House of Carbs

I was so ready for last night. We celebrated Valentine's Day last Friday so that I would have last night free to binge watch House of Cards: Season 2. I washed my only pair of sweatpants in Downy Unstopables.

I preserved my Diptyque Ambre candle and took back my fur blanket from the cat.

I went to the wine store for my favorite bottle of champagne, Bollinger. I asked myself should I, an unemployed housewife, spend $50+ on a bottle of champagne? I answered, "YOLO".

The menu was cheese and onion tarts and an Edible Arrangements order of a dozen chocolate dipped strawberries.

Then on February 13th, this happened...

One freakin' foot of snow. Son of a biscuit. Trapped in the house with the gremlins so no Valentine's Day HoC binge for me. A few hours into the storm, I caved and popped the bottle of Bolli, put on the sweats and lit the candle. The gremlins go back to school after President's Day so I'll attempt a HoC binge take two, most likely with a six pack of Fat Weasel Ale and some Reese's Peanut Butter hearts on after VDay clearance.

Sweatpants: My own but similar here and here | Candle: Diptyque Ambre Candle | Fur Blankie: Restoration Hardware Luxe Faux Throw | Champagne: Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee

The Perilous Prints of Peter Pilotto

Peter Pilotto for Target Shirt Dress - Red Floral Print

I was actually so pumped for the Peter Pilotto/Target collab. I'm all about resort looks for my upcoming trip to St. Martin and these mixed prints are perfect. Also these pieces are loud as hell so the Target price point is very comfortable for something so dramatic.

The collection launched at Target and Net-a-Porter on Sunday and I was up at 9 am to order the red floral print shirt dress above. I think I'll add a skinny belt and wear to Loterie Farm TreeLounge for drinks.

As the day went on, I started reading on the fashion blogs that the items were selling out. Then I checked Net-A-Porter and saw that they are down to about 3 items in the collection. In a slight panic, I reviewed the collection again, watched the ad on repeat on Youtube and decided that the dress below is absolutely critical for St. Martin.

Peter Pilotto for Target Jacquard Dress - Red Iris Print

Surprise suckas it doesn't exist. Yet. Target claims it is only available in stores and no store within 50 miles has it in any size. It was suggested to me that maybe my region is so fashion forward that they actually "sold out" instead of what the site literally says which is "out of stock". That was really hard for me to believe so I went to my local construction hole Target to investigate. Mysteries such as these will not go unchallenged...

After speaking with the staff, it was concluded that they and most likely none of the other area Target stores have even received the dress yet. Upon reviewing the items that were available in store, it looks as if entire collection has not even shipped yet. Are they waiting for more buzz before rolling out the most popular pieces? Maybe it's a logistics issue (side eye)? Will the coolest pieces eventually be available online? I'm not sure what kind of shenanigans are afoot, but I sure as hell left my contact information so that I will be notified if this dress shows up. I will continue to stalk the department and website as a backup plan because I am unemployed and have some control issues.

And now for a little bit of Sylvester to get you hyped up. Crank it as loud as these clothes!

Radarte Reunion

Last night was the night out with my high school friends and I am happy to report that there were no stabbings, either by my friends or other patrons. There was a baby at the bar, but we are south of the Mason-Dixon Line. I went with ankle boots instead of the heels because I figured I'd be standing all night (which was accurate) and I didn't want to bust my ass on the dance floor. I did get a slap on the ass from a retired cheerleader so I think we'll consider this night a win.

T Shirt: Rodarte "Radarte" Shirt in Black Heather | Shirt: My own denim shirt but similar here | Leggings: David Lerner Cropped Leggings | Jacket: Billabong Faux Leopard Jacket | Clutch: My own Marc Jacobs Quilted Zipper Clutch but similar here | Boots: Rag & Bone Classic Newbury Ankle Boots| Necklace: My own druzy from C. Wonder, but similar here