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Autumn Wish List

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I give in, fall is here! And with it, comes fall shopping [oh how I miss those back-to-school shopping trips!]. Here’s what’s at the top of my wish list for this autumn season…

Fall 2013 Wish List

[ 1 ] Field Jacket (J.Crew, $148):: I have yet to find a more perfect example of a not-too-heavy, not-too-light jacket for fall. Ideally, I’d love a Barbour, but this J.Crew version would do just fine!
[ 2 ] Quilted Jacket (Jack Wills, $148):: For days a bit chillier and for events a bit dressier. I tried this one from Jack Wills on and it feels like butter. So incredibly soft.
[ 3 ] Belts (Kiel James Patrick, $85):: For adding fun fall pops to plain skirts + trousers. 
[ 4 ] (Kiel James Patrick, $112)
[ 5 ] Quintessential Fall Skirts (J. Crew Factory, $59.50):: Plaid, wool, tweed– I’ll take any!
[ 6 ] Penny Loafers (Frye, $160):: Just darling. What more needs to be said?
[ 7 ] Baseball Cap [Harding-Lane, $30):: I’m rarely interested in hats, but I am LOVING the look of casual caps as accessories this fall.
[ 8 ] Kelly Green (ASOS, $37):: Any and all of it.
[ 9 ] Tortoise (Sea Lily, $110):: Any and all of it.
[ 10 ] Ballet Flats (J.Crew, $158):: I have this terrible fear of wearing out my favorite riding boots, and I haven’t found a pair I love as much since I bought them three years ago. So to give them days of rest, ballet flats it is!

What are you wishing on this fall? Remember, 25% off everything at J.Crew this weekend with code SHOPFALL!

Put a tie on it

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tie as belt

Striped shirt, Forever21 [similar] // Skirt, Forever21 [similar] // Belt, Jos A. Bank [similar 1; 2] // Pearls, vintage // Watch, Urban Outfitters // Bracelets, mishmash, comment for details! // Purse, Jesslyn Blake [similar] // Brogues, ASOS [similar]

Outfit inspiration here is totally jacked from girlsack, and I’ve even attempted to put it together once before here. I just could not get over how cute the idea of a belt-as-bow was. Plus any excuse to wear a lace skirt and navy and white stripes? I’m there.

striped shirt lace skirt

vintage pearl necklace

urban outfitters world watch

kelly green purse

Nanny’s Fashion

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Happy Mother’s Day!  Now my mom is one of my best friends, but after coming across this photo recently, I thought I’d dedicate a post to my grandmother.

She and my grandpa are the couple on the right.  Weirdly enough though, my mom and I look a lot like my great aunt on the left.

Even though I only knew her in her 70s and 80s, I still understood what a well-dressed woman she was.  These stretch clasp belts that are all the rage right now?

Kimchi Blue Turtle Stretch Belt, Urban Outfitters, $24

Yeah, she had two.  Butterfly ones that I would “borrow” all the time.

And the terribly tacky handmade clip-on cardboard earrings I would give her as gifts?  She sucked it up and wore them, despite the huge fashion feux pas, as to not disappoint me.  What a classy lady.

Here are some ModCloth outfits I think she would appreciate.  You know what they say: what goes around, comes around.  And with fashion, I couldn’t agree more.

Go Your Own Grey Dress, $100

Boat House Brunch Dress, $160

Craving Curry Skirt, $33

Sailor Away Shorts, $65

Coffee Malt Top, $35

Petal Power Ring, $12

edit: Check out some of this jewelry of hers I wear.  The bracelet is from 1965, a gift she received for winning a President’s Award as an Avon Lady!