Recent Acqusitions

The last two shoe purchases I have made... and great ones at that.

Christian Siriano for Payless Holiday Collection

Vince Camuto Briva

And just so you know I did an update count at I am currently at 134 pairs of shoes. One of my Christmas presents from my bf last year was my 100th pair of shoes so in a little less than year I have bought 34 pairs. I mean it doesn't really seem like that big of a number until you realize that I averaged buying 0.65 pairs of shoes a week! Crazy I know, but I love them :)

Week of Obsessions?

The second of my current obsessions... a cropped sweater.



After watching the Blitzgiving episode of How I Met Your Mother this week I was instantly drawn to the sweater that the character Zoey wears on Thanksgiving. After only a few minutes of searching I found it... however not in the lovely cream as worn on the show. Shopbop carries it in gray and orange and 80sPurple has it in Navy. I am leaning toward the orange, but the gray is also great and of course extremely versatile.

Speaking of those Jeffrey Campbell's...

Although it has taken me long enough to get on the Lita train... I am currently OBSESSED. I must have these shoes. Right NOW! And now that I have made the decision to purchase (most of the time this really is that hardest part), I have to figure out what color I want... I really like the Taupe (pictured below) but they are not readily available in my size. I like the brown as well but the trouble is there are two different browns. The distressed and the calf, and I like the calf better in pictures I have seen. But now another catch! Only Solestruck makes the distinction so if I purchase from another site how do I know what brown I am actually getting. Oh the dilemmas I am facing on this. I seriously sat at my computer pouring over websites and photos for over an hour last night until my bf broke me out of my trance. I know this is silly but I need some direction. PLEASE HELP!

How to Become a Star Style Blogger

This was created by Refinery29 and I just thought it was clever and hilarious and had to share...

Shoes I Need In My Life

I want... nah NEED... these, or at least some version of these, in my life.
Pretty please with sugar on top? :)

Giuseppe Zanotti

Burberry (I wouldn't mind the jacket either!)

Jessica Simpson

Rachel Roy

Baby Phat

The Final Product

As promised here are a few shots of me and Steve in our Futurama costumes on Halloween. I think that they turned out really well, especially Bender!

A special thanks to Kate for letting me dress up her precious puppy Percy to act as my Nibbler for the night!

Also a little favor... if you like Steve's Bender costume help us and vote for him in the below contests! Thanks :)

1) http://ihaveabuzz.clearcontests.com/front/OpenContest.asp?Action=New&ZH=0&SurveyID=99767&zx=151
Enter your email at the bottom and vote for #34 once a day today through Friday Nov. 5th noon EST

2) http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/
Just find Steve's picture and click vote.

3) Lastly, go to the scrubadoo.com facebook page and like it and then find and like Steve's photo.

Lavin. Heart. H&M.

Love. That's all I have to say.

Nature Walks

I am heading to Asheville for the weekend to visit a good friend and most importantly enjoy one of nature's greatest shows... the fall colors.
I can't wait for the hikes we have planned and to get back to the mountains (however small they are compared to the majestic Colorado Rockies I grew up with).

The Best Time of the Year

Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday of the year. When else do you get to dress up and build costumes from scratch (well of course besides a Gaga concert...)? This year my boyfriend and I are doing a themed costume... Leela and Bender from the animated series Futurama!
I will of course post the finished products later :)

Hello. Goodbye.

With cool weather seemly around to stay I think its time to welcome crisp air, blue skies and crunchy leaves...

And bid adieu to summer picnics and lazy days spent by the pool.

The Queen at McQueen

This season was the first collection completed by Sarah Burton under the Alexander McQueen name since McQueen's tragic passing this past February. Burton, who was McQueen's second in command for nearly 20 years, did an amazing job keeping the well recognized McQueen aesthetic while adding touches of this season's trends and her own touches. I no longer have any worries about the future for this deeply loved brand.
Long Live McQueen.

Cut. It. Out.