Sale, you have me at Hello.

I buy stuff because they are on sale more often than I'd like to admit. I paid either 14.99 or 19.99 for this silk J.Crew dress a couple of years ago. I couldn't walk away. Dress. Silk. Under 20 bucks. J.Crew. You just don't see all of the above in one sentence too often. Sold. Spent another 15 bucks to get it shortened recently because over-the-knee-too-busy-print dress would make me look like a walking curtain.



What do you think, wearable now?



How about those Hugo Boss sandals that I got from Filenes's Basement in Boston for 39.99? I think a trip to a consignment store this weekend sounds like a reasonable thing to do?!?

Wait a little waist.

This dress gave me the illusion of a waist that I don't possess. I got this little number from Calypso St. Barth a couple of years ago for a mere $29.99. I can't recall the original price but with the average tag of Calypso in the three-digit range, I think that was some deal that I got.

Thursday

Is it really almost the end of the week already? My husband is coming back in two days!!! I feel like I just talked about him being away for 13 weeks yesterday. Time to hide away all my shopping bags, just kidding! Well, not really, I already threw the bags out and all items have been hidden. (I really wish I were joking)

It seems like stripes are making it big (or huge) this summer. It's almost impossible to avoid stripes these day, not that I want to but they are everywhere in the blogging world as well as in stores and I can't get enough of them! My outfit today, minus my shoes, costs me roughly $20.

Skirt: Forever 21 (Clearance for $7)
T-shirt: H&M ($12 for a pack of 2!)
Jacket: The limited (Old and free!)
Belt: Banana Republic (Clearance for about $10)



Walking back to pose...didn't quite make it so there you have my back!


This skirt is too short and I wonder if it's appropriate for an semi-old person my age, your thoughts please? That question leads me to an outfit that I were debating whether or not I should ever wear this style again.



Leggings and long shirt, yay or nay? It's terrifying for me to see young (or not so young) ladies walking around with leggings and a short top. My shirt was quite long but I pulled it down every five minutes just to make sure it didn't roll up while I was walking. I think I know my answer. When something makes me that uncomfortable to wear, it's best that I don't try it again.

Happy Friday everyone!

TGIF!

I had a slow day at work, too slow it make me do crazy things...like looking online for things that I shouldn't and hit that buy button a little bit too quickly. My outfit was planned last night before I went to bed. I hardly do that even though I should since it would save me at least five minutes in the morning. I'm embarrassed to say that five minutes make a big different if you see me chasing the train, looking not very ladylike sometimes.




I don't think I ever included my bags in the pictures here, probably because most of my pictures are taken indoor so I think it looks silly to include bags. I also have to admit that I have a thing for designer bags and this is one of them. It was bought in London two years ago because British pound hit it low point so I saved at least 25% having my cousin got it for me there. I have a couple of others that I also scored from Ebay or some other trusted websites. I try to make sure that they are all classic styles and got it authenticated especially buying from Ebay. I got scammed once and although I got my money back, it was still such a horrible experience that I never want to repeat.



I got these jeans on sale last week from J.Crew. I bought them because I love the ankle zipper! In fact, Gap is having them on Clearance but I'm not very lucky this time, my size is sold out. But if you are tall, check these skinny ankle zipper jeans out here, they have plenty of sizes left!. For the longest time, I can't find anything to wear with this jacket. I don't wear much white or cream color, I'm too clumsy for them. But at $12.99 at Anthropologie and motorcycle style, I couldn't pass it up. By loading the rest of my outfit with darker colors, I finally find a comfortable way to wear this jacket.

My flats are also from J.Crew. I got them last year and wore them almost everyday last summer. Unless there are visible holes, I'm not planning to let them go anytime soon because they are sooo comfortable!! I don't know who make my stripe sweater, I took the tag out while removing the price tag...It has a really cute sleeve detail that you will see when I wear it alone. Lastly, I don't wear this watch quite often but I love it! My best friend got it for me last year after seeing me drooling at the counter, trying to talk myself out of buying it. She must have felt sorry for my little act and got it for me as my engagement present. I think she just needed an excuse to do it.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Friday...and Saturday.

I've been spending way too much time and money at H&M. They have the cutest dresses and accessories this season. I normally wear the same outfit for Friday and Saturday (and sometimes Sunday) since I think it's OK to wear your jeans at least....three times(or more) before they go into your dirty laundry basket.

