BUYING THIS $19 SKIRT MADE ME FEEL LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN AT AN ALL-MALE REVUE

Good morning Knuckles!

When I made my resolution not to buy clothes for a year, I did give myself one exception: spending old giftcards is fair game.  Not that I have a huge stash lying around, but I had a few with random small amounts and it seemed reasonable to be able to use them.  If this is cheating, ah well... <shrugs indifferently>.

I had one for F21 with like $23 on it from a shirt I returned last year, which was the perfect amount for this high-low skirt.

(Jacket, Zara; French Connection dress worn as a shirt; skirt, F21; shoes, River Island; purse, Elliott Lucca; jewelry, F21, Asos, H&M; Twitter-handle name necklace, MyNameNecklace.com)

I have to say, buying the skirt felt simultaneously like a splurge and like I was doing something really naughty.  Perhaps you can teach an old dog new tricks.  Woof woof!

The shoes are from River Island which I purchased in London with my dear friend Jen.  I miss those trips!  We'd spend the day shopping for work, go back to the hotel to drop off our packages, and then go back to the stores to shop for ourselves.  Oh, the excess.... <shrugs indifferently>. 

(Now excuse me while I get myself another cup of coffee to wash away all this meh).

Have a great weekend, Knuckles!

SANITY IN A FINGERPAINTED WORLD

Hello Little Knuckles!  Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

On Saturday Mr. Brass Knuckles and I went on a well-needed Date Night.  He and I have differing opinions on Date Night.  He generally prefers seeing a movie and grabbing dinner somewhere dark and intimate, where we can press noses and gaze into each others' eyes in relative privacy.

I, on the other hand, like to go to wherever is the most crowded place in the city so I can feel like a part of Planet Earth again, and not isolated to my small finger-painted fortress.

But Saturday night we readily agreed on the latter.  We were feeling coop'ed up and needed a break from the id-driven dictators tearing up our house, so we headed to Big Star for tacos and greyhounds.  There were about a million people at Big Star and the evening did not disappoint:

(Dress, French Connection; Shoes, 9 West; Bag, Mulberry for Target)

Okay, I admit that the dress is a little Kardashian.  In hindsight I probably should've worn Spanx or something.  

I bought a pair of Spanx about 10 years ago for my cousin's wedding.  Her bridesmaids dresses were champagne-colored silk, and I swear you could make out every hump and lady lump.  Occasionally I'll ponder the utility of Spanx, but can't bring myself to wear them because no matter what else I'm wearing I feel horribly unsexy and always think of poor Wendy Beamish, Mare Winningham's character in my favorite movie, St. Elmo's Fire.

For your viewing amusement.  Will some please for the love of God make an animated gif of Rob Lowe playing his sax at the bar?

Anyhow, Saturday night was the first time I wore the dress -- it requires a little confidence (luckily, there was plenty of "confidence" to be had at the bar!).

The shoes are a great find from the back of my closet.  I bought these Nine West wedges years ago for a business trip to China.  I wanted shoes that were comfy yet stylish for the plane.  For some reason I stopped wearing them and they were relegated to the closet to gather dust.  They need a little TLC, but after a trip to the cobbler I think they might become my favorite "new" pair of shoes!

Have a great week, little Knuckles!  May it be filled with the wails of funky, funky sax.  SERGIO!