Wedding

I had a great time at my cousin's wedding!  It was a beautiful outdoor wedding with a traditional chinese reception in Chinatown afterward in the evening.  My four year old was also the ringbearer! It's his first time wearing a tie.

Since my dress to Rent the Runway was a fail, I decided to wear my BB Dakota Jack dress which was so comfortable and also did not require a strapless bra.  It was freezing that day, so I decided to wear my Anthro ruffled cardigan which goes nicely with dresses.  I switched out to these Manolo Blahnik-styled sandals here by Touch Ups at the reception since I didn't want to get my heel trapped in the grass.  I was going to use my Balenciaga envelope clutch but went with my newish Givenchy Pandora (post about this coming soon) so I could carry my camera and zoom lens for photos.

What I wore:

Dress by BB Dakota Jack here

Sparrow Cardigan from Anthropologie

Jewelry: Yves Saint Laurent Arty in Black/Gunmetal similar, Robert Coin Puff Heart Pendant similar

Givenchy Medium Pandora in Black here

Flats by Jimmy Choo similar

Bridal Party - Color theme: Grays, peaches, & pink.

Wedding Party

Ceremony grounds

The adorable, adorable cake!

Rent the Runway Fail

I chose to rent a dress from Rent the Runway as my outfit to a family member's wedding I was attending last Saturday.  When I received the Milly "Cotton Candy" ruffle dress, I was very disappointed with the condition of the dress (the one that fit)! Since they allow you to choose two sizes, I went with size 0 (my usual size) and 2.  To my dismay after upon closer inspection, the size 0 dress was in really worn condition.  I was surprised that they would actually send me a dress where many parts of the silk fabric were fraying and running, the belt loop and tie belt were missing! I tried it on and it looked like the dress had lived through many occasions and that it was being worn for the 15th time.

I reached out to RTR immediately and they offered a refund.  I spoke to them again today and they said it was minus the shipping charges.  WTF? After much arguing, she agreed to refund the $12.95 shipping fee.  Insane, what kind of company sends out a damaged dress and bags the shipping fee? I will NEVER be using them again.  If you do plan on using them, be sure to have a back up dress ready even though that totally defeats the point of renting.

They seriously need to go through inventory and weed out the POS dresses.



Looking good so far but...



Ruffle sleeves looking incredibly worn and gross



Shearling lined TOMS

So in the wintertime, many of us are smitten with the warm fleece lining in Ugg boots, so TOMs has created a Nordstrom exclusive shoe with fleece lining!  Reasonably priced at $59.95, the neutral colored slip on shoe is made with a Herringbone outer fabric lined with soft cozy fleece to keep our feet cushy during chilly days. 


Still available here at Nordstrom.

Isabel Marant Dicker in Taupe

Ugh, just when I nearly paid off my credit cards, I tack on another item and a couple more.  This time it was somewhat justified since they seem to be the HG of boots this fall.   I took a chance and placed myself on the waitlist at Lake Boutique even though they told me there were already two people ahead of me waiting for the only two pairs they were receiving.  I ended up getting a call last week saying one of the ladies did not reply back! Woot!  Now I've got to make a trip down to the cobbler to get them resoled even though the Dixie has held up pretty well after a few wears.

ETA 6/30/12 The Isabel Marant Dicker Boot is available khaki and black in all sizes at Matches Fashion!  Free worldwide shipping for orders $310 and up with code "FREE06".

Isabel Marant Dicker in Taupe

Chocolate Dixie versus Taupe Dicker

Heel height difference

Other suggestions:





Ash "Jess" Bootie (wishlisted)



Steven by Steve Madden "Pembrook"