Crazy Cat Lady

Merce loves cats. Like a lot.  So when this dress showed up in the mail, she immediately snatched it and didn't want to let go.

Merce & Me Necessities Navy Skylar Cap
Poppy Whitaker Scat Cat Dress
Merce & me Necessities Black Clara socks
Livie & Luca Gray Calliope Boots
Joyfolie aviator sunglasses
©Merce&Me Necessities 2017

This dress is perfect for fall! The top is a thin knit in vibrant blue and black plaid, and the bottom is woven with fun cats wearing sweaters and some in masks on a pink background.  Let's take a bit of a closer look.

Merce & Me Necessities Navy Skylar Cap
Poppy Whitaker Scat Cat Dress
Merce & me Necessities Black Clara socks
Livie & Luca Gray Calliope Boots
Joyfolie aviator sunglasses
©Merce&Me Necessities 2017

Merce is wearing a size 5 at 49", 52#. She could do a 6 as well, but we feel the fit of the 5 is just right for her. It is long sleeve, and hits her about the top of the wrist when she's holding still. She prefers 3/4 sleeves and pulls her sleeves up if they are to her hands. I don't know why, she's just perfectly quirky like that.

This Scat Cat dress releases tonight, Thursday 9/21/17 at 9:00 pm EST over on www. poppywhitaker.com! It's available in sizes 2-10, and your little cat lover wants this dress, promise! ;) 

Merce & Me Necessities Navy Skylar Cap
Poppy Whitaker Scat Cat Dress
Merce & me Necessities Black Clara socks
Livie & Luca Gray Calliope Boots
©Merce&Me Necessities 2017

The timing of this dress was perfect! We had just received our shipment of Merce & Me Necessities Skylar Caps, and the Navy was her first choice with the dress.  She's also wearing our Clara socks that are restocking too! Skylar and Clara are hitting the website at 10:00 am CST, today 9/21/17! That's not long from now!  Skylar is a nice thick cable knit cap, with a lot of stretch and slouch that will accommodate not only a young child's head, but will stretch for teens and adults as well! The estimated age range for this cap is 3 years +.  Clara is restocking in 8 colors, and there are bundles! Bundles are very limited so act fast there. Sizes are xs, s, m with the larges to come in a couple weeks. 

And her boots, they have made an appearance two blogs in a row. Love them so much we will have to go back for the other color as well! They are Livie & Luca Calliope boots in Gray. They seem to run a bit small, so definitely measure and follow the size chart when you order. Merce typically wears a size 1-1.5, and these are a 2 with not a lot of growing room in them. They are so well made, well worth the $80 price tag.  We will always pay for quality, and LL boots are not only well-made, but also comfortable for Merce. I wish they made these in my size too!

Merce & Me Necessities Navy Skylar Cap
Poppy Whitaker Scat Cat Dress
Merce & me Necessities Black Clara socks
Livie & Luca Gray Calliope Boots
Joyfolie aviator sunglasses
©Merce&Me Necessities 2017

And not to forgot the sunglasses she's wearing...Joyfolie Aviators from a year or two ago.  Another item I love and has made multiple appearances. We got these in a grab bag sale for only $5! Can't beat that at all! 

Today is a big day in the boutique world! Merce & Me Necessities is reloading clara and Skylar caps are making their debut. And Poppy Whitaker is loading this adorable Scat Cat dress! This is the first in their Cat Lady Collection, so don't worry cat lovers...there's more to come! 😉

You'll be Sage with Envy.....

 ....if you miss this dress. This, my friends, is the Sage Lulu from Madison Grace Clothing. It's all knit, super comfy, and this gorgeous shade of sage. This is one of my favorite colors, not only for Merce but for my boys and myself. It's this dusty grayish shade of green that you have to see in person to fully appreciate.

