Charlotte Ronson New York Sample Sale!

It's that time of year again -- the Charlotte Ronson sample sale!

Wednesday, December 2 - Friday, December 4, 2009
10am-7pm

1071 Ave of the Americas, Suite #301
Between 40th and 41st Streets

On Sale NOW: Charlotte Ronson Boots!

($74, Charlotte Ronson, Candystorecollective.com)

Look at these perfect black slouchy Charlotte Ronson boots. I know it's practically summer, but they're SO on sale. (And they're right there in EVERY size!) And all they want to do is to make you happy. I know you'll do the right thing.

Charlotte Ronson Sample Sale: She Shops, She SCORES!

NYCers, get thee to the Charlotte Ronson sample sale. You WILL NOT leave sorry. Or emptyhanded.

Stuff I got:
Bijou espadrilles -- AVEC pyramid studs! For $30! Whut? This will be my FIRST foray into espadrilles and/or wedges. I'm skeeered! White ones available at 6pm.com.


Denimy motorcycle jacket. Originally $279. Sample sale: $50. It's a little big, but whatevs. The asymmetrical zipper = win.


For real-cute embroidered top, except I got it in heather grey, and I'll somehow be able to resist the urge to pull it up and reveal my navel. Somehow, I'll just be able to do that. I think it was like $15! Srsly!


Charlotte Ronson sample sale:
Wednesday, May 27th through Friday, May 29th
10am—7pm
1071 Sixth Ave between 40th and 41st Sts, suite 301 (212-643-4810)

Save Fashion! Go Shopping! In Port Authority!

For once in your life you can pick up something at Port Authority besides crusty sandwiches and used prophylactics! You really need to go check out Save Fashion -- a month-long pop-up shop/ hardcore sample sale of stuff by real designers you actually really love and usually can't afford/ justify paying for. And by "you," I mean "I."

When I stopped by the launch party, I saw amazing Charlotte Ronson pieces for $30 (I kept turning the hang tags over, looking for extra 0s), VPL, and gorgeous Wren pieces for around $70, if memory serves me. Rick Owens tanks are just $28. Ridick, right?

Currently Save Fashion's lineup is all women's stuff, but men's clothing is coming soon.

Here the lineup of designers for week 1:

A Peace Treaty

Alice Ritter

Boy/Band of Ousiders

CARDIGAN by Lynne Hiriak

Catherine Holstein

Charlotte Ronson

Elise Overland

Filippa K

Gryson

Jeffrey Monteiro

Lerario Beatriz

Lyn Devon

Madewell

Melissa Shoes

Rachel Comey

Steven Alan

Victoria Bartlett/VPL

Earnest Sewn

Sophomore

Wren

Save Fashion is located at 641 8th Avenue (NW corner of 41st)

Hours: Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat 10-9pm
Thursdays, 5-9pm Sundays, 11-7pm

JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH! 50 PERCENT OFF AT ACTIVE ENDEAVORS!

Now THAT'S what I call a Christmas miracle! EVERYTHING ON THE ENTIRE ACTIVE ENDEAVORS SITE is 50% off, only through midnight on December 19th. Use promo code "wishlist50." All returns for store credit only, so be sure before you pull that trigger, okay tiger?

Here are a few choice pix:

(Originally $347, TEMPORARILY $173, Abaete, ActiveEndeavors.com)


(Originally $432, TEMPORARILY $216, Abate, ActiveEndeavors.com)

This guy's blowin' my mind. Wedding dress shortlist potential even!

(Originally $295, TEMPORARILY $147.50, Charlotte Ronson, ActiveEndeavors.com)

Sorta Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, a little, no?


(Originally $575, TEMPORARILY $287, Seven for all Mankind, ActiveEndeavors.com)

(Originally $450, TEMPORARILY $225, Loeffler Randall, ActiveEndeavors.com)

Even Loeffler Randall's studded Minnie Mouse Agatha bow flats are on sale!

GOD BLESS US ERRYONE!

Good Saley Sale at Blondette

Couple Blondette items you should bag up. I'm not sure it's still working today, but try promo code thanks08 to save 25% off when you order $150 or more.

