Fashion Friday: Things I Should've Been Wearing to Properly Woo the Future Father of my Children

Oh, my loyal readers! I'm so sorry to have left you waiting so late on Fashion Friday! Not that you guys don't have like a billion better things to do with your Friday than anxiously (or begrudgingly) await my FF post. But still, I'm sorry.

I've been completely spastic all week, ever since my nerves were shot to hell. Oh......... poor word choice. Is it too soon? Yes, it is. But I went there. And now I regret it. I'm doing a lot better in dealing with the shooting, actually. I've come to terms with it, and I'm only slightly afraid of that area of campus. So definitely positive improvement. I hope everyone else is healing.

By the way, the title of this post refers to the gorgeous man I saw yesterday. I may or may not have already planned our lives together. Anyway, I want to make up for this lack-luster week of posting with some ACTUAL fall trends. Not ones I invent because I want them to be trendy. So, without further ado:

Actually Trendy Things!!!

1) Studded Detail

I am a huge fan of this trend, as long as it is done correctly.

I own these pumps from Target. So, naturally, they are a spot-on representation of flawless, on-trend style. (P.S. I got mine on sale for $15.)

Okay, technically they're buttons and not studs on the Twelfth Night Dress, but I adore it and it's a Shakespearean allusion. So deal with it.

I adore this studded cuff. There are many like them everywhere, I just stumbled upon this one.

This cuff is another great one. It's not exactly studded, but it's still fem meets rock and roll, ergo I approve.

These flats are ridiculously cute. They remind me of "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon. Except these are studs. On the tops.

These studded heels remind me a little bit of Christmas and a little bit of Rock and Roll. And I don't know how.

2) Glittery Things

This trend is hard to put into words, but believe me, you'll know it when you see it.

I adore this Sparkly Dress and I think it could be dressed up or down. So cute. 

These silver pumps somehow seem like a holiday necessity I never knew I needed before now. 

This top is kind of studded, kind of metallic... so I'll just lump it here. Because I exercise great care with Fashion Friday.

If I could have one birthday dress... Well, this probably wouldn't be it, because I'm picky. But I do adore the peek-a-boo sequin effect on this sassy little number.

I'm sure you've seen a zillion of these Headbands at Target and the like, but they are absolutely gorgeous and deliciously on-trend right now.

Can you say "New Year's Eve?" This Global DJ Gold Sequin Dress is the basis on which I would layer fabulous glittery dreams. I'm thinking a velvet black mini over top? Or maybe a loose, short sleeved black off-the-shoulder sweater? Sigh. I'm not even sure what I would do with that many sequins. A girl can only dream.

3) Speaking of Velvet...

Another trend that can either be delightful or horribly, horribly wrong.

I was picturing this mini layered over the sequin dress. Wouldn't it be cute with the sequined top and then the form-fitting sequins sticking out of the bottom, too? I certainly think so. If I was cleverer, I'd photoshop them together to show you what I mean. But... eh...

I don't know about you, but this sweatshirt looks like the most comfortable thing ever. I'll take one in every color known to man, please.

This velvet dress would be perfect for a holiday party or picking up investment bankers at a swank bar. 

This jacket would be SO cute layered over any ole top with a scarf, some skinny jeans and riding boots. Fall perfection. 

I want this amazing, luxurious, beautiful Winter Kate Ophelia Tunic Dress more than almost anything in my life. It's everything I want my fall wardrobe to be... except for that pesky price tag. I would die for this tunic. The name alone is perfection. Winter =  my favorite season. Kate = my favorite actress (Winslet). Ophelia = Character from my favorite Shakespeare (Hamlet) who was ironically played by Kate Winslet in Kenneth Branagh's filmic adaptation of the play. I mean, seriously, could my life get any more circular and perfect? Clearly, I MUST have this in my wardrobe. Sadly... I think it should only cost about $20. Such is my life.


A) These aren't really a trend, but I've been lusting after them all week, so I thought I'd include them.

Necklace One is stunning and beautiful and I don't know what else to say. The two pictures are the same necklace. I just couldn't get them to line up 100% perfectly.

Necklace Two is intricate and beautiful and I lust after it. I have a thing with pocket watches. And necklaces that like to pretend they're pocket watches.

And that's all for me! Y'all have a great rest of your weekend, and if you're craving some sweet purse action, head on over to Big Mama's Fashion Friday where you will weep over her superior wit and taste in handbags.