Another Patriotic Look: Anthropologie OOTD

I managed to visit the new Pittsburgh Anthropologie at Bakery Square when I returned from Chicago this week. My full review will be up on Effortless Anthropologie on Monday afternoon, so look for that. I will be posting some additional reviews here that day. But I happened to wear an outfit fitting for this weekend so I wanted to share.
Grommeted tshirt from Forever 21
Daisy Quarters skirt by Lauren Moffatt from Anthropologie (similar here and here)
Salvatore Ferragamo Varina bow flats in oxblood red
Cynthia Rowley bag (similar here, here, and here)
Vintage necklace

Ok so this outfit is a little more blue, ivory, and pink than it is blue, white, and red but taking liberties is part of the American way. Happy weekend!

Forever in Peace May You Wave: Fourth of July Outfit Inspiration

I am of the opinion that being patriotic in America includes having high standards for your country, and believing fiercely in the tenets of democracy (small d). This applies even when that small d-democracy is at odds with some of the less desirable components resultant through an economic adherence to free market capitalism. My critical academic background makes me a bit hesitant to flag-wave without caveats and acknowledgments of the global privileges experienced by so many who reside within and are citizens of the United States.

But my dissertation and broader research project are examinations of recruitment, retention, and advertising in the volunteer-era of the American military, putting me in contact with many visual and rhetorical texts that posit America and its history without complication or critique. Despite my critical sensibilities, hours of such intimate archival contact with these materials have sunk in just enough to make me something of a koolaid drinker on the Fourth. Besides, who doesn't love picnics and grilled food? Who doesn't love the chance to wear with sincerity (and without provoking raised eyebrows from onlookers) the combination of red, white, and blue (or in the above example, reddish orange, navy, and ivory)?
Marc by Marc Jacobs trompe l'oeil Ramsey Cardigan in Normandy Blue
Reed Shirtdress from Anthropologie (similar here)
Chie Mihara tstrap pumps (similar here and here)

What will you be wearing this weekend?

See by Chloe Ethnic Print Dress

This dress was yet another product of See by Chloe ebay stalking. I scored it for a song thanks to Just Snipe (this snipe bidding service that gives you five free snipes/week). It was a bit blousey (size 8 and SbC usually runs large) but I paired it with a belt and was good to go. I wore it to the Center for Contemporary Craft museum in the Strip District where Chris and I accompanied his aunt for the day to view an exhibit and have some lunch at Kaya. It was chilly that day so I threw a cardigan over it.

My favorite piece was definitely the human figures sewn together with pieces of xray images. But I also liked this funny muppety piece on the right.

The colorful dress fit right in! A dolman sleeve is not the greatest way to minimize an otherwise ample bustline but minimizing wasn't really my goal with this anyway. I am just a sucker for interesting printed silks.
See by Chloe print dress (similar here, here, and here; similar plus here)
Forever 21 belt (similar here)
Chloé flats (similar here)