tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30120573073189493892024-03-05T16:14:22.460-08:00Take The Biscuit Blogsmartphoneguidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971201032467738594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012057307318949389.post-29878523429694292722014-03-23T19:35:00.000-07:002014-03-23T19:36:03.266-07:00Sunday Shopping: Spring PursesI am obsessed with the variety of shapes for bags this Spring season. Backpacks are making a resurgence (hello 90s!), along with drawstring bucket bags, sleek lady-like satchels, teeny-tiny crossbody bags & delicate clutches. And the finishing touches are so fun! With chain straps, tweedy textures, chunky tassels & blast-from-the-past jelly materials all topping the trend watch lists.<br />
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1 Fossil chain strap crossbody // 2 Vince Camuto drawstring hobo // 3 Brahmin tweedy satchel // 4 Coach "Bleecker Cooper" satchel <-- my new Spring bag!! // 5 Brahmin blue croc-embossed crossbody // 6 Fossil backpack // 7 Vince Camuto black & white colorblocked satchel // 8 Vince Camuto jelly satchel // 9 Fossil cognac leather shopper (love it in this pattern too!) // 10 Kate Landry hex clutch<br />
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If you're in the market for a new Spring purse, now is the time to head into Dillard's! They are gearing up for the Handbag Trade-In Event (April 2 - April 6) where if you bring in a bag to donate, you'll get up to $50 off your new purse! Some of the brands they carry are so special that they NEVER go on sale, so this is a choice time to pounce!! <br />
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I will be at the Green Hills Mall Dillard's this coming Thursday (3/27) 5 - 9pm, talking Spring style, picking out purses & looking forward to meeting you! <br />
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Be sure to bring in a bag to donate, help out a great cause, & score a deal on your new purse. The Green Hills Mall Dillard's will be giving donated handbags to <a href="http://www.osdnashville.org/">Operation Stand Down</a>, a local military charity. This organization centers their mission around assisting former vets & their families. The donated bags will go to female vets who have been given housing in the Nashville area, & need the adequate interview + lifestyle materials. <br />
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smartphoneguidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971201032467738594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012057307318949389.post-20981892039777925032014-03-23T19:33:00.001-07:002014-03-23T19:33:51.352-07:002014 goals: shopping ban <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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It took me some time to put up this post as I didn't know how to write about the results from my shopping ban.<br />
So I'll start simply with <a href="http://thechicpragmatist.blogspot.fr/2014/01/2013-thoughts-2014-goals.html" target="_blank">a reminder of the list of purchases</a> I had settled for: <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://totokaelo.com/dries-van-noten/frieda/wine/9ACD" target="_blank">DvN scarf</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.apc.fr/frfr/femme/accessoires/gants-bimatiere_pFVAACQJ4/couleur-noir_dBA00003082-BV00305446.html" target="_blank">APC gloves</a> </span>
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<li>B<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">lack jeans</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As
you certainly gathered from outfits posts, I managed to get the DVN
scarf, the last one at the boutique, on sales and I'm still incredibly
happy about this addition to my collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">coat/ manteau: Isabel Marant -
scarf/écharpe: Dries van Noten - pull/sweater: COS- jeans: H&M -
shoes/chaussures: Fratelli Rossetti - bag /sac: Céline</span></div>
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APC gloves on the other hand turned out to be a wild-goose chase: with
the mild winter and the fact that the gloves were available online, I
assumed finding them in store would be easy. Wrong. After calling and
popping by a few stores and corners, I finally found them at the rue
Madame boutique and was glad I had the opportunity to try them on there
because otherwise I would have lost more time and money had I ordered
them from the e-shop. The smallest size was too big for my hands and as
sorry as I was to give up on them I knew it was the right call. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Soon, very soon after this disappointing turn of event, I started to think of a "replacement" purchase for the gloves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So
instead of the gloves, sales at Zara gave me an opportunity to get the
classic camel deep v-neck cashmere sweater I wanted to <a href="http://thechicpragmatist.blogspot.fr/2014/01/the-latest.html" target="_blank">copycat one of the DvN sales assistant</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">pull/sweater: Zara -pants/pantalon: H&M - shoes/chaussures: Dries van Noten - mittens/mitaines: C&A</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two down, only one to go and at that point, January was not even over...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As
it happens one of my eBay search made me stumble upon a long time
coveted item, the Uniqlo faux fur peacoat and the moment I saw it, I
knew </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">there was no way I just could pass on this occasion.</span><br />
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coat/Manteau fausse fourrure: Uniqlo - pull/sweater: COS - jeans:
H&M - sneakers/baskets: Nike Blazer x Comptoir des Cotonniers -
bag/cabas: Céline</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In all logic, this third buy should have marked the end of the shopping right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Why,
there was still the matter of the black jeans of course which were
found at Uniqlo. My "excuse" to cave in relying on the fact that I
really needed them and wouldn't break my bank account even if I did
break my promise... Twisted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">coat/manteau +jeans : Uniqlo - top: Dries van Noten - scarf/écharpe: Isabel Marant - sneakers/baskets: Eden - bag /sac: Céline</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">For a complete disclosure, by
February, once the ban was officially broken, I felt no guilt getting
the Acne Canada scarf in camel which was neither on the list nor a
necessity...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">leather jacket/Veste cuir: ASOS - scarf/écharpe + pull/sweater + boots: Acne Studios - jeans: Uniqlo - bag : Céline</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">voilà, this ban taught me or rather enhanced what I honestly had figured out:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Focusing
on a limit of purchases allowed made me realize that the vast majority
of my buys, though 95% of the time thoughtful because the permanent goal
in my mind is wearability, compatibility with the rest of my belongings
- were </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">unnecessary impulsive one</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">s
(i.e. a 4th blue shirt, another pair of black cropped pants, the
umpteenth grey sweater, etc.) justified by the fact that most are
"inexpensive" or at least affordable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Controlling
these shopping habits were at times incredibly frustrating because
often related to stress, to an easy access to stores as a way-out, a
feel-better excuse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Even
if I failed to completely enforce this ban, it has this lasting
positive effect -besides the money saved- to make me even more assertive
about my shopping choices. At the slightest doubt, I don't buy it. If
it's cute but feels like <i>déjà-vu</i> -as in, already featured in my wardrobe- I don't buy it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So as a matter of fact, my fashion envies have soared - I want <i>so so</i> many things- especially since the bout of spring we had in Paris but my actual purchases are few not to say rare. </span><br />
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