been on weight watchers. I must sew---I also need to post the stuff that I just sewed. Anyway, after that speech, I think I should toss in the fashion towel for the night.

Oh, and the lovely garments you just viewed in this post are from www.forever21.com

Satin Trench

Another really cool/rather dressy trench from forever21.com

Parisian Trench

Another lovely vintagy coat from forever21.com

Lots of nice blouses

Here are some more blouses that I like: all are from forever21.com...

This would look good as a dress too...

Lovely, vintagy frou frou.

Crisp, new non-frou frou---I still like very much

I haven't done much with pintucks yet, however I intend to try my hand at them in the near future

I *heart* this blouse. The material is so cool, and they make great use of the stripes throughout the detail work.

White. Lovely white.

Tasty. :D

The black makes this one rather sophisticated.

I like the color and love the sleeves.