From Urban Outfitters, the Lux Bubblegum Dress, is a perfect transitional dress for summer/fall. Pair it with some wedges and a black popover, or wear it with some strappy sandals and bare shoulders...either way, it's super cute! $58 from Urban Outfitters (via Catwalk Queen)

"I dole out justice with the tip of my boot..."

I've been having visions lately of walking out of my house in the morning and hearing frost crunch under my feet and seeing each puff of breath. Oh, how much I love winter. Although it's traditionally the season of bulky sweaters, dry skin and chapped lips, it's still my absolutely favorite season.

With the nearness of the chilly season, in addition to hunting for the perfect jacket, I also need a solid but sexy pair of boots to get me through snowflakes. As it seems to go for most every post, first there's my dream choices:

Luca Boot by Betsey Johnson, $295 from Nordstrom; Suede Ankle Boot by Christian Louboutin, $890 from Neiman Marcus; Dark brown military-button round-toe boots by Dolce & Gabbana, $929.99 from Bluefly

And then we have the feasible choices:

Juliette by Mia, $85.95 from Zappos.com; 'Jelly Donut' Ankle Boot by BC Footwear, $79.95 from Nordstrom; Morgan by Bronx Shoes, $119.65 from Zappos.com

Any of these would make an excellent 6th pair...

By 6th pair, I don't mean shoes in general...I just mean mary janes. For some reason I've always had a fascination with them and actually had to make a conscious effort to not buy any more for a while. But certainly if I had the dough, any of the shoes below from Chie Mihara would make a fantastic addition to my collection.

(top row) Oda Heel $338; Crio Heel $316; Gina Heel $316, (bottom row) Mihara Jane Heel $310; Fina Mary Jane $318; Mihara Gonda Heel $336

Found via Shoewawa

Before we wave goodbye to summer...

From Wet Seal (for the low-low price of $22.50!) comes the Voile Plaid Tube Dress. It just screams that it needs to go on a picnic, no?

Link (found via Catwalk Queen)

Pale foundation, red lipstick and White Christmas

Last night I visited my local Sephora to try out some mineral makeup. I realize that I'm ridiculously behind the times on this one, but honestly until recently I didn't really wear foundation consistently. So far I am liking my purchase of Tarte pressed mineral powder and I am extremely excited about my new Make Up For Ever lipstick (color pictured at left).

While I was perusing the different stop-engine reds, I noticed their ad campaign advertising lipstick being back to the scene and blah blah blah...and then I saw their model for the campaign (pictured left).

Maybe it's just me, but she has quite the odd resemblance to a young Rosemary Clooney, no?

Who's completely excited about an upsurgence of 40's/50's fashion trends? Oh right, that's me.

Fall and Winter are fast approaching

And this year I will be attempting to buy two things to get me through the cold times: a nice swing coat and a pair of boots. Today I've been looking for a coat. Unfortunately, last year I found one of the most fantastic coats ever from Dorothy Perkins and could not buy it because I am not located in the UK (nor do I know anyone who is). Sadly, that coat has now disappeared from the Dorothy Perkins website and I am left with the perfect vision of a funnel-neck, grey, just-to-the-knee, assymetrical-buttoned, fantastic coat that will haunt me forever more.

But it's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all, and in that spirit, I am looking for a new coat. The goal is that it can be just about any of the more neutral colors, well-fitted (this in itself is a task because my arms are very long, my hips are rather large, but my waist is relatively small), and classically cut (so no crazy fads that will last but a month). Here is what's been found thus far:

(from left to right) Swing Funnel Coat from Topshop about $131; Black Cotton Snap front belted coat by Genera from Bluefly $179.99; Ameretti coat by Via Spiga from Bluefly $228.99; Tall lady trench from Banana Republic $228; Double-cloth boulevard coat from J. Crew $298 ($308 for tall)

For Jess and other Fairy Tale-loving Fashionistas

This immediately made me think of a recent post on Folk & Fairy about bringing the whimsical into every day life (and still being generally accepted by society, i.e. not wearing your fairy wings to the gas station, etc.). This is the Prarie Underground Cloak Hoodie in truffle by Doe. Although the price is a bit steep ($174), it is made from 100% organic cotton and I love the fact that people are finally starting to change up the normal hoodie.

Link via Outblush