♥ white flag, red sox.

tonight, nick and i were very lucky to score last minute tickets to the

red sox/ yankees game (thanks to my sister's lovely fiance!!!)

unlike the last time i visited fenway park, i decided to forgo the red dress

and go the traditional route with a twist. i am obsessed with this plaid cape

that i bought in this past spring at one of my favorite vintage stores:

oona's in harvard square. it has fringe, rad faux wooden buttons,

primary colors, and is the perfect weight to keep me nice & toasty

during the game! this is about as casual as you will ever see me.

i guess those motivational posters were right:

there's no I in TEAM.

...but there is a ME!

♥ swap 'til you drop.

i have been reading about the fashion swaps run by the swapaholics: fiercly dressed fashionista, amy chase a.k.a punky (of punkystyle & haberdash vintage) and her equally chic partner, melissa massello (of shoestring magazine) since forever and was so ecstatic to actually participate in one last thursday!!

if you are not sure what a fashion swap is all about, i must say that it is something you need to experience to believe. women (& some men) come from all over with bags full of lovingly worn clothing items that they no longer want. they are dropped off, piled up, sorted through, hung up and rolled out. a few hours later, you are let loose with a bag and a prayer that you will find something in your size in the blindingly hurried race to the racks.

setting up for the event.

as my friends and i mixed and mingled at the boston fashion week sip & swap, we looked down at the event and discussed strategy, which sections we would hit first, etc, but after making it down there, my gameplan went out the window and i did my best to grab what i could and worried about fitting into it later.

here is what i wore:

dress: laundry by shelli segal

studded belt: h & m,

bag: louis vuitton speedy

necklace: a glimpse of glamour

here i am with marissa of the well appointed catwalk,

najeema of a stylized hysteria, lei ann of give me platforms,

and amy of a stylish year.

and with naina of style'n & pheobe of lovejoy designs.

(image via style'n)

of course i had to bring my stylish sidekicks, carolyn and marykate :)

i am not lying when i tell you that aside from the fashion bloggers, who had VIP access to the event, the line of swappers waiting to get in literally wrapped around the building. the racks of clothes, i kid you not, were picked dry in under 15 minutes!! it was quite a scene!

after the swap, some of the fashion bloggers were sassy enough to put together looks from the pieces that they grabbed and walked the stage for a modeling show!

here are some of the looks:

lei ann from give me platforms looked like an adorable figure skater!

thais from new brahmin, stunningly styled by d.ama.

amanda from artifaktori wearing a fabulous wrap.

all in all, i have to say my swapping experience was especially spectacular. i loved every frenzied fashiony minute of it.

♥ baby bump.

sometimes i joke that i gave birth to my kitty, talula.

( i mean, can't you see a striking family resemblance? )

and while i am busy planning a wedding and not a family at the moment,

i thought i would share with you a few images of someone who looks

pretty much perfect while prego.

her name is miroslava duma and she was once an editor at russian bazaar

and is now a freelance writer for magazines like russian glamour, ok and

tatler. a fashionable favorite of scott schuman of the sartorialist and his love,

garance dore, ms. duma makes what to expect when you're "expecting"

look like nothing but a glorious, glamourous glow.

source.

and here she is pre–baby bump. love her look either way :)

source.