I have a problem, I’m willing to admit that.  I looooove Adam.  Love it.  I’m perfectly aware that in seasons when I’m trying to save money (like now), I would probably be better off just not looking at the latest round.  Do I have that much self control?  Come on, now.  Since when was self-control any fun?

The ensemble at top is the current object of my desperate lust.  The top by itself, totally cute.  But with the skirt?  The combination of deep colors is just what I need to convince myself that I can survive another winter.  Both pieces come in other colors, but I am in love with the deep purple and blue, serious and sophisticated.

Adam, Adam, Adam.  I might be able to afford that one outfit, but all of the stuff I want?  No way.  Here’s the rest of the haul: read more »

Covered but fashionable. From Adam.

Still have weddings to go to?  Let’s talk about the classic venue: the church.  A church ceremony calls for the most conservative clothing choices, particularly if there’s going to be an actual religious service.  Destination weddings are increasingly popular, but this formula still covers the vast majority of all weddings I’ve been to: a church ceremony in the afternoon starting somewhere between 2 and 4 pm, with or without a full service, depending on the couple, followed by a dinner reception starting around 7.  If you’re friends with a lot of New York natives, you may end up at 7 pm ceremonies with a black and white ball at midnight, but if you live in the Midwest or elsewhere in the country, there’s a good chance that the foregoing description fits an awful lot of the weddings you’re expected to attend.

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So I said a week and a half ago that I wasn’t yet enticed by light summery fabrics?  Consider that officially over.  The weather, having been briefly glorious, has gone back to being below-average for this time of year in the Northeast, but those few days of eighty degree weather broke me.  I am now full-steam-ahead onto summer wear.

Having moved on to summer, I made a pass through the Adam website again yesterday to see what’s new.  While I’m still half-heartedly stalking a sweater from the resort collection that is not yet on sale enough for my tastes, I’ve now moved on to thinking that what I really need is either this:

Love the shape, and the print is so summery!

Or this:

The print is so much fun, and I love the colors!

And this skirt (on sale!):

I do love me a miniskirt! And such a perfect color for summer.

Thoughts, ladies?  As I said the other day, I tend to avoid pink since I’m olive-skinned, but I think I can probably get away with either of these prints.  I’m a little torn between the shape of the first top and the print of the second.