Faux Fur and Rebecca Taylor

 

Necklace: c/o NoMoreRack.com | Dress: Rebecca Taylor via TJ Maxx (worn) | Vest: via Poshmark (worn) | Bracelets: Sophistifunk Shop & Bauble Bar (worn here & here) | 

Ring: Gorjana via RocksBox | Booties: Target (worn)
See below for similar items

How do you know if you spend too much time shopping?  When you have to make a whole blog about it?  I feel like that's a pretty good indicator.  But, seriously, how much time is too much time to spend perusing the Internet for great dealsand scouring Marshall's and TJ Maxx for a steal?  When I saw this dress at TJ Maxx last fall, I fell in love.  I love how Rebecca Taylor's designs can be girly, whimsical and chic all at once.  However, my modest bank account does not condone my love affair with RT.  So, what did I do?  I visited this dress at TJ Maxx once a week for almost two months until it went far enough on sale for me to purchase.  That sounds like a pretty sick obsession, right?  Well, I pass TJ Maxx on my way home from work and each trip was about 5 minutes.  So, I maybe spent 40 minutes shopping for this dress in total.

However, this vest was a different story.  I spent countless hours going to the mall, perusing online retailers and scouring Poshmark for the perfect faux fur cropped vest.  I spent so long looking for it, that by the time I found one I loved....winder was more than half over.  Also, after I finally found the vest, I actually had the thought...."Well?  What do I do now?"  Was I really spending that much of my free time shopping that I didn't know what to do with myself after I had acquired my find?!  That's insane!  It's not like I even spend a lot of money online shopping.  I just spend soooo much time looking. Also, I am a professional woman, in a relationship, with a dog (and a cat), with lots of friends.  I have so many other and better things I could be doing with my spare time.

So, now I am putting limits on myself.  No more losing track of time online shopping.  I will only online shop during my Sunday morning couch sessions and I will only take a trip to Marshall's or TJ Maxx once a month.  I am not saying I am going to replace that time with worthwhile endeavors like reading classic novels, or learning another language, or cooking a hot meal once in a while.  I'll probably just get more blog reading and cat cuddling done during the week. 

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Look What I Got: Rebecca Taylor

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Dress // Rebecca Taylor via TJ Maxx | Boots // Macy's (worn here, similar here) | Necklace // Bauble Bar |
Purse // Juicy Couture (worn here, similar here)

Today is the first ever Look What I Got link up!  I am so excited for this one and I had been saving this dress for just this occasion!  Unfortunately, Frankenstorm rolled into town and I was forced to take my pictures last minute in a parking garage.  Oh, the things I do for fashion blogging.  And I am out a co-host this week because Sharon of The Tiny Heart lives at the Jersey Shore and suffered the brunt of the storm.  Make sure to send positive messages her way!

This dress is a REBECCA TAYLOR.  I have a love affair with Rebecca Taylor's collections, however, I can not afford the hefty price tags.  That's where the Runway section at my TJ Maxx comes into play.  If you don't know, the Runway section at TJ Maxx offers high end designer clothes (from past seasons) at a fraction of the department store prices.  This dress retailed for $395.  Yep...that is a car payment (and a nice pair of shoes) for me.  So, obvi I was not paying that.  Then, this dress appeared in TJ Maxx for $119...that's almost a month of groceries, so I was also not paying that.  I waited and stalked this dress and it finally went on sale for $80.  That's an 80% savings from the original price!  It's still pretty steep for my budget, but I haven't bought any other clothes for the past month.  That's how much I love this dress.  I was willing to forsake all other dresses for this dress.  This is now the second Rebecca Taylor dress I have added to my collection and this whole story is sounding sort of familiar to me.  I would show you the other one, but my sister borrowed it and hasn't returned it.  I really need to get that back.  Oh yeah....there's a link up

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Stuff I Wore: A Rebecca Taylor to Call My Own (OOTD 1.28.12)

