And Now A Word From Our Sponser

It's no surprise I love jelly shoes (also referenced here and here), so I dub them the official unofficial sponser of Birdy's List! They (meaning jelly shoes and their makers) don't donate money or anything, but I think we need something amazing.

Insert the jelly shoe. Hailing from the '80s, it's definitely made a comeback since its hayday. But designers are loving it! Gucci, See By Chloe, and Givenchy have all sported the spectacular rubber shoe recently. But my favorite is from Tory Burch.

Unfortunately, they are no longer available (apparently not everyone is head-over-heels), but I am holding my breath until these fantastically stunning Lacoste yellow gladiators I saw in a magazine are online. It's going to be major. Beyond major.

Until then, here are some I love.

{Call it Spring}

{MICHAEL Michael Kors}

{Valentino}

{Tory Burch}

{Marc Jacobs}

Hello fabulous! I just searched it on polyvore, and I saw so much amazing jelly-ness! These were my favorite, but there are so many more! The one jelly shoe I don't like is the jelly wedge. I just don't understand it. Maybe I need to see it in person. 

I LOVE JELLY SHOES!!!!!!!

Down by the Homestead

Hey, Birdies! Happy IMOS (International Month of Shoes)! And happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!

I have some depressing news. It didn't snow today. Well, it snowed, but not at my house. It snowed at my friends's houses, but not mine. And that is why I'm sad today.

So today, I wanted something to replace the snow. Something light and fluffy and airy. And I was thinking that the perfect compliment to sheer and girly, was rustic and cozy.

{Old Gringo}

Old Gringo makes the coolest boots ever. I love them! The designs are amazing! And... they will work perfectly with the pure frilly, girliness I have planned for today. 

And here it is!

{Dresses from Free People}

I love polka dots. I love sheer. I love floaty things. And I love blue. In other words, I love this dress. With cowboy boots, you need something light and ethereal. Obviously, there are other ways to wear cowboy boots, but this is the look I'm going for. 

It also comes in white!

And I'll throw in some more possibilities for good measure.

With neutral boots, you can pull off a whole spectrum of brights. In this case, tangerine works brilliantly. And according to this post, tangerine is big for spring. I am ecstatic. I love brights and bolds. I love every single color on that post. I love the brights (coral, citron yellow, kelly green) and the not-as-bright (pastels such as mint green). I'm kind of a fashion chameleon. Some days I want bright, colorful patterns and prints, and some days, I want to look ethereal like a Free People model. I have so many "looks" I admire, I could wear a different one every day for the rest of my life with no problems. Well, probably no problems. No promises. 

I love the sheer panels! Lucky says sheer is huge for spring, and I'm so excited! 

Every girl needs ruffles! 

I'm loving it. But it needs a purse. I think a cross body would do the trick. In leather/tan suede or a more vibrant hue. 

But I went neutral!

How fabulous is this?! I love Kate Spade!

And that concludes my western 1 part saga. Do you guys ever wear cowboy boots as fashion statements? Or are they strictly for the ranch? 

The Brits

Happy International Month of Shoes (IMOS)!!!

I love my family. My grandma sends me a little box of candy and treats every holiday, and for Valentine's Day, she asked what I wanted in my box. I said February InStyle. Being a generous and selfless grandma, she got it for me. But she bought the UK version! I absolutely loved it, but she meant to buy the American one. I love British fashion, clothes, and accents, and I can just hear a British narrator sating everything in a perfect British accent. I love it! So expect a lot of British brands and fashion coming up, because I'm obsessed!

Okay, do after a good amount of time spent searching for beautiful shoes that could easily fit in at a museum, I realized that these shoes aren't out yet. Cue the big wop-wop sound effect. But as I was looking for these glorious lemon yellow brogues, I stumbled across these. I shall say no more.

Coral, rubber brogues. Could it get any better? No, unfortunately not. I found these while reading a blog, so I promptly clicked the link. But the shoes were nowhere to be found. I saw gold and black and other neutrals, but I need coral. Oh, well. I'll give you the link anyway. All these shoes are gorgeous. I highly encourage taking a look.

{Melissa Australia}

Well, they're colorful. That means there's basically two paths to choose from. The all neutral path, and the bright colors path. I'm craving the bright colors path. 

{Hollister}

I have lots of options for shorts/pants/jeans/skirts. They're all from Hollister, and they're all bright colors. Except one. It slipped through the system. Whoops.

Sometimes, you need green shorts.End of story.

I love the brogue/skirt combo! Especially in sunglasses-required brights!

Looks like a freshly mowed lawn on a summer day. A breath of fresh air. I love kelly green!

Aqua + coral = happy Birdy.

Dark rinse cropped jeans. Not colorful, but I like it. I prefer shorter jeans when wearing flats. Especially when the shoes are the outfit.

For the shirt, I want color. Maybe pattern. And I want to be consistent.

Well, I kind of went in a different direction. Anyone surprised?

{Madewell}

Or you could do a chambray/denim shirt. And you could choose any shorts/pants/jeans/skirts your heart desires.

Well, I need to go to sleep now. Goodnight!!! Happy IMOS!

Oh ya, before I hit the sack, I thought I would tell you what my final vision is. I like the aqua or denim jeans with the knit sweater think and acid green tank top. But I also love the striped skirt with the denim shirt. So many choices!