Summer in the City

It's summer in the city for this small town girl, and that means a lot of things...

I'll be in a prime location for music festivals, days on the beach, boutique shopping, getting ice cream on lunch breaks, and just sitting outside soaking up the sun in general.

Sounds fabulous, doesn't it?

Well, to top the list of big-city-dwelling perks, there is the fashion scene. Milwaukee has a great variety of different vintage stores, resale shops, boutiques and also higher-end chain retail stores that would otherwise be unavailable to me. I plan on taking full advantage of these perks this summer.

Starting with the vintage shops.

I'm not quite sure what sparked my sudden, intense need to own some great vintage pieces, but I'm pretty dead set on it at this point. So what's on my list?

• A wonderful, classy hair flower
• A versatile dress that can be used for the office and as a day dress
• A pair of wedge heels
• A pencil skirt (I'm a working girl now, after all!)
• My goal is to find all of these in vintage shops

Oh, yes! And there is on item missing on this list... and was actually the inspiration for this post...

Cat's Eye Glasses!

I saw them fairly early in the spring on runways, and I was curious on whether the love for this sassy little eyewear would continue on into the summer. And it is safe to say that yes, the love is still strong!

Diane Von Furstenberg has a wonderful selection for $145 a pair, and comes in black, brown, teal and a pink that I'm loving. Check them out HERE.

Of course, Marc Jacobs is offering a pair of cat-eyes that are modernized (ie. made bigger) and have even more sass. Oh, Marc Jacobs, I love thee. Pick them out at ShopBop.com HERE for $345.

And I know, neither you nor I have $345 to spend on a pair of sunglasses, nor do we have $145 to pick up the pair of DVF's either.

But luckily, you don't need that much! Here are two of my favorites... and much more realistic.

ModCloth.com never fails to deliver, and these versatile cat-eyes can and will go with all your outfits. Pick them up HERE for less than $12. 

And if you're even feeling that $12 is a little steep... well I have something for you too, frugal fashionista. Forever 21 has a pair for only $5.80. So you won't feel bad when you take them to the beach and they end up getting carried away by a crab.

Or something.

Pick them up HERE.