want this now: winter wish list

For the first time in my life since my middle school babysitting years when I first earned enough money to buy MAC lip gloss and A&F t-shirts, I have gone a considerable amount of time without shopping. Over the course of the Fall 2010 semester, my wardrobe purchases are as follows: a $24 army green military shirt on sale at LF and a $3 friendship bracelet from Urban. A whoppin' $27.

Not a penny did I spend when I went home to NYC in October for Rebecca's birthday--a weekend we filled with return trips to the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show, the 25th St Garage flea market, and Pippin, Rebecca's favorite vintage jewelry store. No trip did I make to Newbury with the intension of shopping for things I didn't really need but could definitely use to spruce up my closet.

This is what you get when you decide to spend all 700 of your dollars on a plane ticket and jet off to Europe for five days, working a mere 11 hours a week and earning less than $9 an hour. Figure the math and you'll see there wasn't, and still isn't, enough even for me to pick up a few oversized men's button downs at Goodwill.

The other night, Olivia joined Alex and myself for sushi chez nous and asked me what items I was currently coveting. When I thought about it, I realized I had spent all semester avoiding stores and seductive online shopping sites as to evade what I've been missing. Of course one's natural reaction--as humans are curious beings--is to subsequently embark on a fashion blog and web store binge and catch up.

{image from i want to be alexa chung}

Yesterday, I spent the evening teasing myself by browsing blogs and deducing all that I would buy, should buy, had I the money. I want to be alexa chung was particularly torturous, showcasing perfect pairs of skinny jeans, flats and loafers, tons of uber-stylish, comfortable heels, and babydoll dresses galore.

So after much blog browsing, general style analyzing and the return of my usual spending impulse, here's a list of the items I am currently coveting, dedicated to my fabulous and stylin' friend Olivia:

{the aforementioned second-hand oversized men's button downs, as well as some new in silk, ASOS}

{the perfect dark demin super skinny skinnies, Madewell}

{army green cargo skinnies, J. Brand on Shopbop}

{A black Temple Topper, image by Hanneli via The Man Repeller}

{This turban-inspired knit earmuff headband, Urban Outfitters}

{leopard loafers, Zara}

Speaking of leopard, my fashionable grandlittle Emily was wearing this Nasty Gal blouse at a friend's birthday the other night, and I nearly ripped it off her body and ran. (Oh hi, Temple Topper.)

And I still have yet to purchase a chambray button down! Am I really that far from the times?

At this point, the best I can do is hope for some belated Hanukkah gelt or look into pooling all my Geddes money next semseter-- too bad I'll be simultaneously saving up for a life as a real person in NY! Hopeless? Probably.

Peace, Love and Neon,
Marisa