1. I registered for the "myshape" site a few months ago and have been browsing its offering for a while, but had never ordered from it until last week. I found a purple patterned jersey dress that I really liked and happened to have some discounts and coupons that brought the price down a lot. The belt that came with the dress is kind of lame and too slippery to stay put together, but honestly, I think I like the dress better *not* belted anyway. What do you think?

2. I should remember to bite my tongue when I "give up" on finding a certain piece of clothing that works on me, because nearly every time I say such a thing, I end up finding just the right thing. Case in point: I don't know whether I just tried the wrong pieces before or simply needed to let my eyes adjust, but I finally found a cascading cardigan from the junior's (BP) section of Nordstrom that I adore. My mom also liked it so much that she bought one herself in a different color. I'm thinking of duplicating in teal.
Unbelted with skinny jeans and belted with pencil skirt

3. Finally, as you can see from the above link, I finally made my big budget purchase for fall and ordered a Bratique Helene white woven shirt (the same one that Nicole modeled and reviewed earlier this year.) Honestly, I am VERY impressed with how well it fits, and particularly that the hook and eyes are MUCH easier to deal with than I expected. I'd actually love to duplicate this shirt in black, too.
(Close-ups are here and here, and please excuse the awful hair.)

4. And just for fun, this was my Halloween costume this year.