December 2009
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Best of What I Wore: 2009
WhatIWore: It’s a lot of fun to reflect and look back at the year behind me… it was definitely the best year of my life! I can usually look back at either a special moment and remember what I was wearing or see a picture and remember what happened that day.
Here are your favorites for winter, spring, summer and fall.
And here’s to a Happy 2010!!
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Best of What I Wore: December
WhatIWore: And now… December! Tonight I will tally up the best of each month and post a final review tomorrow!
The Cat’s Out of the Bag, Dec 2 Golden Girl, Dec 3 Double the Fun, Dec 15 Birthday Baby Part II, Dec 21 More Parties! Dec 26 City Girl, Dec 10
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What I Wore: More Parties!
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When: December 26, 2009
What: Sweater: birthday gift, Banana Republic Skirt: birthday gift, Banana Republic Scarf: Street vendor, NYC Gloves: compliments of Coach Tights: The Limited Booties: Steve Madden Luxe, DSW
Where: Peak Family Christmas Party in Evansville
Why: My mom and dad gave me this cute cardigan and skirt for my birthday and I wanted to pair it with some fun...
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Best of What I Wore: November
WhatIWore: This review has been really fun! One day to go! I’ll be roughly tallying up the winner for each month and putting together one last review for the Best of 2009!
And I’ll go into this more in a later post, but thanks so much for taking the time to comment and share your thoughts. I knew we got really heated with the comments debate earlier this month and I know its...
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Best of What I Wore: October
WhatIWore: Almost to the finish line with the best of the best from 2009. I really loved October too! I love fall!!
Round Town, Oct 29 The Time Traveler, Oct 28 End of October, Oct 26 Autumn Splendor, Oct 19 Pattern Play, Oct 12 Breakfast Brunch, Oct 8
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Hoosier Vintage Shopping Sneak Peek
WhatIWore: Adam and I went to a great vintage/antique in Fort Wayne called Calhoun Street Emporium. Its the kind of place you can spend HOURS in, but its a giant space and hard to heat so the winter chills kept our shopping session short. I found a great pink birdcage hat, vintage plaid button up, and a cream 60s wiggle dress. Adam scooped up a 1966 Indiana License plate. It was amazing! I...
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Best of What I Wore: September
WhatIWore: September went by in a blink of an eye this year. Favorites?
My Middle Name is Joan, Sept 21 Captain’s Wife, Sept 1 Urban Boho Angel, Sept 15 Back to School, Sept 9 Stop and Go, Sept 17 Weardrobe NYC, Sept 4
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What I Wore: Merry Christmas
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When: December 23, 2009
What: Beret: Target Coat: Calvin Klein (from Marshall’s) Dress: Vintage, Calhoun Street Emporium (FtW) Tights: ? Shoes: Target
Where: Blogger meet up with the incredibly awesome Erin and lunch + antique shopping with Adam
Why: Using my handing planning tool, I’ve just been going through the outfits I laid out back in New York. This...
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Best of What I Wore: August
WhatIWore: August is when I upgraded my camera. Another summer month that I love! Do you have a favorite?
Simple Shopping, August 12 Seafoam and Cream, August 5 Barefoot in the Grass, August 27 Doll Faced, August 6 On the Prowl, August 21 To the Park, August 11
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What I Wore: Birthday Baby (part II)
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When: December 21, 2009
What: Dress: ModCloth Jacket: vintage, thrifted Tights: Beacon’s Closet (new) Booties: Steve Madden Luxe (DSW)
Where: My whole family threw me the best birthday party on Monday night. We did a 1960s theme and everyone dressed up. We had amazing food and music, opened presents and played Euchre after dinner. I just can’t put into words...
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Best of What I Wore: July
WhatIWore: Sunny summer favorites here!
Backwards, Forwards, July 16 My Favorite Dress, July 15 Bumble Bee, July 22 Catskills Day 1, July 24 To The Party, July 29 Brooklyn Biking, July 28
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What I Wore: Solstice
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When: December 21, 2009
What: Hat: vintage, belonged to my grandma Turtleneck: Zara Skirt: Anthropologie Tights: Beacon’s Closet (new) Booties: Payless
Where: Birthday lunch with Adam and my brother, last minute shopping
Why: After an 11 hour drive from NYC to Indiana, we finally made it home at about 7:30 Sunday night. The snow looked so beautiful outside so I...
