Outfit Of The Imaginary Day (La La La La)

A few things, readers. One- the rose picture on the wall is not crooked, I promise. The floors and sofa in my sitting room also aren't crooked. And I'm not crooked.

It's my camera on the tripod. You see, the lenses + flash are so heavy that it all tips it to the side, and no matter what I do I can't get the (cheap, flimsy) tripod to support the weight of it all. I actually have a really fancy thing rigged up to keep it all level, and I was totally going to take a picture of it to show you guys- but then I realized that I've essentially tied my entire camera to the tripod with bright red Christmas ribbon. In several places. And in big knots.

So I can't take a picture. I can't even take it off the tripod. Like I said- fancy. But occasionally the system fails a bit. I need more Christmas ribbon.

Two- I fell in love with the Alexander Wang Eliza wedges after spying them on Shopbop, and when I found out that they also came in nude? Sold! I have a slightly bad obsession for weird shoes. The Alexander Wang wedges aren't weird-weird, but it was a close finish between the Eliza Wedges and the Opening Ceremony Long Cuff Sandals. The Alexander Wang wedges won by a coin toss.

And to make up for it, I scored these on Thursday on HUGE MASSIVE SALE (I'm talking 84% off, not kidding- $100). See guys? Weird shoes. I love them! It's a secret little obsession of mine that I try to keep under wraps here, but occasionally it just pops right out in the form of horrendous shearling trimmed wedge booties. What can I do? Nothing except bravely rock the shit out of them. Mission accepted.

But dear Shopbop, the Eliza babies are most definitely 5 inches, not 4 inches. Yow. And dear readers, you will get better pictures of them once I've had a decent pedicure.

And last, but not least, three- bite me, snow.

Cardigan: Shop Ruche (similar here) (and here) (and here)
Dress: Forever 21 Love21 (similar here) (and here)
Necklace: Forever 21 (similar here) (and here)
Sandals: Alexander Wang Eliza One Band Sandals (click here) (and I'm rockin' them in nude- here)
Bag: Chloe Paraty in Rosewood (click here) (similar here)

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Last day! Take 20% off your order at asos.com - click here for the deets!

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. It's the end of the month, readers, and we all know what that means: all the good sales are coming to an end! Shop 'em before it's too late- there's nearly 40 in all, including retailers like Ann Taylor, J Crew, ASOS, Tracy Reese, Urban Outfitters, Kate Spade, and plennnty more. (& click here for more information)


2. I've also made brand new picks for (nearly) every single retailer. It's everything kickass that I want to buy! Or that I want someone else to buy 'cuz I can't buy. Or...something.
(& click here for more information)


3. And stay tuned for the Deal of the Day from Ann Taylor Loft- it'll be up later. (& click here for more information)



Happy Sunday! ღ

For The Nightime Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, Aching, Fever, God Damnit Chloe Stay Off The Internet With A Cold Medicine

Dear Makers of Nyquil:

A small complaint. You know that whole cheery, "Do not attempt to drive or operate heavy machinery" warning you have plastered all over your bottles? For some strange reason you forgot to add, "or edit (and therefore tooootally wreck) your blog layout" to the end of that.

I know, I found it totally strange that you missed such an important warning, too.

It's okay. We all make mistakes.

Love,
Me.




PS- Sorry if a few gibberishy posts snuck through on my RSS feed, you guys! I was screwing around, and it failed with a big fat FAIL, and so uhhhhmmm. Carry on!

Outfit Of The Day (A Lace In-vest-agation)

Oh readers, how I do love a good vest. They're so versatile, and such an easy way to kick any blouse up an extra notch. I bought the vest I'm wearing below recently from Express (kind of the gold standard place to buy a vest, if you ask me) (that and regrettable neon dayglo pink clubwear) and it fits the bill perfectly.

Some might even say it's a good investment. Ha! Get it? Maybe even one of which I will never divest! Ha! Hahaha! Ohhh okay okay okay PICTURE TIME:

Vest: Express Essential Stretch Racerback Vest (click here)
Top: Warehouse Lace Panel Top (click here) (similar here) (and here)
Jeans: 7 For All Mankind Dojos (click here)
Shoes: Charlotte Russe Wedges (click here)
Pearl Short Necklace: Forever 21 (similar here)
Pearl long necklace: Target (similar here) (and here) (and here)
Bag: Chloe Saskia Satchel in Cherry Red (similar here) (and here)

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Take 20% off any order $100+ at Kohls.com - click here for the details

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. New sales today from Kohls, Benefit Cosmetics, and ALDO - check them out. Plus, there are plennnnty of other sales still going strong- almost 40 in all! (& click here for more information)

2. And nearly all the sales listed expire either tomorrow or Monday, so get your shop on before it's too late. (& click here for more information)

Happy Saturday! ♥

Chloe Has Somethin' New.

