Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Preppy Feminine: Houndstooth and Lace meets Penny Loafers

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Blouse: LOFT- size XXSP (buy here)
Vest: H&M- size XS (similar here and adorable flowy here)
Skirt: H&M - size 2 (similar here)
Shoes: Talbots- size 5 (buy here)
It was insanely windy out - hence the crazy hair in my face. My photo shoot was cut short because I didn't want my tripod and camera toppling over. That would be a disaster.
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Neckklace: Thrifted for $2 (similar hereWatch: Seiko mens 34mm (similar here)
Alas, I finally get my hands on my Loft blouse in whisper white. Only to find that when I opened up the package, the entire front of the blouse had make-up on it.  But wait, it gets worse! The bottom of the split neck, was completely ripped apart. Someone who had a lot of make-up on and was very careless when trying this blouse on returned it and now I am stuck with it.  I was so desperate to keep it, I decided to hand wash off all the nasty stains and hand sew back together the bottom portion. I was pretty bummed since I don't know how to sew and I can't stand make-up on brand new clothes. I somehow managed to compare it to my plum colored blouse and rig it for the sake of this post.  The reason why I love this blouse so much is because it doesn't pull in the chest area. If you are petite with a larger chest, finding a button-up that doesn't pull is very difficult. Because of the split neck and no buttons, you get the style of a drapey blouse w/out the peek thru hole in the bust area.  For button-up blouse's, if I size up for more room in the bust, then nothing else fits (sleeves, shoulders and width).
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I am having a difficult time deciding between these two colors. I like both but have to figure out which color I will get more use out of. See the vixen color on Vicky and Sydney.
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I'm leaning more towards the vixen but the green ones are so cute. I got several votes on Twitter for the red, and a couple votes for the green. 
Please help me decide!