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My Anthropologie-lust has been rather tempered for the last couple of months, but I admit some of the October new arrivals have me totally excited again.  So many lovely beautiful patterns, textures, and rich, saturated colors have me looking forward to dressing for fall and winter!  Here are some of my favorite pieces:

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Veiled Alder Dress (#22887426, $298), Glinting Persica Sweater Dress (#22853139, $188), Unconditional Osier Dress (#22804454, $168), Dulcie Dress (#22932032, $158), Many Folds Dress (#23140262, $168)

So many truly lovely dresses out this month.  The first and foremost of which is Yoana Baraschi’s stunning Veiled Alder Dress, with beautiful whorls and leaves embroidered upon sheer mesh.  It comes in a darker grey color way as well, but my heart is smitten with the ivory version, which has a gorgeous ice-princess-like effect.  Next is the Glinting Persica Sweater Dress, which has been around for a little while, but never caught my eye until I saw it in person.  The nude, gold and cream floral pattern is certainly pretty, but its the wonderful, flattering fit on this sweater dress that truly makes it a winner.  Next is the Unconditional Osier Dress, which is a longer, dress version of my beloved Brushed Lace Pullover, in a pretty blue color.  Then we have the Dulcie Dress; though I have concerns about it being too sheer, it looks warm, intricate and romantic, especially with its tulle skirt, and I am dying to try it on and see how it fares in person.  Last is the Many Folds Dress.  It’s hard to get a sense of the fit of this online, but I must say I’m totally intrigued by the adorable origami diagram pattern.

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Adelie Blouse (#23382815, $158), Dromedary Dress (#23301427, $228), Stilt Striders Skirt (#23302169, $158) Tarpan Buttondown (#23519002, $88), In Clouds Blouse (#23297815, $148)

I love a good animal-print, and Anthropologie has delivered in spades this month.  I remember staring and marveling at British designer Charlotte Taylor’s lovely collection of brightly hued, animal-printed fabrics last Spring, but wondering if I had any chance of snagging any of them overseas.  Thankfully Anthropologie stocked one or two of her scarves earlier this year, and this fall they’ve decided to carry a variety of her prints — adorable penguins, camels, flamingos, snails, and ants — in a series of beautifully-cut silk blouses, dresses, and skirts.  Anthropologie has even proffered up a similar print from one of their house-brands in the Tarpan Buttondown, covered with skittering little red mice.

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Enduring Tweed Overcoat (#22962062, $298), Gradated Stripes Pullover (#23089709, $88), Effortless Corduroy Skirt (#22859730, $88), Thousand Carat Pullover (#21292586, $98), Tsuga Skirt (#23461544, $148), Lozenge Pullover (#23104409, $78), Glasbury Pencil Skirt (#23074586, $148)

I’ve been patiently waiting for the Enduring Tweed Overcoat to show up every since I saw Roxy wearing it at the blogger Color + Print event that Anthropologie hosted earlier this fall.  When it suddenly appeared on the site for an apparently 60% off (though in reality, 30%, someone had made a typo on the retail price…) my eyes nearly popped out of my head and I hit order so fast my head nearly spun.  Still impatiently waiting for it to arrive (curses to Anthropologie’s habit of shipping to me via glacially slow UPS), but hoping it is just as fabulous in person as it looked on Roxy.  Next is a series of perfectly fall-appropriate pullovers and skirts.  Loving the multi-colored stripes and decorative diagonal buttons on the Gradated Stripes Pullover, and think it could coordinate wonderfully with the swingy, deep-pocketed Effortless Corduroy Skirt.  Also a huge fan of the super soft, pumpkin-hued, diamond-patterned Thousand Carat Sweater, and the pine-green, graphic-lined Tsuga Skirt.   Last is the Lozenge Pullover (so similar to the Thousand Carat, but in a pretty plum shade) and the delightful tartan Glasbury Pencil Skirt..

What about you readers?  Any favorites of your own from this month’s arrivals?

September didn’t see me add too much to my pool of Anthropologie wants, and so I’ve kind of procrastinated posting a roundup of monthly favorites at all.  But better late than never!  Here are some of the things that have made it on my wishlist in the last month:

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Painted Plaid Dress (#22639090) – $148, Melba Dress (#22814362) – $398

Loving the deep, rich hues of green in the first dress, as well as its fitted, girly silhouette and voluminous crinoline under layer.  It could easily serve on its own as a winter party dress, and would also layer beautifully with gray, maroon, brown and black tights, shoes, coats, and sweaters for day wear in the colder months.  The second dress is a Leifsdottir number that is on the other end of the spectrum color-wise — a pale peach silk frock with lace panels at the shoulders and skirt that is totally floaty and feminine.  Perhaps a bit unseasonal, but hey, I’m from Northern California, a place where seasons don’t really exist anyway :)

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Zenobia Tee (#21214093) – $68, Tokonoma Tee (#21240684) – $98

The Zenobia Tee is a great basic made truly special by the beautiful sheer, ruched sleeves trimmed with lace.  This deep wine colorway is perfect to pair with skirts and jeans this fall, though to be honest I’m also hankering after it in navy as well.  Be warned it is a little clingy, especially around the mid-section, so if you’re interested, you may want to consider sizing up.  The Tokonoma Tee has a beautiful, brilliantly colored pattern that I love, and even better, it’s 100% silk, so it feels and falls like a dream.

