Outfit Of The Day (Goodbye, Old Friend)

♫: Zero Dark Thirty- Aesop Rock

So this will be my last post on the Blogger platform. Aw Blogger, you were no awkward-emo-of-Diaryland circa 2000, but that's okay.

Hopefully things will go well during the transfer, and when you check back tomorrow morning things will (again, hopefully) look a little different around here. So until then--I'll catch ya'll on the flipside. ♥

Jacket: Modcloth, old & NLA (similar here) (similar here + take 25% off w/ code "FRIEND") (similar under $50)

Top: Topshop, old & NLA (similar by J Crew) (similar under $50) (and a pretty option at Guess)

Skirt: Tobi (buy it here - runs small! I sized up one size) (similar at Anthropologie) (longer length option by Kate Spade, on sale)

Belt: J Crew, old & NLA (similar here in 'truly orange')

Bow: ASOS (similar here)

Shoes: Christian Louboutin Piou Piou Pumps (buy them here) (similar by Tracy Reese + take 20% off w/ code "MOTHER20")

Bag: Mary Frances Agave Evening Bag (buy it here) (& love this miniaudiere by House of Harlow)

Outfit Of The Day (Neon + Lace)

♫: Freak Like Me- Santigold

Happy Friday, you guys!  Have anything fun planned for the weekend? We are planning on lots of wandering around, eating out, a quick road trip to the Palmer Lake area, and even a little Johnny Cash--good stuff.

Springtime in Colorado means lots of wacky weather. Well, anytime in Colorado means wacky weather--warm in the mornings but colder in the evenings, after the spring thunderstorms rumble through and leave the air smelling fresh, earthy, and cool. Layers are your best, best friend.

So I initially grabbed this red coat to wear over this outfit, since I really liked how it looked paired with all he neons and neutral tones:

But opted for this lightweight miu-miu-inspired (right?) swing lace coat from Topshop instead. Spring is in the air, spring is in the air:

lace coat: topshop (buy it here)

red coat: miss selfridge, old (similar here) (& a red trench for under $100)

blouse: tobi.com (buy it here) (& a silk option here)

necklace: forever 21, old (similar here) (similar on etsy)

belt: j crew, old (similar at Express) (similar here)

skirt: forever 21 (buy it here) (& another option at banana repubilc, on sale)

shoes: nine west (buy them here + take $10 off w/ code "boxes") (and glitter peep-toes with a bow for under $100 here)

bag: Proenza Schouler PS1 pochette in neon coral (buy it here) (similar here by Marc Jacobs) (and an option by Rebecca Minkoff + take 20% off w/ code "MOTHER20")
nails: chanel black pearl (here), butter london the full monty (here)

Outfit Of The Yesterdays (Peplum Power + An Important Note)

♫: Every Single Night - Fiona Apple (new)

First things first! I'm moving. 

Well...kinda.

When I first started this blog, Blogger was a good platform to use. It was easy to set up, easy to use, and had that handy dandy little Google Friend Connect widget, making it easy for readers and/or anyone who wanted to see me (obnoxiously) unravel over zombie models and mushrooms in my snow globes to follow along.

Blogger, however, has been undergoing a few changes as of late: redesigning the editor, nixing Google Friend Connect for non-Blogger.com blogs, trying to push people towards Google+, etc. I feel pretty indifferent about most of these recent changes, aside from the new editor making me feel like I have a weird, fuzzy form of low-blood-pressure-fueled motion sickness, but.

I think the time has finally come to shift this blog over to Wordpress. I have always been a bit of a techy-geek at heart, and Wordpress just...does that better.

