<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Fashionistas]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A friend of mine, the one who is crazy about shoes, loves to post photos of fabulous dresses as well. And by &#8220;fabulous&#8221; I mean &#8220;in the five figure range&#8221;. This morning she showed me this confection:</p>
<p><a href="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="373" data-permalink="https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/fashionistas/valentino/" data-orig-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg" data-orig-size="302,418" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="valentino" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg?w=217" data-large-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg?w=302" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-373" title="valentino" src="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg?w=302&#038;h=418" alt="" width="302" height="418" srcset="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg 302w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg?w=108&amp;h=150 108w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/valentino.jpg?w=217&amp;h=300 217w" sizes="(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Me: I like the flow and the ruffles on the top that Valentino is famous for, but that flounce at the bottom hurts my eyes.</p>
<p>Friend: One word: V A L E N T I N O!</p>
<p>Me: Two words: B A D G L E Y  M I S C H K A !!</p></blockquote>
<p>More like this:</p>
<p><a href="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png"><img data-attachment-id="374" data-permalink="https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/fashionistas/pinkbadgleymischka/" data-orig-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png" data-orig-size="358,577" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="pinkBadgleyMischka" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png?w=186" data-large-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png?w=358" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-374" title="pinkBadgleyMischka" src="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png?w=358&#038;h=577" alt="" width="358" height="577" srcset="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png 358w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png?w=93&amp;h=150 93w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/pinkbadgleymischka.png?w=186&amp;h=300 186w" sizes="(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px" /></a>It&#8217;s one of my grails to own a Badgley Mishka gown. I can only hope one shows up at the Goodwill store in my size someday. The funny thing is, Eldest owns one. And by &#8220;funny&#8221; I mean &#8220;tragic&#8221;. She needed it for a runway show, and I found it majorly reduced, in her size, and the Saks&#8217; Off 5th store. Talk about lucky.</p>
<p>Now, if only <em>I </em>needed a gown for an occasion besides housework 🙂</p>
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