first look: white by vera wang

i'm not ready to buy a wedding dress, but dang it if i don't have to rethink my anti-david's bridal policy now that vera wang is getting ready to unveil (ha ha) a line of dresses for them. since her dresses retail for anywhere from $5000-$25,000 (and up), the line - officially called white by vera wang - will open her brand up to a whole new group of brides, since they'll be on sale for $600-$1400.

vera finally showed her designs last week on oprah, where 50 lucky brides-to-be get to pick from any one of them. of the line, which i'm going to estimate is around 12 dresses, i like these three the best.





jeez. not only do these make me rethink my i-hate-davids-bridal mantra, i'm actually contemplating a pink wedding dress.

thanks to dallasweddingplanner.com for the photos

the big d

it was a quiet summer - only one wedding, compared to last year's four (three of which i was in). next summer is already scheduled to be busier - my brother is getting married in may. we've never really talked about his future marriage and what it means for him when our parents are married. but apparently the chances of his marriage failing are 50% higher because he comes from a divorced home, according to this story on cnn today.

it gets worse for me and t. since we're both from divorced families, our chances of failing in marriage are 200% ahead of everyone else. what the fuck? i feel doomed. 200% is kind of off-the-charts bad, like slim to none but without the slim.

200 fucking percent?

i know i'm taking a stat from one study, but it makes some sense to me. divorce, to put it mildly, fucks one up. not just the persons getting divorced, but the friends, the parent's parents and especially the kids. not to wave my own self-pity flag or anything; that's the truth. marriage is serious. at least i come out of surviving my parents' divorce realizing that. i'm waiting until the time is right, and i'm trying not to let my emotions get ahead of me.

divorce - like overalls and jeggings - just isn't an option for me.

photo via isleptinyourheart

a plea for fun underwear

disclaimer: i have big boobs. i say this only to point out that i cannot simply go and buy whatever. good support is as important in a bra as it is in a friend, and that goes unsaid for me. a quality bra is essential. underline, exclamation point, extra bold. i don't go cheap on my bras, because i believe you get what you pay for, and i refuse to pay for something that i have to wear all day that's uncomfortable, which is what most cheap bras end up being for me.

plus most big-box stores that sell cheap bras don't believe girls with big boobs wear them. or at least that's the impression i get when i can't find my size again and again and again.

so i have to wear underwear. so do you. it's an essential in life, like water and chocolate. and i am of the mind that if you have to eat chocolate, you may as well eat good chocolate. the same goes for underwear. you have to wear it - so why stick with boring white?

it's not about who will see it - because no one but you (and maybe your partner) will. it's about life being short and having fun and trying something different and rebelling even if it's something as small as buying a red bra.

and if i had to recommend a brand, it's of course victoria's secret. they know what they're doing. my favorite? body by victoria full coverage. i'm kind of obsessed (especially with their new invisible lace option! ok, so i went a little crazy when i saw those.) p.s. i don't own a single white one.

jewelry lust: the tiffany key

when tiffanys introduced the key necklace, i thought they were a little crazy. a key? really? as it usually is with me, after giving the idea a chance - and seeing it around the neck of a very fashionable friend, i've decided i love it.

i'm not a huge jewelry person. i prefer more simple, longer pieces, since i'm so ticklish, so i probably would have to substitute the 16" chain this comes with for something longer. bigger charms like this should be on a longer chain anyway. i love the simplicity of this piece and the tiny heart on top of the key - just a little detail that makes it unique.