Shabby Apple!

I haven't written about Shabby Apple in a while, but I do still love them and their dresses. Right now they are having a great deal that I'm taking advantage of (cause now I have a job, therefore I have money)...15% off AND free shipping on all standard domestic orders. Um, I'm really stoked. Check out that little button on the side, the code is IVY. Love it.

They have a new line, Academia, and I'm loving it. I find myself in need of more office appropriate wear, and this stuff fits the bill.

I really like the Academia dress. I think it might be my favorite. I have a deep love of dark colors and I'm always happy when fall rolls around so it becomes more appropriate to wear them.

This dress has as slightly more open neckline, which works better for me, and I love the higher waist and pencil skirt (super slimming). I really like wearing skirts and dresses, but I've realized that pencil skirts and dresses are much more flattering on me than a fuller silhouette. And really, I just need to pull the trigger and stock up...maybe on a few Shabby Apple pieces. It's a new season, so that means new clothes right?

What are some things you are hoping to buy for fall? 

*I am a member of the Shabby Apple affiliate program, they are not a sponsor. But, if you do click through to their website from my blog and buy something, I do earn a little $$ (very little)

Met Gala

Tonight is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala and this year's exhibit is centered on the late and great Alexander McQueen (the label that did Kate Middleton's wedding dress!). It's basically fashion's biggest night of the year and honestly it's something I will always dream of going to. Because it is the night where everyone brings out the big guns and wears the most fabulous of the fabulous.

Go check out the red carpet pics, they are pretty awesome, and E!Online has a good photo gallery of the gowns for people who get excited about this stuff. (Like me!)

Though, I think Gisele Bundchen is my favorite, which strangely she always seems to be?
 Like 2010. And 2009. And 2008. I mean I always like several of the amazing gowns, but hers always knock my socks off. See?

Who is your favorite?

The Weekend Report

This weekend, I packed up my kitten, grabbed the laundry, and got into my sadly dented little Corolla and made the two and a half hour drive down to Watsonville to spend some quality time with my mama.

My mama is quite an awesome lady and I do believe she takes very good care of me every time I make the trek down here for a visit.

For example, my brakes have been acting all wonky and that just isn't very safe. But being a poor (former!) college student, I definitely do not have the funds to even have them looked at. I was just going to kind of avoid the situation, cause it wasn't really that bad, you know, you've been there right? But what does my mama do instead? She takes Rolly (my Corolla) to to the fancy dealership and then makes sure they whip my breaks into perfect condition. Now I won't die on the drive home! Yay!

We (me, mama, and stepdad) also did some eating at Caruso's in Capitola and some cocktailing  at the Seascape Resort bar in Aptos and the Green Valley Grill in Watsonville. And of course they always know the bartenders and half the customers, especially at the Green Valley Grill, because that's how they roll.

Cheers! (Irish coffees and a cosmopolitan)

Since my mother passed along her shopping problem to me (I swear this is a genetic disease!), we of course did a little shopping. And I got some cute dresses (!) and this sweet purse:

 

Apparently this is a nearly $300 purse...my mom paid about $60. DEAL!

Also, I discovered this new shopping (!) website, Gilt Groupe. I am obsessed. I think this will be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Thank you, Bleubird Vintage for introducing us.

Now it's back to Davis tomorrow morning and back to work! But no school! YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Wherein I talk about dresses and sleep deprivation

Soooooo.....last night when I got off work at 9:30, instead of coming home and being responsible and doing at least an hour's worth of studying for my final on Wednesday, I decided to go online window shopping for dresses.  Because it is almost spring, which means warm weather, which means I don't have to wear jeans all the freakin' time. I have a love/hate relationship with jeans, and for awhile it has been hate because most of my jeans are too big. Thus they fall and then I am constantly paranoid about my underwear showing. Bad new bears, man. But I love dresses. Love them. And I really think I need more day dresses, because so many of mine are too fancy for normal, everyday clothing, and I would wear them everyday once the weather gets warm (I'm trying to justify wanting so many, please bear with me).

Anyhoo...I spent a good hour and a half looking at about every dress at shabbyapple and PiperLime and well, that just not a smart thing for this girl to do before she goes to sleep. After looking at all the pretty dresses, I turned off my computer, switched off the light and got all cuddled up in bed with the kitten. But did I sleep? No sir I did not. After having spent at all that time staring at dresses,  I thought about which one(s) I might actually be able to buy, then if I did, which shoes and accessories I would wear with them. And for what occasion. Then my mind starts going on all the things I can't wait to do after Saturday. Then I started thinking about all the things I have to this week so that I'm prepared for my finals. Then I started getting a little stressed out and then I was just tossing and turning. Until 3 a.m. No bueno. So I'm really sleepy, hence the rambly and strange nature of this post. Sorry. I really need some coffee.

So after all this what have we learned? Mallory should not look at dresses before bed because that just leads to hours of non-sleep, which is very important at this juncture in her life because she has finals, damnit!

A real post later this week. Hopefully I won't be so sleep deprived. Hopefully.

Procrastination and I'm a winner

I should really be working on my English essay. And my history final. Well, I am. Kind of. In that I write for a little while, and then I take a little break to obsessively check Facebook, Twitter, all the blogs I read. Then I write a little more. English essay is almost done, which will be a relief. The goal is to finish it in the next few hours, then devote the rest of the weekend to the history final and editing everything. Did I mention both are due Monday? Then I get to take finals! Whoopee! (Can you detect my sarcasm?)

But it will all be over soon, and I'm getting really excited. Like, sometimes I get so excited I can't really breathe or even believe that I am actually going to be done. Done. DONE. I feel like I've been in school forever so the though of being done, really done and not just for a summer or winter break is hard to comprehend. Of course, grad school will probably happen...eventually...not for a while, because this girl NEEDS some time off from the stress of paper writing, lecture note taking, and exams. I hate exams. Ew. 

Anyway, this is the end of my procrastination post. I need to get back to work. Really, I promise I'm going to get this shiz done so I can move on to more exam prep (yay!).

For now, lets drool over these really amazing dresses that I want but cannot afford and have absolutely no need for.

Dress: Enza Costa

                 

Dress: Haute Hippie

Images viaShopBop