Friday: This outfit was boring in the morning without the scarf. I went to H&M during lunch break and picked this cutest scarf for $6.95 and I waited until I was back to my cube to put it on!



Saturday: Yes, I wore the same things. I went to Gap to donate my old jeans in exchange for a 30% coupon for a new pair. While I was waiting to do so, I saw this studded belt on sale for $10. Well, I think I just created a totally new outfit!

Happy Saturday!

It was one productive Saturday for me. I got a hair cut too! I love my hairdresser and he will be number two on my long list of things that I wish I could bring with me when I move away from Boston. I don't know what number one is though. I also went to work and crossed out half of my to-do list. I should be dancing my daily chicken dance now since I'm so happy. {That's a joke, I don't do that.}

However, the highlight of the day was when I went to visit Anthropologie which means the sale rack in the corner of the second floor. That's where I hang.



Anything that was marked down from $168 to $19.99 is fine by me. Please excuse my awkward pose and my pale legs. I couldn't wait to try this skirt on.



P.S.: Lately, I've been obsessed with this before-and-after section on Design*Sponge

What? (I just can't come up with a title)

I wore this outfit on Friday and didn't get a chance to post it. I wasn't busy or anything, I just didn't think it was anything special....



Until I saw this picture today...



Whoa! My clearance Old Navy stripe sweater from 3 years ago is back in style!

It's been rainy and windy since yesterday and will continue until the end of the week. The weather absolutely kills any little desire that I have to dress up. I can't even remember what I wore yesterday. I normally don't think of what my outfit will be next day. However, I thought about what I was going to wear before going to bed last night, except that I forgot what my plan was after dozing off for 6 hours (note to self: go to bed early tonight!!). Well, I ordered a skirt from Forever 21 and got it in the mail yesterday. I couldn't wait to try it on, so of course I had to wear it today!



It was 6.99 + shipping; Dotted jacquard (?) and about two inches too short. I can't complain though. I secretly like the puff mini skirt look.



Then when I was at work today, I remember what I would have worn instead according to my plan last night...the tights! I would have worn my blue tights that I'm holding in this picture below...


Skirt: Forever 21
Blouse: J.Crew
Cardigan: Madewell
Rain boots: Hunter

It's snowing outside.

I got out of work early today, found the highway rather empty because schools were canceled and it wasn't snowing! Those meteorologist overestimated this storm by only 8 inches, an error that I shamelessly took advantage of because all the parents were at home! Please let me enjoy this moment because I just found out that we don't have Presidents Day off (WTH!!!)!

I got this dress a while back from Pinkyotto. It was on sale and I really love the lace design. As you can see from the picture, it's too big for me around the waist area and I struggle to make it work. Normally a belt would work but in this case, the belt would cover the lace. How would you wear it?

Front


Back


I'm wearing a score from The Closet Inc.: a Burberry skirt for $35. I've been looking for a basic black semi-mini skirt for a while. It's funny how sometimes it's really hard to find something so simple: either it was too short, or too cheap looking material, or too expensive. So when I saw this lovely piece, reached out for the size, hold my breath for the price tag and literally ran to the counter as if someone were about to steal it from me. My first trip to this lovely consignment store will not be my last for sure.


Jacket: J.Crew
Skirt: Buberry
Sweater: Gap outlet
Boots: Chinese Laundry (Love!)

Oh bright!

Is it weird that I don't know what my favorite color is? I think that I like them all. I know that I don't own too many things blue or green though.

This outfit was from last Thursday. I was feeling super...professinal because of the tucked-in blouse and my pencil skirt. I can't get the detail of the flower in front of the shirt to show without zooming in too much into you-know-where. J.Crew makes the prettiest blouses. This skirt actually shapes like an Origami buble!





Skirt: A/X Exchange $24.99!
J.Crew Blouse $24.99
J.Crew (outlet) cardigan 19.99

Ruffles...

I like ruffles. No, I LOVE ruffles. I was very happy with this outfit that I wore on Monday. It's safe to say that when you have a good outfit on, any day is good, even if it is Monday. Can you see from the smile?


Dress: Gap ($29.99)
Cardigan: Madewell ($24.99)
Belt and Necklace: Banana Republic ($8 and $17.99, respectively)

I searched high and low for a pair of affordable Oxfords since last year. I'm serious, especially every time I saw my fashion icon, Elaine has her on,. During a trip to the mall last week, I scored these lovely Steve Madden Oxfords for $24.99. Now I just have to learn how to tie these shoelaces.

