confirming my suspicions…
…that Marc Jacobs is playing an evil joke on us all this season.
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Emilily
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Emilily
Anthropologie
I don’t like everything at Anthropologie, but every once and a while, I find a real treasure. I can go in there 10 times, and find nothing, then the next time, just randomly run across something that I absolutely have to have, and those finds are consistently my closet favorites, even years later. (Like that fuchsia dress!) They have some beautiful sweaters right now that would really help me in the transition to fall. I love all the draping!
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Carmen
I thought you were downsizing your closet Emily. Oh hell, you can’t where t-shirts all winter! You better go shopping! Draping is definitely in these days. However, I have canceled draping from any future purchases I may make*. In the effort to change my style I have moved away from flying squirrel shirts and drapey stuff to a more sleek look. Going well so far.
*This decision subject to change at any moment.
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Emilily
I am downsizing my closet, but I am allowed to dream!
I am not sure if the ones with all the ruffles and embellishments are quite right for me, but I do like asymmetrical clothes, like the one on the far left especially. And I can’t help but be attracted to bright colors, like the red one, even though logically I know my wardrobe will be more cohesive if I stick to a more neutral palette…but good lord, I don’t want my style to be characterized by drapey colorful asymmetrical things!
I probably still have some work to do on my personal style…
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Carmen
Cloche…
I’m really loving this style right now.
Like I promised, I have been reading Elegance as I mentioned in this blog post. It is quite beautiful and I love seeing the styles change depending on whats happening in the country. My favorite style so far is the 20′s and out of the 20′s my most favorite thing is the cloche hat style. This style was invented by Caroline Reboux, who made all the hot hats for all the hot people. She was a self made woman who, like Chanel, grew up in an impoverished environment. The cloches that I have seen for sale these days are hideous things that look like fisherman hats – not elegant at all. If I can’t find one that I like I might have to try my hand at millinery and make my own! I’ll keep you updated!
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Emilily
Oh I agree, I love the fashion of the 20′s as well. There was a decadence and riskiness to the style that was not seen for many decades afterward. Many of the dresses were scandalous for the time – and even by today’s standards some of those hemlines are high! – but they all had a certain class and grace that is lacking in a lot of today’s fashion.
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Emilily, and 
Carmen are discussing. 
Carmen 4:46 pm on September 17, 2009 Permalink
oooh, i like those.
Emilily 11:16 am on September 19, 2009 Permalink
no you don’t.