Roaming around town

...in a very tight dress. Yes, this dress turned out to be just great for standing still, striking (not very challenging) poses or even making small moves but for running around Manhattan at my usual speed... khm... well, I'd say a pair of shorts would do much better. But I totally love the color - it's crushed tomato, it looks differently at the slightest change of light and it is definitely one of my favourite colors of all times. And oh, despite its tight silhouette, this dress can still be worn a la those long and serious dresses of the 19th century - by holding it at the side. It immediately turns from maxi into a somewhat midi but the mobility greatly improves.

Wearing:dress Dsquared, sandals Espace, bag Maddalena Marconi, suglasses Escada, bracelet Cache, necklace Bolton's

Friday night out

These shoes are also new old, bought about five(!) years ago at Zappos. They come very close in color to the purple elements (or whatever they're called) of the dress so I just couldn't resist weearing the whole ensemble from the house to the party location but of course, I had to carry an extra pair of flats - just in case. And that was probably one of the wisest decisions I've ever made in my life (those shoes pinch!!!)

Wearing: dress OC by Oleg Cassini, shoes Donna Karan, headband and necklace Bolton's, bag Maddalena Marconi, random sunglasses

Elephant illusion

Guys, thank you all so much for your wonderful comments, they made me very, very happy! It was one of the best birthdays I've evere had!

I finally made it to the computer and downloaded some pictures from yesterday (for a second time in two days, our computer is known for passive sabotage every now and then).

The top was actually advertised as a dress with an elephant print at ideeli (www.ideeli.com) but in reality turned out to be more like a tunic with some geometrical pattern. Even with my wild fantasy, I couldn't find anything elephant-related in the design, then again, maybe I should've looked at some different angle.
The wedges are from 6pm (www.6pm.com), another dangerous site which I should stay away from but all those sales that going on there make it absolutely impossible.

The wedges were $16.95, on a two-day sale and turned out to be super-comfortable. And they add about 3' to your height, something that I especially like.

Wearing: tunic (or dress?0 by Industry, leather leggings from Romeo and Juliet, wedges from Two Lips, bag from Maddalena Marconi, sunglasses by Escada, random bangles

Some doors are just meant to be opened...

These photos were taken the day after the Biking in the city (around the Greek restraunt). I've got to say, Dmitry has an amazing patience. We were shooting for about two hours straight, at different locations and even trying different variants of the same (very basic!) outfit. I would've flipped a long time ago but he didn't.
Thank you, Goga!!!

Wearing: silver flats by J Renee, trench by Bebe, bag by Maddalena Marconi 

That Bogart influence

To my own surprise, my today's outfit has a slight 40-s feel: I guess all those Humphrey Bogart movies that I have been watching the whole winter are finally starting to sink in. I do realize that to pin that style down, I would need, among other things, a hat and a pair of gloves (and they were also very pro-small purses back in the 40-s) but as I said, the outfit has a feeling rather than complete resemblance.

The bag (by Maddalena Marconi) arrived yesterday; luckily, I forgot to put it away so this morning, I didn't have this "last accessory" dilemma as I so often do.