(still) pondering shallow consumerism (always)

[cupcake_goth]

- While I still love love love this dress from a Ukrainian designer, I went to another website to ogle an embroidered long linen jacket that I've also pined over, and now I can't decide which to buy in a few weeks. I'm now leaning toward the linen piece, because that would be more versatile. 

- I spent some time idly searching for granny and/or "Victorian" boots across eBay, Poshmark, and Depop, and let me tell you, there is nothing out there with combination of a pointed or almond toe shape, lace-up, a side zipper, and a 2" block or walking heel. But then I had the possibly brilliant thought of taking a pair of my existing lace-up boots to a cobbler to have a side zip put in. I need to ponder this some more, but I sense a trip to the cobbler in my future.

- Remember that fabric with the Haunted Mansion wallpaper print on AliExpress? It arrived, and the print quality is good! The actual color isn't pink, but a bright wine, which also works for me. When the Stroppy One saw the fabric, he told me to order more, as he wants a waistcoat in it, and possibly a jacket.

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I'm constantly tired, no matter how much sleep I get, and I'm having non-stop stress nightmares every night. Dear Brain, a nightmare of the Stroppy One presenting us with divorce papers because we got his coffee order wrong is ridiculous, as is the one where he abandons me at airport security and walks off with my passport and Clovis Devilbunny. RIDICULOUS, STOP IT. 

Comments

[danabren]

he told me to order more

WHOA

[madgastronomer]

Character Boots may be interesting, although the soles may not be suitable for outdoor wear.

[solstice_lilac]

Oh no, those are awful nightmares!

And: "there is nothing out there with the combination of a pointed or almond toe shape, lace-up, a side zipper, and a 2" block or walking heel" ...TRUTH. I have looked for this for years and years. And there is nothing with all of those criteria in one pair. It's weird to me that this boot does not exist!

[sirriamnis]

Stress dreams are the worst. Most of mine involve moving and trying to herd cats. Or work bullshit. Or zombies.

[archersangel]

my brain keeps giving nightmares of my family living in our old house (now torn down) & the the cops (or some sort of authorities) trying to get us out.

icon refers to the fact that these dreams are just wrong.

[staxxy]

Hooray for new clothes for P!!!!

[tiggymalvern]

I'd go with the jacket. It's more distinctive than the dress, with all that embroidery.

[icprncs]

Gotta admit that I did not expect to see YOU buying lagenlook. ;) That cardigan is lovely and I like some of their ideas, though not all of it would work on me.

I support the "have the cobbler put in a zipper" idea for the granny bootd. We had so many of those kinds of boots in the 1980s and then they just...went away. I might consider it for my Am. Duchess gray Paris boots--they are stunningly comfortable on but the lacing is...not ideal.