A few of you might have already noticed, but I finally got around to updating my style board! On the right hand side. Underneath Petunia in the purse. Right there.

See it?

And yes, yes, yes. I know. The old one was only from...October? And five months old? Tsk tsk tsk, for shame.

So I finally got around to rearranging and updating it yesterday. For those of you that have never noticed this little feature before and/or are new to it, here's a bit of a quick explanation: I like to keep a styleboard in my walk-in closet for a bit of inspiration. It's mainly a hodge podge of magazine clippings, catalog clippings, internet print outs, and whatever else I happen to get my hands on that will fit on it. It really helps keep me on track as far as where I want to go fashion-wise, and it's also great to look at whenever I'm feeling uninspired.

It's kind of an odd thing to do, sure (I mean, I was totally going to tack on a picture of Daniel Craig in his skivvies to keep the female models company...but sadly, I'm not in middle school anymore) but it really helps, you guys. I wholly recommend it. And I utilize mine often, even without Mr. Craig.

So I finally updated it, and yay! It's now interactive. Simply click on it, and it'll take you to a bigger image that you can click the heck out of to see what I'm loving for Spring 2010. No more staring at my styleboard and wondering, "Gee, where the heck did you find that, Chloe, and how can I find something similar?" It's now all right there.

(And really, I did it mostly for myself, because I can't even tell you how many times I'd stare at my old styleboard and think with a sickening sense of dread and confusion, "Gee, where the heck did you find that, Chloe, and how can you find something similar?" Yeah. It was happening waaay too often.)

So check it out. You can click on the image below to go to the interactive styleboard, too:

Yay. Have fun, you guys! ♥

Outfit Of The Day (Check Yo'self)

Thanks for all the lovely words of support in my post from late last night. And I'm stunned that so many people have commented! And emailed me! And I totally want to respond to every single one of you, but that'd take me 2304298473287 hours and, well, it's not quite March yet. I'm still workin', hahaha.

But soon.

(And I'm still siiiiick with this sinus stuff. I swear, I am a human snot factory. I've srsly never seen so much snot in my life, come on.)

I've been trying to edit myself down a bit lately. Sometimes I think I'm a little too bedazzled or over-embellished, and ever since spying the Zara Spring/Summer lookbook I've been craving a more toned down look. But still matchy-matchy, of course. Petunia even got in on the gig- her collar totally matches my bag. That Petunia, she is somethin'. So clever, she is:

Blazer: Gap Perfect Khaki Blazer (click here)
Tank: J Crew (click here)
Skirt: Express Cotton Sateen mini (click here)
Tights: Banana Republic (similar here) (and here)
Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden (similar here) (and here)
Belt: Forever 21 Twist Buckle Belt (click here)
Necklace: Forever 21 (similar here) (and here)
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Nikki Hobo in Peacock (similar here) (and here) (and here) (and here!)

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Take 15% off your regular-priced order OR 20% off all sale items at Lulus.com - click here for the details!

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. Sales, sales, sales. We have new promos today from J Crew, Banana Republic, Lulu's, Limited, Lauren Merkin, Shoes.com, Anthropologie, Laura Geller, New York & Co, and more. (& click here for more information)

2. Make sure to hit the sales at Dillards, J Crew, and Lulus.com - they're all offering discounts on stuff that's already on sale! The prices are kind of insane and stuff is going fast, so scoot. (& click here for more information)


3. Hey look! Our brave and heroic efforts are totally beginning to pay off. Why hasn't someone personally thanked us? YOU'RE WELCOME, AMERICA, even if you are rude and ungrateful. (& click here for more information)


4. What are you still doing here? Scoot, I said, scooooot!





Happy Friday, you guys. I'll be back here later with an Outfit Of The Day, so stay tuned! ♥

A Hiatus, I Suppose.

No no no, not here. If anything, I'll be here more.

