One of the greatest feelings for me (being a shopaholic and all) is finally being able to nab a dress that I thought I'd never be able to have because it was much too expensive and just out of my reach. Modcloth's Cabin Fever and Last Hurrah sales are perfect for scooping up my most loved items but I need to shop all year round! What's a girl to do? Ebay is typically my solution but when there's something specific I need, something that I'm lusting madly for, I wait for something I love to hit the regular Modcloth sale page and attack with 20% off coupons (courtesy of my Modcloth catalog!)

I even remember when I first saw the dress. It was this past Easter. I was bonding with my boyfriend's sister, who I was meeting for the first time. We were hitting it off pretty well. She was a model and into fashion naturally and seemed happy that I was into fashion too. Unfortunately, I lost her as soon as I showed her the Modcloth homepage. I guess not everyone shares my fashion sense. She thought it was too "hipster-ish" (NOOOOO!) Since I had Modcloth pulled up anyways, I surfed the New Arrivals and there it was. This beauty. I knew I had to make it mine.

I love this dress in person even more. I ordered the size 4 because they were out of 6s and it was a good call. It has plenty of stretch. I just love the shimmery fabric! Also, this was another photo session where I was doing the pictures alone on my tripod. I also forgot to pop the flash up completely. Oopsie. I tried to make it better by sharpening all the pics in PicMonkey but I don't know if that really helped.

Sitting dead pan in front of a camera by yourself is pretty awkward. And so is doing close ups of fabric. You should see the out takes!

Outfit Details

Dress  - Slant Rhyme Dress - Modcloth - on sale currently for $114.99 (at last check, there was one left in a size 2!!!)

Shoes - Rampage Women's Mariska Pump

Earrings - purchased at the hair shop where my Aunt Susie works

The dress is also available in black, but I'm not sure I dig it as much. The stripes are wider and well... I just like pink better! Plus, this pink is so dreamy. It's kind of cherry coloured and just perfect. The black version looks like it belongs in a Tim Burton film. Not that I have anything against that, just that pink is more my scene.

Overall, I'm so stoked that I went for this dress when I did. I went to Petrunia's website and they only sell to retailers. Plus, they listed their stockists and all they had listed were boutiques! They didn't even list any online retailers. I wouldn't be surprised if Modcloth were the only online store that carries them.

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

That's all for me! Time to go stalk my next purchase. Talk soon!

Lauren Moffatt For All Seasons

Hey all! Hope your weekend has been going good so far (and Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians out there!) My weekend has been okay. Not great. I was supposed to go to a baby shower for my friend, Candice yesterday. I wanted to be there for her because it's been a bad week for her - she lost both her dog and her grandma in the past few days. However, my mom ended up having to work and I was left without a ride... and I was completely unsure how to navigate the bus route there (it's a bit out of the way, at a nature park type thing.) I ended up taking the bus to her mom's house instead to drop off the gift. At least I hope it's her mom's house. If her mom moved, some stranger is going on a little shopping spree. Other than that, not much is new. I "splurged" (yeah, Splurgy Sunday!) and got a subscription to Pic Monkey so all my pics are pimped out. I went a little crazy and none of them are the same colour or done in the same way but I was doing a little experimenting. I promise in the future to have some consistency and to lay off the weight loss effect. I didn't realize it'd make the pics look so warped. Seriously though, everyone needs a Pic Monkey account. These photos practically weren't even usable because the sun was too bright in some and it was completely dark in others (we tried 3 different areas) and with Pic Monkey, I was able to salvage a bunch.

I first noticed this Lauren Moffatt skirt when it caused an uproar on Modcloth. It was eventually re-named and all was forgotten. By most. But not by me! I wanted the skirt now. However, it was definitely not in my price range. As time went on, I had started to forget it too. As luck would have it, I came across one on eBay for around $35 because it had a small red pen ink stain on it. It's so small, I can't believe it was so dramatically discounted! Again, it's not my size (size 2) but you know, whatevs. Also, the girl behind me came up to me on the street Saturday night (we took these pics Thursday) and ordered me to stop looking so cute! I see her around but I don't really know her and I thought it was really funny. At least I know who photobombed my pics!

