Wednesday Wishlist 3/7/12

1.  Chanel Vintage Earrings - $466

2.  Marchesa Notte Ruffled Cocktail Dress - $1015

3.  Rodo Crystal Embellished Clutch - $1130

4.  Jimmy Choo Koko Piped Suede Sandal - $1150

5.  Emilio Pucci Embellished Fern Cuff - $485

So my baby sister is out and about prom dress shopping and of course it got me wishing I was back in high school with some sort of dance to go to.  I miss those days.  Girls getting corsages, guys getting boutonnieres, getting dressed up and dolled up, and no one in the room is getting married.  LOL!  Wasn't it so fun!?  Feeling so cool getting a limo with your friends.  Begging the parental units to let you stay out until the next day.  Booking a hotel room for the after party.  Watching the sun come up because that's just what young people can do!  And of course the dress shopping... lets not forget the dress shopping.  So of course my 18 year old sister is looking for some super corset-y, bejeweled, long figure hugging dress when all I really want her to wear is something elegant and romantic.  Now I finally know what my mom was mumbling about while I was in the dressing room.  Needless to say, it got me perusing for dresses and I couldn't help but stop at this Marchesa Notte dress.  It's so darling!  Okay, I suppose it's not really appropriate for an 18 year old going to prom, but it's totally appropriate for her older sister who might want to chaperone.  Right?  Right?  I kinda still look like I can be in high school.  And I can boogie battle any little 18 year old who dares step to me!

So I guess that's how I got to this Wednesday Wishlist.  It started with me looking for dresses for my sister, and ended up with me creating an outfit for myself.  I'm the BEST big sister ever!  This Marchesa dress has probably one of my absolute FAVORITE color combinations.  Blush and Black.  There is something so timeless about the combination of the two and I am immediately drawn to it.  The soft layers and ruffles with the bow in the front is just so sweet.  Sometimes you don't want to be so out there with the skin tight bandage dresses.  Yes they are fun, but there is also something to be said about just playing with softness and looking flowy and airy.  The accessories add just the right bit of punch without being too overpowering to take away from the dress itself.  This Rodo clutch has some fun crystals that will shoot out some sparkle when the disco ball lights hit it.  LoL!  The Emilio Pucci cuff can be for both a dressed up outfit such as this or a casual one with jeans.  And of course, vintage Chanel earrings.  You can never go wrong with vintage Chanel.  Let's not forget these amazing Jimmy Choo shoes.  Black suede with gold trim?  Ummmm... YES PLEASE!  Hmmm... I wonder if anyone will notice if The Hubster and I crash her prom.  Who wants in?!

-DOS

kickin' it high school

So yeaaaaa... I have to share with you guys this super funny/silly situation I'm in right now.  Nothing important at all, but just funny.  Today I had to kick it high school style and wear... omg I can't even say it out loud... colored contacts... GASP!  Whilst in the shower last night and washing my face, one of my contacts fell out and I couldn't find it.  And it was part of my last pair!  I am extremely blind and have a very high prescription so I definitely thought I was screwed.  I do have glasses but sometimes they give me headaches because I am not used to wearing them.  So I rummaged through my drawers hoping I would find some old stash of contacts from last year or something and what do I find?  I find my old high school stash of colored contacts.  That's right!  I used to wear all the colors of the rainbow.  Because it's sooooooooooooo natural for a person to have purple tinted eyes.  I let out a big sigh and tried to find the most discrete color.  I saw blue, green, honey brown, purple, and grey.  I tried on the honey brown and felt a little like the Cullens in Twilight.  Although I do like the idea of feeling like a vampire who has given up human blood, it was way too light and would be way too weird for the office.  Sadly the only ones that seemed less noticeable were the grey.  So this morning at the office, I go up to my manager to ask her a question.  I'm rambling on and on, going into detail when she goes "You know I am totally not listening to a word you are saying because all I am thinking about are your eyes.  I am hella distracted!"  Hahahaha!  I guess they are not so discrete after all.  I should try to get used to it for a little bit because I won't be able to get a new batch of contacts for a while.  I must say, I'm kind of having fun reliving high school.  Hahahahahaha... I loved me my bleach blonde highlights and purple tinted contacts!  I was sooooo AZN!  Throwin' it back is always fun.  If bell bottoms and leggings can make a comeback, why can't colored contacts right!?!?  Here's lookin' at you kid!

Can you guys even tell in these pictures?  LOL!  Hope you all had a good laugh!

-DOS