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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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Closet Confection: Workin’ Day & Night

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When: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Where: The usual…

What: Blouse ($40 H&M), brooch (H&M), skirt ($30 Michael Kors via Burlington Coat Factory), shoes ($Jessica Simpson via DSW)

Yesterday was a loooooong day… Networking breakfast at 7am, meetings throughout the day, and a small business awards gala that lasted until 9:30pm!

As you can see, I was so tired that I had to sit down for this photo shoot.

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It’s a good thing I had my shiny (not so new) kicks to keep me going.

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To all my fellow hard-working readers out there, this song goes out to you: Michael Jackson – Working Day & Night.

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Closet Confection: Lights… Camera… Action!

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When: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Where: Work + Lunch @ The Penn Club

What: Dress ($40 Banana Republic on sale), trench coat (H&M), hosiery ($14 Wolford via Century 21), shoes (Via Spiga via Filene’s Basement)

I feel like I’m on a roll this week! Planning ahead certainly has its perks…

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I initially felt overly dressed this morning because I thought I was just going to sit in the office all day making phone calls and catching up on email/paperwork.  But then, one of my networking buddies called me out of the blue and invited me to join him and one of his old classmates for lunch at The Penn Club.

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Suddenly I was glad I didn’t decide to slum it at work after all.

Although, who really needs to dress up to hang out with a bunch of U-Penn grads?  I mean, it’s not like I was going to the Columbia Club.  Now those are some folks that you really need to put your best foot forward with.

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But maybe I’m a little biased…

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