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Weekend Score!

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I decided to stay in the city this Memorial Day weekend to take it easy and hang out with friends.  As I mentioned in a previous post, I swung by the Score! Pop-Up Swap on Saturday to drop off a few items and check out the goodies.  I also wound up attending the Dance Africa Festival at Brooklyn Academy of Music.  I had tons of fun at both events.  Although at first, I was a little disappointed in the selection at Score.  I probably could have gotten more items, but some girls were vultures a bit more determined than me, and I just didn’t have the patience to stand around waiting to pounce on the restocked merchandise.

Another highlight of the weekend was that I got to meet Jessica Schroeder from What I Wore!  I absolutely adore her blog, so it was great to finally meet her in person.  

Overall, I’d give the weekend a thumbs up!  Even though I didn’t wind up scoring as much stuff as I’d originally hoped, I was at least able to free up some closet space. And I had fun hanging out in Brooklyn and eating tons of BBQ.

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Closet Confection: Naughty Secretary

Closet confection outfit of the day: Naughty Secretary
Closet confection outfit of the day: Naughty Secretary
Closet confection outfit of the day: Naughty Secretary

When: Monday, May 24th, 2010

Where: Work + Dinner & drinks

What: Vintage 80s secretary dress ($20 eBay), black patent leather belt (Calvin Klein via Filene’s Basement), bronze peep-toe sandals ($15 Nine West store closing sale)

This dress was a result of my Murder, She Wrote Netflix marathon finally catching up with me.  Seeing all of that 80s fashion day-after-day caused me to go on an eBay treasure hunt for secretary dresses and pussy-bow blouses a while back, and I got more than my share.

It came hemmed a little shorter than I was expecting.  So to make the dress more work appropriate, I wore it with black tights, black patent pumps and a blazer during the day (sorry I didn’t get pics!).  After hours, I slipped off my hose and jacket, exchanged the pumps for cute sandals, and off I went.

Voila! An easy work to after hours transformation.

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Closet Confection: Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Closet confection outfit of the day: Tulips
Closet confection outfit of the day: Tulips
Closet confection outfit of the day: Tulips
Closet confection outfit of the day: Tulips

When: Thursday, April 29th

Where: Work + Coffee run

What: Striped vintage blouse ($15 eBay), grey pencil skirt ($20 Banana Republic clearance sale), necklace (won in a raffle), grey patent leather pumps (Kenneth Cole), handbag (Tommy Hilfiger via Filene’s Basement), trench coat (H&M)

Another day on the grind… Oh well, at least the weather is perking up!  And it was really nice to see the tulips in full bloom.

I was on a vintage 80s kick when I bought this blouse online.  It’s hard to see in the pic, but it has really cute peplum sleeves and button details on one shoulder.