• Earrings from Spain
• Wrap dress from Express
• James Avery charm bracelet
• Silver bangles
• Anne Klein New York shoes
  

• Earrings from Spain
• Old Navy top and skirt - I bought both yesterday for $25!
• Cross body bag I carried in high school that I found while cleaning out my closet
  
• James Avery charm bracelet
• Steve Madden flops
  

Yesterday's Outfit:

• Pearl earrings from James Avery
• Susina dress
• Scarf from BP Nordstrom
• Gold heart locket that I've had since I was little
• Gold cuff from London
• Gold bangles from BP Nordstrom
• BP shoes
  

• Earrings from Fancesca's
  
• Fire Los Angeles dress
• BP cardy
• Gold cuff from London
• Gold bangles from BP Nordstrom
• Steven by Steve Madden shoes
  

I have never seen a color trend take off like this - purple is everywhere. I'm afraid we're going to be tired of it before fall even gets here.

These pics are from The Sartorialist, one of my favorite style blogs.

I saw Mamma Mia tonight - very fun. I love finding fashion inspiration from movies and the colorful costumes in this one were no exception. The party scene the night before the wedding made me want to go out and by a dress covered in sequins. I actually tried this one on at French Connection earlier today that would make a fun party dress.












The other fun trend inspiration in the movie was the greek goddess hippie look.












Rita Wilson (executive producer and wife of Tom Hanks) predicted that we were going to be seeing a lot of spandex as a result of the movie...I think I hope not.

• Earrings from Francesca's
• Rubbish tee
• Scarf from BP Nordstrom
• Gold cuff from London
• Gold bangles from BP Nordstrom
  
• Old Navy skirt
• Anne Klein New York shoes
  

• Earrings from Francesca's
• Matty M top
• BP cardigan
• Banana Republic skirt
• Gold cuff from London
• Gold bangles from BP
• Ferragamo bag
• Steven by Steve Madden heels
  

Summer throw on:

• BP sunglasses
• Ferragamo bag
  
• Cynthia Steffe tank
• Mossimo skirt from Target
• Gold cuff from London
• Gold bangles from BP
  
• Steve Madden flops

I thought Sandy looked really fresh today with her sunny yellow top and beads:

• DKNY sunglasses
• Mossimo top from Target
• Necklace belonged to our grandmother
• Handbag from Francesca's
• Vigoss jeans
  
• Xhilaration flops from Target
  

South Moon Under is having a big sale right now. When I first heard about the sale, I went online and was not too impressed but I was in the store in Clarendon today and they have a lot of great stuff including tons of designer denim on sale. Check it out if you're in the area!

Shopping with Sandy:

• BP sunglasses
• Free People tank
• Rubbish shorts
• Ferragamo bag
• Gold cuff bought in London
• Gold bangles from BP
  
• Sam Edelman flats
  

My sister Sandy is in town, here she is mixing patterns:

• Earrings from Francesca's
• DKNY sunglasses
• Handbag from Francesca's
• Old Navy tank
• Xhilaration skirt
• Rings from Italy and market in San Antonio
  
• Xhilaration flops
  

I had a meeting in Chevy Chase today and couldn't resist popping into Loehmann's. I've been bored with my shoes lately and have been keeping my eye out for interesting ones. I found these two fun pairs for a bargain! The black and white ones are Anne Klein New York and the pink and purples ones are Sam Edelman. Apparently I am feeling the peep-toe sling back.

Today's outfit:

• Flower hair clip (you can barely see it) from H&M
• Pearl earrings from James Avery
  
• Dress from Anthropolgie
• Bag from BP Nordstrom
• James Avery charm bracelet
• Silver bangles
• Steve Madden flops
  

This is from Saturday night. We went to see my friend Tommy's band (www.myspace.com/quietcompany) play at Iota.

• Earrings were a gift from my sister, I believe they came from Francesca's in San Antonio
• Top is from Urban Outfitters
• Ferragamo bag
• Gold cuff bought in London
• Gold bangles from BP Nordstrom
• Citizens of Humanity cropped skinny jeans
• BP heels
  

I'm getting excited for fall's hottest color, purple! So, as the fall merchandise starts hitting the stores in the next month, keep your eye out for purples and berries to add to your wardrobe. This is a dress I bought from Free People last year that I'm looking forward to wearing again this fall/winter.







I'm also going to bust out this handbag I've had for years from United Colors of Benetton.











And I love these berry colored corduroy pants by GF Ferre I saw in Lucky Magazine. These are a little pricey for me but something to inspire.

This is actually from the other day but I never got around to posting it:

• Aviators from BP Nordstrom
• BP Cardy from Nordstrom
• Rubbish tank from Nordstrom
• Skirt by Cynthia Steffe (bought at Inga's Once is Not Enough)
• Bag from BP Nordstrom
• Gold cuff bought in London
• Gold bangles and necklace from BP
• BP shoes from Nordstrom

Goodness, nearly that entire outfit is from the juniors department at Nordstrom. Just goes to show you can put together an outfit on a budget.

A sneak peek at how I plan to transition from plane to dinner and drinks downtown:

• Xhilaration dress
• Earrings bought in Spain
• Charm bracelet from James Avery
• Silver bangles
• Hobo International clutch
• Steven by Steve Madden heels
  

Heading to Detroit with Steve this afternoon:

• Xhilaration dress (from Target)
• BP caridgan
• Bag from BP Nordstrom
• Pearl earrings from James Avery
• Steve Madden flip flops