But I'm not sure how to word this. It's what I've been eluding to over the past several weeks, though- the source of "stress" in my life, the THING I am REALLY WORRIED ABOUT.

It isn't Old Red looking sad, or the model that Shopbop forgot to bathe, or the fact that Microsoft Gif Animator might break on me someday. Oh no.

I'm taking the month of March off from work.

Which let me tell ya'll, isn't easy. It isn't an easy decision to make, oh no- not by any means. I know some of you are thinking, "Come on, how hard is your job? You need a month off, really?" while others are thinking, "Who cares. It's just a month." but either way it doesn't matter what you or what Petunia or what Joe Blow thinks- it's what I think.

And readers? I THINK IT KIND OF SUCKS.

And I want to talk about how much I think it sucks. But the problem is this: I've been on a nonstop spiral of sickness lately, and I just can't seem to get any better. I've been sick now for like the past three months straight. My immune system is suppressed (read: nonexistent), and I've had nonstop sinus infections/barfy spells/flares/sinus infections/barfy spells /flares that won't go away no matter how hard I wish they will.

And gosh, I do try. I keep trying to wish myself into some sort of better health, it's like my little brain seems to have this automatic-denial switch that just flips on. I've admittedly been in denial over this whole deal, even two and a half years after my diagnosis. This little sniffly nose? It'll go away. The bad headaches? They'll go away too. So will the dizzy spells, the arthritis, the hair falling out, the tiredness, the IBS, the kidney issues, blah blah blah blah blah.

I just totally need to wish harder, god damnit.

Maybe I need Mickey Mouse to wish for me, too.

Maybe I just need to go to Disneyland and visit Mickey Mouse personally, so he can know how hard I need for him to wish it all to stop, and he can tell Daffy Duck and the Tooth Fairy to do some wishing too.

There. See? Easy as that, done.

It's a learning process for me, this sickness. I can deny it all I want, but there aren't enough clip-in hair extensions and heavy make-ups and pretty clothes to cover the rashes that will make me actually feel better. I can look (kind of, okay?) better, but feel it? Nope.

My health is priority Number 1, and I've been on this spiral of uncontrollable sickness for some time now ("an uncontrollable spiral into death", my boss so eloquently put it, thanks dude!) and I need to take a few weeks to just get better. I work in an extremely germy environment, I've seen people sneeze into their hand and then hand their membership card to me out of that same hand .02 seconds later (god, I wish I were making it up- it's right up there with the people that put their money into their mouth to dig into their pockets for something, and then hand the money to me, THANKS!) but unfortunately, I've also been blessed with an odd little Type A personality that thinks that throwing in the towel and taking some time off is quitting.

I AM NOT A QUITTER, READERS. I mean, you see? I can't even quit Lupus. I'm still letting it hang around!

I. DO NOT. QUIT THINGS.

And man, that's hard. Lupus is like a Type A personality's number one enemy. Jesus.

So. A break. I need to give my immune system a chance to recover, because I do believe the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, hm? That means I'm insane. And hey you guys, I've never tried a break before- I've been at my job seven years and I've worked straight through everything, so why not? Let's try something different here. What do I have to lose?

And let's also look on the bright side. Instead of calling it sick leave, a hiatus, or a sabbatical, I would like to refer to it as, "Chloe Is Going To Totally Try To Go 31 Days Sans Bra Or Any Other Uncomfortable and Completely Constrictive Undergarments". If I run into any of you over the month of March and it's cold outside, I do apologize in advance- but I have to have some sort of goal to reach. I think I'll give this one my best shot.

I'll also have plenty of time on my hands to work on the blog, and to tackle my overflowing email inbox, so hooray!

So there you have it, readers. That's what I've been lamenting about over the past few weeks. That's the announcement. Beginning March 1st? More Chloe, less stress, and I have nothing to lose except...my brassiere.

It's going to be fun!

Maybe.

I think.

I hope?




Hellllp.

Filler, Filler (IT'S BITEY FACE TIME)

Not the most exciting .gif, but funny because this is how they always play- Petunia hops around all bouncy and energetic while Kitty stays splayed on her back, just kind of doing the, "Arrgh arrgh arrrrrgh" with-her-mouth-open thing. It's the ultimate in fighting-playing laziness- Kitty is totally my type of dog.

