Waiting for my Pretty Woman moment

I'm in LA currently.  My sister and I usually pack very light as our LA trips are shopping trips.  I picked up these boots from LA's Chinatown and this sweater from Ross.

Top: Ross

Bottom: Abercrombie

Shoes: Wells

*Edit - This picture is so bad.  I tried to fix when I got back, but it's no help.  I may redo this outfit again in the near future just to get a better pic.

Boring

I'm afraid this outfit is going to be...boring. It's eerily similar to this one.  It was not my intention, I just lost track of time and had to find something comfy to get to work in.  For 1 hour.  Yes, my total bus commute back and forth was longer than that.  Luckily, my boss gave me a "full day," so it's one less vacation day I have to use.

Top: Express

Bottom: American Eagle

Shoes: Report

When Nice Clothes Go Bad

This really looked nice in my head.  I found the top from Marshall's (can you tell by now that I shop there a lot?) for $4. I tried to build this outfit around my new shoes. Here's what happened:

Cardigan: American Eagle

Top: Marshalls

Bottom: Abercrombie

Shoes: Nine West

These Nine West Shana wedges are from Nordstrom. When I first saw these several months ago in the Anniversary Sale catalog, I bookmarked them, went to look at them in person, and left them.  I didn't really like the shape and the suede was unappealing to me.  But I kept seeing them during my Nordy virtual window shopping trips.  When they finally went on sale, they were out of my size. When I checked out of curiosity several days later, they had my size in brown and black.  I really wanted the brown, but ordered the black just in case.  Good thing because the brown ones got canceled.  


Nordy stock photo:

Can you tell I'm excited?

I smell like smoky beef

Sometimes I'm really happy to work in nonprofit because I get away with wearing this to work.  I usually make an effort to be less casual, but our department was headed to Korean BBQ after work.  I wanted to make sure that everything I wore was machine-washable because all that smoke from Korean BBQ will follow you home. I feel bad for some of my coworkers who wore heavy dry-clean only coats.

I found this Abercrombie top from Marshalls.  It's a pink super soft (in material and color!) crew neck tee.

Top: Abercrombie

Tank: Old Navy

Bottom: Express

Shoes: Converse

A little bit goes a long way.

My sister and I were really prolific shoppers at one point.  We may have been trained by our aunts at an early age.  While I admit my shopping prowess has steadily declined in recent years, my sister is still sharp as ever. Here's one of her recent finds at Macys.  She said it was a blog-worthy post, so I obliged.  She found a $348 Marc by Marc Jacobs jacket for less than $65. 

 

Is this Bohemian Rhapsody?

Here's one of my deal finds. The original MSRP for this Jessica Simpson dress is $79. We found it on deep clearance for $5.99. Using another coupon we had, the price came down to $4.99.  It's a little more bohunk than me so I tried to tone it down.

I'm thinking of wearing this to my office's Christmas Holiday party.  They're not going to know I wore this outfit twice this week.

Cardigan: Express

Dress: Macys

Belt: Charlotte Russe

Tights: Gap

Shoes: Nordstrom

I bought these tights almost two years ago during my minimoon.  Maybe I was coming off of the adrenaline because as much as I like the color and pattern, I don't think I would buy these now.

Mr. Tangerine Man

I thought for the longest time, the song was called Mr. Tangerine Man, turns out, Bob Dylan was talking about a Tambourine Man. Darn.  I should make a more valiant attempt to take picture of my fabulous finds.  My sister actually found me this citrus delight at Target for $5.  

Cardigan: Forever 21

Top: Target

Bottom: Abercrombie

Shoes: Report

Turnips

This post isn't really about turnips, I just think of them every time I see the word "tunic." I love this tunic from Marshalls, I really do. But I've only worn it twice out of the apartment. It sits strangely on my shoulders, sometimes even exposing the tank top's strap.  

Oh, and the belt is way too big. I just wrapped it around my waist for definition.

Top: Marshalls

Belt: Forever21

Leggings: Forever 21

Boots: Nordstrom