My city sucks and is dumpy.

Outfit Details

Top - it was actually a camisole that came as a layer underneath another top. I don't have the over top anymore because I spilt sauce all over it.

Skirt - Lauren Moffatt - Tantalizing Tansies - discontinued

Globe Necklace - vintage from Jones and Co  Similar one here

Triangle Necklace - Modcloth - discontinued

Purse - H&M

Cuff Earring - Icings

Sandals - cheapie store in the mall, originally purchased for my Slave Leia costume

When it comes to Lauren Moffatt, the item I really have an obsession with is the coats. I've been on the hunt for an Eastward Dress Coat for months, even though it's the exact colour and shape of one I have.

This is me "skating" in the Monroeville Mall food court when I went to visit Pittsburgh. My ex told me that it used to be an ice rink, circa when they filmed Dawn of the Dead and it gave me really dumb ideas for photo ops.

I can't help but want it! It looks so amazing on. You can see it modeled on Keiko Lynn here and on some other ladies here and here.

There's a new Lauren Moffatt coat out this year that is having the same effect on me. I HAVE TO HAVE IT.

Lauren Moffatt Cheerful Catch Up Coat - Modcloth - $438

Maybe I'll get lucky and find one on eBay that has pen marks on it? Well that's it for me! Hope you Canadians have a happy holiday and hope the rest of you have a wonderful day as well! And maybe splurge on yourself a little! Talk soon!

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

Reveling in Rachel Antonoff

Rachel Antonoff is easily my favourite designer. It's the only designer my boyfriend knows the name of. That says something! I've gushed about her to him so much that he knows her by name. I have 2 of her dresses and would love to buy more. *Note - it was a very windy day, hence the flipped collar and crazy hair!

Acquiring this dress was a bit of an ordeal however. I had just gotten a job at a pizza place last summer, but it was only 2 days a week (about $160 weekly.) I was also saving up for a trip to British Columbia and was on a spending freeze. I had come across this dress in a size 6 (my size!) in on an online swap group for $250. EEK! Not so much the price, because it's totally worth it, but just the unlikelihood! I e-mailed the girl right away and asked if she would take payment installments but it had sold. NO. I was crushed. Then in February, I came across one in a size 2 on eBay. Totally not my size, and it actually had some stains down the front of it. They were even visible in the eBay photos.

I have a bit of an active imagination so I try not to think about what it could be. But... my dress! For $120! I still had no money, so I asked if she could hold it until I got paid. Then, ta da! Mine. I just have to do a lot of wiggling to get into it. In my opinion, if it zips, it fits! I don't believe in sizes. Sizes schmizes.

Crazy part was, I saw another one listed a few months later (in a size 2 again!) and I also bid on that one. I'm a wee bit of a nutter methinks.

I originally was going to style it with wine tights and Ferragamos (I literally bought the exact outfit that calivintage wore) but what's the point? I'm not breaking any new ground by wearing the exact same thing another blogger wore (although it does look really nice styled that way.) So I tried this green tights look. It's a bit Christmas-y but I think I like it. Maybe I'll wear it for the holidays. To the bar at least. This dress is way too short to wear around my family! I guess that's what happens when you buy things a couple sizes too small.

Outfit Details

Dress - Modcloth

Necklace - Modcloth

Shoes - Wanted (purchased from eBay)

Tights - Winners

I have my eye on a couple of the things in Rachel Antonoff's Fall 2013 collection. They won't ever be mine unless they are discounted 70%, but a girl can dream!

Rachel Antonoff pieces can be purchased at Modcloth, Revolve Clothing, Madewell and the Rachel Antonoff official site.

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

 That's all for me! Talk soon!