I have an announcement coming up later. NO, I AM NOT PREGNANT. Unless I can give birth to more fuzzy chihuahuas, you aren't seeing a baby Chloe on here anytime soon. Or a baby Husband. Or a baby Ch-usband, as E! entertainment news source would combine our names.

A baby Cleevi! HA HA HA I AM FUNNY.

LATER!

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Take 25% off all full-priced merch and get free shipping on all orders $125+ at Ann Taylor Loft- click here for details

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. New sales from LOFT, Urban Outfitters, Martin & Osa, and more, plus lots of really good old sales too. We don't judge. (& click here for more information)


2. Sales from J Crew, Ann Taylor, Aster Alice, and Modern Vintage all end today- so get your shop on before it's too late. (& click here for more information)


3. And in case you didn't see it late last night, I've moved my Wednesday Wants over that-a-way, too. Check out what I'm currently coveting, and what you just might be seeing here on this blog soon. (& click here for more information)

Happy Trash day! I mean, um...Thursday!

(Honey, did you remember to set the garbage out? ♥)

Outfit Of The Day (I Hold The Very Animated Future of Awesomeness In My Handbag Between My Pager And My Pack of Zebra Fruit Stripe Gum)

I snapped all of these on the same day (Monday), so hence me dragging that bag everywhere. I promise my next outfit will feature something different, hm?

I would like to apologize- these pictures aren't....the most awesome. They were my last set, and the sun was setting as evidenced as it blasting me in the face through the blinds in nearly all of the pics. But I wanted to get these up since the Buy One, Get One 50% off promo at Ann Taylor ends soon-ish (tomorrow, maybe?) in case anyone else was interested in grabbing these pretty little things.

I had sent off an order last week for the dress, the petal georgette shell, two of the floral front shells, and the flower trim cardigan; I am happy with all except the cardigan, which I ordered in petite. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty pretty pretty little thing, but I was immediately reminded as to why I don't order cardigans in petite from Ann Taylor- my cardigan hits at midhip, not at upper-thigh like it does on the model, which almost always seems to happen with the petite cardigans. A freakish amount of length appears to be lost, and I always prefer to have a bit of length with my cover-ups. I WANT UPPER THIGH, ANN TAYLOR, UPPER THIGH.

So it'll be exchanged.

Other than that, it's all good in this 'hood:

Top: Ann Taylor Floral Front Shell in Dusty Mauve (click here)
Cardigan: Ann Taylor Flower Trim Cardigan in Light Ground Pepper (click here)
Jeans: GAP (click here)
Shoes: J Crew Perfect Patent Pumps in Dusty Rose (similar here) (and here) (and here)
Bag: Chloe Paraty in Rosewood Blah Blah (click here) (similar here)

And of course:

I had kind of a chuckle over this one, sure, but then:

MUCH BETTER, CHLOE! That's the stuff.

Ya'll are going to come here soon and my website will be full of nothing except dancing hamsters, waving smiley faces, and maybe a big picture of Daniel Craig shoved somewhere in between. It is going to be amazing.

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Buy one, get one 50% off all jewelry, plus get free shipping on all orders $75+ at Express.com - click here for more details

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. Steals and deals are up, including new promos and discounts from American Eagle, Express, Shop The Shoebox, and more! (& click here for more information)


2. And the 'Deal of the Day' is for Endless.com, so look for that post bit later! (& click here for more information)


3. I'll finally get around to the Admired & Acquired. I...AM WORKING ON IT. RIGHTNOW! (& click here for more information)


4. And while you're waiting for me to work on the Admired & Acquired I was supposed to have done, oh, two days ago, you can go look at Burberry Prorsum's Fall 2010 show. It's pretty! (& click here for more information)


5. ...and is it so wrong that I would totally consider selling Petunia for the Opening Ceremony Long Cuff Heels (in sand)? I mean, not that I could ever actually do that, readers. We all know no one would give me more than $11.27 for her, 'cuz she stinks. (& click here for more information)

Happy Wednesday, my dears! ♥

Outfit Of The Day (Silk Georgette Petal Top)

I'm glad y'all like my new bag, woo hoo. I like it too. Which is, you know, important.

I don't just like it- I love it. I've been staring at all weekend. It's funny, because I had never really given the Paraty more than a quick once-over before, so I'm not sure why I thought to even check to see if it was available in the Rosewood color . I really wanted the Heloise, yessss, but let's face it my darlings- it's a bit of a toughie for petites to rock, especially the larger style I was eyeballin' on Net-a-Porter. It looks freaking huge on the model; I don't even want to know what it'd look like on me.