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Best of What I Wore: June
WhatIWore: Two things I’ve noticed with June - one, I’m growing my hair back out to look like that and two, sunshine and warm weather brings out the best outfits! I love this month!
Rain is Lame, June 11 Big Love, June 24 Sweet Sunshine, June 25 Date Night, June 26 Grecian Thing, June 30 Technicolor, June 22
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What I Wore: The Gamine Effect
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When: December 18, 2009
What: Striped Tee: GAP Jeans: compliments of IndiDenim Boots: Frye compliments of Need Supply Coat: compliments of Coach
Where: Errands and Lunch Date
Why: I think I was inspired by a gamine sense of dressing with this look - raw denim, the skinny striped tee and flat riding boots. For a super chilly day, it was the perfect set of duds to run around...
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Best of What I Wore: May
WhatIWore: I love summer dressing! I also like my hair that length! Its also fun to look back and remember how I felt when these photos were snapped. I just started dating Adam and was having one of the best months of my life!
So Happy, May 13 Boomshakalaka, May 20 She’s Floating, May 25 On the Road, May 28 Channeling Chanel, May 5 Hazy Sunday, May 17
Favorite here?
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What I Wore: Little Red Riding Hood
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When: December 17, 2009
What: Hoodie: L.A.M.B. Jeans: compliments of Mavi Flats: Target Bag: compliments of Coach Coat: Calvin Klein (via Marshall’s)
Where: Donut extravaganza with Rich in Penn Station!
Why: The colder it gets, the more functional the outfits? Ok. Maybe. Why I wore flats with no socks will remain a question mark. Otherwise, just a throw it on, simple...
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Holiday Packing
WhatIWore: On Sunday I’ll be heading to the Midwest for the rest of the year, and wanted to plan out my packing a little bit. The core of what I’m taking is neutral and then I’m adding on a couple of colorful pieces. Here’s what I have in mind:
Dresses:
Cream sweater dress
Cream sleeveless studded dress
Black dress with gold/white trim (part of set)
Tops:
Paisley...
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Best of What I Wore: April
WhatIWore: There’s a lot to be said for good lighting, that aside, I had a lot of fun in April.
Life is But a Dream, April 27 Date Night, April 15 Cocktail Hour, April 25 Easter Sunday, April 12 LA Day 2, April 30
Any favorites this round?
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What I Wore: Mama's Boy
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When: December 11, 2009
What: Blouse: vintage, flea market Sweater: Banana Republic Skirt: Target Tights: ModCloth Boots: Gift, Nine West Kitty: Gizmo
Where: Sample sale and lunch date
Why: Woof. (Meow?) First of all, this post is probably a lot more about how I am totally in love with this little brat of a kitten than what I wore. Last Friday it was 10 degrees outside or...
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FASHIONARY
WhatIWore: Even though my day job isn’t designing clothes anymore, I still like to sketch when I dream up a design or an outfit. So… when FASHIONARY asked if I’d like to try out their sketchbook, I gladly said yes.
I received the FASHIONARY sketch book this morning and its amazing!! I wish I would have had it during school - the front is reference manual for design details,...
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Best of What I Wore: March
WhatIWore: Getting better here, even with the indoor photos. I felt like I started to really break out of my shell this month. Its so fun to watch the progression!!
From left to right:
March 13, TGIF March 9, Legs March 25, Birds of a Feather March 30, Blossom
Do you have a favorite?
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What I Wore: Double the Fun
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When: December 15, 2009
What: Sweater: gift (originally from Peru) Blouse: American Eagle Skirt: free from old job Tights: HUE Boots: Frye compliments of Need Supply
Where: Lunch meeting in midtown
Why: I guess after editing my February favorites I got inspired enough to rewear this sweater, with a change in blouse, jeans and boots. While I love to remix what I already...
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Best of What I Wore: February
WhatIWore: And now… February!
From Left to Right
Something Outta Nothing, February 23
Mod School Girl, February 16
No Effort, February 25
The Traveling Dress, February 26
Meh, February 24
Which is your favorite? Did I leave anything out?