Madison Grace Clothing Sage Lulu
merce & Me Necessities Mustard Clara Socks
Livie & Luca Calliope Boot in Gray
©Merce&Me Photography 2017

This dress will be releasing soon. A date hasn't been announced yet, but I hear it's release will coincide with Sawyer & Finn's inaugural release! They have a boys henley in gray with this same shade of sage accents, in sizes 6m through 11/12! I'm so excited because now one of merce's brothers can easily coordinate, and since the S&F henley is gray and sage, finding a match for her oldest brother is going to be a piece of cake! He can just wear a heather gray polo and outfits are complete. Sawyer & Finn is the brother companion to Madison Grace, and you can find them on madison Grace's website right HERE.

So anyhow, wondering how we got this beautiful dress before the release? Simple. We bought it. 😁 The generous owner of Madison Grace put a cart pass for this dress (and several other items) up on an online auction benefiting the victims of Hurricane Harvey. I love a good auction, and this was for a very worthy cause. So we bid on it, several times. I wanted to win it so bad, I even had proxy bidders lined up. The auction ended the one night a week I am busy, but I have the best of friends that were more than willing to spend my money for me. 😂 I would have had my husband watch it for me, but he was on his way to Texas in a military convoy to offer whatever help they could. I'm very happy that our family was able to provide the very small bit of assistance we could, but there are still families that need help, not only in Texas but now in Florida too.  If you can, donate. Donate your time, your money, your belongings, your prayers. Americans helping Americans is how it should be.

Madison Grace Clothing Sage Lulu
merce & Me Necessities Mustard Clara Socks
Livie & Luca Calliope Boot in Gray
©Merce&Me Photography 2017

Another tangent. I'm pretty bad about that. At least that one was worth it! 😂 So the Sage Lulu runs on the small size of true to size for us.  This is an 8. Merce is a solid size 6, and while she has some room in the 8, it's not as big on her as typical size 8s. The flutter sleeve and hem add fun details to the dress, and I feel like the 8 is a nice length on her. She still wears shorties, but you know.....she's 6. Not quite a lady yet.

Madison Grace Clothing Sage Lulu
merce & Me Necessities Mustard Clara Socks
Livie & Luca Calliope Boot in Gray
©Merce&Me Photography 2017

We did a change of boots and socks with this shoot.  The sage color of the dress is so easy to coordinate. This pair is our Mustard Clara from Merce & Me Necessities.  I love the sage and mustard together! The Clara's are a size medium and she's pushing the size range of that one, size Large will cover shoe size 2+ and will be coming in the 2-3ish weeks.  She's also wearing Gray Calliope boots from Livie & Luca in size 2. They run small, and Merce doesn't have much growing room in these. I'm going to be sad when she can't wear LL boots anymore. They are very well made and comfortable for her, and they look amazing with all types of styles! The boots ran $80 and were purchased off of the LL website. It's worth every penny for us. I will pay for quality and comfort all day long.

Madison Grace Clothing Sage Lulu
merce & Me Necessities White Ivy socksElephanitito Astor boots
©Merce&Me Photography 2017

This styling has her in Merce & Me Necessities newest sock style, Ivy, in white and Elephantito Astor boots.  Ivy is a gorgeous cable knit sock, mid-weight, and will come in some fun and uncommon colors this Winter. How did I get these? Because I own the company! 😁 The boots I purchased last January from Zappos.com. They are a beautiful boot. A little stiff, but they also haven't been worn much at all. I think this is the second time and for pictures only. they run small. Maybe 1/2 size small? I love the vintage look to them, and hope I can find some more before winter really hits! They were $82.99 on zappos. I just wish I had researched sizing before purchasing so I could have sized up!

I'll leave you with this....Merce in a nutshell. We go to shoots and she asks for music. We crank Radio Disney on my dinosaur of an Iphone and she dances/convulses and twirls and leaps. 😂 One of these days I'll record it and figure out how to put a video in here.  

Madison Grace Clothing Sage Lulu
merce & Me Necessities Mustard Clara Socks
Livie & Luca Calliope Boot in Gray
©Merce&Me Photography 2017

I don't have a date on this Sage lulu yet, but if I were you, I'd totally be watching the Madison Grace Facebook page for updates on not only Lulu but also the matching Sawyer & Finn Henley!  I can't wait to see what else releases with them!