POTD- Merry Christmas from the Dogs of Sometimes Sunny

*Sorry for the poor photo quality, this was taken pre-camera upgrade

OOTD- The Mad Holiday Dash

Happy Sunday Readers!

Why, oh why, must weekends speed by so quickly!?!?! Sigh.  I feel like this weekend was just too short. I am not sure where all my time went. And I still have a million things to do before Wednesday! Including packing.

Before I go into today's outfit, I wanted to share with you these amazing penguin cupcakes my friend Stacey created. Saturday night I hosted a holiday cookie exchange and these little guys stole the show. Adorbs!

After stuffing our faces, we all settled in to watch the holiday classic, White Christmas. It was a lovely, relaxing evening in with the girls. Just what everyone needed in the middle of this crazy month that is December.

And now on to today's OOTD. I threw this on the brave the mall for some last minute Christmas shopping with Eric. The mall was insane, and not at all fun. Turns out the one item we went out to get was sold out and we left empty handed. Throw in the crazy crowds, and the speeding ticket we got on the way to the mall and the trip turned out to be one big, fat FAIL. At least I looked cute.

Skirt: Anthro  Homestead Denim Skirt, Dark 27 (2010, $50 on sale here)

Shirt: Nordstrom Rack Michael Stars, S Green (2009, $25)

Sweater: Banana Republic. S (2010, $40 on sale)

Boots: Anthro Martingale Boots, 6 (2010, $238 here) 

Tights: Anthro Foxy Tights, S/M (2010, $30)

Belt: Anthro ?, S (2008, $10 on sale)

Cheers!

J

OOTD- The Fox Got All Dressed Up (just to prove a point...)

Happy Friday Readers!

I hope you all had a good week. Today marked my last full work week for the rest of the year. Two more days in the office, then I will be heading out of town. Woohoo!

But between now and Wednesday I have tons of stuff to get done. I need to finish my Christmas shopping, pack for my 10 day trip, and throw a Christmas party. Throw in tying up all loose ends at work, and my schedule is packed!

Before I start to frantically run through my To Do List, I will share with you my outfit from today yesterday. It involves the oh-so-cute Wily Sweater, named so because it is covered in tiny foxes. Both G and I snapped this up on sale a couple weeks ago. G has since returned hers because she could not think of how to wear it with anything other than jeans.  Just to prove her wrong, I give you the Wily Sweater all dressed up for work.

Top: Anthro ?, S (2010; $30 on sale)

Skirt: The Limited, 2 (2001; ?)

Tights: Anthro ?, S/M (2009; $10 on sale)

Shoes: Anthro Small Doeses Heels, 5 1/2 (2010, $80 on sale)

Watch: Tissot from Switzerland (2009; Xmas gift from parents)

Sweater: Anthro Wily Sweater, S (2010, $50 on sale)



Have a good weekend all!

J

POTD- Happy Birthday Remington

Today my puppy dog, Remington Steele Regal Beagle III, turns the Big 5.

 

Happy Birthday to the Best Dog in The World

*according to me, of course

OOTD: Green (with envy?)

Happy Monday Readers!

Today kicks off my last full week of work for the rest of the year! I am heading out of town for 10 full days next Wednesday! Jealous? I am so looking forward to a break! Oh how I miss the days of Winter Break (though I will never miss finals).

Stay tuned for an upcoming feature on efficient packing. I consider myself something of an expert. I once fit 5 weeks worth of clothing into a carry on! Though it was in the middle of summer...

Anyways, onto today's outfit... I kind of went a little crazy with the green. I try not to be so matchy-matchy, but at least I used different shades of green.

Blouse: Nordstrom Spotty Dotty Blouse, S (2010, $39 Nordy's Anniversary Sale)

Cardigan: J. Crew Jackie Cardigan, M (2009, Xmas gift from Sis)

Pants: Banana Republic Martin Trouser, Petite 4 Black (2007, $40 bought w/ employee discount)

Shoes: Anthro Skelly Ankle Boots, 5 (2010, $99.95 on sale)

Necklace: Anthro ? Necklace (2008, $40)

Belt: J. Crew Olive Green Skinny Belt, S (2009, Xmas gift from Sis)

Ring: Seattle Botique Owl Ring (2010, $16)



And as always, sorry for the crummy iPhone pictures. I am oh-so-close to pulling the trigger on a Nikon D5000.

Cheers!

-J

OOTD and a little bragging

Happy Weekend Readers!

I don't know about you all but December is flying by.  Someone mentioned that it was only about 15 days until Christmas, I was shocked!  I do love this time of year, it's so cozy!

