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Closet Confection: At Water's Edge

closet confection outfit of the day: at water's edge

closet confection outfit of the day: at water's edge

closet confection outfit of the day: at water's edge

closet confection outfit of the day: at water's edge

When: Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Where: Hangin’ out on the riverfront

What: Dress ($30 Paper Doll via Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash), necklace (Forever21), shoes ($40 Nine West via Shoe Woo)

Yesterday was a deliciously lazy Sunday.  Slept in late.  Stayed home for brunch. Watched Murder She Wrote reruns on Netflix for the rest of the afternoon. Aaaahhhh…

Luckily, I did muster enough energy to get dressed and head out for some quick photos.  And not to soon either, because it rained cats and dogs for the rest of the evening.

This dress was another purchase that I picked up at the Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash, and I love it.  The cotton is super soft, and it just has an easy, breezy fit that still manages to make me feel chic and polished.  

The shoes were also a great find.  You can’t really tell from the photos, but they’re clogs, which are a pretty hot item this season.  I’ll have to admit that I was turned off by the idea of wearing clogs when I first heard about the trend.  I think I had something more like these in mind:

Wooden Clogs

A definite fashion no-no pour moi.

But as I investigated, I discovered that the style was more diverse and that there actually is such a thing as a cute clog that doesn’t make you look like you just stepped out of the movie, Heidi.

So when I stepped into Shoe Woo (an experience unto itself which I will recap later this week) and saw these lovelies:

Nine West Eddisha

I knew that I had to make them mine.

Have you ever surprised yourself and bought into a fashion trend after initially blowing it off?

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Recession Helps Usher in the Rise of Pajama Chic

Just learned something really interesting the other day…

As the global recession continues to rear its ugly head, many Japanese are catching what’s known as Sugomori Syndrome.  Translated at “nesting”, the sugomori lifestyle revolves around staying at home rather than going out and spending money. On a typical Friday night, practitioners forgo a night on the town in favor of ordering in and watching a DVD or reading a book.

The situation presents an interesting fashion challenge… what to wear?

I mean, it doesn’t make sense to get all decked out in street duds for a night a home, right?  Yet, you don’t want to feel (or look) like a total slob by wearing PJs all day.  No need to fret, the answer is Room Wear: ”Featuring the comfort and functionality of underwear as well as the sophisticated design of sportswear, this new fashion hybrid is gaining in popularity, especially among female customers in their 20s and 30s.” [Chopsticks NY]

Below are a few examples of the trend:

Sugomori Lifestyle
Sugomori Lifestyle
Sugomori Lifestyle

I dunno, they look pretty much like pajamas to me, albeit very cute ones.  What do you think?