Phillip Lim Lust

Four pieces that I'm currently lusting after, by 3.1 Phillip Lim.

(Apprx $857 USD, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Matchesfashion.com)

I'm usually not into Asian-inspired silk styles or prints, but for some reason I really love this.

($310, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Barneys Co-op)

I've seen this in person, and it is the softest, most delicate, most femmey, tissue-thin wonderful little slip of a thing. And it is GORGEOUS. However, since it's fairly short, it is made for a woman whose breasts stopped growing at age 11.

($315, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Neiman Marcus)

Love this. Very Carnaby Street. And at an amazing price to boot! w00t!

($695, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Net-a-porter.com)

I would kill for this dress. Only someone who really deserved it though, of course.

Glad for Plaid!

Note I did NOT say MAD! Eventhough it's hotter than two bullfrogs here, I've been all about the most-unsummery plaid for some reason. Mucha what I've been admiring is dresses, several of which are by Marc Jacobs. So, I've been reduced to fantasy shopping, but if I were actual shopping, here's what I'd get:

($198, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Shopbop)
Lovely and colorful, but...


($24, Forever 21)
Also lovely and colorful cute and nearly $200 less!


($290, Tibi, ActiveEndeavors.com)
Adorable...


($22.80, Forever 21)
Even more affordable!


($129, Nine West, Nordstrom)
Soooo purdy!


($89, Liz Claiborne, Amazon)
Also fairly cute.


($485, 3.1 Philip Lim, Net-a-Porter.com)
Not as "dowdy-looking" in the other photos.


($24.80, Forever 21)
Substantial savings, y'awl!


($189, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Neiman Marcus)
Sorry, no viable alternative, but the price is amazing.



($48, Body Glove, Zappos.com)
Yes, I actually AM suggesting you buy something by Body Glove.


($64, E.C. Star, Pinupgirlclothing.com)
Scary-looking lady, but the top is fun.


($26.99, Paul Frank, Fredflare.com)
Very presh... for people who can wear short shorts.


($34.50, Delias.com)
Satisfyingly cute but not cloying.


($25, Stephana Designs, Stephanadesigns.etsy.com)
Handmade funs!


($196, Tory Burch, ActiveEndeavors.com)
Now, it's clearly not plaid, but I want to point out that I did purchase a very similar top from f21...


($15.80, Forever 21)
Yo la tengo in red and black. Very cute, comfy and wear-to-work-able.


($220, Volcom, Karmaloop.com)
Super cool, but much moreso for dudes.


($122, Hickey Freeman)
Also cool for hims.


N'sure how much it is, but it's super cute, and it's from World Market.


($25, Paul Frank, Karmaloop.com)
K, it's not plaid, but it sorta feels like it could be related to plaid, doesn't it?


($30, Forever 21)
Again, not plaid but it IS patterned. I threw this in because I was totally surprised to see something so elegante at f21. If I woulda said this was by Cynthia Steffe, you could even believed me! Case in point:
... But... lyin's for suckahs.


($174, Vena Cava, LeTrainbleu.com)


($104, Talla, Beklina.com)
I truly adore this amazing top.


Because I'm feeling charitable, check out this amazing clip of Clay Aiken's soul-crushing horbsness. Why the fuck is he waxing nostalgic about "kids today" like he's some 85-year-old dude who once played the Catskills? Anyway, if you wanna skip over that, head straight for 3:00, where he does his rendition of "Baby Got Back" followed by "Like A Virgin." Seriously. Someone get this kid a tutu.

I Do... Want These Dresses... Part Two!

Okay. Now for the more cashe dresses.

First are three that aren't really wedding appropes -- I just liked them.


($262, What Comes Around Goes Around, Shoplastyle.com)
I'm not sure if I like this despite or because of the fact that it's slutty.



($249, Plenty By Tracy Reese, CoutureCandy.com)
Also cute, but not necessarily good wedding-going ware.



($180, Plastic Island, ShopZane.com)
Fun, but the stomach area might be disastrous on most.


K, now for the wedding-appropes:

($389, Doucette Duval, RevolveClothing.com)
I hart everything Doucette Duvall does, and this is certainly no exception. Such an elegant classic.



($374, Doucette Duvall, RevolveClothing.com)
I love this dress and I love the fact that it's called Elephant Chain, and I love it just as much if not more in its shirtdress iteration.



