Eight hours of sleep and pink lipstick

Sewing:

The jacket still needs buttons and buttonholes and a good press but here's how it looks on Babbette so far:

In the meantime, I've been working on perfecting the skirt pattern. I'm going to sew the skirt this weekend and have the suit ready to go on Monday. At least that's the plan.

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Inspiration:

Neiman Marcus has the fall preview up on the website. There are some lovely things to see, as well as some what-were-they-thinking pieces. Here are my favorite dresses from the preview:

Clockwise from upper left: Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, and Blumarine.

Clearly, I am drawn to the same silhouette - the sheath - with or without sleeves. I love the two-piece look of the Herrera dress, the pretty collar of the green dress, the beaded neckline and satin insets of the Blumarine dress, and the seaming detail of the gray dress. I hope to incorporate at least some of these inspiring details into my fall sewing.

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Pursuit of happiness:

Eight hours of sleep and pink lipstick do wonders for the skin and soul. Did you know that? In the last few months, I have made it a priority to get enough sleep and keep a regular sleep schedule. It has enabled me to deal with the stresses of moving. My skin hasn't looked this good since... well, since the last time I was able to keep a regular sleep schedule, which was many years ago.

And the pink lipstick - it says spring and young and it just works. A few days ago as I was putting on my regular lipstick, I caught myself thinking "I want more pink on my face" so after my other errands I stopped at the Clinique counter and picked up "Pink Beach". It has just the right amount of color (sheer) and moisture (lots), and how can you go wrong with a name like Pink Beach? I love it.