But it also means that once I make the move to Wordpress, Google Friend Connect will likely no longer be a fully supported way to follow (or subscribe to) this blog. I am not entirely sure how it's going to go down, since I've never done this before, but if you do follow this blog using GFC and want to continue following this blog (thank you, by the way), here are a few ways to ensure that you'll still get my updates once I do move:

1. Follow on Facebook.

2. Follow on Twitter.

3. Follow on Bloglovin'

4. Follow by RSS feed + the reader of your choice

5. Follow via e-mail subscription (see the form to do this at the bottom of this blog!)

6. And/or (apparently) by typing "cloe conspiracy calvin and hobbes snowman lobotomy mc hammer pants" into Google search and then, uh, digging around for a bit. (Yay! Keyword analysis IS fun.)

In all honesty, though, I will admit that getting rid of GFC is a little panic-inducing. If I could bring it with me over to Wordpress, I would in a heartbeat. I feel incredibly grateful for everyone that follows me that way--almost 3,000 of you, believe it or not! And I know that when a blog changes how things work there will always be a few readers accidentally lost in the shuffle.

But this switch will be better in the long run, and I am super excited for the new layout that I have been working on for Wordpress. It will be fun, I promise, and you can even get a sneak peek of it on Facebook right here, right now.

Now on to some outfits. Peplum hems have been popping up everywhere this spring, and I snapped up this bright orange Forever 21 top about a month ago so I could get in on the action. I was also happy to see another of my favorite fashion bloggers rock it recently as well--you can see it on the fabulous Kim over at Penny Pincher Fashion, too.

I had also been searching high and low over the past few months for a jeweled peter pan collar to layer with blouses, something Lanvin or Miu Miu-esque to add a little sparkle and shine. Something like this:

{clockwise: purpleemoon.tumblr.com, hailee steinfeld in miu miu, 
latimesblogs.latimes.com}

I had ordered this dress from Miss Selfridge, and while I wasn't quite so keen on the fit, glitter-topped-pastel-tube-of-sausage wasn't exactly the biggest trend on the runway this year for some weirdo reason, the jeweled collar was perfect.

As it so happens it was also incredibly easy to cut off, too. Detachable jewel collar, done:

Cardigan: J Crew Perfect Mix-Tape Cardigan, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar at Banana Republic) (similar here in 'oro')
Peplum Top: Forever 21, old (similar at ASOS) (similar by Parker) (similar under $20)
Skirt: J Crew Wool Felted Mini, old (similar here) (similar here) (and an option at ASOS in 'lilac')
Collar: Miss Selfridge Dress DIY (here) (similar at Topshop) (similar at Modcloth)
Watch: Michael Kors Parker Watch (buy it here + take 15% off)
Leopard Wrap Bracelet: Express, old (similar here)
Wire Cuff: Rivka Friedman (buy it here) (similar here)
Rose Gold Bangles: Seasonal Whispers Crystal & Metal Bangles (buy them here) (similar here under $40) 
Bag: Lanvin Sweet Dora Crossbody, old (similar here) (similar by Frye) (similar by Proenza Schouler)
Shoes: Alexander Wang Isabeli Mules, old (similar here) (similar here)

And then I figured out away to keep cuff bangles from sliding off my wrists. Look at me go, look at me go--tomorrow I will tackle lacing up my shoes.Hahaha just kidding! I don't have shoes that need lacing up. But if I did...

 

 

 

Blazer: White House Black Market tux blazer, old (similar at ASOS) (similar at The Limited)
Cardigan: J Crew Perfect Mix-Tape Cardigan, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar at Banana Republic) (similar here in 'oro')

Peplum Top: Forever 21, old (similar at ASOS) (similar by Parker) (similar under $20)

Shorts: Zara (buy them here) (similar at F21)

Necklace: Ann Taylor, old (similar here) (similar at F21)

Bracelets: Forever 21 (buy them here) (love these F21 bracelets, too)

Shoes: J Crew Perfectly Patent Pumps in pink, old (similar here) (similar at Topshop) (similar by Nine West)

Bag: Botkier Cleo Satchel, reeeally old (similar here) (similar by Marc Jacobs in blush) (& an option by BCBGMAXAZRIA)

Outfits Of The Yesterdays (Night & Day)

♫: Night and Day - Hot Chip

I can't believe it has been a week since I last posted here. Sorry guys! I have actually been busy working on this blog--it's just that you can't see it, since it has all been on the back end. I have something good (hopefully) coming up soon, though, so sit tight. Soon-ish.You know how I do.

