trend: slouchy work boots & dresses

i know a good pair of riding boots and cute summer dresses are trending right now for the ladies. even taking those summer dresses, adding tights, and a cardigan aid in an easy transition for a fall outfit. however, i'm not sure i how i feel about the slouchy worker's boots flapped over and paired with a dress.

once wed posted a photo from feather love photography with a beautiful bride at a legit location. the bridge had a pair of comfortable boots on as she strolled down the aisle.

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jcrew featured a lady rocking a similar pair of these comfortable shoes paired with a sweatshirt dress.

i can dig it.

jcrew july 2010 shoe flop

i stopped by jcrew after i got off work today to browse their new clearance items. i picked up another one of the vintage dyed t-shirts that they sell for $30 bucks a pop, for $7. however, as i was thumbing through their catalogue, i found a couple of things that made me go, "hrmm..." also, i'm not quite sure why jcrew is so easy to pick on.

and sometimes i wonder what were they thinking when they decided to buy for their store.
this has almost become a regular thing around my blog. these are women's shoes that i found browsing through their july mag.

women's grommet macalister boots. uh. what?



it looks like stella b zotis got a hold of these. remember her from season 5 of project runway. the "i love leather. leather & grommets" lady. yikes, jcrew.

trends: bird cages

On Saturday, I got off work just after noon from the brunch shift. I remembered that there was this huge warehouse full of antiques and I had earned some cold hard cash from some tips.* So I thought I would wander on over before I fled back up North to my home. I spotted two great bird cages at the River Market Antique Mall.

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I absolutely adore this cage. So cool.

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Very simple white cage that is fairly cheap and could be hung.

Design*Sponge found a load of bird cages at Brimfield and did a wrap-up of the trends. At the River Market, they also had a couple of bird cages that were on stands, like 4 feet off the ground, however the cages were tacky or they just didn't look right.

* I've made a total of $6 so far because the other servers haven't tipped out yet. I know, that's not a lot of money but when you haven't had a job in awhile....it's more than you had before!