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What I Wore: Buffalo Check Me Out
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When: December 14, 2009
What: Cardigan: Target Scarf (as belt): Banana Republic Skirt: Thrifted, vintage Tights: Betsey Johnson (from Marshall’s) Boots: gift, Nine West Bag: compliments of Coach
Where: Errands
Why: All week I have the goal of getting up, getting ready and getting out of the house. This skirt almost made it into an outfit last week but I opted for...
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A Few More Christmas Ideas!
WhatIWore: The ModLife blog asked me to come up with some more favorite gift ideas so here they are! Click through for the full list!
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Best of What I Wore: January
WhatIWore: From now until the end of the year, I’ll be counting down my favorite ensembles from each month of 2009. Feel free to weigh in on your favorites and on New Years Eve I’ll post the the winner.
We begin with January. As I go back to the earlier months of What I Wore, I can see SO MUCH of a difference between then and now. The photo quality is meh, but I still like the...
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What I Wore: Frohliche Weihnachten
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When: December 12, 2009
What: Dress: ModCloth Tights: Target Booties: Payless
Where: Bier Garten in Williamsburg and then a holiday party
Why: I love dressing up for holiday parties! Adam decided to wear a Christmasy sweater and red button up while I went pretty fancy fancy and did this strapless mini. I wore a cardigan while in the bier hall and then just the dress for the actual...
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Code of Comments
photo by Jamie Beck
Oh hello, my lovely ladies (and gentleman). I should have done this at the beginning, but here’s a quick little outline on the code of conduct for the comments queue.
1. Keep comments positive! If you wouldn’t have worn it the way I did, that’s fine! But I’m not looking for pointers! Everyone has a unique sense of style and I like mine just the way...
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What I Wore: City Girl
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When: December 10, 2009
What: Coat: gift from a looooong time ago Sweater: compliments of GAP Bag: compliments of Coach Boots: Frye (compliments of Need Supply) Socks: Buffalo Exchange (new) Necklace: ModCloth Leggings: ModCloth
Where: Shopping in the City
Why: Yesterday was the first time Adam and I have gone clothes shopping together and this time it was for his...
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Birthday Dress Ideas!
WhatIWore: My birthday always happens to be not that big a deal because its so close to Christmas, but this year I have a date (and fiance!!!) who is throwing a little 60s themed cocktail party at my parents house. I’ve been obsessed with the black and white cocktail dress for years (I designed these dresses 3 years (?) ago). I found one to-die-for (but none left in my size, unless...
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What I (Didn't) Wear: Coffee & Magazine Run
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When: December 9, 2009
What: Cropped Pea Coat: Target Heritage Sweater: compliments of Gap Pants: Anthropologie Scarf: e-bay Converse: Hong Kong Shades: ModCloth
Where: Vietnamese Coffee and quick peek into Barnes and Noble
Why:
Ok. I did wear this in public. Each morning I pop downstairs in these pants and thought - ok, they are cute enough for a further stretch of Park Slope...
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Christmas Present #1
WhatIWore: I cannot believe I haven’t mentioned something about my Christmas present from Adam! Last weekend we rescued this little critter that I lovingly call Gizmo. I was never much of a cat person until I met this little squirt. Now… I’m in love.
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What I Wore: Just Can't Get Enough
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When: December 8, 2009
What: Coat: Marshall’s Scarf: Self Made Dress: Self Made Tights: Target Booties: DSW (Steve Madden Luxe) Gloves and Bag: gift of Coach
Where: Business Meeting
Why: I wish we had a video camera on while I was trying to get ready because I was throwing things all over the place and couldn’t make up my mind. I had a blog related business...
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What I Wore: Fringe Effect
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When: December 7, 2009
What: Coat: Marshall’s Dress: gift (Bershka?) Tights: We Love Colors Scarf: gift Shoes: DSW
Where: Shopping and Hair cut
Why: Well, let’s just start with the obvious - I got my hair cut and went back to bangs. I really missed them and thought my hair was looking a little too old. This style, on the flip, makes me look more 22 than 27. I...
