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I’m so into these blush colored Mulearky slippers from Stuart Weitzman. They’re the perfect thing to slip on with loose menswear inspired pants and a camel coat for a casual day-off look. I’ve also been wearing them with 70’s empire waist dresses too and I really love them that way. Stuart Weitzman is currently running a limited time customization program for these shoes and I’ve been loving them so much I am thinking about getting another color! You can look at the amazing selection yourself online here, or in select Stuart Weitzman boutiques near you. It’s only happening through March 5th, so get yours now!

Wearing the Mulearky slippers with pinstripe boyfriend pants, grey turtleneck, and camel coat.

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These beautiful 1930s/1940s patchwork jeans are a prized possession of mine. They come from my friends at Desert Vintage, naturally! There are so many hand-done repairs on these jeans, you can get lost in the intricacies of them. Well-worn and patched denim is a lifelong obsession of mine, I get it from my mom. She always had a stack of Levi’s 501s in her closet and on the weekends we’d go to thrift stores to hunt for rare and beautiful pairs. I remember one time we encountered a Japanese denim picker who was taking a load of denim back to Tokyo. He asked my mom if she wanted to sell any of hers, and we met him at the same thrift store the next day and she sold him some  of her orange tab Levi’s. What a funny occurence in the middle of North Texas! Certainly those experiences taught me to put a high value on denim. It’s probably why today my jean drawer takes up half my wardrobe. I can never say no to a pair of beautiful old jeans!

Wearing vintage denim patchwork jeans with a StyleNanda blouse, a 70s Bill Blass tweed duster coat, and shoes from Chloe’s spring 2008 collection.

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This skirt is an extremely special piece I bought recently by designer Catherine Buckley. Catherine Buckley is best known for designing Joanna Lumley’s costumes in the New Avengers in 1976, but she also made stunning Belle Epoque inspired clothes that often were made of delicate antique jacquard lace fabrics. This skirt is one of those pieces-it’s tag notes that the skirt is very delicate and made of lace fabrics dating from 1900’s-1920’s. Needless to say I feel like a very lucky girl to have snagged this incredibly unique skirt by such an innovative designer. I rarely wear clothing older than the 1940’s. It just feels too precious for me to wear out in the world, but I will make an exception for this skirt. I am also wearing a 1920s piano shawl here, so I am double-breaking my rule!

I am wearing a Catherine Buckley skirt with a 1970s Chessa David blouse, a 1920s piano shawl, and Dorateymur patent pink mod boots.

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What a Monday this morning was. We woke up with big plans to shoot something bright and sunny and instead we got cold grey skies and gust force winds. Oh well, better to reschedule! It still gave me an opportunity to wear one of my most well-loved cozy sweaters.

Wearing Jesse Kamm white pants with a grey turtleneck sweater , a brown beret, a Gucci bag, and Zara shoes.

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If you are a longtime follower of Sea of Shoes, you may know that I have a lifelong affinity for all things Ralph Lauren. I always feel completely at home wearing anything Ralph, it’s a very natural extension of my personal style. I’ve been a long time collector of his old label Rugby Ralph Lauren. It was like a younger, preppier, more playful version of classic Ralph Lauren. We used to have a Rugby Ralph Lauren store here in Dallas and it was heaven on earth to me. My closet overflows with it because I can’t bear to get rid of any of my Rugby. When the stores and label shuttered I was pretty heartbroken. I was very happy when Ralph Lauren launched the new Polo Ralph Lauren, which is a lot like Rugby used to be.

This dress is Polo Ralph Lauren, and I actually found it on Instagram when Prototype Vintage in Austin posted it. I called the store right away and got my hands on it. I’m wearing it here with some very old Giuseppe Zanotti lucite wedge boots, a vintage belt, and a vintage squash blossom necklace.

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This is another find from Re-Edited Vintage. It is a Japanese made dress with exquisite detailing. You can’t believe the amount of pintucking in this dress! It must have taken ages to make. I feel incredibly lucky to have it. It is the kind of dress that calls for a petticoat, and luckily I have a ruffled Laura Ashley petticoat that went with it perfectly. See, I knew it would pay to hoard my Laura Ashley! The paper parasol is a thrift store find. It’s so funny how this dress, petticoat, and parasol went together so well. I often find vintage to be serendipitous that way.

I regret that we didn’t get a good photo of my white granny boots in this shoot. They are my prized possessions! Rachel Comey made them last season and I ordered them as soon as they were available for purchase. I was going crazy with impatience until my pair arrived. I’m nuts for Victorian style boots so these really were a dream come true for me. I will be sure to get a good picture of these boots soon, you all have to see them. If Rachel Comey made these again, I would buy them in every color. It would be so great if they came in a patent red, or even in a multicolored combination.

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When I first saw pieces of the Christofle jewelry collection at their Dallas boutique, I felt an instant affinity for the clean asymmetrical lines and simplicity of the collection. The recurring motifs of irregular circles is simultaneously innovative and timelessly classic. I love the silver pieces that are adorned with diamonds to make them both modern and precious. When it comes to jewelry, it is heirloom pieces like these I gravitate towards. If I was looking for a Valentine’s treat for myself…I can think of nothing better than a stack of the signature Idole de Christofle bangles. These are the kinds of pieces I would want to become my style signature, looking equally chic with a black boatneck bodysuit and pencil skirt or with a cable knit turtleneck and brogues for a dressed down look.

Wearing Wolford black bodysuit with No. 21 pencil skirt, grey coat, Chanel pumps with Idole de Christofle white gold and diamond deck ring, pendant necklace, sterling silver bangle, sterling silver thin bangle, and silver plated multi-ring layering necklace.

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