SHABULOUS: August 2011

Okay,

Here's the inside scoop to the real me... For those who actually know me in my day-to-day life, most are actually shocked (I mean jaw dropping shocked) when I show up somewhere in a dress. My "offline" personality is rather, shall we say, laid back. My favorite outfit is a pair of worn soccer shorts and my favorite light weight t-shirt. Throughout ALL seasons of the year I will be wearing flip-flops. You never know when you may need to jump out of the car and start playing soccer at some random soccer field you spot! I don't wear make-up, and I cannot wear jewelry (without major fidgeting). However, and this is a BIG however, I do have a closet fashionista deep inside. I can hardly believe it myself. But some part of me truly wishes that I had a couture wardrobe. After several office/marketing bit jobs galavanting in front of the general public, the constant pant suit started to reallllly get to me. After the lay-offs and my miraculous new at-home career, you will NEVER see me in a pant suit again- hence the shorts and t-shirt. But there are times, very rare, when I like to look my best and get all gussied up and hope that my husband looks at me extra long that night. And I feel great and that's all I need.

So in lieu of this behind the scenes of Lori's inner girly girl, I give you the top 10 countdown of my favorite dress designers on Etsy. (even though there are sooo many more that I haven't even found yet) These women are truly talented. They are from all different genres of all different style types...and apparently I like black and red. I didn't even realize that until I posted them. Hmm. I know it's not my thing but I just had to bring them to your attention. Maybe next time I'll post about shoes! Who knows!