January 11, 2008

Heavenly Couture

My wardrobe is in terrible shape. I have a couple of dresses, a couple of jackets, a few tops and one pair of jeans that I wear routinely. My closet is still a cluttered mess, mind you, but everything except those few pieces either doesn’t fit anymore or falls into a “What was I thinking?” classification. You know what I mean, right? I’m talking about the clothes that looked great in the changing room at the store but that you can’t bring yourself to actually wear because they’re just not quite right. I put those items out for the charity truck when it comes around, then go out and buy more, thus perpetuating my clutter problem. I need to clean out the closet again soon, assess what I’ve got left and then add a few more basic pieces so I’ll have a workable wardrobe of contemporary clothing to choose from for those few non-work occasions that I need to dress for. Heavenly Couture has several pieces that would suit me well. One thing I want that I’ve never had is the quintessential “little black dress.” I really like the one shown here. The strappy style and jersey fabric are perfect for our island weather and the design is very figure-flattering. I could see me wearing that the next time I go to the theatre or meet up with my book pals.

Heavenly Couture has a good selection of basic wardrobe essentials in addition to some fanciful and frilly choices. At five foot three I’m a bit on the short side, so I have to dress myself in junior clothing, which is proportioned for my figure. I’ve just recently started wearing jeans again for the first time in twenty years. Stacy and Clinton, my favorite fashion gurus, convinced me that it was it was not only, okay, it’s practically madatory that a woman my age have a few good pairs of jeans. They were right - I look good in mine. That’s at least in part because the gurus also taught me how to pick flattering tops to wear with them. You’ll notice that the clothes I’ve illustrated this post with all have one thing in common: they all gather under the bust, a good way to disguise that I’m a little thicker through the middle these days. It must be flattering to a lot of figure types, because I notice that Heavenly Couture has a lot of dresses and tops in that syle.

I’m on a tight budget for almost everything these days, so I like the prices at Heavenly Couture. Everything is $17.95, which represents up to 85% off of the retail price on most items. Shipping is free on orders over $75.00, so that’s an excellent deal for someone who wants to dress well without breaking the bank. I’m seriously considering ordering the black dress, the vee-neck top and this cute dress with the wide black belt. I’m pretty sure none of them will make me wonder what I was thinking. Don’t you agree?