Yes, you can dress to the nines when it’s 90+ outside. Come see these lovelies over at momtastic today. We’re talking elegant beach dressing. It may look like Fall in the stores, but we know it’s still summer outside. And HOW.

Last week through Twitter I stumbled upon a neat website that could, quite possibly, cut down on the numbers of shopping related emails that bombard my inbox on a daily basis – Shop It To Me.

Imagine you have a personal assistant that spends all day browsing the internet and collecting ONLY the sales on the specific brands in which you’re interested? Oh! AND! That lovely assistant only sends you emails about those exact things when you want it? Once a week? Twice a week? Daily? No problem. Women’s? Men’s? Kids?

Well, congratulations! You do now.

That’s the concept behind Shop It To Me. I’ve test driven this site for a little over a week now – they aren’t kidding. I’ve asked for emails twice a week – and that’s exactly what I get. Perfect.

There are a variety of brands available – high and low. For instance, I’ve selected Hermes and Levis for my alerts. Because, you know, that’s life – an ecclectic mix.

Sound good? YES. Yes it does. Come join me.

Full Disclosure: I like these folks so much I asked to be, and am now, a “Trendsetter” for them. That means from time to time I may share some information from them (like a neat sale!) and will provide feedback to them as well. The link above is a personal invitation from me to you, but I will receive some benefit from your membership. You can also click the lovely icon over to the right in my “Shop With Me” sidebar section.

The nice folks over at Mom It Forward are having me over for drinks today for some final thoughts on the Ultimate Closet Challenge I did in September. Go check them out – they’re nice folks. And while you’re at it? Check out Aimee’s lovely photography tips for Fall pictures!

Now that the challenge is over, I get to wear WHATEVER I WANT. So I did. There’s nothing like a (mostly) fall day and a lunch date!

I’d been seeing a ton of write-ups on the new fall trends around grey polish and, well, it kinda scared me. There were some versions of the grey spectrum that just kind of looked sickly to me, but then I found Essie’s “Over the Top” and loved the charcoal hue. I think when you have pale skin it can be hard to wear pale colors – or maybe that’s just my own paranoia and preference talking.

What about you? Have you tried the grey polishes?

I’m over at Accessory Whore today kicking off Felicia Sullivan’s Ultimate Wardrobe Challenge.  It’s Day One!  Come join me — Or at least let me cry on your shoulder when this gets really hard.

xo,

Pam

It’s interesting to me that this person would think that just because you want to discuss fashion that you may have missed the point that conferences like BlogHer serve greater purposes like new connections, new friendships and tons of education.  As if discussing what you want to wear and being excited about getting a little dressed up or buying a new pair of shoes was all that defined you as a woman or an attendee.

I found it really sad that by making this comment it could deflate the enthusiasm of a newbie/first time attendee.  Where’s the Blogging with Integrity?  Where’s the support for others to come and join the fun and learn?  Exactly when did it become okay to limit the discussion on the internet to only what YOU find interesting or acceptable?  The internet’s big enough for all discussions – so back off the clothes, if you don’t mind, and consider for a moment a few things.

These are women – traveling to a conference who may or may not know a soul and want that extra shot of confidence from looking and feeling good.  LET THEM.  PROVIDE GUIDANCE.  HELP THEM OUT.  If you had a big job interview with a large organization you’d think about what you want to wear and make sure you’re outsides matches the confidence you have your abilities inside.  This is no different.  People want to dress appropriately – why is that so wrong to discuss?

These are also SMART women who know pretty clearly that two days of educational sessions and hours and hours of networking during fantastic experiences are not successfully executed solely on their wardrobe.  An uninteresting and narcissistic asshole with nothing to offer in Dolce & Gabbana pants is still an asshole.  We’re all old enough to know that by now.

And if you happened to have looked on the schedule for BlogHer you’ll notice there’s a fantastic ROYO session specifically for those of us who have an interest in fashion and blogging about it. 

So I’d ask you to give these women a break – and the benefit of the doubt while you’re at it.  For the hours and days and weeks and months of hard work of being a mom and wife and an employee and a daughter and a friend they put in, they are allowed to be excited about a great few days away to celebrate themselves and stretch their wings.  And if they want to get excited about what shoes go best with those wings – well more power to them.