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What I Wore: Je Ne Sais Quoi
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When: December 4, 2009
What: Coat: vintage Blouse: vintage, thrifted Necklace: ModCloth Belt: ModCloth Custom Jeans: IndiDenim Shoes: Target
Where: Errands and lunch meeting
Why: I finally received my custom jeans from IndiDenim- They’re as high waisted as I could get and I wanted to play up that sassy 70s/80s adult vibe…yet I really didn’t maintain any...
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Tea Party at Lulu Guinness
WhatIWore: Last week, the fine folks at Lulu Guinness invited over a handful of bloggers for a fancy little tea party and to get an upclose look at their holiday bags (loved the Union Jack clutch and electric blue quilted shoulder bag!). Plus a major bonus to have a reunion with Keiko and the Owls. It was fun to learn about a brand in an intimate, personal setting. Thank you for inviting me!
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Spirit of Improvement
WhatIWore: With the spirit of improvement in mind, I am outlining my goals for 2010. As many of you have guessed or e-mailed me about, What I Wore now has my full attention and I aim to make it a bigger and better site each day.
So it only makes sense to ask you guys - if you have the time to kill, lets move on to some questions…
How long have you been reading? Do you remember how you...
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My Makeup Bag
WhatIWore: Many of you have asked about the red lips I’ve been sporting, so here’s something I posted earlier this summer. Guidance was generously provided by skin care and makeup expert, Jennifer Besler.
Products featured above:
Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara
Nars Blush in Desire
Laura Mercier Flawless Face Kit
Nars Lipstick in Red Lizard
MAC Eyeshadows in All that Glitters,...
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What I Wore: Golden Girl
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When: December 3, 2009
What: Sweater: ModCloth Blouse: vintage, thrifted Shorts: Rugby, free from old job Tights: Target Boots: gift
Where: All over Manhattan, Christmas shopping!
Why: The temp in NYC yesterday was in the mid 60s, which made the shorts-tights combo plus sweater a great outfit! I really really loved the way this came together…subtle vertical stripes...
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Cupcake Taste Test Challenge
WhatIWore: Just a week ago, I got an e-mail from Crumbs Bake Shop asking if I’d like to do a taste test and post on some of their cupcakes… although its not my normal thing, I like sweets so I thought I would give it a try. This Tuesday, my sweet six (plus a half a dozen wedding cupcakes!!!) arrived and we could not wait to get tasting! (And in reference to the above photo, I know I...
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Breakfast At Tiffany
WhatIWore: Yesterday I had the honor of being asked to have a real deal breakfast at the flagship Tiffany store in Manhattan. At 8:30am, bloggers arrived to check out the holiday collection (which was out and ready for us to TRY ON!) along with waiters and yummy little breakfast snacks (out of complete necessity, I had a chocolate croissant! Who doesn’t have a croissant for a breakfast at...
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What I Wore: The Cat's Out of the Bag!
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When: December 1, 2009
What: Jacket: gift Lace top: vintage, Frecklewonder Belt: ModCloth Skirt: vintage, hemmed Tights: Beacon’s Closet (new) Shoes: thrifted, Beacon’s Closet Bag: compliments of Coach
Where: Tea party at the little Lulu Guinness shop in the West Village (photos to come)
Why: It really took me a long time to get myself together yesterday… I...
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What I Wore: Coach Holiday Blog-a-Day
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When: November 30, 2009
What: Dress: Vintage Brellie: Target Tights: Target Shoes: Thrifted Coat: compliments of Coach Gloves: compliments of Coach
Where: Out in the neighborhood, trying to revive myself from 4 days of wearing sweats
Why: Today is a very special occasion for me - I’m December 2nd’s offical Holiday Blog-a-Day blogger for Coach! Along with 29...
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What I Wore: Fantastic Mr. Fox
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When: November 28, 2009
What: Dress: vintage, thrifted and hemmed T-neck: Zara Necklace: ModCloth Tights: Beacon’s Closet (new) Flats: Target
Where: To see Fantastic Mr. Fox with Adam
Why: For this date night, I wanted to be playful as we were seeing a sorta/kinda children’s movie (What the Cuss!?) I’ve also been really antsy to wear these polka dot tight -...