($258, LaRok, Nordstrom.com)
Though it's pretty difficult to pull off THIS much large print with SO much bold coloring, I think this is super fun, especially as a shorter smock dress. This would be adorbs with some simple ballet flats. (Note I didn't say gladiator sandals, because those are scary.)

Here's the front, though I like the bright colors much better than the snoozy pastels:




($310, Les Prairies Des Paris, LaGarconne.com)
Love this dress. If you have the boobs (or not, more specifically) to pull this off, I highly recommend it.

I also LOVE this open-toe heeled sandal, also by Les Prairies Des Paris:

($348, LeGarconne.com)



($314, 3.1 By Phillip Lim, LaGarconne.com)
Precious like a pony, and not a bad price for Phillip Lim.



($267, Alice + Trixie, Dboutique.com)
Another one for those of you not massively endowed (and consider yourself lucky because look at the benefits you reap!) Perfect for a beach wedding.



($375, Tracy Reese, BigDropNYC.com)
Another fit-for-the-beach frock. And, for those of you fortunate enough to tan -- a phenomenon about which I've only heard -- this would look even more lovely.



($29, Forever21.com)
Another fun orange dress but for way, way less.



($22, Forever21.com)
Another "Siempre" dress that looks like it costs waaaaay more than it does.


Finally... my favorite dress of all:

($363, What Comes Around Goes Around, ShopLAStyle.com)
Love love love this dress like Lindsay Lohan loves her a ride on that white horse!


Now, in unrelated news, I LOVE this cocktail ring:

(Apprx $19 USD, GlitzySecrets.com)


And finally, here are two really really ugly things and one WTF thing:


($170, Repetto, LaGarconne.com)
A serious misstep by the otherwise wonderful Repetto! WTF? I love the description: "Simply indie-fabulous." Say whaaaaaa? Simply... no.



($17, Forever21.com)
Cute on the pre-K set, not on you. (Unless you're four, in which case: proceed.)



($240, Roost, Vivre.com)
This is exactly the sort of thing I'd like to REMOVE from my home, not bring into it, let alone set it out as a decorative "conversation piece." Sigh... I just don't even know anymore.

I Do... Want These Dresses

A few of you have been up in arms and legs about what to wear to upcoming weddings. Well, fear not, Binge-oids. I've been hording some absolutely gorgeous frocks, some affordable, and, again, many definitely not! Here's the first out of a series of two. This batch: the fancier ones:



($750, 3.1 By Phillip Lim, Bigdropnyc.com)
Completely beautiful, completely out of my price range. I'm consoled though, by the fact that I don't really like the bottom hem.



($629, Sofira, CoutureCandy.com)
I absolutely love this, and I am consoled by nothing. Boooo.



($360, Kay Unger, Saks)
Cuter than a flannel pillowcase with an all-over candycane print, and then you open up the pillowcase and look inside and it's filled with fuzzy, fluffy wide-eyed kittens mewing sweetly.



($340, Mara Hoffman, Shopfrock.com)
Would look gorgeous with some gold sandals wif heels.



($277, Calvin Klein, Saks)
Muy elegante. You'll look less trashy when you get wasted before the reception if you're wearing this deceptively elegant dress. (Hey, it's called a cocktail dress and a cocktail hour for a REASON!)



($136, Betsey Johnson, Overstock)
Okay, a few times this week, I came DANGEROUSLY close to almost ordering this to wear to a wedding in June. The couple is super cool and super not-stuffy and non-traditional, so this would be perfect. BUT when I showed it to a different friend, also a non stuffy person, she asked if, in all seriousness, I was having an early mid-life crisis. I'm not even 30, for Pete Wentz's sake! Anyway, if there's ANYONE who could pull off wearing this to a wedding, I think it's ME! I also think I might order it JUST to SPITE her! Because I'm just that sorta person!



($128, Betsy & Adam, Saks)
Since I've got a lotta red tones in my skin, I almost never wear red. But, if you can pull it off, this is totally adorbs.



($64, Max & Cleo, Overstock)
I usually don't LOOOOVE dots, but these look really subtle, and I like the cut and color -- sorta '40s. You might have to have zero curves to wear this, but if that's you, yay! Get it!


Byeee!