Just a quick note for today. It was recently brought to my attention that you guys can't pin any of my images from this blog on to Pinterest. Uh oh.

Now I love Pinterest, as it provides a rather excellent distraction to the monotony of everyday normal life (if only because I enjoy pinning images of a bike riding John Slattery on to my food pinboard, riiight where he belongs) so when a kind reader pointed out that they were having problems pinning my images from this blog, I decided to investigate. Lo and behold, Flickr apparently added some sort of fancy anti-Pinterest meta tag to certain images a few weeks ago, rendering many pictures un-pinnable.

Without, you know, telling anyone. Thanks, Flickr!

The good news is that it is fixable, but the bad news is that it is going to take some time for me to get all of my images fixed, as I now have to go in and change some of my privacy settings. So bare with me and keep trying. I have already fixed a few of my more recent posts, and will be working on my past posts over this next week.

And, by the way, thank you for considering me pinnable! It means a lot, even if my little browser spellchecker is going completely bonkers over this entire blog post and keeps wanting to change "pinnable" to "pinbball", "unpinnable" to "unwinnable" (which also isn't a real word), and "Flickr" to another word containing the letters f-c-k-r. Unwinnable pinball motherfuckers would make for a very insightful blog post, but I'll have to save that for later.

(And I appreciate that my spell-check apparently has a sense of humor.)

(Oh! And if you're a blogger that is having the same issues with Flickr, this is where I found the fix!)

Soon, soon, soon:

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Top: J Crew Silk Lucinda Blouse in Roasted Chestnut, old (similar here by haute hippie) (similar here) (similar at Ruche for $34.99)
Skirt: ASOS (check for pop backs here) (similar here) (similar under $100) (similar under $100)
Necklace: Forever 21, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar here under $20)
Watch: Michael Kors Gold Horn Watch (buy it here) (similar here under $100) (similar here under $50)
Wire Cuff: Rivka Friedman (buy it here) (similar here)
Rose Gold Bangles: Seasonal Whispers Crystal & Metal Bangles (buy them here) (similar here under $40)
Ring: Rivka Friedman Teardrop Ring in Smoky Quartz (similar here) (similar here) (similar at F21)
Shoes: J Crew Perfectly Patent Pumps in pink, old (similar here) (similar at Topshop) (similar by Nine West)
Bag: Marc Jacobs Cooper Crossbody in Nude (buy it here) (similar here) (similar under $100)

{a photo bomb of chihuahua-sized proportions?}

{& remote control issues, click-clack, I give up.}

Trench: Juicy Couture, old (similar here) (similar here under $50) (similar here)
Top: Isabel Lu, old (similar at Topshop) (similar at F21)
Skirt: Ann Taylor LOFT (buy it here) (fun option at Topshop) (similar for $30)
Ring: H&M (similar here)
Sunglasses: Prada Baroque Swirl Sunnies (buy them here) (similar here)
Shoes: Lanvin for H&M (similar here under $100) (similar here under $50) (& a gorgeous splurge by Kate spade)
Bag: Marc Jacobs Cooper Crossbody in Nude (buy it here) (similar here) (similar under $100)

Outfits Of The Yesterdays (Catching Up + Easter + Four Outfits)

 ♫: The Recipe - Kendrick Lamar (ft. Dr. Dre)

Ah, so, where were we? I hope ya'll had a great Easter! It has been a busy past few days around here--between more travel, celebrating a job well done with Husband and some good news for him (hooray, so proud!), listening to my dad give a hilarious live analysis of Mad Men, stuffing myself full of my mom's delicious sugar cookies, and celebrating Easter with my fam...it was fun, but I am happy to be home again. I've always been a little bit of a homebody at heart, shh. Don't tell.

