Skirt: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney
Top: Delia's, Dolls Kill
Bag: Merona, Target
Chartreuse Shapes Necklace
Jeans: Universal Threads, Target
Bangle: Simply Vera, Kohl's
Bag: Mix No. 6, DSW
Top: Self Esteem, Macy's
Unicorn Moon Necklace
Skirt: Vanilla Star, Macy's
Every fall, big, bad plaid shakes down summer's palm fronds and florals to reclaim its crown. Thankfully, this Delia's daisy crop top escaped unscathed:
It reminds me of another photo-print style top I had in the '90s, only that one was of a sunflower. At first, I didn't like the photo-print plant trend. I guess you can say it grew on me.
Speaking of tenacious flora, today I scored these two "gothic garden" (yes, that's what the tag said) faux roses for $3.50 at Michaels.
If you look closely, then you can see the ghosts of gray and gold accents tinging the petals. Although to be fair, I leached most of them out during editing. Also in the interest of fairness, Michaels had straight-up gray roses, too, but I said thanks but no thanks. I'm guessing none of the colors were creepy enough to count as Halloween décor. Which is a shame because they make me think of that glam ghost story where the prom queen hitches a ride only to return to the graveyard. Then again, others' haunted house theme losses are my (hopefully) unhaunted house's gain:
These potted pretties go perfectly in my office, already at home with the husband's dragon and my year-round reindeer. Now I'm just a perfume spritz away from taking the time to stop and smell the undead roses.
At least until December when the take-no-prisoners tartans come out in full force.