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Closet Confection: One For the Money

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When: Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Where: Linner at Burger Joint

What: Coat (Miss Sixty via Burlington Coat Factory), scarf ($15 H&M), military beret (vintage via Cockpit USA), dress (H&M), socks (H&M), boots (thrifted via Beacon’s Closet), handbag ($99 Cole Haan via RueLaLa)

No, that’s not a typo…

My husband and I did in fact go out for linner yesterday.  

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What?  You’ve never heard of linner?  Well, let me school you.

Linner is what happens when you stay up way too late the night before and sleep in so late the next day that you miss brunch.  By the time you do roll out of bed (usually around 2pm), you’re starving and can’t wait until dinnertime.  That’s linner, the meal you eat around 4 or 5pm. 

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In other news, this is my first official outfit of the 30 for 30 challenge!  

You would think having such a limited selection of clothing to choose from would make getting dressed a lot easier.

Oh, how I wish that were the case!

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Now, I just find myself fixating on accessories.  And holy mackerel do I have a bunch!

To make matters worse, the weather keeps getting colder and colder, which means hats, gloves and scarves now enter into the equation.  It’s enough to make a girl dizzy.

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As you can see, I decided to try over-the-knee socks for the first time.  I’ve never tried them before because I have thick thighs, but I’d seen some people wear them over dark tights and thought I’d give it go.  

I liked the look, but I had a hard time keeping  from rolling down my leg.  Rather than walk around looking like Thelma Harper, I had to stop and readjust them every two seconds.

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I finally figured out that for my body type, I need to stick to socks that are just at or below the knee.  Otherwise, I’m just asking for trouble. 

What do you guys think about the OTK socks trend?  Have you tried it yet, and if not, do you plan to?

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Closet Confection: These Boots Were Made For Walking

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When: Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Where: Work

What: Blazer (Nine West, part of a suit), dress ($35 Banana Republic, also seen here), handbag (Bally vintage via eBay), boots (Nine West via Filene’s Basement)

I just want to warn you all…

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You’ll probably be seeing these boots on the blog A LOT for the next couple of weeks.

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I bought them on a whim after work one evening, and now I just love them to death!

In fact, I’m wearing them now as I type this post at 2am.  They’ve been on my feet for the past 12 hours, and I could easily go 12 more.  They are just that comfy.

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I wasn’t sure if I could pull them off at first because they just seemed so… SASSY!

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But sometimes a little sass is just what a girl needs!

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Closet Confection: Remember the Hamburglar?

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When: Thursday, October 7th, 2010 

Where: Work  

What: Dress ($40 Rock.Paper.Vintage), tights (H&M), velvet blazer (Banana Republic clearance sale), shoes (90% off at Kenneth Cole)

I knew this dress reminded me of something, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it…

Then it came to me!  —>

In my defense, I did not… I repeat, I did not steal any hamburgers yesterday.

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These shoes, on the other hand, were quite a steal.  Some of my readers have commented on my extensive shoe collection.  And it’s true, I do have quite a few pairs.  But I don’t want you guys to think go around frittering all my money away on shoes.

Au contraire…

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The truth is, I’m a magnet for shoe sales.  They magically seek me out. And I’m not talking about talking about some hansy-pansy 15% off “sale” or a BOGO promotion at Payless.  I’m talking steep price drops on quality merchandise.  Whenever one creeps up, I pounce!

About 2 years ago, I was innocently walking back to my office during my lunch break when I stumbled across a Kenneth Cole store closing.  All of their clearance merchandise was an additional 80% OFF!  To make a long story short, I walked hobbled out of the store with more than $2000 worth of shoes (3 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of pumps, and 1 pair of sandals) for around $200.  I was so laden down with bags that one of the store clerks had to help me catch a cab to drive the 3 blocks back to my office.

What can I say?  They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.

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