Sale finds!

For today's long-awaited post, I'm going to scout the web to find the best sale finds around.

First off, Urban Outfitters is having a big online thing: free shipping. And in their sale section, I was lucky to find this dress:


( Landscape Shift Dress, now $40)

I can't decide which color I like better. The cream is more wearable, certainly, but the red has a sexy kick that would be awesome with tights and booties, much like they show- only with actual tights, not knee socks. They remind me too much of fishnets, and that's definitely not the best combo for a short, red dress.

They also have these cute, if slightly unremarkable ballet flats:


(Color Block Ballet Flat, $20)

I really like the unusual mix of fuchsia and teal.. They have these flats in chocolate/ivory as well, but that combination seems a little bit too typical for me.

I know you must be sick of me harping about Modcloth.com. But it would be a crime not to mention this top:

(Poppy Plissage Top, $45)

This ruffled top is very trendy right now- ruffled Victorian shirt and all- but the bright red color adds a bit of pop to its feminine sweetness. It's sort of like combining a tart berry sauce with a very sweet vanilla pudding to prevent it from being overwhelmingly saccharine.

Aw, now I'm really hungry. I'd better go eat. Until next time, sweet fashion dreams, everyone!

Modcloth

I am dedicating this post to my favorite online store: Modcloth. It has the coolest, cheapest vintage stuff!

Anyway, let's start with this "Pastry shop dress":

($49, modcloth.com)

I know it isn't exactly free at $49, but I think it's totally worth it. The one in grey is cuter but a little less inspiring; purple is my official color obsession this fall, so naturally I like the purple one better.

Ankle boots are all the rage this fall, as are buckles and the color gray. Why not combine them all in one boot?

($40, modcloth.com)

This time, I can honestly say they're cheap. And cute! And sassy!

But wait, there's more (like a bad infomercial):

($50, modcloth.com)

Now, unless you live under a figurative fashion-trend rock (in which case I wonder just how you managed to cram a computer under there?), you probably have noticed that cropped swing jackets are all the rage this fall. I think that stores have noticed too, and that's why all those cute jackets turn into roaring, snarling black holes in which your money spirals, never to return. Ahem. I mean, they're not cheap! But this one is unique in that it's relatively affordable. Plus I love the cable knit pattern. And the chocolate brown color. (Actually, they had me at "chocolate"...yum...)

Modcloth also has a cool one-of-a-kind section that's even cheaper, but it's a little annoying in that they still list items after they're sold out, and I wanted to devote this post to items that you, the reader, can buy if you so choose. But make sure to check it out; they often have new additions.

Extra Luxury

For this, my first real post, I decide to go all the way to the uber-luxury end of the shopping spectrum.

Starting with these amazingly cool Laboutins:



($650, net-a-porter.com)

Yes, I know "cool" isn't a very classy, Laboutin-like adjective, but that's the only word for them. Well, I guess you could use sumptous, perfect, darling, cute, adorable, colorful, amazing, shiny...ridiculously expensive...

Ahem. Anyway. Just look at the toe detailing:



Honestly, that's just awesome.

Let's go on to clothes. I searched high and low for the most crazy prices I could find (oddly, it wasn't all that tough) and found...


...yep, the Moon dress. The infamous, famous, much-awaited, not-yet-available Moon dress. I actually didn't see what all the fuss was about when Victoria Beckham wore it in pink, all those months ago, but now that I see it in white...

I. Am. In. Love. I would sell my soul for this dress. It's so wonderfully adorable! And cutesy, and retro, but not too cutesy and retro. The pleats and folds add a bit of innocence, while those same pleats and folds make it quite figure-hugging.

Next up: Actually affordable fashion! (Raucous applause)