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May 24, 2014

best memorial weekend sale codes for an affordable wardrobe


I wasn't going to do this - which you can soon decipher as I am about three days late. But like everything I swear off doing, I see others doing it and I want to slap them in the face. However, we made a pact, you and I, after this post, that no violence shall come to anyone in the blogosphere no matter how desperately cliche and transparent they are in their methods to take over the fashion world. How would one do such a thing? By calling themselves a "fashion blogger" in order to solicit free wares and whore out on discount coupon codes every freakin chance they get so advertising dollars pour in from debt-free readers who believe any recommendation from such a prestigious source will do miracles for their status and personal style. Congratulations to them and all the drones that will be shopping from them. Why are those readers drones? Well, if I see one more comment a la, "Oh my gosh love that color on you..thanks for sharing!! xoxo see my new post" I think I might climb a cliff, get my cardio on, then jump off (die fit). I mean do you really want to be told to shop at Claire's this weekend? It's like going into a shop, you know, and being stalked a little too much by sales girls on commission that tell you neon harem pants would look fab on you. I think even when I was young enough to wear Claire's I still broke out in hives every time I passed by it in the mall. #justsayin

Here is what I won't be doing on this little minimalist wardrobe building blog: there will be no links displayed with their pants down if I have not checked each and every url myself, nor shall anything be included that wasn't clearly affordable before the damn consumerist holiday, and needless to say I am not a drone nor a pimp so I do encourage you to take advantage of my hard work, due diligence and conscious curation because these are pretty great deals that I plan on actually using myself (I did the full on 18 browser tabs open shenanigan last night with many abandoned online shopping carts from my indecisiveness). No gun to head syndrome here. Sit back, grab a beer (right!) and stock up on some affordable clothing essentials because a mean, lean wardrobe is nothing without them.

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May 19, 2014

casual monday for the workplace


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Happy Monday! Here in New York our Spring season decided to suddenly rear its post-global warming ugly head and strike cold against us with a vengeance. On a day like today, when the sun is only occasionally present, but more playing hide and seek, nothing says casual office day and "I don't give a flying squirrel's ass" like destroyed white mom jeans, some hardware booties, and a tuxedo vest for just a touch of Gwenyth Paltrow elegance. Finish off with nude lips and a versatile vegan bag and you're completely prepared for whatever comes your way. Am I right?


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Mar 17, 2014

casual monday neutral and white fashion for the working girl

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Happy Monday dolls! Here in New York the sun is out in full effect. I have impatient tendencies, and even after last week's blizzard I was dying to wear sandals. So I jetted out in peep toe pumps instead. If it's warm where you are, please let me live vicariously through you and wear some gladiators for the both of us! What's your work attire outfit look like today?
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Mar 5, 2014

spring 2014 wardrobe picks on a budget

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Just a peek at some new additions to my wardrobe. Stay tuned for the wardrobe challenge I'm imposing upon myself. How is your Spring curation coming along?
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Feb 17, 2014

exclusive: fabulous daily life of target market females


The pale moonlight stretches out across the perfectly virginal white , bone-straight bed sheets, as the clock switches silently to 6:30am signaling the start of a brand new day in the fabulous life of the target market female. This is the beginning of an Instagram-worthy 24 hours. Like all the others. No matter what.

Without even slightly messing up the 900-count Persian sheets (Egyptian was so 2004) unless the theme of the day is bed kitten's tousled moments, or without pulling crust out of the corner of her eye, or waking up her perfectly chiseled spouse, the target market female emerges gracefully from sleep into lotus pose welcoming the brand new day with gratitude as recommended by Martha Stewart and FitSugar and Gabrielle Bernstein and Cosmo and Chuck Norris. (Que the daily journal app.) This zen awakening (literally, not figuratively) is followed by a well curated breakfast of fresh juice, pomegranate seeds, and the bottled water Jennifer Aniston loves made lovingly in America, not the one that comes from the French Alps allegedly.
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May 18, 2013

window shop #1: how to buy vintage fashion for spring 2013


Allot has been weighing on my mind as of late thanks to the ever-disappointing mass market fashion industry rearing its Medusa head time and again. And while I will be devoting my entire weekend to peeling back the layers of the little ethical choices we do have left, it goes without saying that ... when in doubt, thrift! How vexing it must be to hear the widespread outcry from certain bloggers (you know the kind, the ones that eat Prada for breakfast) mourning over the Bangladesh tragedy, pointing out that while they wholeheartedly feel sympathy for those suffering, they just can't seem to get themselves to stop shopping long enough to modify their consumerist choices. Oh how bourgeois a predicament. While they helplessly deal with the inner turmoil of having no power over the addiction to superfluous purchases and unequivocally poor quality clothing, I will wield my well-trained power of restraint (because yes, it takes effort to not be a freakin hypocrite, trust me I know...I was formerly very happy as Ms. Hypocrite USA) to not set one foot in a chain store again until due diligence is done. Not everyone has the luxury of whining over not being able to help themselves, because some people still live paycheck to paycheck (like me....fashion isn't all glamour and wealth) and some people have the means but lack the desire to constantly subject their wardrobes to repeated offenses (like me). So wherever you are on the spectrum, I thought offering up a silver platter of thoughtfully curated vintage inspiration each week would help you curb those impulsive buys at Zara and J. Crew and instead adopt a piece of history. It might sound like justification hogwash (and sometimes, isn't it always? after all, its fashion people) but honestly, as a true history buff, I find nothing more titillating than digging a gem out of a haystack and fantasizing about the era it was born in. Did it clothe a woman who had lunch with Diana Vreeland? Did it board a bus to Poland? Who knows! But that's the whole point. So first, a few tips from a discerning vintage rookie.
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