My OOTD (well, yesterday) is below.  J and I went to a Christmas event at the downtown Anthropologie.  We were really excited but the event was not as much even as it was a walk around the store with cookies and champagne...which is okay by me!  There was, however, a photographer there taking photos of people in this cute little display in the store, so standby for our photos. Anyway, here is what I wore.

Top: JCrew: Winter 2008

Belt: Banana Republic: Winter 2009

Skirt: Banana Republic: Spring 2008

Tights: Target (they are actually a really bright pink)

Shoes: not sure what brand but they are from the Macy's $20 shoe sale!

And now, for a little bragging.  The below outfit is not particularly interesting at all but the reason I am posting it is because the top was $5 from Anthropologie at a sidewalk sale that takes place every summer here in Seattle!  Amazing!  Sorry for the weird puppet like hands, I was trying to show my rings :(

Top: Anthropologie: Summer 2008 $5!

Sweater: JCrew Jackie Cardigan

Necklace: Urban

Left ring: Banana

Right ring: great boutique around the corner from my house

Jeans: Gap 1969 ultra skinny

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.  J and I are going to see Black Swan tomorrow, I hear it's wild and I'm super excited.  

g

Guest OOTD: Fish & Chips and Buffalo Plaid

Meet my friend Melissa. This photo is from Melissa's trip to visit me in Seattle over Labor Day Weekend back in 09 (yup, I was brunette back then...). She lives in New York, so I don't get to see her too often. But thanks to GMail, we are able to stay in touch quite easily.

Melissa and J doing what they do best: EATING!

Location: Ivar's in Seattle down on the water front

Food: 1 order of fish & chips, 1 order of clam chowder, split

Today, over GMail  Melissa exclaimed that she just loved her outfit. So I told her to take a picture and send it on over. I have been running low on Blog material since I have been repeating old outfits.

I like to call Melissa Miss J. Crew. That girl LOVES her J. Crew. And J. Crew loves her back. Must be nice. J. Crew and I have a bit of a tumultuous relationship. I love J. Crew, but  J. Crew doesn't always love me back. Sigh.

Anyways, I present to you Melissa's OOTDs! Pretty damn cute!

Cardigan: J. Crew Ethereal Cardigan

Blouse: J. Crew Buffalo Plaid Button Up

Skirt: J. Crew Serge Pencil Skirt (I guessed here, Mel am I right?)

Belt: J. Crew Skinny Belt

Tights: ?



Cardigan: Anthro Field Game Cardigan, 2010

Blouse: J. Crew ???

Pants: ?

Shoes?

I really love the Buffalo Plaid in the first outfit. It is totally inspiring me to add a J. Crew plaid button up to my Christmas Wish List (Santa, you reading?). 

You can bet your pay check that I will be calling on Melissa for future outfits when G and I are running dry.

Thanks Mel ! And you can check out her blog on our Blog Roll. The Little Honey Bee.

Do Over! (OOTD)

Don't you just hate it when that beautiful, cool, perfectly styled outfit that you develop in your mind turns out to be one big, fat, dud? I certainly do.

Well, that is what happened to me today yesterday. I wanted to showcase my pretty new slip that I picked up from the Pretty Parlor (see this post)  so I thought to pair it with my Mimetic Skirt and Berry Bush tights. I had the bottom half done, but I just could not figure out what to do with the top half. After going through several variations, I settled on a white ruffle shell and a blush studded cardigan, both from J. Crew. I knew something was off, but I was running really late and had to dash. I ended up with this:

Skirt: Anthro Mimetic Skirt, Black 4 (2010, $50 on sale)

Slip: Pretty Parlor Vintage Half Slip, S (?, $45)

Tights: Antrho Berry Bush Tights, Purple S/M (2009, $18)

Shoes: Steve Madden Mary Jane Pump, Black 5 (2005, gift)

Blouse: J. Crew Ruffle Shell, White 0 (2010, $30 sale)

Cardigan: J. Crew Studded Cardigan, Blush S (2010, $60 sale)

This outfit was ALL sorts of wrong. And it made me feel frumpy all day. I pretty much hid in my office all day. G totally confirmed how much this outfit sucked when she stopped by to hang out and watch TV.

I thought it would be a great idea to rework the outfit into something that did work. I swapped the cardigan out for one in a similar color. My Cartography Cardigan was much shorter so it worked better proportionately. I also swapped the shoes. The final product:

Skirt: Anthro Mimetic Skirt, Black 4 (2010, $50 on sale)

Slip: Pretty Parlor Vintage Half Slip, S (?, $45)

Tights: Antrho Berry Bush Tights, Purple S/M (2009, $18)

Blouse: J. Crew Ruffle Shell, White 0 (2010, $30 sale)

Shoes: Anthro Brandy Mid Boots, 6 (2010, $248)

Cardigan: Anthro Cartography Cardigan, S (2010, $42 sale + bday discount)

Much better! This is something I look forward to wearing again in the future. Oh, and in case you were interested, here is a close up of the vintage slip I bought. It has been hand dyed a lovely shade of brown with purple undertones. I could hardly wait two days before I worked it into an outfit. A good sign of a happy future together.

