Showing posts with label bargains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bargains. Show all posts
February 27, 2011
holy moly
Modcloth is having a HUGE sale right now. Check it out - there are still lots of bargains on dresses, skirts, tops and jackets to be had.
January 29, 2011
spring shoes
Ankle boots $270:
Ankle boots $50:
Black strappy wedge sandals $132:
Black strappy wedge sandals $80:
Black strappy wedge sandals $50:
Ankle boots $50:
Black strappy wedge sandals $132:
Black strappy wedge sandals $80:
Black strappy wedge sandals $50:
January 27, 2011
meet mark.
I'm having more surgery tomorrow morning, nothing major, but I'll be recovering for a couple days. Normally I do a little "retail therapy" when this kind of thing comes around, but I am in MEGA money-saving mode right now (good for me, right?)
Well, I still needed to do a little bit of frugal splurging (I just made up that concept, I'm sure) so I got myself a stack of magazines (Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Lucky...) and decided to hit one of my favorite online stores - meet mark.
Great makeup (and now skincare too), fragrance and hair care, at extremely reasonable prices. He also offers hook-ups, one of my FAVORITE things in the world - I can carry around a facsimile of an entire makeup case in my purse. I've got eyeliner and eyeshadow on one, lip gloss and acne spot treatment on another. He also has brushes now, which is very cool.
And right now, meet mark has free shipping with an order of $35 or more.
Well, I still needed to do a little bit of frugal splurging (I just made up that concept, I'm sure) so I got myself a stack of magazines (Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Lucky...) and decided to hit one of my favorite online stores - meet mark.
Great makeup (and now skincare too), fragrance and hair care, at extremely reasonable prices. He also offers hook-ups, one of my FAVORITE things in the world - I can carry around a facsimile of an entire makeup case in my purse. I've got eyeliner and eyeshadow on one, lip gloss and acne spot treatment on another. He also has brushes now, which is very cool.
And right now, meet mark has free shipping with an order of $35 or more.
January 13, 2011
sale @ Barneys
Barney's is having a gargantuan sale right now. Like, 50-70% off Alexander Wang, Lanvin, Christopher Kane, Opening Ceremony, PS, Marc Jacobs, Jil Sander and more.
AMAZING!!!
AMAZING!!!
January 11, 2011
post-holiday bargains, part 2
I went to Zara during my lunch on Monday to check out their current sale. I desperately need bottoms - skirts and pants - in my new-er size, and couldn't pass up the chance to get some of their nicer stuff at 50-70% off.
I found a really nice olive green knit A-line skirt, which is perfect for the winter. Very thick and heavy knit, ideal neutral olive/military green, and fits like a dream. I wore it today with a maroon tank, black crewneck sweater, black wool tights and black boots.
I also got a 70s-style plaid skirt, similar to this one. However, the one I bought is a little longer, with a button placket in the front at the waistband. It hits below the knee and will look fab with my brown vintage boots (though I love the shoes they have the skirt styled with, if I wore those shoes with a below-the-knee skirt, it would be Cankle City).
I was pretty bummed, as the two skirts I went looking for (this accordion pleated number and an even-more-perfect knit version) were no longer in stock. I was ALSO bummed that even though I fit into a medium in their skirts and pants, I am somehow an extra large in their tops? Not even form-fitting ones, but sweaters? It's true that I have thin hips and pretty skinny legs. BUT I am barely any bigger up top - I wear a small or medium in most places (small in those with vanity sizing like Old Navy and Ann Taylor Loft). I picked up one of Zara's v-neck sweaters in a size medium and was pretty shocked - it probably wouldn't have fit over my head. But, I am pretty much continually appalled at clothing sizes for women - they are SO terribly inconsistent, unrealistic, arbitrary and bizarre. That's a rant for another day.
I found a really nice olive green knit A-line skirt, which is perfect for the winter. Very thick and heavy knit, ideal neutral olive/military green, and fits like a dream. I wore it today with a maroon tank, black crewneck sweater, black wool tights and black boots.
I also got a 70s-style plaid skirt, similar to this one. However, the one I bought is a little longer, with a button placket in the front at the waistband. It hits below the knee and will look fab with my brown vintage boots (though I love the shoes they have the skirt styled with, if I wore those shoes with a below-the-knee skirt, it would be Cankle City).
I was pretty bummed, as the two skirts I went looking for (this accordion pleated number and an even-more-perfect knit version) were no longer in stock. I was ALSO bummed that even though I fit into a medium in their skirts and pants, I am somehow an extra large in their tops? Not even form-fitting ones, but sweaters? It's true that I have thin hips and pretty skinny legs. BUT I am barely any bigger up top - I wear a small or medium in most places (small in those with vanity sizing like Old Navy and Ann Taylor Loft). I picked up one of Zara's v-neck sweaters in a size medium and was pretty shocked - it probably wouldn't have fit over my head. But, I am pretty much continually appalled at clothing sizes for women - they are SO terribly inconsistent, unrealistic, arbitrary and bizarre. That's a rant for another day.
