The Feminine Suit
Due to the cyclical nature of fashion, the ladylike suit, although out-of-favor for a time, is in its comeback season. There are lots of good reasons to buy one now:
- Fabric technology continues to improve. Avoid a plastic-looking suit. Research has shown that many people associate obviously synthetic fabrics with negative character qualities.
- Easter is April 24th this year. A feminine suit is a lovely alternative to an easter egg pastel dress.
- Suits which are sold as separates allow you to buy the size(s) you need even if you don’t wear the same size jacket and skirt. You can also buy two trousers, or a skirt and trousers, to avoid unequal wear to the matching pieces.
- Unlike many contemporary styles of dresses and sweaters, people generally understand suits. That does not include the ”mini-skirt suit”.
Now through March 6th, take $100 off a suit at The Limited. A suit consists of any jacket with either a pant, skirt, or dress. Shop The Limited Online.
Do suits work in your idiom? Why or why not?
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Boden Introduces Maternity Line!
BodenUsa is now offering maternity-wear - and 15% off for spring.
More retro than contemporary, animated personalities craving something a little different in terms of pattern and/or color will appreciate Boden’s offerings.
They also have baby stuff, which leads me to hypothesize that Boden may be the place to get your diaper bag. Possibly one that is not only fun, but also different from the rest of the diaper bags in the nursery! The second bag pictured is not a diaper bag, but it is available in pink.
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Holiday Shopping Official Kick-off
What are you doing tomorrow, the day after Thanksgiving?
Me? Last year, with a family member working in retail (Macy’s), we concocted a crazy plan: take her to work at *gasp* 5 am, then go to Krispy Kreme, pick up coffee and head to watch the insanity from the safety of the parking lot. This year I’m sleeping in.
If you, like me, are a bit overwhelmed by the seasonal retail scene, how about some online shopping? I predict the day is coming when all my Christmas shopping will be done from my armchair (or as my sister would say, “in my skivvies”). If not shopping, is anybody having a Thanksgiving leftovers party?
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Wilsons Leather Closing Stores
Concerning the email in circulation warning against giving gift cards for Christmas: the snopes on store closures. And a re-run of this post.
Now, back to real life last February. I am freshly returned from the mall, where I met a friend to go walking. While there, we noticed the “Everything Must Go” signs at Wilson’s Leather. Confirmed: they are closing most of their stores, there will no longer be one in Spokane. No word yet on how that affects the online store online store has been up and running all year, albeit a bit less active.
This appears to be a trend: both Eddie Bauer and Gap have recently closed stores in the same mall (although they have other locations in town); Ann Taylor and Talbot’s have also announced they will be closing stores, but have not revealed which ones.
How do you interpret this trend? I confess it’s better for my wardrobe for these stores to remain open and not be performing well (more clearance!), but of course that can’t be expected. Are well-to-do women moving toward smaller wardrobes or just other retailers?
Are you planning to give gift cards for Christmas? And have you scored any screaming deals due to store closures? I’m still tickled with the two smooth white tanks, brown cotton/spandex button-front shirt, and pink plaid flannel shirt I bought (for $30) at the Eddie Bauer store closing. In fact, I’m wearing the flannel today for a “just get dressed” day.
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Shop Your Lunch Hour
Shopping on your lunch hour, if you work downtown, can be a great way to get out of the office, get some exercise, and get something accomplished. Tomorrow, however, you can shop your lunch hour for some great deals without ever leaving your desk. Or while the kiddos nap.
Not only that, but in the same email: $5 Belts at Wilsons Leather - Hurry While Supplies Last! I have not found the $5 belts yet, perhaps the markdown is scheduled for tomorrow, but there are some good options currently priced at $10.20.
How about this one for me?
In addition to some great deals on accessories (gloves anyone?), they have quite a few $35 leather coats. This one decidedly falls in the leisure lifestyle category, no matter how cute it is.
(And it comes in x-small!)
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to suggest an outfit (or two or three) featuring either of these items.
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Birthday Boots
What is the concept behind Cyber Monday? If you didn’t find it in the stores over the weekend, but still wish to complete your shopping now, you go online?
Well, at any rate, online retailers are offering awesome deals!
BTW, I found these for myself, with my birthday money:
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Just Linking: September 1, 2007
And now, for some blog introductions:
- Beauty Resource Blog, the purpose of which is to review popular beauty products including make-up, skin care and anything else to make girls look and feel beautiful.
- Aging Fabulous also posts alot on those topics and I highly recommend her post Stop Putting on so Much Perfume! I’m certain all of you are far to considerate to make me eat your fragrance for dinner, if you get my drift.
- DC Goodwill has a fashion blog! (Anyone know where I stumbled on that information? I owe somebody a hat-tip link.) It’s mission: Goodwill’s fashion blog provides detailed knowledge and insight on vintage and contemporary clothing and accessories that are valuable to fashion shoppers. The facts and opinions shared also present readers with entertaining, exciting and value based information on vintage and contemporary fashion and shopping trends. Sounds like us, doesn’t it?
- I don’t mention her very often, but I have read Amy’s Humble Musings consistently from the beginning of my blog-life. She links here simply because I am a regular reader and I have asked her to. If you are a regular reader who would like a link from me, please drop me a line.
Other random linkage:
Liebemarlene is obsessing on ankle boots. Did I tell you there was a pair in one of my recent boxes of grandma treasures? Black with fur trim! After I get the re-heeled, I am really going to wear them. (I highly doubt I’ll strike anyone as an “impossibly chic Carine Roitfeld type”. LOL)
Emily Yoffe goes back-to-school shopping (a link I ran across at MIntheGap). As a mother of daughters there was nothing to earth-shattering to me in the article; the comments, however, were appalling! The first several (as far as I read) defended the sexualization of clothing for pre-teen girls as a normal part of growing up and becoming sexual beings.
But I’m beginning to notice another thought in the back of my highly-tuned-to-modesty mind: is it perhaps appropriate for a wedding dress to be a bit sexy (*gasp!*)?
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French Fashion at an Affordable Price
The longer I’m around, the more opportunities I get to affiliate with various internet retailers. I’m becoming quite picky.
Typically when an offer hits my inbox, I’ll click on over to their shop. Then I’ll hit the sales. If I don’t find anything reasonably priced, why offer it to you?
A few sales I found when I checked out La Redoute:
We can afford these, don’t you agree?
Free Gift from La Redoute with code LRGIFT, 8/6-8/19
Question, though, since I have no experience with this company, do you have any La Redoute stories?
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Introducing The Carnival of Modesty!
Highlighting those that are modest in dress, the inaugural edition of the new, monthly Carnival of Modesty, organized by MInTheGap, will be published July 13th here at The Space Between My Peers! Everyone with something to say about in the categories What is Modest, Modest Resources, or My Story is invited to participate.
This Carnival is for posts that talk about modesty in daily living. We want to highlight those that give good resources and promote the discussion of modesty in the current culture.
Submit your Carnival of Modesty article to blogcarnival by July 6th.
Spread the word!
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Blogspotted!
The Space Between My Peers made the local newspaper.
Frank Sennett, who writes the Spokesman Review’s Blogspotter column, featured this blog in his column this week. And he didn’t make me sound stupid (thanks, Frank!) The funny thing is, it didn’t even occur to me until after I had done the email interview that perhaps it was for the newspaper and not just for online. He hee.
Then a real life friend sent the nicest email and said she learned something about me from the newspaper. Hey, bloggers, here’s a question for you: do all your RLFs know you blog? How did you tell them?