($74, Corey Lynn Calter, Blondette)


($109, Corey Lynn Calter, Blondette)

I love the way this looks with red-orange tights.

($37, Plastic Island, Blondette)

A lovely summer staple.

($110, Charlotte Ronson, Blondette)

Super flirty cute day dress. Since when am I into denim dresses?

($102.50, Betsey Johson, Blondette)

Cutest of lifes.

Revolve Clothing's Black Thursday Mega Sale!

Unless you've been living under a couch cushion, you're fully aware that this week is RIPE with absurdly great deals. Check out all of this gorgeousness from Revolving Clothing -- almost all of my picks are under $100, plus they're doing free shipping, AND you can save 15% with promo code JT. I know because I JUST DID!

($279, Rafe, RevolveClothing.com)

Beauts patent leather faux croc black boots! Love the gold hardware at the top.

($175, Frye, RevolveClothing.com)

As much as I LOVE grey boots, I actually like these Frye Ava boots best in black. And for $175, you'd be INSANE not to pick them up.

($50, Trina Turk, RevolveClothing.com)

Both pairs of boots would look so cute with this Trina Turk bag.

($49, Generra, RevolveClothing.com)

... Or this office-pretty Generra top.

($63, Charlotte Ronson, RevolveClothing.com)

... Which would look really cute with these Charlotte Ronson flats with pyramid studs (yay!)

($48, Matt Bernson, RevolveClothing.com)

Or these Matt Bernson flats.

($153, CNC, RevolveClothing.com)

... Which you should not carry with this amazing CNC by Costume National studded clutch!

($43, Primp, RevolveClothing.com)

... But I would carry it with this fun leopard top!

($62, Betsey Johnson, RevolveClothing.com)

... Which I'd wear with these Betsey Johnson heels...

($34, YMC, RevolveClothing.com)

... Or these YMC hi-tops.

($58, Luc Kieffer, RevolveClothing.com)

All of which I'd wear with this fun Luc Kieffer ring.

($58, Married to the Mob, RevolveClothing.com)

Kay, so also, this Married to the Mob jacket is just $58!! For srs!

($51, Members Only, RevolveClothing.com)

... Or, get a real Members Only jacket for even less. SICK! (But no liquid leggings, pleas.)

($21, Something Else, RevolveClothing.com)

Meanwhile this Something Else by Natalie Wood (not THAT Natalie Wood) tee is just $21. I should know because I BOUGHT IT!

($13, Insight, RevolveClothing.com)

And OF COURSE I'd have bought this because you KNOW how much I FREAKING LOVE horses and ponies, but it's only in stock in a small. Bew! But if I did have it, I'd wear it with...

($76, Luc Keiffer, RevolveClothing.com)

Love that gorgeous salmon shade that really only '60s bathrooms came in. I'd also wear this with...

($185, Jill Stuart, RevolveClothing.com)

Pretty pretty!

($108, Devotte, RevolveClothing.com)

For dressing up like Lady Prince!

($31, Noir, RevolveClothing.com)

For cute hippies!

($122, Soia & Kyo, RevolveClothing.com)

To cover it all up in the c-c-c-cold! Happy overeating!

Lucky Shops Score: Charlotte Ronson Sweater!

I hit up the Lucky Shops event with Beauty Blogging Junkie's Amber last night. As suspected, much of it was like, OMG these Miu Miu pumps are an awesome deal at $350, because I'm used to paying $750 for Miu Miu pumps! But, I did see really good deals on Kooba bags, and I really loved the Pade Vavra jewelry I saw (the site doesn't do justice to the pieces they had for sale at the event).

I only made one wee purchase, but it was a goodie:
... This Charlotte Ronson blouson sweater for $60, O.G. $215 (and yes, it was $40 on RevolveClothing, but it's also sold out there, so HA!). Oh, and it's so weird because that pose and expression are the EXACT same pose and expression I made in the mirror when I tried it on and was like YES! So I knew I had to get it. I love that it's banded at the bottom for maximum not-boxiness. I think it's been forever and a few months since I bought a sweater, and hopefully I'll wear this forever and forever and amen.

