Outfits

Breezy…brrr I know a lot of people like to wear all black (I hear it’s the unofficial New Yorker uniform), but it’s such a severe color that I feel weird in too much of it. Instead I tend to collect greys. It’s still a dark neutral, but much less stern. For some reason, while getting [...]

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Checking Grey Skinny Jeans Off The List

by AlterationsNeeded on February 14, 2012

Thank you all for your denim suggestions in last week’s post! I have a lot of online shopping to do. =) Thanks to Jean for first discovering, and to Jen for alerting me to an online sample sale, I’m having a new love affair with 7 For All Mankind Gwenevere skinny jeans. I picked up [...]

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Gingham and Polka-Dots

by AlterationsNeeded on February 6, 2012

Sometimes it’s more fun perusing the men’s department than the women’s. Especially if I’m shopping with the boyfriend. It’s so much fun to hold up crazy-awesome ties and try to convince him it’s high time he rock an ascot (he protests, but he’s secretly considering it). Then while I was gushing over an amazing skinny [...]

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Learning new things about myself every day, such as…I think I may be afraid of prints. I was so excited to get this Ann Taylor blouse, but when it came to getting dressed in the morning, I would eye it distrustfully from across the room, before settling on a nice safe solid instead. It’s a [...]

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Get Your Gingham On

by AlterationsNeeded on January 24, 2012

Who else is addicted to the Bravo/Lifetime fashion shows? As I was uploading these photos, the boyfriend and I were watching a DVR’d episode of It’s a Brad, Brad World when the witty Brad told his assistant to “get your gingham on”. Thank you for the post title, Brad!

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Spiked Necklace

by AlterationsNeeded on January 21, 2012

This weekend was going to be a rainy one, so I soaked in the sun while I could. I also wore a few items that would be just impractical once the rainy weather set in. Fabric covered shoes that would soak up rain water…check. A cheapie necklace that will probably turn all green and icky [...]

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Metal Collar Necklace (and a DIY Attempt)

by AlterationsNeeded on January 11, 2012

One of the more interesting statement necklace trends I’ve seen recently has been the collar necklace. Love wearing collared shirts? Then why not “collar” everything with a necklace! Genius! The bad part…these things are expensive. There’s a lot of metal or chainmail going on in these necklaces, and even if they’re not a precious metal, [...]

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