January 8, 2011
post-holiday bargain hunting
I went out after work yesterday for a little retail therapy session... one of my favorite Friday afternoon activities. In addition to spending my Sephora gift card (which I did, splendidly!), I was hoping to find some post-holiday sales. I hit H&M, knowing they'd be having their annual $5-20 sale. I tried on 8 or 9 things, but none of them really struck me the right way - even the adorable red spaghetti strap swing-y top (which I was praying I was going to love) for $10. Alas, it did nothing for my lack of a discernible waistline. I did, however, find two great things for $5 each - and as an addendum to my last post, they were both long-ish basic tops. The kicker is they're both from the H&M maternity line, Mama.
The reason they worked for me is they're not made with excess fabric in the front as maternity tops usually are, they're just REALLY LONG. Apparently pregnant women continue to be a size 2 everywhere ..? It makes no sense to me, but I cashed in regardless. I am obsessed with tops and tunics that hit below the hip (I mostly wear low-rise pants and HATE to have even an infinitesimal chance of my stomach skin showing) and these are cut/made in a way where you can pull them down to almost mid-thigh (and the medium was still form-fitting, again confusing me as to how this is maternity wear?) or rouche it all up to hit at low-hip. I got a white tank and a black tee, and I anticipate wearing them everywhere with everything.
I also found the most perfect pants on sale at Anthro - Pilcro's stretch cord leggings. The corduroy is very fine wale - almost velvety. The store had olive green and slate gray/blue in my size. They look exactly like pants (front and back pockets, fake button/zipper placket) but are exquisitely stretchy, soft and comfy. And made to fit like leggings at the top (read: elastic waist area) but fit like skinny cords at the bottom, scrunching up perfectly at the ankle. I got just the slate ones, and am already regretting not getting the olive pair too. They will be gorgeous with boots, but would also look amazing with a pair of wedges, like Jeffrey Campbell's khaki Sheman, currently on sale at Need Supply (I think I have to get on that...)
The reason they worked for me is they're not made with excess fabric in the front as maternity tops usually are, they're just REALLY LONG. Apparently pregnant women continue to be a size 2 everywhere ..? It makes no sense to me, but I cashed in regardless. I am obsessed with tops and tunics that hit below the hip (I mostly wear low-rise pants and HATE to have even an infinitesimal chance of my stomach skin showing) and these are cut/made in a way where you can pull them down to almost mid-thigh (and the medium was still form-fitting, again confusing me as to how this is maternity wear?) or rouche it all up to hit at low-hip. I got a white tank and a black tee, and I anticipate wearing them everywhere with everything.
I also found the most perfect pants on sale at Anthro - Pilcro's stretch cord leggings. The corduroy is very fine wale - almost velvety. The store had olive green and slate gray/blue in my size. They look exactly like pants (front and back pockets, fake button/zipper placket) but are exquisitely stretchy, soft and comfy. And made to fit like leggings at the top (read: elastic waist area) but fit like skinny cords at the bottom, scrunching up perfectly at the ankle. I got just the slate ones, and am already regretting not getting the olive pair too. They will be gorgeous with boots, but would also look amazing with a pair of wedges, like Jeffrey Campbell's khaki Sheman, currently on sale at Need Supply (I think I have to get on that...)
utter necessity, volume 1
Back in the fall, I found the most perfect tank top of all time. It resides in Target, and costs $9. It comes in a variety of colors: black, gray, magenta, olive, plum, bright purple, navy, white and more. The reason why it is so perfect, and essential, is that it lands at or below the hip - I DESPISE shirts that are cut short, when they land at your waistband or just below. This one is ideal for layering or wearing with leggings or skinny jeans, as it hides the stomach/hip area extremely well.
It is also one of the softest cottons I've felt from a box store item - the tank feels already worn-in, and after many washes, hasn't faded or pilled at all, which is really saying something. I initially got it in gray and olive, then went back for the magenta and white. Now I want the navy and plum. I mean, $9 for something I can wear every single day is fabulous! (I have found so many uses for them - under cardigans, with skinny jeans and a jacket, alone over a bathing suit, with leggings and a drapey cardigan, and once the weather warms up I'm sure I'll find even more).
You'll have to go to a Target store to purchase, as the Target website only has the olive in stock. But as of Dec 29th, they were still in Targets in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Stock up now!!
It is also one of the softest cottons I've felt from a box store item - the tank feels already worn-in, and after many washes, hasn't faded or pilled at all, which is really saying something. I initially got it in gray and olive, then went back for the magenta and white. Now I want the navy and plum. I mean, $9 for something I can wear every single day is fabulous! (I have found so many uses for them - under cardigans, with skinny jeans and a jacket, alone over a bathing suit, with leggings and a drapey cardigan, and once the weather warms up I'm sure I'll find even more).
You'll have to go to a Target store to purchase, as the Target website only has the olive in stock. But as of Dec 29th, they were still in Targets in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Stock up now!!
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