obsession: pastel flowy dresses

 dress: alberta ferretti

the cherry blossom girl

instyle

dress: donna karan

obsession: green dresses

they're green and they're dresses. enough said.

 allure

 3.1 phillip lim- $595

on sale for $14.40 at gojane.com

bellasugar.com

obsession: vertical stripes

so, i really don't care for horizontal stripes. too preppy or nautical or french-girl for me. but vertical stripes, i love. why? not sure.

behind the seams

ruche

sea of shoes

arden b

olsens anonymous

obsession: wool floppy hat

i think i first saw the big floppy hat on an episode of gossip girl (season 1, i believe). serena was wearing a big gray hat while sitting on a bench in the rain, and i think she had tall equestrian boots on, too. unfortunately, i can't find a pic.... but that was when i first thought, "hey, i might wear a hat like that!"

then they started popping up on blogs.... jane aldridge from sea of shoes bought one from american apparel in several different colors, and i was smitten!

pic: bohemian musings

looove it! it's so 70s vintage. now it's apparently a celebrity trend, but not a full-blown trend. i haven't seen any actual people wear it yet.

pic: fabsugar

pic: fabsugar

frugal fashionistas

now i'm convinced that i NEED one. definitely on my list for april (and now that it's officially april, i have $50 i can spend... :) this is the one i'm looking at:

listed on ebay for about $20

i really thought about gray, but this color is sweet. it would punch up boring winter outfits, and look pretty in the spring and summer. plus, can't you see it with dark berry lipstick? awesome.

never really considered myself a "hat person." i think it's about time to change that, especially since i never style my hair anyway, ha. 

color crush: cobalt and red

recently i'm really into pairing cobalt blue with a bright red. i decided to start small, so the other day i wore a neutral outfit with a cobalt skinny belt, cobalt shoes, and red lipstick. will go bolder next time!

campcomfort

currently obsessed with....

yellow: urban outfitters (now out of stock.... i bought it on clearance for $9.99, waiting anxiously for days, then got an e-mail saying they were out of stock.... boo. i'll show you my alternative version tomorrow).

blue: second skin. bahh i NEED that dress. i love the combo of that color blue and little dainty flowers....

purple & yellow: i think this came from fabsugar.com. i don't know, but what i know is that this chick is awesome for mixing her crazy flower patterns! i love it. this is one of the first times i'd seen floral mixing and totally had a lightbulb moment. somehow it works.

 

actually, this pic may have been the first time i spotted floral mixing on an actual person. isn't it awesome?? this is blogger kasmira from whatiwore2day.blogspot.com.

top r: miu miu

bottom l: lanvin

ok, i know nude dresses are very hot right now. but my obsession goes a little futher than nude- nude satin! so pretty and luxurious.... kind of like a silky nightgown, only way classier. that kate bosworth outfit is so inspiring. i think i've gone back to look at it about 147 times since i found it. i love the combination of metallics- champagne, rose gold, and copper. i really need to try this soon.

and lastly....

 

top r: doori

i call these "medium" blue dresses because i don't know what else to call this shade. it's not cobalt, or royal blue, or navy. it's like a supernatural combination of all three. i really love it. and you may have noticed that the dress from second skin in the floral collage is the same-ish color.... ahhh i love it. my favorite may be the doori picture, with the beautiful combination of blues. maybe periwinkle and medium blue? i saw a dress at ross a couple of days ago that mixed 2 similar colors and came this close to buying it, until i remembered.... oh yeah, i've already spent most of my money for march, and it's still february! yup, better give it a rest. but i fully intend on going back to ross to try on the dress. in march....

oh, and have you noticed that in 2 of these blue dress pictures, they've paired their outfit with cognac accessories? i was definitely obsessed with cognac this fall- bought an awesome bag similar to alexa chung's, and tall riding boots. they go with everything.