Where There is Love, There is Life! I Can't Drink a Macchiato, But I Can Wear It!

Happy Monday to all you lovely ladies!  And if there is one item I want from an Anthro's Sale (if there is a sale) tomorrow, it's the D'armee Dress in Khaki. 

Why do I love thee, let me count the ways...backward...

#5  Khaki is the color of the day. 

#4  Who could say no to Military and Shirtdress all rolled into one. 

#3  The ZIP front makes this dress GAPOSIS FREE! My girls will celebrate! 

#2  I already have the Bow-Tied Beauty Boots and those Dark Red Opaque Tights in the bag.

And the #1 reason is...



Anthro D'armee Dress in Khaki - by Parameter - Orig $138
Opaque Tights in Red-  by Hue - Sale $6.50
Bow-Tied Beauty Boots-  by Lucky Penny - Orig $248

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DRESS FOR FIVE SOLID MONTHS.

COME ON ANTHRO!  The dress is NOT selling well.  It's fairly basic with a few cool details.  But it's not stunning. The reviews are only FOUR star. If you think adding two new colors will make me CAVE FULL PRICE...YOU'RE NUTS.  The truth is, if you wait too long, it will soon be too warm to wear long sleeves. You will end up giving these dresses away on 2nd CUTS.

Any one else with me on this?  I'm just sayin'! 

Drawn To You Cardi - by Lilka - Anthro Orig $68 Sale $40 - Jan 2011

Macchiato Jumper - by Geminola - Anthro $148 Sale $40 - Jan 2011

Perfectly Plaid Tights - by Eloise - Anthro Orig $18 Sale $10 - Nov 2010

Bowtied Beauty Boots - Lucky Penny - Anthro $248 - Nov 2010

Vintage Tatted Snowflake Ornament Necklace - Jan 2011

I pounced on the Drawn To You Cardi the minute it hit sale.  True, I already have many Ivory Cardi's.  But none as flattering, or versatile as this one. In love with the cropped back!  It arrived the usual wrinkled mess.  I untied the draw strings, stretched them out flat and waved my magic wand over it.  All smooth and pretty now. 



I wasn't hugely in love with the Macchiato Jumper at $148.  It's cute, but not FULL PRICE cute! When it went on sale, it suddenly became very cute.  But still not $70 cute.  So I added it to my Wish List.  Then I saw it had suddenly dropped to $40 in my Wish List.  Suddenly it was the most gorgeous dress I had ever seen.  And totally sold out!  So I called CS for a store search and found one in Atlanta GA.  I sized up one size. It just needed a bit of touch-up with my magic wand.  And Wallah!  I got me a very sweet dress. 

Drawn To You Cardi - by Lilka - Anthro Orig $68 Sale $40 - Jan 2011

Macchiato Jumper - by Geminola - Anthro $148 Sale $40 - Jan 2011

See Keiko of Keiko's TanPoPo wearing Anthro's Macchiato Jumper HERE.

I pretty much copied the lovely Keiko's outfit.  Except I morphed her Plaid Coat into the Perfectly Plaid Tights.  And those tights are so perfect with Anthro's Bow-Tied Beauty Boots I could not resist the pairing again.

It's true!  As much as I love FuFu coffee, my stomach can't handle the acid the coffee is processed with!  Boo-Hoo! I have Spiced Cider from Starbucks instead.

Perfectly Plaid Tights - by Eloise - Anthro Orig $18 Sale $10 - Nov 2010

Bowtied Beauty Boots - Lucky Penny - Anthro $248 - Nov 2010

Aspen Leaf Tote - by Orla Kiely AW09 - Garnet Hill Gifted - Dec 2009

See me wearing Anthro's Bow Tied Beauty Boots and Perfectly Plaid Tights HERE.

All I needed to complete this outfit is my Orla Kiely Aspen Leaf Tote from Garnet Hill. BTW,  Garnet Hill is fantastic to deal with.  Orla Kiely sold this bag for $385 full price.  Garnet Hill had it for much less, although I don't remember the original Garnet Hill price.  The sale price was $199.  Much less than Orla's sale price.  And Garnet Hill put the bag on sale before Christmas.  One month before Orla.  A few days after the bag was purchased the price dropped to $150.  I called Garnet Hill, and was credited back $50.  So if you see Orla Kiely on Garnet Hill.  Keep an eye on it.  You're bound to get the best price.

It's a Pre-Anthro coat!  I haven't worn this since early 2008.  So today I'm giving an old coat new life and much love.  Embroidered on the inside lining is the phrase...

Where There is Love, There is Life!

Yesterday we had this freakish afternoon rain shower.  It cleared out the gloom.  My babies started clamouring for some late afternoon sunshine and fresh Green grass.  

MewTwo - The Boss Cat - 11.5 years

Heishe - The Burglar - 5.5 years

Anthro Sister Love, Laura (lauramartinsemail@yhoo.com)