So! Once I found the Paraty it was settled. I'm so happy with it- it's just so darn pretty. I freaking love a pretty pink handbag, as evidenced by the overuse of both my Botkier Cleo Satchel and Kooba Josie Clutch here on this blog, so I'll be putting the Paraty to good use. I'm just warning you right now, readers, that you're going to be seeing the Paraty a lot on here.

And I'm also going to warn you: I tried shoving Petunia into it, and she didn't fit. Miss Petunia is about to get renamed to Miss FluffyChunkButtTuna, but I'll save that for another day.

Snagged this blouse 50% off plus an additional 30% off on Ann Taylor, and it's all love:

Top: Ann Taylor Silk Georgette Petal Top (click here - and 30% off with SHOP30)
Jeans: GAP (click here)
Wedges: Banana Republic Ramsey Peep Toe Wedge (click here) (similar here)
Cardigan: Rodarte for Target Lace Cardigan (similar here) (and here in mocha latte)
Purse: Chloe Paraty in Rosewood (click here) (similar here for under $100)
Music: Morning After Dark- Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado (click here)





AND:



Readers, I could do this all day.

See Chloe Shop (Goin' On Today, Over That Way)

Take 10% off plus get free shipping at Shu Uemura - click here for the deets

Happening on my other little blog today:

1. Steals and Deals of the Day are up! Check out new offers from both J Crew and Shu Uemura! Also? Deals from American Eagle & Urban Outfitters both end today. (& click here for more information)


2. I posted up a little blurb answering questions about ordering from ASOS (late) last night, check it out if you haven't read it yet! (& click here for more information)


3. Deal Of The Day is Ann Taylor - look for it a bit later this afternoon! (& click here for more information)


4. Maybe I'll finally get around to that Admired & Acquired post I've been yakking about. Sheesh, huh guys. Dream, dream, dream... (& click here for more information)


5. After giving it a good amount of thought, I've decided Tracy Reese was the winner for "What Chloe Wants To Wear Come Fall/Winter 2010" from NYFW. And guess what? She's on Gilt.com today! Yippee! (& click here for more information)






Merry Tuesday (I AM SICK OF SAYING HAPPY, OKAY?) ♥

Outfit Of The Day (A Paraty Party)

Yeah. Not really. But I'm over winter. What you guys don't know is that I'm actually living in jeans + hoodies + uggs right now. HAAA.

LET'S DO A REVEAL! So. After the Miu Miu, I didn't think so much about splurging on another bag. But as most of you know, I was going back and forth on the Heloise in the pretty "Rosewood" color, but feared it'd be way way way too big on me.

Then I found this. And well. Um. Uhhh. I think ya'll know what happened. NO MORE PURSES FOR ME THIS YEAR.

But god, I love Chloe bags. It's perfect:

Dress: Ann Taylor (click here- I'm wearing it in petite, love you Ann Taylor!) (and use code "SHOP30" to take 30% off)
Purse: Chloe Paraty in Rosewood (click here)
Shoes: Dior Lolita Booties (click here)
Music: Ooh Aah by Grits (click here)

And a new little thing, you'll notice. Music is a big part of my life, so I thought it'd be fun to link to whatever I'm currently bumpin'. If any of you watch The Buried Life, you'll recognize this song. ;)

Life is good. ♥

Happy Monday (& Some Pictures of Some Pretties)

I live for spring, and the pretty pretty pretty dresses.

Short Pintuck Lace Sundress - Topshop

Alice + Olivia Jeanine One Shoulder Dress

Frock! by Tracy Reese Carmen Dress in Tutti Frutti
(take 25% off with code "TRDC25")

Pleated Woven Dress - LOVE21 by Forever 21

Lilac Shower Shift Dress - J Crew

Twenty8Twelve Venetia Dress

Milly Cascade Mini Dress

Floral Gathered Dress by Rare

Alice + Olivia Jersey Dress with Sequins

Lela Rose Ruffled Dress

Tracy Reese Black Zebra Cinched Frock
(take 25% off with code "TRDC25")

Alice + Olivia Warmflash V Neck Dolman Dress

Happy Monday! ♥