anthro fitting room reviews (a very grey day,) and subsequent online shopping spree

I slept through class this morning... whoops. I just have no motivation, last week is it, its over, and then I'll be completely free in a few short months. Which reminds me, bar applications are due for PA today, I should probably get on hunting down a notary and sending that baby out.

In other rambley my life news: Boy and I had a big long chat about moving last night, and I think I have him on board with a possible move back to the neighborhood/s that I prefer in the city, being society hill and washington square west aka the gayborhood (as much as I like NoLibs it is seriously inconvenient to ALL of my friends and lots of my favorite places and did I mention the shopping, its not close to that either.)

oh and in case you've never done this: put cocoa powder in your oatmeal. do it now. I have no idea why I never thought of this before- its amazing.

ok onto the reviews- we've got mostly tops here and one dress. I have to say that I was quite disappointed in my stores size selection, half the items I wanted to try on were gone in my size, and even a size up from my size, and a couple of tops I've been eyeing online were not in store yet, so all and all it was a kind of disappointing visit. Leaving me craving more anthro, and begging by for a ride to dirty jersey this weekend as I'm really starting to prefer the closest anthro in NJ to the center city (which I always thought was their flagship, since, you know, their headquartered here) store.

millefeulle tank: whats this, me? in stripes? liking it? this top was so lovely and soft and comfy, I loved it. I ordered it when I got home later in the evening. This is the xs, I would say this runs true to size for knits.

a close up of the detailing:

foliage fancy tee- why oh why did I not order/buy this before it was sold out in an xs??? this is a small, its a bit too big, I also love the green color, which I ordered in the proper size. love.

sprinkled shells top- meh. in its defense this is a small, and I really needed an xs. The details on this top are gorgeous, don't get me wrong. I just wish the fit wasn't so, well, billowy. I hope my store eventually has an xs so I can try it on and see if the sizing difference changes my opinion of this pretty piece.

sweet and sour blouse - oh how I wanted to love this (and might in a size two as opposed to the zero pictured here.) the colors are pretty, but it was too tight across the chest on me (weird,) and a bit shorter than I like. It also doesn't fit my life this summer, I feel like this a great office top to wear with a blazer or cardi, and I'm going to be holed up in various libraries and coffee shops studying all summer so this baby just seems like an irrational purchase for me. I would recommend maybe sizing up depending on your body type.

banderole tank- love- runs true to size. I really want this, but own something VERRY similar from f21 las summer, really same colors, similar shape, similar pattern (the f21 piece is more geometric) but if this goes on sale, its replacing my cheapie similar piece in a heartbeat. This is a 0, they didn't have a 2, which i would have also tried on just to see if the boobie area could get a little less scandalous than it was here (though I do think if I had been wearing a normal, and not crazy push up bra I would not have had any issues on this front)

fragrant valley dress- this is a size two. I like it, I dont love it. The colors and pattern are gorgeous, its just not a very "me" dress. If I had an office job right now I'd probably be all over it though, but I don't, so I'm not.

I also ordered a few other items that I didn't spot in store that I just had to have:

the homespun horticultural tank: This is such a me shirt- I'll probably be living in this and shorts most of the summer.

gold standard shorts: I couldn't resist these, they're the metallic threaded shorts I've wanted, well, forever. And the price, totally reasonable.

rapunzel necklace- I think this a great summer necklace to match almost everything and look just a wee bit tribal.

I'll be back later today with an ootd, promise.