GOALS: chicAspirations

Since our visit to NYC in October was the first (of many!) for both Paul and I, I knew while planning our outings that I’d have to keep our shopping excursions limited.  With all the shows, museums, and restaurants (Shake Shack! Pinkberry!) to try, we planned our shopping stops similarly – no stores that we have access to in Milwaukee!  With the exception of Macy’s and H & M, we followed through on it, but I also found some fashion-bucket-list items that I’m not able (yet) to follow-through on.

With that said, my someday-hopefully-if-slash-when-money-isn’t-a-concern-list-of-lifetime-must-haves is as follows:

• A Louis Vuitton Speedy 35 or 40 – so classic and always sharp looking; Paul would have let me get one on this trip, BUT it’s been my reward item for years for fitting into a very specific (and fabulous! and one-of-a-kind!) dress again…someday…so I’m withholding from myself until I earn it

• Missoni – I’ve been enamored with the signature zig-zaggy knit since my days of spacedyed sweaters from Kohls (sigh…middle school), and fell hard for a knit skirt while at Bloomingdale’s.  I’d be open to a dress of even a bathing suit in the print though.  SO HOT.

• Nude leather Jimmy Choo pointy-toed slingbacks – le sigh…the epitomy of class.  True story: I rewarded myself for my college graduation with a similar pair (pumps though, instead of slingbacks), in mint condition, via eBay when I was 21, only to find that I had no idea what European size I wear.  They were massive on me, and I ended up reselling them at a loss because I had no idea what I was doing on eBay!

• Christian Louboutin Maezeps in Aqua – I’ve been e-stalking these lovelies for longer than I’m proud of, but they’re perfect and I don’t think my hunt will ever die down.  To me, deisgner shoes are the ultimate indulgence, so I love the idea of really indulging in something so fun NOT utilitarian.  If they were sparkly, they’d be the exact opposite of the Choos I crave above!

• A Diane vonFurstenberg Wrap Dress – I’ve owned a couple of DVF items, but with limited satisfaction; however, I can tear up a wrap dress like no other.  The only thing that’s kept me from achieving this bad boy is deciding which iconic print to go with!

My good friend, Kate, Me, and my DVF Naro

• THESE EARRINGS.  They match my wedding ring and are stunning.  Enough. Said.

And with that pipe dream, I leave 2009 behind and look forward to the new (and better!) year – Happy New Year!