Cheers!

-J

A saturday adventure...just our style!

Good Evening Readers!

J and I had quite the adventure this Saturday, which I am here to report on.  We started off early (okay, that's a lie, it was 11) and our first stop was this European style market which opened semi-recently here on Capitol hill, Melrose Market.  It's adorable, fancy, and full of good things to eat, drink, and look at. It is divided into smaller shops, a butcher counter, cheese shop (our collective favorite), a little sandwich place with pre-wrapped sandwiches on the counter a la Barcelona, a little bar, flower shop and in the back a restaurant called Sitka and Spruce.  We headed there for a delightful brunch which involved tons of bread, cheese, scones, coffee, and the most delicious butter with salt flakes on it.  Needless to say we got our fill of carbs!!! The menu at Sitka and Spruce is small and very specialized so if you are not a foodie or not adventurous then maybe this is not the place for you. But, I implore you to embrace your adventurous side, you will not be disappointed!



The ambiance was lovely, we felt like we were in a quaint european kitchen in the home of a stylish middle aged couple or cute old lady (okay, this is my weird assessment, J did not mention the middle aged couple or cute old lady). Anyhow, if you're in the Seattle area I highly recommend a trip to Melrose Market, at least to look around. J and I have signed ourselves up for some sort of cheese tour around the greater Seattle area in February, sounds like heaven if you ask me!!

**Restaurant and table decor

Next up on our adventure was a trip to Pretty Parlor which is a vintage store on Olive Way.  It is definitely not a thrift store (ie the prices do not persuade one that they could buy a cheap blouse and make it look fabulous...stifled my adventurous side just a bit with the price tags) but, none-the-less they have fabulous things.  From what we gathered in talking to the sales associate is that they do a lot of refinishing/repurposing and general fixing up of vintage things.  J got a beautiful hand-dyed lace slip, she'll have to post her outfit when she wears it! They had tons of fun hats and great jewelry.  Although it wasn't exactly either of our styles we had a fantastic time there and will definitely go back.  We also met a fabulous cat, Petunia, who lives at the store.  She was beautiful and I could just tell she was fancy so I dressed her up and played with her, it was a bit ridiculous.  Here she is with a lovely feather hairpiece on!

In all honesty the sales associate was likely a little alarmed with how much I liked this cat...hehehe.  After kidnapping Petunia,  J and I headed downtown to do a little Christmas shopping and general wandering around.  It was a lovely day had by all!  Hope everyone's week started out well.

g

Blog Sale!

Hi everyone! I am looking to sell several items that I no longer reach for. Maybe you can give them a better home?

I posted these on this weeks Effortless Anthropologie Trade Market but since I am a little incompetent when it comes to posting pictures in the comments section, I needed to direct traffic here. Sorry for the (shameless) blog plug.

Here we go. You can email me at sometimessunnyinseattle@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these items. If you have questions I would be happy to answer to the best of my ability.

Here we go...

1. **SOLD** Bold Boutonniere Dress (white version). Extra Small.  Excellent Used Condition. I bought it new from store and wore it a handful of times. It has since been dry cleaned. I was able to find a small so I am ready to pass this on to a good home. $100 shipped.

2. **SOLD** Tick Tock Cardigan. Medium. Excellent Used Condition (the Field of Flower label has become detached at one corner). Excellent Used Condition. I have tracked down an extra small, which fits better. Though I would really prefer a small. So if anyone out these has a small and has been looking for a medium or an extra small, I would be willing to trade. Otherwise, I am selling the medium.  $100 shipped.

3. **SOLD** Anthro Dress by Maple (circa 2006ish). Size 2. Excellent used Condition (recently dry cleaned). This is my favorite Anthro dress ever, but I found it in one size up. $70 shipped.

4. **SOLD**  Wonderland Dress by Tabitha (2007). Size 2. Excellent Used Condition (I am not sure I ever wore this dress). This dress is 100% cotton, and a lovely fit. I am sad to see it go. $55 shipped.

5. Deletta Silk Cherry Dress. Size 4. Excellent Condition (never worn). 100% Silk Shell. This is a beautiful dress. It never fit right, so I never wore it. My loss, your gain. I paid a pretty penny for it too. $65 shipped.

6. Anthro Dress by Maple. Size 2. 100% Cotton. Excellent used condition. Great dress! Again, does not fit right. The picture does not really do it justice. $45 shipped.

