Must Haves: When is a bad influence a good one?

Wendy Wendy Wendy!

Of course it would take a real-life outing with one of my most prolific blogging friends to get me back into the blogging groove - thanks for your patience, all.*

WendyB invited me to a sample sale at the darling Soho studio of the fabulous designer Christian Francis Roth yesterday, and wasn't I just the best shopper there! (I know you're shocked to hear it.)

I've been disappointed with a few items I picked up recently elsewhere, and this afternoon was the final nail in the "these are totally going back" coffin. I've never owned, or even tried on, a one sleeved dress, and now I have two. This one came home with me, and the other is in production (it's black and grey, so it's not exactly suited for summer in NYC.) The one pictured here is navy and white, and makes me feel like a superhero, out for a night on the town. Do you think Wendy would make me Wonder Woman cuffs? Plus, it will force me to address the egregious tan line on my left shoulder.


This one I had seen previously on Ms. Wendy herself, and there was only one left, and it is /so/ adorable ... so even though it needs a little taking in, I grabbed it. And now I have an excuse to visit Wendy's fantastic tailor, Jean!

We ended the afternoon with delicious peach sangria and snacks around the corner at Emporio. (I may have to move to a place where the sangria and Pimm's weather lasts all year. I'm just saying.) When, as predicted, the heavens opened, we giggled and watched the rain from below, perfectly dry under their glass roof.

OK, there are far, far too many exclamation points in this entry. So I will hereby downplay my excitement about already owning fabulous shoes to go with these dresses.



*And, if you're one of the many ladies I know who's about to give birth, please know that I've been knitting instead of blogging. So stop complaining about surviving on Shuesday!