I've been drooling over Rebecca Taylor dresses in Bloomingdale's for quite some time now.  I fell in love with this floral patched dress, but at $325 it was waaaaay out of my budget.  So, I waited, and stalked.  It finally went on sale around Christmas for $162.00, but I thought that was still a little too much.  Then it happened, the stars aligned.  Bloomingdale's sale items were an extra 50% off after Christmas, bringing the dress to $81.00.  But I didn't stop there.  I was then able to use a 10% off coupon I received for signing up for Bloomingdale's emails.  AND I was able to stack it with a 15% off online purchases coupon.  If you're doing the math...I got the dress for $60.75!!!!  Yeah, that's like 19% of the original price!!!

Polyvore Set
Dress here

I debuted the dress at my cousin's baby shower.  And yes, you are seeing this correctly, those are my bare legs in January.  Ok, I was a little bit cold.  And that is a new hair cut.  I had a hair appointment that morning and just decided to go a little crazy.

If you have wide hips I recommend sizing up in this dress.  The bottom is narrow and has no stretch in it whatsoever.

Stuff I Love: January 2012 Edition

It's already the 12th of the month and I haven't even done my Stuff I Love list yet.  I've got a backlog of OOTD posts and so many other ideas swimming around in my head.
1. Ringer

So, admittedly, I was obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  So, when I heard SMG was making her triumphant return to TV, I was ecstatic.  And what a return it was, a double-crossing, evil twin, drug addiction, murder kind of triumph.  Ringer starts off with Bridget (SMG) escaping from witness protection after she witnesses a murder committed by a drug dealing mobster.  She flees to the safety of her estranged identical twin sister, Siobhan, who just happens to be married to a millionaire.  And wouldn't you know, as soon as she gets there her sister commits suicide, or so you think.  Bridget assumes Siobhan's identity and then the fun begins.  You can catch up on CW's website before the show's return on January 31st.

2. Rebecca Taylor
Since I've started shopping at Bloomingdale's (only for their after Christmas sale), I've discovered the wonder that is Rebecca Taylor.  Her dresses are feminine and flowy.  If it wasn't for the prices, they would be at the top of my wishlist.  However, a few of the items below are on sale at Bloomingdales....hmmm.

Rebecca Taylor Wishlist by veggielawyer

3. Bicycle Print
Have I lost my damn mind?  Do I need TWO articles of clothing with bikes on them?  YES, yes I do.

Bicycle Print Love by veggielawyer 

4. Bright Pumps
Bright colored pumps are everywhere this season.  I already have my bright blue pumps (seen here and here), but I crave more colors.  Target has an AWESOME coral pair that I am drooling over currently, but they are $30.  Who do you think you are Target?  I need them to be $20 before I crack.

Mossimo Pemota Chunky Heel Pump

And these lovely pumps lead me to my next January love...

5. Tangerine or Coral or whatever version of orangey pink you want to call it

Crazy for Coral by veggielawyer

6. Victoria's Secret Bombshell

Victoria's Secret Bombshell

This perfume is (I'm just going to say it) THE BOMB.  I'm usually not a huge fan of perfumes because I think that most smell like a potpourri ball inside my grandma's drawer.  (Did any one else's grandma keep a little satchel of smelly stuff in with her clothes...most likely from Crabtree and Evelyn?  No, I'm the only one with the crazy scented grandma?)  So, back to Bombshell.  This perfume is light and sweet.  Victoria's Secret tells me it contains vanilla orchid, yellow peony and purple passion fruit.  I assume that's a recipe for a form of scented crack, because I can not stop smelling it.  I've been wearing this perfume almost everyday and it somehow puts me in a good mood.

7. My Glam and Birch Box
It's pretty simple, you sign up for My Glam or Birch Box and receive a bag of 4-5 samples of beauty products each month.  You also have to pay $10 each month.  I just signed up for My Glam and I am super excited to receive my first bag of samples!  Their websites features product demos and tutorials for each of the samples each month.

I really need a signature here or something don't I?