Allure Giveaway

My mind has been complete mush lately and I totally forgot about this giveaway that Allure magazine is having. Damn. It started on August 1st and for each weekday of the month, they are giving away a ton of products, clothing, or shoes. I'm so bummed I forgot all about this. Who doesn't love free stuff?! There's still a few days left to win!

New Favorite?

I've always stuck with a more classic look...I'm getting older, so I need to start looking a bit more mature. :o) I have to say, it does make it harder to find just the right something. Now every time I find something I like, I have to buy it in a few colors. Sometimes thing have way too much "stuff" and it either looks messy or just ugly. I do still love my "tattoo" looking things. My favorite is the cashmere sweaters by RAW 7. The sweaters or clothes themselves are quite basic and with the designs it's just more interesting. My fave right now:

I'm always looking through mags, trying to find things to add to my closet. As of late, I keep finding myself drawn to Derek Lam. He has a sense of classic style with a modern twist...but not too much. His designs are clean, refined, but up-to-date. Here are a few of my favorites:

There's a cashmere sweater that I like too...couldn't find a pic.

Fashionable 'Bag Lady'?

Is it just me, or are the trends focusing on styles that should have been left alone the first time. Isn't once (or even twice) enough? Where's the creativity?

I went to Nordstrom today for their Anniversary Sale. Boy, Can we say chunky knit? There was hardly a single thing that was in between 1 ply sheer and thick chunky knit sweaters, without ruffles, cinching, shirring, or wrinkles. So, I can look like a sausage or a stuffed sausage. Hmmm...which one should I choose?

I did come home and look online but no success there either. I did happen to find a chunky sweater that I liked but they were out of my size. Looking at just the girl's clothes was sad. Does she really need a Juicy Couture outfit at 18m/o? It's cute but probably not right now, huh?

I did manage to pick up a couple of decent cardigans and a cute top but was highly disappointed that I only found 1 thing for No-No (our daughter). Normally, I can spend a couple hundred, on her alone, easily. Not even the shoes were something I'd put on her. I've always bought a wool coat, some basic shirts, shoes, make-up, plus everything I can find for the kids, totaling well over $500. So, I didn't even bother looking for the dh this time.

I ask you to look at the above picture. Would you buy this and use it? It's like tie-dye gone awry! I really would like to know what happened...or am I just getting too old?