High school hellcat

Outfit Details:

Bernie Dexter top: eBay

Chic Companion Skirt in Chat: ModCloth

Ruffle trim socks: ASOS (similar here)

Belt: from another dress

Saddle shoes: Payless

Petticoat: eBay

This outfit is not my Halloween costume (I'm posting that tomorrow), but it'd work in a pinch!  If I weren't being a cupcake, I'd totally wear this instead.  I'm always trying to figure out what I can wear this Bernie Dexter top with, and because it's a little short on me, it works best with high waisted jeans or tucked into a skirt.  I'd also been looking for a pair of saddle shoes FOREVER (thank you to Kate Gabrielle for finding perfect ones at Payless, of all places!), and since I have a penchant for anything involving a petticoat, I had also been on the lookout for a full swing or poodle skirt.  ModCloth recently offered a discount for any animal-related items on their site, so I took the plunge and ordered this one.  It's really lovely, and very well made, except that the zipper is disappointing.  It got stuck going over a seam close to the waistband, and then when I tried to take it off, the zipper pull got stuck at the top while the length of the zipper detached itself from its other side (i.e., all the teeth are separated with no way to put them back together, with the way the zipper was put in).  I'm totally bummed, so I put in an e-mail to ModCloth Customer Care (since they're usually pretty wonderful) and I'm hoping that it's maybe just this particular skirt, and not the entire stock of them, that has a bad zipper and that I can try a replacement one.  I'd take it to the tailor and just get the zipper itself replaced, but I guess I'd rather try and see if getting a different skirt altogether will solve the problem first (since if it doesn't, I can return it for a refund -- though I'd be so sad to give it up!).

EDIT: I was contacted by a truly wonderful ModCloth Customer Care rep, who offered to ship me a new skirt immediately, and said I didn't even have to bother returning the original one!  I can honestly say, without reservation, that ModCloth has some of the best customer service of any large brand (especially online-based ones!) that I've ever encountered.  Cross your fingers that the new skirt has a better zipper!  :)

Have a great Wednesday, and since it seems appropriate for this ensemble, I will leave you with a selection from the greatest, kookiest 50s movie musical of all time... Cry-Baby:

xox Sammi

(and Johnny Depp)

Betelgeuse

Outfit Details:

Striped pinafore: Forever 21

Lavender blouse: Forever 21 (similar here)

White knee socks: ModCloth (similar here)

The Best of Times Heel in Black: ModCloth

Lilac ring: LeffKatya

Lavender belt: ASOS (no longer available)

Lavender suitcase: Urban Outfitters (no longer available)

I had originally planned to post a different outfit today, but then I realized that Halloween is coming up so quickly, and I wanted to make sure that I posted these pictures before then.  This outfit is spooky-romantic, and I put these two pieces together on a whim and found they actually worked pretty well together.  I like the softness of the blouse as a contrast to the hardness of the pinafore.  And of course, vertical stripes always remind me of Beetlejuice.  I just wish the straps on this pinafore weren't so long!  They kept falling down, and they're adjusted as far as they can go!  I'll either have to add another button or just shorten the straps for the future.

If you look closely, you can see some teeth marks from a very naughty cat!

I looove the back of this blouse!

Tonight is my little birthday celebration with some friends!  I am finally wearing a dress that's been sitting in my closet for the perfect occasion.  My mom is making a delicious dinner beforehand, too (steak with béarnaise sauce, scalloped potatoes and blue cheese wedge salad... and I assume some kind of dessert that involves cake).  It'd be so easy (and depressing) to sit around and lament about how I had planned on celebrating my birthday differently, but like I mentioned before, I'm choosing to be happy and take pleasure in the lovely people I have around me, and feel lucky to have people in my life who do care about me.  This is all assuming, of course, that anyone shows up tonight.  :)

Have a wonderful Saturday!

xox Sammi