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Renewed Folds Pullover (#21206164)- $68, Settee Roses Skirt (#21207626) – $49.95 (was $88)

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The Renewed Folds Pullover is a little out of my comfort zone both style and color-wise, but I tried it on on a whim in the store the other week and found it so flattering and so comfortable and easy to wear.  The Setttee Roses Skirt is another thing I wouldn’t have expected to love but I still somehow do.  Two of my commenters recommended it to me over the summer, but when I looked at it, I thought, “Oh it’s kind of pretty but it’s not something I need, I already have a ton of skirts.”  However, I picked it up on the way to the dressing room on one of my store trips, and I was shocked at how wonderful it was in person.  The material has a lovely weight and drape to it, the colors are rich and perfect for fall, the cut is very flattering, and the skirt even has my favorite feature of all, pockets.  When it went on sale a week later, I didn’t hesitate one minute before I snatched it up — I know I’m going to wear this a ton in the next few months.

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Savusavu Pullover (#22628960) – $69.95 ($168), Quacking Up Loungers (#23127053) – $48

The Savusavu Pullover is another thing on my wishlist that’s already gone on sale, despite being a relatively recent arrival.  I suspect the mohair factor, its sheerness, and the relatively high initial price point were responsible for the quick drop of almost a $100.  (The same thing also happened to its sister sweater, the Bailong Pullover.)  I have full confidence that the mohair on this one (which I’m lucky enough to not find all that itchy) will make this sweater drop even further in price in the next few weeks, so I’m continuing to hold out for a while, but think this will make a nice weekend loungewear piece when I do finally bring it home with me.  And speaking of loungewear pieces, how amazing are these pajamas?  They have cute little orange ducks rambling all over them.  So adorable.

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Mushroom Picking Chemise (#22139570) – $58, Gem-Dot Robe (#23161045) – $98

Some more loungewear wants: this sweetly cut and patterned silky mushroom-print nightgown (love the little corner pocket!) and this incredibly comfy-looking polka-dotted robe.

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Bowed Lacerata Mary-Janes (#21036280) – $168, Brooch-Topped Skimmers (#22559843) – $98

If you read any other Anthro blogs you must have already heard the buzz about these cognac bow-topped mary janes.  I was curious but not completely sold on them (something about the strap and the side silhouette bothered me), but I had my online birthday discount to spend and there was free shipping, so I ordered them on a whim just to see what they were about.  And oh, I actually do love them, silhouette and strap and all.  The color makes them work so well with a lot of my dresses and skirts, the bows are of course adorable, and they are incredibly, incredibly comfortable.  I decided to keep them and I’ve worn them almost ever other day since.  (Look for them in an upcoming OOTD soon!)  My other shoe wish: these plummy, bauble-adorned ballet flats.  The color will work really well for fall, and the rhinestones will add a subtle hint of glam to any outfit.

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And now for the were-on-my-wishlist-until-I-saw-them-in-person portion of our show:

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Pointelle Variations Sweaterdress (#23103690) – $178, Mirrored Deer Tee (#22627558) – $88

Every year, Anthropologie releases an incredibly overpriced sweater dress, and every year I dutifully fall for it.  Last fall it was the Crocheted Clouds; the year before that was the Lolland Sweater Dress.  I know these dresses should cost nowhere near $200 to buy, and yet I hanker after them.  This year the cycle finally breaks with the Pointelle Variations Sweaterdress however.  I love lacy, crocheted dresses, but this one is too short and way too clingy for my tastes (though Anthropologie even tried to throw me a bone and reduced their going price by $10).  I felt a little scandalized by it in the dressing room.  Another disappointing item in person?  The Mirrored Deer Tee.  I love a good critter-print, and I was all set to love this deer-printed blouse, but in real life it is kind of appallingly bad.  The oversize-fit I can live with (though I seriously wonder how pinned up that model must have been in the catalog shot), but the quality on this one is just not there.  The front is super-sheer, and the edges are raw and have unraveling threads hanging off it all over.  It looked like it was literally falling apart on my body.  Hrmph.  No thank you.

Anyway, that’s my short-and-sweet wishlist for September!  As I mentioned, I found this month kind of ho-hum in general (nothing that really makes my heart sing, and my wishlists usually aren’t almost 50% accessories), but I am super excited for what’s coming up later this fall and winter.  Some of the stuff I saw in the EU fall catalog when it was briefly online looked amazing (there’s this one beautiful Yoanna Baraschi dress in particular that looked like a longer, ivory version of this blouse), and I am super excited for the coat that Roxy wore at the blogger event to finally be released (already up on the EU site as the Heritage Coat).  So I’m actually grateful for this respite to save my pennies up for bigger and better things!