Dresses that I've ordered today

All 3 dress TOTALED under $550.00. Yipeee!!!! Now let's see what they're like when I get them in my hands. Maybe the quality will be like crap, since they're so inexpensively priced . I think that I've mentioned this before, but I don't normally order dresses, (or much of anything lately) from Nordstrom because the quality of most of their merchandise, (excluding premier designers) has been very poor. Therefore, I'm not holding my breath for any of these dresses.

The Adrian Papell dress at $218.00 total for both the sweater and the dress just screams poor craftsmanship, but hey, I like to gamble so I've rolled the dice. As I've written about in previous posts, I find that you get what you pay for. Put two similarly styled shoes next to one another and I'll tell you which one is the cheap-o. Put two similarly styled pants next to one another and I'll do the same. I mean I don't even have to touch this stuff, I can spot it from across a room. To make a long story short, I could honestly care less if these pieces work out. I just purchased a few dresses from Neimans and from Saks the other day, that I love so basically I went to Nordstrom today because I've already purchased the latest arrivals from Neimans and Saks that I find appealing. And for now, there's nothing in those stores that I want.

Nordstrom is like the back-up boyfriend that you keep on the side when the one you really want cancels.

DVF DRESS

As my loyal readers already know, I am not a big DVF fan. I don't care for polyester and I especially don't care for it when it's priced at $400.00. However, occasionally, DVF comes out with a dress that I like. Very occasionally.

I just ordered this one. #425.00. It's 100% wool. Thank heavens!

I hope that it looks good.

What do you think?

NEIMANS DELIVERY AT MY DOOR

Thank God! I returned home yesterday from a day of bonding with my AMEX to find this rather large delight on my doorstep. Let me tell you that my kooba is here and it is fabulous! My dresses all fit and my jewelry despite one piece that I didn't care for, are all, "keepers" to quote my friend Carol. Fashionplusjewelry is off on a mini-getaway for a few days but when I return early next week I will have a very very special treat for all of my Fashion Plus Jewelry fashionistas, so stay tuned you don't want to miss out!

NEIMAN'S DELIVERY, WHERE ARE YOU?

And please get here before we leave on Wednesday morning. I need the beautiful kooba that I ordered, the two pieces of David Yurman, and whatever else I found while I was on the phone with your operator. From past experience I can say, that I'm not holding my breath that this package will be on my doorstep by the time we depart on Wednesday. Oh, I just remembered, I again ordered some more dresses last Tuesday in addition to the above. I just couldn't help myself. Actually, Neiman's should give that operator who was assisting me a raise because thanks to her patience I shopped more. Now I'm really getting anxious. I need that delivery!!! I want to take my goodies with me on my little extended weekend!!! Grrrrrrr Neiman's, why does it take you about a week just to get things shipped out of your warehouse? A day or two isn't enough time to package my order and send it on its merry way? Give me a break.

Yesterday's shopping went well. I purchased two pairs of sunglasses, a watch, some Argento Vivo and a few Givenchy pieces for some upcoming engagements that we have on the horizon. Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly considering all of the sales, I didn't purchase any clothing, it seems like everyone has just devoured all of the pretty pieces.

Oh, well today is another day, and to borrow a phrase from the NY or NJ lottery, you gotta be in it to win it. So off I am to shower and shop, err work. I meant to say work.

DRESSES DRESSES DRESSES

Eight in total. Four BCBG dresses, one Calvin Klein, one Kay Unger, one Chetta B, one Nicole Miller. PAYDIRT! I love buying dresses! The only one that is not as practical as a day into evening dress would be the Kay Unger as it red and the style of the dress is slightly more formal than the others. I can't wait to wear them all! If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, dresses are so easy to wear. Just slip it on, put on a good pair of shoes and you're ready to go. No fumbling around, changing outfits one million times, because something, "just doesn't look right". In the summer months you simply put on a pair of casual and trendy wedges for a day look and in the evening all that you have to do is put on a sexy little open toed pump for a more elegant look. In the winter a stacked heel boot always goes from day into evening quite nicely. If it were up to me, I would live in dresses. What about you? Do you love dresses too?

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Never say that you're, "just going to look" in regards to shopping. That's what I did when I had a few moments to spare and lo and behold, I ordered some more dresses. What do you think?

Pretty, no? Actually, I ordered 3 dresses but I can't seem to find the third's picture.

Let the wait begin.

DRESSES AND POSSIBLE CONTENDERS

So, I bought more than I thought that I would today, but that's okay. Actually, it's always okay. I bought 7 dresses today, (I also purchased 2 blouses and one Tommy Bahama cropped vest, but who cares? I'm here to talk about my new dressies). The most memorable being this POSITIVELY GORGEOUS RUNWAY Calvin Klein linen dress. I also snagged a Nicole Miller silk, a BCBG (cotton?) a Chetta B, a Kay Unger, another dress that I can't remember who designed, and a Ralph Lauren linen. (For those of you new to the world of fashion, a.k.a - boyfriend, husband, life partner, SO - BCBG and Ralph Lauren carry both petites and womens plus sizes). It's very very rare that I hit paydirt to this degree when I buy dresses, but guess what girls? CHA-CHING!!! PAYDIRT!!! Really, there was no way to say no to these dresses. It's been SEASONS since I've found dresses that are decent looking and pretty. By decent I mean not looking like something that you would buy at a swapmeet or at a discount mega-store. (Why are the majority of dresses following this swapmeety-cheap-look and feel while being priced at a minimum of $300?) Imagine my delight when I came upon dress after dress with classic styles and perfect lines. There was little that I could do from not falling on the floor, curling up in a ball and giggling uncontrollably like a mental patient from the sheer joy of finding these treasures. Now, imagine the look on my face when I discovered that these dresses looked as good on as they did hanging. To be honest, some even looked better once I slipped them on! That never happens!! So, all in all I purchased 7 dresses. Hubby was with me and approved of them all. Now, to pass the Mom test. I think this time I will finally pass. Stay Tuned. BTW, at least 4 of those dresses are contenders for tomorrow night's engagement and for Monday's concert. Thank you God.