7. Elevenses Blue Daisy Skirt. Size 4. Excellent used condition. I love the print and the fit of this skirt, but I never reach for it. Maybe someone else can give this pretty little skirt a better home. $45 shipped.

8. Anthro Top by Viola. Size 6. Excellent used Condition. Runs small! If you are busty, size up a size, maybe two. $28 shipped.

9. Elevenses Red Trim Skirt. Size 6. Excellent used condition. This is a lovely, high waisted skirt. Very cute. But It fits more like a 4, in my opinion. Again, this picture does not do this skirt justice. $40 shipped.

10. Green Velvet Bubble Skirt. Small. Excellent used condition. $30 shipped.



Thats it. Thanks for looking! I am also open to reasonable offers.

Again, you can email me at sometimessunnyinseattle@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these items

 or have questions.

-J

Clocks & Spots (A copied OOTD)

Happy Sunday Readers!

I wore this little number last Monday. I was inspired by a reader outfit submission last week on Anthroholic. Inspired may be too "nice" of a word- I totally, shamelessly, stole this entire outfit. So, umm I can't really take any credit for the awesome pattern mixing. Wasn't my idea. But I loved it.

Dress: H&M Spotted Dress, 2 (2003, $35)

Skirt: Anthro Skirt, 4 (200?, $??)

Belt: Anthro Red Buckle Belt, S/M (200?, $??)

Cardigan: Anthro Tick-Tock Cardi, XS (2009, $100 EA Trade Market)

Boots: J. Crew Tall Grey Leather Boots, 4 (2009, $125 on sale)

Tights: Nordstrom Rack by Hue, Black, S/M (2009, $7)

I did not have the spotted type of top that this outfit required, but I had a spotted dress! I have become a little obsessed with layering skirts over dresses. I especially love it when the dress peeks out from the bottom of the skirt, as it did here, creating a slip look. You can kind of see the dress peeking out from the bottom in the first picture.

Oh, and the spotted dress is my very first H&M purchase ever! I bought it on my first trip to New York when I was in college. It was back when there were no H&M stores on the West Coast. I remember dragging my friends into every single H&M we passed because I was so excited. I think this was the only thing I purchased. But it has stood the test of time, and I still reach for it several times a year.

Hope you all have a great start to your week!

-J

OOTD!

Happy Friday!!!

A quick OOTD.  Sorry for the seriously abysmal photo quality.  I really like the sweater that I am wearing in this photo.  I was kind of obsessed with it last season and although it is cute and I do love it my kind-of-obsession was a little bit uncalled for, in my opinion.

Sweater: Anthro, Winter 2009

Dress: J Crew, Fall 2009

Camisole: Banana Republic, ages ago??

Necklace: Forever 21, Fall 2008

Have a lovely weekend! G

A little fancy

Good Afternoon!

I am blogging for the second time in one week, this is quite the monumental moment if you ask me.  Up first: food!  I just finished reading this fantastic book called A Homemade Life.  It is filled with a bunch of wonderful short stories written by a young woman who lives in Seattle.  The stories all center around one of my favorite subjects, food, and at the end of each story/chapter there is a recipe or two which was the subject or somehow involved in the previous story.  The author, Molly Wizenberg, writes in such an engaging and sweet way.  She has a blog too, called Orangette, which is similar to the book in that it contains both recipes, stories, and, a bonus, photos!!!  So, I made one of her recipes this week, slow roasted tomatoes with coriander.  They baked for 4 hours in the oven and during those 4 hours a transformation occurred, light red, out of season Roma tomatoes turned into deep red/brown, delicious sweet and savory morsels....yum... to say the least!  Here are photos of the before and after (with the remaining contents of my dinner).  I suggest you try the tomatoes and the book and blog too while we're at it!

Before

After....oooooooooo

Second order of business: feeling fabulous!  So, I was inspired, yet again, by my sister Kara and her guest OOTD on Monday.  I loved her lipstick!  But, being not as edgy as Kara I knew that I couldn't pull off that color but I ventured out to Target on Monday evening in search of my own shade.  I found Temptress from the Revlon Vintage Collection.  I love it and it reminds me of the Coco Chanel advertisement that is in about every magazine lately and I love the way that lipstick looks in the advert but it is a) extremely expensive and b) not that lovely on me.  But, this shade has helped me to achieve this look...well sort of. 

**okay, you can't actually see the color that well, but it's lovely, trust me!

And finally...I'm sure you all know that Seattle got hit with quite a snow storm last week, and the world literally stopped!!! I took Maple for several walks in the snow and she really enjoyed it in spite of how she looks in this photo.  I sent this to my mom last week and she said that Maple looked traumatized.

**I promise that Maple will not be featured in every blog post!

Happy almost weekend!  G