How to Discourage an Amorous Cardinal

I occasionally enjoy bird-watching. We live out in the country where beautiful birds can be seen and heard chirping beautiful songs. I’m not an avid bird-watcher like Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson were in The Big Year, in which these three gentlemen compete in a year-long bird-spotting competition. But then there are those times when I feel the need to pop a pellet in a bird’s tail feathers, like Zooey Dechanel did in Failure to Launch. If you don’t remember that scene, rent the movie! It may not have been a blockbuster movie, but it’s got Matthew McConaughy […]

Continue Reading

Dress Form Outfit #27

Prints are a big trend this summer and I found this crazy cool print dress at the ARC Thrift Store in Colorado Springs, CO. Unfortunately, the tag has been cut out so I don’t know who made this dress. It is super soft and very comfortable. It has a deep v-neck and is ruched just below the bustline. It falls just below my knees. To make this a work-appropriate dress, I would probably pair it with 2-inch high heel brown sandals or espadrille wedges and a pink cardigan. On the weekend, I would pair it with a denim jacket and some high heel […]

Continue Reading

Dress Form Outfit #26

This soft neutral floral dress features butterfly sleeves and small bit of ruching at the bust. This dress is probably about 10 years old, but I still love it because it really skims the body and makes for a perfect (sexy) date night dress, especially with a pair of sexy nude high heels. I purchased this dress “on sale” from New York & Company in Cleveland, Tenn., when I was working in Public Relations. This outfit can totally be “work appropriate” when paired with a sweet burgundy cardigan and work-appropirate heels. Have a fashionable week!

Continue Reading

An Afternoon with YSL

On Friday, June 8th, my husband escorted me to “Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective” at the Denver Art Museum. The weather was as beautiful as the ball gowns featured in the exhibit! According to the Visitor Guide, “the Denver Art Museum, in collaboration with the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent is delighted to present a sweeping retrospective of the designer’s forty years of creativity. Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective features a stunning selection of two hundred haute couture (high fashion) garments along with numerous photographs, drawings, and films that illustrate the development of Saint Laurent’s style and the historical foundations […]

Continue Reading

Dress Form Outfit #25

During my “vacation” to Colorado, I didn’t get a chance to visit many thrift stores until this past Tuesday, and luckily I found a couple of pieces that I really liked. I went to the ARC Thrift Store in Colorado Springs and found this pretty watercolor floral print top, which I paired with a dressy mini-skirt. The top is by “Juliett Maui”, which I’d never heard of before but I just thought this top was so pretty. Has anyone ever heard of this label before? I googled it, but I couldn’t find anything. Later this week, I’ll update you on […]

Continue Reading