that perfect blue

So having noted I've been drawn to red lately, I'm also feeling a tug towards the color electric blue. Not sure why. Maybe it's a step away from my obsessions with all things black and navy. I'm eyeing the blue shirt by Cacharel on yoox right now, hoping the price would drop down enough that I can justify getting one.

The suede flats from Theyskens' theory arrived, and to my disappointment, the cut is different than the black calf skin one I got via gilt earlier---the cut is much steeper, and so basically (I won't make you suffer from the picture of it, it just looks weird) it's much more than toe-cleavage (whatever this is supposed to mean), if kind of stops where the nails start, and it just looks, er, bad. I thought it would be the same cut so I told myself it'd be okay even if it's final sale, but alas, well, new lesson learned. The earlier cut was better, it shoed a tad bit of toe cleavage but not too much, and the pointed toe made it perfectly grown-up version of ballet flat. I find the Repetto ones too, well, cute.

So far I've bypassed the James Perse private sale (was tempted, but googling the color of the shirts in other models convinced me the color I wanted to pick was not going to work with my skin color), the Totokaelo sale, a Vanessa Bruno patterned sweater at Otte NY is somewhat tempting but I'm looking at the stack of sweater I rotate in, and tell myself I'm probably not going to wear it. It's always this oscillation between wanting to stick to what you know will work, and the temptation to venture into new colors and shapes to see if it might do wonder. Over internet this is far more riskier than doing it in real store, but I live in the middle of nowhere, so that's just not in the option. I sometimes wonder how things would have been had the internet not been invented by the US military----this ability to virtually shop and imagine up new outfit possibility would not be there, this blogosphere would not exist, and the way people get inspiration on how to build wardrobe would be much different.

This winter I've just been living in Levi's skinny jeans in black and faded blue (thank god that one of the reader suggested Levi's---their curve ID thing does work and now I can bypass going through so many jean brands---I just go to the store), Golden Goose Charyle boots (they are comfy, and getting softer now, got this 60% off two or three years ago, one of the best boot purchase), Inhabit black cashmere sweater, Isabel Marant sweater in brown, black zip-up sweater by michael, mustard colored sweater by amsterdam's scotch and soda (it was from the men's section but what the hell, it works), beneath the sweater I just layer and layer. For outerwear I'm living in my vintage military coat with huge pockets in size Medium (I am xs for clothings so it makes a nice contrast and oversized fit against the boots), add a warm cashmere scarf and I'm good to go.

sorry it's not too coherent of a post, my mind has been in tatters lately, partially with worries about financial issues, and with work, I feel like this year will be that of a big change.