fall lusting '08: part one

What you want and what you get are two different things. Or so my father still loves to tell me. And so be it. But in the spirit of our last post, here are the things I'm lusting over (and alas, budgeting for) this fall. Play my cards right and maybe what I want and what I get will inexplicably and delightfully turn out to be one and the same.



L.A.M.B. Yoyo Chain Mail T Strap Sandal

Throw these on with a simple black tunic and you've got sexy-chic down pat. Black riding pants, an oversize white shirt, black blazer and gratuitous amounts of delicate silver jewelry and you're channeling the Olsen twins, refined.

I have never, ever thought about paying this much for a pair of shoes, but I am dangerously close to breaking the $230 price barrier (and the bank along with it).



Speaking of black blazers. The jury's still out on the specifics: I can't decide whether to go slimming and cropped or je ne sais quoi -but-I-might-have-stolen-this- from-my-sexy-scruffy- boyfriend. (Though I am leaning towards the latter. Thoughts?) Both of these are well out of my personal price range, so the hunt is definitely still on. After all, fall styling is all about the layers and nothing pulls an outfit together quite like the tradition-evoking sophistication of a good jacket.


Tees

Because they're comfortable, (usually) relatively inexpensive, and because I'm lazy - and nothing radiates effortless, casual cool better than a t-shirt with the right fit, the right attitude, and the perfect pair of jeans. Since I just can't bring myself to spend $100 on a t-shirt, I'll be passing up this awesome Monrow number for something a little more like messy-chic of this American Apparel tee or the barely-there slouch (and gorgeous mossy green shade) of the J.Crew painter's tee. And then sweet-talking my talented designer friend into screen-printing something equally fabulous just for me.


I wish I could say the list ended here, but who are we kidding? Part two to follow ...

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