Battle of the Shoes

1. Cut Off Buckle Booties, $85 at Pixie Market
2. Fraction Booties, $225 by Rachel Comey

These shoes have similar features, but there's obvious differences as well. My vote will always go with Rachel Comey whenever a battle of the shoes begins, but the price, the lower heel, and the synthetic leather give the Pixie Market boots a good fight. However, I'm more keen on ankle boots at higher heel heights, but I'm not sure the lower of these two even qualify as "boots." More like "shooties," no?

Decisions, decisions.

xox Catherine

Birthday Wishlist

1. Coral Scalloped Crop Shirt, Topshop, $50
2. Ecote Studded Wedge, Urban Outfitters, $69
3. Who's-Got-The-Button Top, Anthropologie, $58
4. Linked Skirt, Need Supply, $38
5. Red Anemone Print Jersey Dress, Topshop, $60
6. Open Back Drape Dress, Asos, $62.76
7. Cooperative Janis Platform Sandal, Urban Outfitters, $59
8. Mulberry Tea Shorts, Modcloth, $55

Just a few items I wouldn't mind receiving for my birthday... funny how the color palette is kind of cohesive. I didn't even realize that was the case until now.

Hope your weekend is going well!

xox Catherine

PS I've hit 250 followers! I just need to put a few finishing touches on the giveaway item - hopefully I'll have it up this week!

Because here they come, 10/18/10

1. Zara - $100, 2. American Apparel - $6, 3. Spring - $80, 4. Topshop - $80, 5. Modcloth - $30, 6. Topshop - $65

Nothing like a good ol' wish list to spark my interest in dressing myself. I'm uninspired. However, I'd like to note the two Topshop creations on my list. Normally I shun them into the category of things I think are overrated (Jeffrey Campbell Lita's = blogosphere shoe of fall 2010), but I quite like these. I guess I'm jumping on the 60's/70's autumnal dressing bandwagon...

On another note, here's my current playlist:
1. Where Nobody Knows - Kings of Leon
2. I Want You - Kings of Leon
3. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
4. Somewhere in Between - 22 Jacks
5. 1,000,000 Years BC - the Misfits
6. Crown of Thorns - Social Distortion
7. Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Dog Days Are Over - Florence & the Machine
9. Death or Glory - Social Distortion
10. Telling Them - Social Distortion

Can't say my music taste is terribly obscure. Sorry.

Also: I developed my film, but finished the process literally minutes before leaving school. Some of them might have come out well, but I didn't get a good look.

Also: I start my temporary job tomorrow. Hurrah.

xox Catherine

I Want 5/22/09

1. Sunglasses - Forever 21, $6; 2. Dress - Forever 21, $20; 3. Fedora - Forever 21, $13; 4. Sunscreen - Nature's Gate, $8; 5. Belt - Forever 21, $8; 6. Sandals - Urban Outfitters, $60; 7. Handbag - Urban Outfitters, $70

Summer essentials. After much frustration producing this (Photobucket wasn't working, Polyvore won't upload Photobucket images anyway, etc.), here is my wishlist I've been dreaming about. Notice there's only a titch of black, and it's on the hat. I have never purchased a hat, but I'm going to try to protect my hair this summer, as well as my skin with cruelty free sunscreen. I always lust over the many bags at Urban, but this one is particularly appealing. Not to mention the sandals I thought I would want to cry about because they'd surely be leather are actually polyurethane (bad for the environment, but I can't bring myself to buy any new leather items).

All of this is a little different for me, but this summer I'm going to try to change things up. I want to set aside a specific time to run everyday although I literally cannot run, and I want to get dressed almost everyday rather than sitting in shorts and a tank top.

I'm convinced today is Saturday, but it's only Friday! So to all - have a fantastic weekend. I'm going to try to post again throughout the weekend, but it's the unofficial start of the summer season, so why not make it extra special?

xox Catherine