Bootie Sale!

back zip boots from built by wendy

Anyone who knows me knows I have a strange obsession with brown shoes (and white ones, too). If a shoe came in an assortment of colours, I'd most probably pick the brown ones.

Another thing I fall victim to is the detail --- the strange ones. A tag, the lining, the soles....

And when a boot comes in a brown with an interesting (albeit, slippery - most likely) sole, I am hooked. I probably shouldn't be buying more boots or anything for that matter but at $84 (when it was once upon a time $280), I'd say it's a steal. 

Wintry Expectations

a. Cacharel Double Feutre Dolman Coat

b. Built by Wendy Student Wool Floral Embroidered Crew (with scallop neckline! seriously)

c. See by Chloé Patchwork Sweater Pant (polka-dots? YES!)

d. Moustache socks at UO

e. Dino socks at UO

f. Ilse Jacobsen rain boot

I always looked forward to fall because it meant a new winter coat - something beautiful and made of wool, most likely. And yes, I live in Vancouver where it's raining about 80% of the time... but that's why there are umbrellas, right? And of course I'm not all whimsy and no practicality because I do understand the importance of a good pair (actually: essential) of rain boots. My hulking calves will not yield to Hunter's but I find there's a certain charm to the Ilse Jacobsen's boot anyway (or maybe that's my pride talking).

Obviously, you need thick socks that goes high enough when wearing rain boots. I can't explain the number of times I walked around peeved because my socks had somehow found its way half off my foot. And yeah, I buy dude socks that are way-too-big but very, very cute. Nothing wrong with that, right? I mean... how can anyone refuse socks with dinosaurs or mustaches on them? You tell me. 

And I know Hannah MacGibbon's says it's okay to dress from head to toe in cashmere/knit but perhaps I lack a certain delicateness to pull that kinda thing off. Sweater + sweater pants = okay. But throw on a sweater coat and we're just talking crazy.

Knit leggings are a Godsend in Vancouver - honestly. When it gets cold, it's downright chilly. I really like the patchwork on the See by Chloé's because it runs along the inner seam of the leg meaning there will be less piling (and c'mon, polka-dots...).

Long Weekends Means...

via built by wendy

Variable Artist Shirt in White and indigo-white stripes (from $171.00 now on sale $51.30)

Grid Camp Dress (from $226.00 now on sale $113.00)

Lots of people head to the States on the long weekend to find a deal. I'm not a great outlet-shopper, it makes me cringe to have to fight other people for goods. And generally, I'm disinterested in whatever's there (well. Okay, Kate Spade at one of the outlets in Vegas was pretty cute). Instead, I'm a shopping site lurker. Well. I do a lot of "window shopping" via the web.

I'm a creature of habit though and I never venture far from where I usually click. Built By Wendy is one of those places. A lot of times I can't justify $200 for a shirt but when the sale is near the end, it always gets really good (rule of thumb for any sale, actually).