The RETURN of the Return of the "If I had $300 to buy one item of clothing today..."
 

Yeah, I'm bringing it back for a 3rd time.

I'm seriously ready to do some shopping, but am short on the funds and on time to do it.

So online and in between work & homework I go!

Round 1

Round 2

My first picks:



$129


$139

I have $32 leftover! ;)

I want these


$119

and


$198

E: Love both choices!

I'm going to quickly blow 2/3 of it on this wonderful vintage-inspired frock from Anthropologie:


$208

And, because it still gets a bit chilly at night, i will probably need a fitting sweater for $88.....

I adore that dress!!!!!
I wish that site had more in the full figured sizes....
Now I have to go find something.... be back.

Okay, I'm back. Not that I have ANYWHERE to wear it, but I adore this
$158 ... enough leftover to get some spanx!

I'd buy this Adult Rooster outfit.. which is 160 bucks then i can have 140 left over and I can run around and say "Havent you ever seen a big **** like this?"

This dress is really gorgeous!

Ooooooooooooh.

Ponine as Grace Kelly! It is completely lovely and will look great on you!

Ponine, that dress is beautiful.

Treat yourself!

300 smackers? Hmm, I'd buy a black suit -- old school style. And a walking stick. And maybe, because I'm cool, the clerk would throw in some socks. Sweet!

Times like this I wish Anthropologie wasn't so sizeist. I'd LOVE a skirt like that dress!

Okay, I never, ever pay retail but for you I make an exception.
 

Re-Mix '30's-inspired sandals $158

leaving me enough for rifling local antique shops for a bakleite braclet like this .

For today...


$138


$70

Total $208

Saved to spend later: $124
(Only because I begged 3894 to let me borrow the bakelite bracelet above)

You betcha! Wear it in good health.

Today it's a Tocca white blouse for $198. I look nothing like the model but I think it's a wearable numbah.



To go with, these lovelies from Sundance for $88

And I still have enough left over for lunch.

I'm torn, should I go for darkstone?



or sandstone?

I say go with the sandstone. It brings out the color in your eyes better.

Also, I've heard sandstone is the new black.

I'm going to take 2 days worth of shoping and make a complete, but daring outfit. I'm going to have to see how I feel about mixing prints in this way. I think it works.....for now.

Wow, can you find a similar bakelite piece for under 150? Not in SF you can't, I'm green, that's fabulous!

I think the mix of prints could work. Last night, only because Real Simple put the idea in my head (I never think of these things on my own), I wore a black skirt that has sort of an embroidered swirly pattern in white with a black top with white pin dots. No one asked me if I got dressed in the dark.:D

I so need these pants for dancing. They would be perfect with my wedgies.:snap:

been looking for days and finally found something I'd pay that for
(yes yes, Im a cheapskate)



but of course, its discontinued :(

$278 (woah!)

$146 saved up

They would look WONDERFUL with your cute shoes! However, I have a tip. The Gap has some wide leg trousers in a similar pinstripe. They were a bit too low on the waist for me, but they were cute. I don't see them on their web site, but a store may be worth checking out. They were not exoensive at all.

I got these in black:



And ordered a pair of these:

I need to start building a wardrobe. This thread has me inspired to get rid of more of my stuff.

It's just time.

No, you got these in black:

Yeah, I suck at virtual shopping, I'm better off sticking to the real thing

So, i bought new IRL shoes today but I'm embarrassed to post about them.

post it post it post it

I'm going to say that yeah, you probably could and without too much looking. Cheap Antiques R Us, one of the few advantages to living in the Midwestern sticks.

Today's $300 goes to a cute Radley suitcase (150 English pounds). Their luggage makes me smile and smiles are a rare and needed commodity in airports. Do you think the doggie pulltag makes it just a little too twee?

I'd love to, but where to wear it to? Let's think.... ummm... no where.
But its nice to dream. :D

Seems you and I have different definitions for a wedgie.

Oh, c'mon. You know you wanna!

Besides, we're going to bug the heck out of you until you do!

OMG, you bought Crocs!

$55


$108

Total: $187

Saved up: $259 (yes, I'm saving up... slowly)

Do not even say the c-word in this thread, young man.

Oh, alright.



They're EARTH SHOES!

My bad and painful feet have taken me down a scary path.

Oh, and I own crocs ie: gardening shoes. I wear them gardening (and nowhere else!)

Hey, I can only think of one thing she'd be (rightfully) embarrassed to post. And if I'm wrong, the accusation is sure to get her to post whatever it is to straighten the record out. :evil:

ETA: See, I told ya!

Whew.

Those are cute.

I thought it was going to be these:

They are better than the Earth Shoes I had when I was 12. I was surprised at their relative cuteness (relative to their hippy dorkness).

Somebody here showed me a link to some women's Crocs (I won't out you here) that weren't so ugly - I think they were the "Prima" model. Heather and I saw them IRL this weekend and I wasn't appalled. I even own a pair of the "Athens" Crocs (they're just like standard beach "rubber slippers", only more comfortable). I bought them for walking around on the beach in Hawaii.

... so if you NA bought Crocs, she'd better post here. Let your mainstream flag fly!

ETA: I took too long to post. I'm still not ashamed.

I own crocs. Mickey crocs.
Great for laundry day, washing the car, and other grubbiness.