Amber and I also checked out this Charlotte Ronson dress:

($299, Charlotte Ronson, Zappos)

But we aborted mission for some reason.

Oh yeah, speaking of Charlotte Ronson, check out her upcoming I Heart Ronson line for JC Penney:

This is another one of those "you win, non-New Yorkers" situs because there's no JC Penney in Manhattan. Yet. They're opening one in the sad sack Manhattan Mall, which is currently the heart and soul of Sucktown. No joke though, I was just in Manhattan Mall this past Sunday because I was in Midtown and needed leggings -- Rainbow pulled through! Maybe there's hope after all! I couldn't really tell WTF was going on with MM though because there's so much construction. But the point is, maybe there's hope?

Anyway, back to Lucky -- the denim bar looked promising, but I asked myself, self, do you really need more jeans? Self replied, no, self. No you do not.

Next: Rachel Comey! ZOMG, Rachel Comey! I saw this w00t-worthy dress/ jumper/ romper thingy, and you can't tell, but the all-over print is little Melies-style 19th-century-looking eyeballs! The dress was amazing but about $100 out of my prince range. Ho wells.

Email the good folks at Sotto to see if they'll get it back in. Or stop by the Lucky Shops event on Saturday, would be my unsolicited advice -- that's the last day, and everything's marked down. Hlr!

Sorry, But I Like Nicole Richie's Airplane Dress!

Tearing a virtual page from Vain and Vapid's Nicole Richie Chanel airplane dress post to do one of my own. (More pix here.) While I agree with many of the commenters' spot-on assessment that yes, the dress indeed looks like it was fashioned from pediatric scrubs, I think it's adorbsly fun in an '80s way.

Some more sophisticated takes from the same era of fun-tacky:

($396, Alice + Olivia, Shopbop)

Ridiculous, and I love it. The best way to do '80s -- one big-ass statement piece.

($194, Charlotte Ronson, Shopbop)

Love the graphic print over the silky stripes.


I just watched Wall Street, and I would very much like a wardrobe that resembles the art of Gordon Gecko's home and the furniture Bud Fox's second apartment. Minus the greed. Plus the cash. Minus the imprisonment.

Dresses I Want

Again, in ascending order of affordability:


($31.50, Fang, Amazon.com)
MKHo informed me that it looks a bit "young" and "unspecial." Well I am definitely ONE but NOT both of those things. Quelle quandary! Oh well.



($49, Double Exposure Elite Resale)
The jacket that comes with this is totes morts, but the dress is rad. VERY "9 to 5."



($59, Ruby Rox, Dillards.com)
Only thing wrong with this is it's made of poly. Booo to fabrics that just don't breathe.



($72, Max & Cleo By BCBG, Overstock.com)
Is this cute or is it too just like... "that girl"? I don't mean like in the Marlo Thomas sorta way, because that'd be rad. But like "Oh look. It's 'that girl.' In 'that dress.' Because I don't wanna be that girl.



($123, Young Fabulous & Broke, Maneaterthreads.com)
So deliciously comfy-looking. Grey jersey = heavenly.



($150, Prospect 44, Le-Fashionista.com)
Strapless '80s-ness meets bubbly-nowness. And that chick looks like Rachel McAdams, no?



($282, Charlotte Ronson, pinkmascara.com)
My answer to MK's maxi dress. Tres beachy!!



($328, Sarah Luna, YLLI)
This dress is marriage material.



($330, Twinkle, Shopbop.com)
Eeeee! It's like a birthday party with straps! Love! Though the cut is questionable -- I can't see anyone except this chick looking great in it.



(Apprx $380, Paul and Joe Sister, Net-a-porter.com)
Drooooooling (though possibly because my office presently smells like spaghetti.)



($427, Cass Guy, Amazon.com)
So much beauty in just one simple silk dress.



($450, Tracy Reese, eDressme.com)
Amazing.


And with that, I leave you with this insane-looking photo of a woman grabbing her couture breast: