‘I think I can, I think I can, I think I can’  make it through this last stretch of winter.  It can’t possibly keep snowing forever, can it?  To say the least, February is a challenge.  Beside the snowstorms and all their oppression, it was Valentine’s day last week.  And we all know it is just another Hallmark holiday right?  But, that doesn’t exactly make it easier to swallow when you are single or in some ambiguous period.   Of course, with the slushy streets and cold weather I am down to the basics and keep repeating the same series of looks all based on what works with my wellies.   When I get like this, when ‘it’ gets like this, there is only one thing that I can do to make myself feel better and get through the last stretch.  I buy (well, in my case make) a spring piece (or two), and I hang it on the outside of my closet and covet it until that first day it is warm enough to wear it.  Like a dressing vacation, it is booked, you can plan around it and you know it is soon to come!

This printed silk dress is for sure one of the pieces that I am coveting that we just got in the store this week.  I am also dyeing for this gorgeous ethnic print dress, we have just made a production sample of that will be in the store next week.  These, will be the two pieces that I hang on the outside of my closet.  How about you?

Or do you?  Its that time of year again, when Valentine’s Day comes creeping in.  There are a lot of nuances in how one is affected by the day of ‘love’ and they are further intensified by what you wear in each of the scenarios. For the single girl,  there are a few ways this goes down: 1. you try to stick your head in the sand, quietly judging and grumbling under your breath (sweat pants and a hoodie required). 2. you go full-out ‘girls night’ and try to prove that single is fantastic (sequin sparkly tank dress).   For those ‘involved’ there is 1. the expectation and anticipation for the newer (skinny jeans and blazer or mini skirt?) 2. The passed caring lifers (possibly sweats for this too).  And the only thing possibly worse is if you are newly dating someone and then it is dicey (silk waisted dress? Jeans? Pencil Skirt? Slip dress?……..).     The truth is, if we all just took Valentine’s Day for a silly, fun and festive day where you just give paper heart cards to everyone you like, love and endear we might be better off!   In case this is not the route you are taking, you can use it as an excuse to shop, for Valentine’s Day or just because! And, face it, we are all just looking for a reason to justify what we NEED, right?

So, some things that I think are fitting for Valentine’s day:

1. Nadia Jacket, deconstructed jeans, white t-shirt, tie dye belt, tolani scarf (perfect for the single girl, newly dating or involved)

dressing up?

2.Eve for a night on the town (especially for the single girl, or newly dating)

3. Akiko animal print dress for dinner, with a little cardigan (the involved girl)