Though.... I have worn them to the store, and to work at least once.

I'm going to either deficit spend or hope the exchange rate get better real soon.


Lulu Guinness @ £195.00

Of course, I may buy another one tomorrow....

Ruh-roh.

Yeah... you go right ahead and say that.

If memory serves there's some ongoing thing about you and mules. :p

I've gotten into swing dancing lately and I want an outfit to go to a swing club in LA where people get dressed up.

= $260


= $26 (on sale)

one can dream!

Uh oh. I think these are cute. Damn.

They'd look like someone **** on your feet and then poked holes so your toes could breath.

Hubba hubba!

see.... crocs cant be all bad. ;)

The new Disney Pirate ones look.... odd. I'd rather get the child plain ones and get the Pirate press in things....

I on the other hand want THESE... (make more dammit)

I've tried those on. They made my feet look short and small. Not good.

I like this coat.

indeed :cool:

DAMN!

Really? She mostly looks fine but I was wondering why she looks like someone just kidney punched her and she'd really like to sit down until the urge to puke passes.

Man I hope that when (if) I get that dress I get all the compliments. And I probably will not be able to sit in that thing. It looks tight!

The dress is fabulous. But I can't imagine dancing in those shoes. Of course I couldn't even walk in them.

I'll have to check out the pants at the Gap. But by the time I shortened them the wide leg would be all gone.

I was wondering something as I was driving home this evening (and hearing a report that clothing is expected to surpass computers in terms of online purchases this year).

How comfortable are you with buying clothing online? For me, I generally want to try items on before I buy them (ESPECIALLY shoes!). And many of the items shown in this thread would be definite "try on before you buy" items. I am curious to hear the feedback on this.

If I can buy online and return to a brick-and-mortar store, I definitely buy online. I much prefer to try things on in the privacy of my own home. Frankly I prefer to shop from the privacy of my own home, too, so as to avoid annoying comments from shop employees.

I prefer shopping on-line because I can do it anytime. With shoes, it is always a crap shoot anyways, so I always require the ability to return. Certain stores have a better selection of sizes on line (:cough:Anthropologie) and I don't get as frustrated. I find that I am doing about 80% of my apparel shopping on line lately.

I've never bought clothes online. Well, other than shoes. I've been wearing the model of Saucony running shoes for almost a decade and the same model of Rockports for just about as long so I can safely buy those online.

But never clothes. Of course, until a couple weeks ago it had been a few years since I had really shopped for clothes in a regular store either (generally it is "I'll take one of whatever shirt is closest to the door").

Edited to rephrase:

Stop being all "non-shopping blah blah blah" in this mindless self-indulgence thread.

;)

Ok, ok. If I had $300 to buy one item of clothing today...I'd buy whatever shirt was closest to the door at Macy*s and spend the rest at Cinnabon.

I KNEW I liked Alex!

Hello, gorgeous ... $147 at bluefly

Leaving just enough for this sassy vintage number:

Well, think of me if you see something similar and I'll offer a finder's fee! :D

I love me some good colorful bakelite!

Haha! All right... all right...

You know. IRL, I actually don't do a lot of shopping. Probably because of the whole "I'd rather spend my money on X" thing (usually travel, gadgetry). But... this is more of a "well, if I had to spend it on clothes..."

$198


$88


$110


$70

This shirt...

in

$35

and


$30

Total: $521

Measly savings: $38

Man, and here I thought I was going to find a pretty dress. Nothing really appealed to me. :(

As a more serious response to the "buying clothes online" question, while I don't do it Lani does so all of the time and I can't think of any major horror stories and returns are generally straightforward.

I'm in the market for a cute, fashionable trench coat. Something that will work in cool weather and that is more in the dressy casual vein. I only have parkas for cool, rainy weather and I need something that's a bit more formal for work or travel.

Let me know if you come across anything, fashionistas.

What length are you looking for? I've seen some really nice "car length" coats recently.

/cries

I tried to buy this dress this morning, and it's on back order until JULY. So much for wearing it in June. Sigh.

As a matter of fact, I actually am looking for a little black dress.
 

Not for me. For my daughter. I had posted one here but I'm totally changing my mind.

I hate black. I love Now to find some shoes ...

That's funny - so am I!

Yep, that length. I'm not tall enough for a really long one.

I love that dress, Helen! I am in the market for a cute skirt or dress. I want to have something that travels well.

Dress Shopping!


$318


$144


$138


$600 even (since I didn't go shopping yesterday)

And I donated the change from earlier to a super good cause. Yeah.

I need a new chapeau.

That's how much people will pay for hats?! I need to take up millinery.

please do!!! I have never been able to buy a hat in the store, I'd love to buy one that fits!!!

I'm a little over but today's purchase is

on-sale on Amazon for $529 but I could get it used $325. But so what? Endless hours of Scully and Mulder!

holy crud. $237 for a straw hat


yeah Pru, we're in the wrong biz

What an adorable chapeau, Not Afraid!

If I had $300 a day to spend on clothes, I would spend that much. I love (and wear) hats.

I was actually thinking of trying my hand at hat-making. I want a victorian riding hat, and they're just too expensive to buy already made.

I'm desperately in need of a double-breasted white dinner jacket....

Found it!!!
 

Bringing a little Bogart to the show....

(Had to resort to Ebay!)

As long as you don't bogart after the show...