E's Clothing Boutique

In my last post you might have noticed some shoes that haven't been seen on my blog before. That would be because they're brand new. My old black boots from Charlotte Russe finally died, which...makes sense, since they were probably never meant for serious amounts of walking I do. (I don't think anything except hiking and combat boots are, but that's probably a different discussion). Regardless, once those died, I was splitting my shoe-wearing between just two pairs of booties, and realized I needed some taller boots, and also needed to do a better job of rotating between shoes, in order to keep them around in the best condition possible for the longest amount of time. I'd spotted these shoes on a store I found through Pinterest a while back, and, well, I decided to nab them.

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The site in question is E's Closet Boutique, and as far as shoes go, they're pretty bloody good. I'm in love with the color and that little gold detail, and the overall fit of the shoe. The only problems I think I have are that I didn't realize just how narrow the end of the foot is, and that my big calves had just a little bit of trouble with the size of the shaft at first. Overall though, it's absolutely lovely, and fitting a bit snug is definitely not a bad thing. We'll see how it looks as they age - considering how hard I am on everything I own, it'll be quite interesting.

Overall, I definitely plan to order from E's again. They were pretty fast, and I definitely like the overall product. Maybe next time I order, I'll try some of their clothes - they're pretty cute, after all!

The Caliber Collection

I'll be the first to admit that I don't actually pay much attention to brands of any sort - I like the clothes I like, and it doesn't matter what's what if I can't afford it, personally.  A few weeks ago, perusing Yahoo! in an attempt to stop feeling useless, I stumbled upon an article about The Caliber Collection, a line of jewelry made from guns turned in to or confiscated by the Newark Police Department.  Each piece is engraved with the serial number of the gun it was made from and where the gun comes from, and they come in steel and brass. They're beautiful, and bound to a good purpose, which is allowing a gun buyback program to continue to flourish.  Take a look at their site, read their story, and share them with people!  Hopefully, the people who can afford will buy.

brass bangle

steel cuff

Enjoy!

ps: I forgot what days were what and set the wrong publishing time for this. Go me?