Have. Have not.

Have. Recently purchased. And will look adorable with some boldly coloured anklet socks that I have. :)

 Don't have. I'm thinking about this one. Is it too bold to be practical in the everyday? Should I go for a plain black pump (first)? 

 Don't have. Most definitely would like. Fairy-inspired methinks. :) And could be worn casually or dressily.  

Have. Recently purchased dress. I have to say it looks horrible here, but faery-amazon in person. It is sheer, so that will have to be worked around if it is worn strictly as a dress. Also, I think that may be the reason it comes off so dark in this picture. 

Update: Returned! I will have to replace it with something else. I did like the shape, but the colours were not what I first perceived them to be. 

The Case of the Reappearing Dress

In an October 2009 post entitled (sadly presciently) Long Live McQueen? I included a picture of a hippie-dress-shirt that had caught my fancy. I had seen it at Guess. I liked it, but not quite enough to find it within the scope of my budget at the time.


As the weeks passed, I would check back every now and again to see if it was still there. It was, until it moved eventually to the Sales section. That's when I tried it once more, but the colours seemed different and I let it go. That was that. I never expected to see it again.


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It was not even a week ago that I was walking through the mall, throwing quick glances at the spring arrivals. It was at Suzy Shier that I was stopped short. Something had caught my eye. Something hippieish. So, dutifully I stepped into the store for a quick look. I was more than surprised to see it was my hippie-dress-shirt from Guess! I kid you not. Down to the metal button detailing that adorned the v-neck and the gold lamé that ran down the body. Everything was the same save for the label and the price!—less than half of the original-original price.


I am not so naïve as to not realise that these clothes are made in factories that hold contracts to fill orders for multiple apparel companies. Still I was stunned. There are workmanship and fabric and other differentiating factors I thought. I thought. 

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I won't pretend to know what the moral of this story is because I don't. Either way now you know the Case of the Reappearing Dress. And I am left again with the dilemma of whether to buy it... 


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Long Live McQueen! RIP

Wee blog for the wee hours

Ah, so we meet again, Stranger. And well you may call me one, so seldom have I passed here.


Again, I fear it is too late for the proper post I was planning. I will do that tomorrow. "A la mañana," I blush.


For now, I have changed my profile in the slightest way, and I thought I might share a line of it here:

Wonder and Whimsy, lead the way. And I will follow You. 

Words that surely would lighten the load if only I chose to live by them. It's a thought. :) 


More to come...
Sweet dreams, world.


LP