Outfit(s)

I'm super excited because I have a COUPLE of outfits to show you guys. I've been pretty good with taking pictures as soon as I get home from work, it's becoming a routine! I'm still struggling with editing the pictures though and haven't had time to google instructions or tried to figured them out myself.

I got this coat two years ago at Anthropology. I'm pretty sure that it was the most amount of money I spent on coat at the time. I loved it because of its color and the interesting cut but I'm not sure about it anymore. So if you ask me if it was worth buying it, my answer would be no, sadly.



However, I love this dress that my sister got me in China, very Anna Sui-ish to me! She got it for probably $15! This is what I wore underneath my coat. It was cold last Thursday and I wish that I had had really thick tights on!



There is a section in Lucky magazine that I love. It shows you how to wear one piece of clothing in different seasons and I feel like it's what I've been doing. I'm wearing a lot of my summer dresses this winter with tights and feel great because I don't have to put them away for seven months or however long the winter lasts around here.

So I would put away the jacket when it gets a bit warmer for Spring or in the Fall when I get excited to wear my tights again after the Summer. My belt came with a dress from Banana Republic that I got for $20 from original price of $150!



I can just wear it without the belt in the summer with flats or flip flops.



I also have one last thing to show you. I got this purse at a second hand store called Second Time Around. I love everything about it: the yummy plum color, the long chain (!) and the incredible exposed zipper detail! All for $16!



Have a great week everyone!

Random...

So today post consists of pictures that were taken over the weekend.

First topic, more like another question to you guys: what do you think of this bag? Is it too big for me? Your opinions are much appreciated. Thank you!





Second topic: I have a couple of new purchases in spite of the fact that I told myself not to buy anything. I figure the sale was good so it's OK for me to get them.

I got this long vest from Off Fifth Avenue for $30, a bit too much but considering that the original price was $115...I figure it's ok and I wanted to buy a vest like this for a while, I'm thinking of layering it outside my dresses!



I also got these shoes for $20, they are Steve Madden and quite comfortable. I go through a pair of flats in about two months so when I see cheap flats, I'm buying them!



Lastly, my outfit today! I'm trying to mix thing up for this outfit by adding a couple of flowers pin to the sweater. I don't like the grey shirt underneath though. What do you think of the combination and what would you do to fix this look?

P.S.: I wore grey tights but took them out before I got to take these pictures.

Is it spring yet?

Not quite...for at least another three months I would say. So the closest that I could feel spring is not that far away was by wearing this dress today. My friend got it on super sale for me at Anthropologie, a place that I don't mind being in no matter how the weather outside is. The dress is a size too big, but that's what belt is for!



I took the picture myself with the timer since my husband is away, so please ignore the present of his shoes at the bottom.

Second take was a bit better!


Since I can't get the shoes in, I figure this shot would do it, my trusted Oxford / Mary Janes.

The Fairest

Beauty products are normally not on sale with the exception of the once or twice a year percentage off that happens not often enough.

I've discovered The Fairest through The Daily Obsession. This lovely site, runs like Gilt or Ruelala, offers beauty products up to 75% off! It sounds like X-mas has come early!

FCUK Sale!

I haven't visited French Connection store for a while. Last time I was there, the brand gave me an impression of overpriced trendy clothes. Not that I don't love all the new trends, I can't really afford to buy clothes that I can only wear for one season.

When I was at the mall last week, FCUK's big blue Sale sign caught my attention. I stopped by and was pleasantly surprised at their collection. Sale racks were full with lovely dresses which were once overpriced. I live in dresses so of course, I felt right at home. I tried on a couple of them but only walked out with this lovely "Spring Frills" dress: from $178, now $49.99! (Machine wash, double YAY!)



I love this dress in all colors but they didn't have my size in store. FCUK.com has it available still but I'm not the biggest fan of shipping so I think I'll pass for now. Meet Miss Lancelot dress: from $188, now $79.99.



I also adore Miss Sunburst, from $198 to $59.99. I can totally wear this alone for the Summer, then with leggings or even skinny jeans (depending on how long this looks on me) when Fall come.

Will you be there?

When summer is almost over, ( wait...did it ever start here?) , I have use for tank tops year round and this is exciting news =): $2 tanks at Old Navy this Saturday, August 15!