Apologies to Modcloth

I am a bonehead. After whining the other day about Modcloth not saying what their coats were made out of, today I figured out that they do have descriptions. It's not on the quick look pages, you have to go to the item's page and click on "composition and fit". I just saw that little measuring tape and didn't bother reading to see the "composition" part. Now that I actually READ that part, I saw that they even give specific size charts and warmth ratings for the jackets and coats. Sorry Modcloth! My brain froze with the early winter, I guess.

I would love to have the Saffron Sophisticate Coat from Modcloth, especially now that I know it is 50% wool and 50% rayon, with a 100% polyester lining! Also, 2.5 out of 5 on the winter warmth scale. :-) It is so sunny and adorable. It is from BB Dakota and sells for $107.99. It also has a matching skirt!

The Saffron Sophisticate skirt has the same composition and is $72.99 at Modcloth.

 

Red Hots Heels would go great with that suit, and they're vegan too! $34.99.

How about a pair of Modern Jackie sunglasses to go with that?  Only $9.99! I guess the modern part is that Jackie could be broke in this economy.

They're all out of pillbox hats, how about a scarf? It's a Crewel, Crewel Scarf (groan) for $15.99.

How did I miss this skirt? What lovely shades of blue...

Appropriately named Into the Blue skirt, from Modcloth, $64.99.

 

This Hepburn Blouse would look cute with that skirt. $53.99 from Modcloth.

Messin' with Sasquatch: Finding wide width shoes

It's really difficult for me to find shoes I like and can afford. I wear size 7.5 W and don't wear animal products. That makes my search limited to the old standbys like Payless and Lifestride. Those places are fine, but I'm picky and want more options. My search on eBay brought me a lot of slutty shoes for drag queens. My search for wide vegan shoes on Google either brings up ugly shoes that hippies might wear or fabulous shoes that Paul McCartney's daughter wants over a thousand dollars for.

However! Today I made some finds, although so far, I haven't found what I'm looking for.

Maryland Square - Nothing I want right now, but they have my size! Too much dead cow, though.
Onlineshoes.com - They have my size! Again, though, the dead cow problem. If these were fake I might be a customer.
Designershoes.com - Right size, wrong materials.
Zappos.com - Right size, wrong materials.

All the vegan shoe stores I've looked at don't have wide width shoes. So frustrating! I'm trying to ease my conscience while having happy feet, but it's difficult. Maybe it's for the best though, because if I had normal feet, I'd probably own a million pairs. If you are looking for vegan shoes and have normal feet, check out Moo Shoes. 

I started this post because I wanted all my shoe links together, and I also was excited about finding a few new sites. One is T.U.K., which has some weird stuff, but weird in a way I like at times. I welcome weird, after seeing the same old pairs over and over again. They seem to make shoes for a wider foot, and they have lots of vegan shoes. I could probably wear these, although not to work:

These are cute - little cherries!

Some of their shoes remind me of Fluevog shoes, which have wonderful designs but are not vegan like most of these. They have a small selection of "green" shoes, but they're all casual.

Another link took me to Torrid.com, which says it has shoes that fit a "wider foot and calf". It's a plus-size store, and I'm not plus sized, so I'm not sure if this would work or not. That is, I have scrawny ankles on top of my big duck feet. That's another problem I have, I have narrow heels. So...dunno. They also don't have half sizes. Still, might be worth a shot if something really fits the style I'm jonesing for. I know where I'm going if I want to be Dorothy for Halloween!

ETA: Plus sized stores with wide width shoes:
Fashion Bug wide width shoes, man made materials. 
Avenue wide width shoes, man made materials.
Roaman's wide width shoes, some have man made materials, check description.
Jessica London wide width shoes, some have man made materials, check description.

Fantasy fall outfit

I added a bunch of links on the side for places to shop, help with shopping and other blogs I like. While doing so I remembered eShakti. It's been awhile since I've drooled over their custom (optional) clothing. Some of it is a little bit Mrs. Roper from Three's Company, but mostly it's very Anthropologie-esque. Vintage, pretty designs with embroidery and ruffles and lace and such. They also make clothes in a wide range of sizes, 0-38W and custom, so most women can wear them, yay! They are more affordable than Anthropologie overall, even with customized sizing. The overstock section has some significant discounts. I've heard mixed reviews about their clothing though, and that's made me hesitate to order. One of these days I'm going to take the plunge though, and just try something out. Something like this cute dress:

Another site that I revisited is Sock Dreams. I have never purchased any socks from them, but I have dreamed about it (har har). I recently bought a whole bunch of socks from Target on sale from $1.50-$3.00, quite the cheapo score (they used to cost around $8-$12). I love that they have thigh highs at Sock Dream, those can be hard to find. These could go with the above dress and give it a casual autumn feel:

 

 

Oh, that would be so cute with a red cardigan, like this one from Anthropologie...

  

 

I only wear synthetic shoes, unless they're vintage or hand-me-downs (I'm a vegetarian), and I have wide width feet, so my shoe choices are sadly limited. I do have these Mary Jane pumps from Payless though, I'd just have to order them in brown so I could complete this imaginary outfit:

If I start looking for accessories now I'll be here all day, and I have stuff to do!