Closet Raid: Lord & Taylor Shopping Event

{BCBGeneration Petal-Sleeve Blouse & Trina Turk Vidal Skirt c/o Lord & Taylor, Givenchy Shoes via Century 21}

Recently, a slew of bloggers were invited to join Lord & Taylor’s Fashion Director, Paula Correri and Lucky Style Contributor, Lori Bergamotto for an exclusive breakfast and shopping preview of Lord & Taylor’s contemporary fall must-haves.

After a quick run down of the season’s hottest trends (SHINE. COLOR-BLOCKING. COLORED JEANS.) and a few beauty tips (when all else fails, you can’t go wrong with bright lips and black winged eyeliner), we were each given a free gift card and encouraged to roam free before the store opened to the public.  After much consternation, I went with the above blouse and skirt combo.  I loved how versatile the two pieces were… plus they were on sale for additional 20% off!

Whenever I make a new purchase, I like to go home and see how they work with other items in my wardrobe.  So below is a sneak peak at a few of the combos I was able to come up with…

{BCBGeneration Blouse worn with: H&M Skirt, Michael Kors Pumps via eBay

{BCBGeneration Blouse worn with: Forever 21 Jeans, H&M Pumps}

{Trina Turk Skirt worn with: H&M Shirt, Vince Camuto Booties via Marshall’s}

{Trina Turk Skirt worn with: Marc Jacobs Shirt via eBay, Faryl Robin Pumps via Loehmann’s}

I’m sure I could have come up with even more combos, so these two items are definitely keepers and welcome additions to my closet!