GIVE ME PLATFORMS...or give me death.
my name is LEI ANN. i'm a hawaiian-born bostonian. SHOES are my life.
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probably my most favorite pair of knee high boots…lovely camel color, leather all nice, soft & supple, totally easy to zip up & down now. i wish all my boots were as well-worn :)
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i actually didn’t mean to get so dressed up today. the day started off still drizzly & dreary. however, i find it easiest to just put on a dress & go. i don’t know how other people do it…matching shirts with pants, keeping the shirt tucked in, it’s too much for me! friends think i put a lot of effort into dressing up, when really dresses are the ultimate lazy woman’s wear. guess that means i’ll be wearing a lot of housecoats or muu-muus when i’m old…hahaha!
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yup…the boots again. i’m so lazy on mondays. i usually build my outfits around what shoes i want to wear & since these were still by the bed from yesterday, voila!
forever 21 polka dot dress
simply vera wang tights
coral scarf from sip & swap 2010
thrifted bebe black corduroy coat
grey knee-high boots from endless.com
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gotta enjoy the sunshine will i can. word on the street is, this week will be nice & warm…in the 70s even! it got as low in the 30s last week, so this last blast of “warm” weather is very much welcome :)
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i was surprised these boots held up fairly well all day. i was mostly on my feet, walking around, sitting down now & again. my feet didn’t start hurting until around 4:00 when we headed over to SOWA market to get some grub from the food trucks! i gots me a lovely grilled melted brie & apple sammich & an apple cider. mmmmmm…
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my husband REALLY liked my sweater today which of course i gave him a funny look. but *then* i remembered that this has been his most favorite photo all week o.O
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hey, remember when i said something about busting out all the spring clothes & never looking back? yeah, well, guess mother nature heard me & told me to sit my ass back down…the cold, rainy weather ain’t over *just* yet :/
cape: vintage (via lisa’s closet)
turquoise dress: express
pleather leggings: wet seal
knee-high leather boots: jeffrey campbell x LF
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if you know me IRL, then you know i like to make a lot of jokes about guns. you know, the stupid joke about my biceps being guns, wanna see the gun show?, i got arrested for carrying these guns…hahaha…you get it. so, i thought i’d put guns on my legs instead. these great knee high socks came from the LF store 70% off sale.
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these seem to be my go-to friday boots as i also wore them last week. while casual friday means jeans & t-shirt to some, for me, it’s more like low-heeled shoes…or boots. yes, young’uns, even *i* need to take a break from the 5-inchers every now & again :)
dress: h&m (via buffalo exchange)
tights: target
dove double ring: forever 21
boots: pour la victoire
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this is kind of a different look for me, while i usually like girly & edgy, i also like a bohemian feel to my outfit every now & again…like one of my style icons, stevie nicks, although this look is more little house on the prairie than little lies :)
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another great & cheap find at buffalo exchange…this which i will now herald my h&m “prairie dress” :) it’s a little long though…gotta add it to my (growing) pile of items that need alternations. *sigh*…in true laura ingalls spirit, i actually can hem my own clothing. unfortunately, time is my elusive friend these days :(
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i know, i know!!! i thought the same thing. i walked by these in LF & literally snapped my neck with a double take. they sooooo look like the ann d’s belonging to jane & lynn. they’re actually pour la victoire & sans the ann d signature talon heel, looks quite the same. better for my budget! even though i tried them on in LF, i researched on the internets for a bit & found them much cheaper plus an extra 30% off on endless.com. oh yeah, internet bargaining savvy. i gots it!
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i had been seeing the combo of stripes & leopard print for some reason over the fashion interwebs a lot lately. i likes it…i must try it.
striped sweater: h&m
dress: black men’s XL tank worn as a dress
pleather tights: wet seal
batwing cardigan: norma kamali for walmart
leopard scarf: h&m
strappy knee-high boots: bebe
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i love the straps all over these boots. without them, my look starts wandering into hookerish pirate boot territory & we sooo don’t want that :)
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i should lay off all the photo editing, but the lack of light these days leaves such crappy pictures. i like this cross process effect. gives it that blown out 70s old school photo look. all i need is that basement/rec room wood paneling on the walls…hahahaha :)