So time for some picture vomit. I've finally downloaded Instagram (uh huh), and I have also been trying to take more snapshots of my everything (riiiight), so the snapshots below are a hodge podge of iPhone, point & shoot, and new camera shots from whenever I remembered to pull out them all out.

It is a fine line, after all--it's like those people you see at concerts, nodding their heads to the beat of the music but tweeting/texting while doing so. In fact, they're doing it the entire time. Are they actually enjoying the experience, or are they enjoying the fact that they should be enjoying the experience, but they're so busy telling someone else how much they're enjoying it that they're not really enjoying what they should be enjoying at all? Right?

And to think, there's a reason why my extravagantly ambitious and industrious leap towards being a fortune cookie fortune writer never panned out. I know I sometimes use too many descriptors, can never stay focused, and worry too much about what others are doing...but can't they just make the fortune cookie bigger? In bed! Ha ha ha ha ha.

 Ooo-kay.

 My lucky numbers are always shut up, sad-face:

{clockwise from top left: dinner at the edge restaurant in the four seasons denver, outfit for that night, neon maxi skirt + blazer, flatness of Wyoming, funny-easter-bunny}

{a sparkly, colorful line-up}

{kitty!}

{the back of my favorite hoodie & what I wear whenever I'm not feeling well, hitting the gym, and/or going to the grocery store late at night: a comically badass, tatted, gun-toting marilyn.}

{he plays angry birds alllllll the time and it still took him forever to get the swim trunks out of the tree}

{twin sister + her husband + their dog}

{Husband + me + not our dog}

{our one and only attempt at a proper family photo}

{diane von furstenberg alba two mini dress in daffodil (available on sale in more colors here!) (and a cheaper option at ASOS), rivka friedman mina bracelet, forever 21 mint bangles}

Jacket: Nordstrom, old (similar at ASOS, on sale) (similar at F21) (& another option at F21)
Top: Ann Taylor, old (similar at Shopbop) (similar here) (similar at Banana Republic)
Shorts: Topshop, old (similar by winter kate) (similar by Tibi) (similar at Zara)
Necklace: Forever 21, old (similar here) (similar here)
Pumps: J Crew Valentina Pumps (similar here, coral no longer available) (similar here) (similar here) (similar under $75)
Bag: Lanvin Sweet Dora Crossbody (similar here) (similar under $200) (similar here)

Top: Sanctuary, old (similar here, on sale) (similar at ASOS)
Shorts: Topshop, old (similar here) (similar under $100) (similar under $30)
Shoes: J Crew Valentina Pumps in Weathered Rose (buy them here) (similar here for $100)
Bag: Marc Jacobs iPad Case in Coral (buy it here) (similar by Kate Spade) (similar at Mango for under $50)

Blazer: ASOS, old (similar by Alexander Wang) (a cardigan option here) (love this lace blazer at The Limited)
Cardigan: J Crew Perfect Mix Tape Cardigan in Henna (buy it here) (similar at Forever21)
Top: J Crew, old (buy it here) (similar here)
Belt: J Crew, old (similar at Express) (similar at ASOS for $11)
Necklace: J Crew, old (similar here)
Skirt: Forever 21 (buy it here) (longer, a-line option at Anthro)
Bag: Chloe Metallic Marcie in Gunmetal (similar here) (similar here) (similar under $200)
Shoes: J Crew Perfect Patent Pumps, old (similar here by Nine West) (similar here) (similar here)

Jacket: Alexander McQ for Target (similar at Zara) (similar here)
Cardigan: J Crew, old (similar here) (similar at F21)
Top: Modcloth, old (similar here) (similar here) (similar here under $50)
Belt: J Crew, old (similar at Banana Republic)
Skirt: J Crew, old (similar here) (similar here)
Shoes: J Crew Mona Pumps in Wild Berry (buy them here) (similar by Nine West in "pink suede") (similar at ALDO)
Bag: Lanvin Happy Mini Pop in gold python (similar by Lanvin here) (similar under $100) (similar under $100)