An Outback Cinderella Story in Today's TGIFO - What to Wear to Dinner?

April 2008, a dear friend and co-worker (William Benmore PhD Geology) died suddenly while I was in Las Vegas attending a class and experiencing my first Anthropologie. I was crushed to learn of his passing from my dear friend Heidi D.  I am reading one of his old books in my photolog. "Manual of Minerology" (the study of minerals and their crystal structures 1947).

Pick any well on "THE HILL" and Bill could tell you the history from drilling, to production, to abandonment. He was also an accomplished surfer. We still miss you Bill.

Lynx and Leo Dress - by Maeve - Anthro Orig $138, Sale $70 - Aug 2010

I am also wearing this dress here, and here

Today I am Cinderella once again in a Thank God It's Friday Outfit.  I adore the ruffled and laced petticoats under this dress.  Even if no one sees them but me.

Blushing Bouquet Cardi - by Sparrow - Anthro $88 - July 2010

I topped little miss Cinderella with diagonal srtipes and pretty flowers from the Blushing Bouquet Cardi by Sparrow.

Delphi Hippodrome Belt - Anthro Orig $42, Sale $20 - Oct 2010

Then I did something I have only done one other time.  If you clicked on the links under the Lynx and Leo Dress above, then you know what that thing is I did here only one other time. Well, how did I do?

Shop the Delphi Hippodrome here.

By now you should be wondering what the Outback in my title has to do with this TGIFO.  Notice you haven't seen a very important part of this outfit.

Anthro Catalog November 2009

Anthro Catalog December 2009

What do these two young ladies have in common?

Space Between Wedges - by Schuler & Sons - Anthro Orig $158, Sale $80 - Mar 2010.

If you said "a very ugly pair of shoes from Anthropologie", you are right, and wrong!  Not so ugly on my feet. 

These shoes tone down the girlish-ness of the Lynx and Leo Dress, by introducing a little Outback to the Cinderella Dress. Needless to say many passed these lovelies by.  Which left many a pair to go on sale.



Magic Carousel Necklace - Etsy - Shop Japonicas $28 - May 2009



Hmmm.  I'm supposed to go out for dinner tonight.  I can't decide what to wear.  Last night my Precious Materials Cardi came in the mail from eBay. I really want to wear it.

So I could wear it with my Babergh Dress like Tien of Adiaphane wore it here.

#1

Or I could wear it with my new Leifsdottir Paseo Leather skirt.

#2

Please help me decide. Tell me your choice in a comment. Should I go to dinner in outfit #1, or outfit #2.

No one in Bakersfield dresses nice for dinner.  The BF and I always do.  And we haven't been out in months. Hopefully I can convince him to take some pictures.

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