Exerpts from my wishlist

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So target.com has this really great feature called a wishlist. It lets you add things to it and you can view your favorite items and even send your wishlist to friends and family as a guide for gift shopping (for birthdays, Christmas, etc.). It’s sort of like a wedding registry only you’re not getting married and it’s just for you.

I, however, use it as a sort of “favorites” list of things that I want to buy or that I really like. And now that target.com has a fall preview for shoes (!!!) I went and got a little wishlist-happy.

I want these shoes like nobody’s business. They are Isaac Mizrahi, entitled “Brown Olive MJ Pump” (what’s this? A Spiderman reference?) and are fabulous. I have decided that I really like retro-inspired clothes and accessories and these pumps paired with a brown tweed skirt, dark green tights, and a jacket would be amazing.

Speaking of tweed, I am also enamoured of these:

They are Mossimo and grey and tweedy. I have these fabulous grey wide-leg pants from H&M and while I have lovely pointy-toed black pumps to wear with them, I’ve always felt that black looks so harsh against grey (particularly since it’s not a charcoal grey). So I think these would be the perfect solution! Of course, they are not pointy-toed, so it might look strange, and if the heel is not high enough, the pants will drag on the floor (lesson learned: when pants are really long, it’s always a good idea to try them on with the shoes you intend to wear them with; however, I was out of town and didn’t have such shoes with me, nor does H&M sell shoes, at least, not the one I was at). But I’m going to try them anyway! Once they come out, that is.

Also, I don’t know why, but I’ve always associated red plaid/tartan with autumn. And I’ve worn a few pairs of flats to bits, so I always need more. Plus, how cute would these look with dark jeans?!

They are just adorable. I also want a red tartan scarf. I believe tartan featured quite a bit in Alexander McQueen’s fall collection last year. Which was amazingly retro/Victorian-/Elizabethan-inspired, by the way. It really is a great collection, though I’m not typically one for designers. He has this great charcoal-grey coat with a high ruffled neck that I love. And he does amazing things with red tartan and lace and chiffon. I like the latter half of the collection best. But I digress.

Speaking of flats, and again of tweed, I also love these:

Also Isaac Mizrahi, of course, and very cute. I need dressy brown flats, and these would be perfect!

Yes, I have a decided retro bent. Case in point: I want these shoes:

but the stitching on the toe and the platform sole makes them not-quite-retro-enough and therefore not as adorable. They are suede, however. Hmm, maybe they will look better in person. Isaac Mizrahi, by the by. He has such good taste in shoes…

They also had some adorable red shoes, but most of them were plastic-y “leather” and not the real deal. I never understood why non-leather shoes should be just as expensive as leather ones. The brown 30s-ish ones, f.ex. are leather. They also have dark brown snakeskin ones that I am very tempted to get, but if I had to decide, I think I’d chose the retro ones.

At any rate, I will be breaking the bank this fall on shoes. My mother will not be pleased. Maybe she’ll be appeased if I give some of my less-favorite shoes to the thrift store. Or maybe I should divide my shoes by season (fall/winter/early spring, and spring/summer) and hide whichever half I’m not using now. Or I could just not tell her. Yes, I like that last one.

I also need to hit the thrift stores in search of nice, tweedy, wooly things. I like tweed and wool. Except I don’t like drycleaning. Any suggestions on how to avoid this?

Speaking of, I need to handwash oodles of clothes. Stat! Oh, also to search for: lots of colored tights. I do not own nearly enough.

Funny how some people get spring fever, but I get fall fever…

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