Endpoint Dress and In Summary Cardigan Review

Wow, it's been a while, right? I had my baby girl nearly 2 months ago. It's been a whirlwind for sure, but we are all happy and healthy and that's what counts.  I am in the midst of a mega closet rehaul. I look at a lot of my clothes and realize they either just don't fit into my current lifestyle or I don't  fit into them- ha!  I'm also basically done buying anything that is not machine washable. I was never one to make a habit out of dry-cleaning my clothes but I also never had to worry about them getting stained or dirty- babies change that! With that said, I went to anthropologie with a different point of view - lots of pretty things but I don't need pretty as much as I need functional- but pretty and functional is great and really not that hard to find once you know what your looking for.  

The first post baby piece I bought is the Endpoint Dress priced right at $118.  The material on this one is stiff and sort of painted feeling. I am wearing a size 6 to accommodate my hips.  I could have gone with a 4 but I didn't want to feel uncomfortable and I want to be able to belt it, so size 6 was a better choice. Hits me right at the knee and I'm 5'3".   I think this is a cute piece for summer and also works with a lot of colors. I'm told that brights are a hit this year and this one would look good with a pop of color. I'm wearing it here with the In Summary Cardigan. I really like this sweater in the coral/red.. The beige version is a bit blah. I'm wearing a size small. I initially went for the xs because this sucker is oversized but the small had a more relaxed fit in the shoulders and arms.  

I bought both of these pieces. I rarely shop full price but I'm discovering I don't have the time I used to to stalk items and wait for a sale. I'm buying significantly less too so I suppose it all evens out. Sorry for the less than helpful photo- I shot this one mostly for myself. One thing I learned from blogging is that a picture is much more helpful than a mirror. So, I didn't take this picture with intentions of doing a review but then thought I might be ambitious and put together a post.

I hope everyone is doing well, I'm not sure how much I'll be blogging but as I get the hang of this mommy thing I'm hoping to find more time in the day- occasionally :)
 

Body after baby

Body after baby by smr297 featuring yellow gold jewelry

Summer Simplicity

Summer Simplicity by smr297 featuring a wide leather belt

GOOD & GREAT THINGS

GOOD & GREAT THINGS by smr297 featuring link jewelry

Birthday Discount

Unlike last year, it took me nearly the entire month to use my Anthropologie birthday discount. I look like I swallowed an entire watermelon, so shopping for clothing has been pretty far from my mind. I do still enjoy looking around and was hopeful I would find something to bring home, which naturally, I did.

I picked this up in solid black (see on Jenni and Bonnie):

Cinch & Flow Maxi Chemise

Split Surface Belt in the assorted colorway:

Split Surface Belt

Gold Rung Earrings in the coral colorway:

Gold Rung Earrings

Racquet and Net Chemise (marked down today):

Racquet & Net Chemise

I also picked up the Tarpan Buttondown -- the one with the little mice on it. It was marked to the nice price of $29.95 before the additional 15% off. It doesn't fit, like at all right now, but I'm hoping that eventually it will. I Didn't realize my arms and back are also pregnant :/

Some items I would have bought had they been stocked:

Ever Placid Top:

Ever Placid Top

Sea Drops Earrings:

Sea Drops Earrings

Zaftig Drops:

Zaftig Drops

When I got home I discovered I had been emailed a free shipping code for a minimum order of $150. Anyone else get a code? Plan on using it? I'm tempted to pick up the items I wanted that weren't in store. It's been a long while since I ordered anything online!

Article of Interest

What Drives Stella McCartney-- New York Times Magazine

What I learned:

1. She has four children.

2. She went to fashion school.

3. British athletes will be wearing uniforms her company designed for Adidas at the London Olympics this summer.

4. She drives a mini-Cooper around London and is besties with Gwyneth Paltrow.

5. The excerpt below. Her position on animal cruelty/design/lobbying is rather down to earth and balanced. Good for PETA.

"Perhaps the most obvious way her parents have influenced her is in her thinking about animal cruelty. She is the only high-end designer who makes exclusively nonleather handbags and shoes. Her Falabella bags, which feature a chain detail along the edge, are hugely popular — according to Lukoff, accessory sales have grown fourfold in the last three years. Talking about her insistence on being leather-free, McCartney told me that she doesn’t think the rules of the fashion industry change very much. “They do on the design level, how a dress is made, but when it comes to how business is done, people pretty much follow the same rules,” she said. “Obviously I believe that using crocodile or leather to make a handbag is cruel. But it’s also not modern, you’re not pushing innovation.”

McCartney lobbies on behalf of PETA, as her parents did, appearing in a recent graphic video that exposes inhumane practices in the leather-goods industry. But she doesn’t hype her ethics with hangtags. In part that’s because she wants consumers to love a bag for its design, not as something eco, and in part it’s because the system of fair-trade, sustainable, ecological products is not perfect. “You can be making organic sweaters, fair trade, in Peru and the next month, that company is no longer in business,” she said. “Or it rained for a week, and the women couldn’t get to work. So there are a million things that can shift the rules, which I think is interesting.”-- copied from NYT magazine online

Look what I found!

I'm itching for some spring pieces, how fun is this? And a nice price too!

Women's Sailboat-Print 3/4-Sleeve Tops

Maybe red?

Women's Sailboat-Print 3/4-Sleeve Tops