Hey everyone, did you know it was Pre-Fall? I know, it’s July, but it’s almost August and August is Pre-Fall, which –in case you needed it– is just further proof that there are a looooot of drugs in fashion. Anyway, on to the sales!
Over at Ashley Stewart we have lots of great deals, including an additional 50% off all sale items at checkout. I like this abstract check skirt, which reminds me of Douetzen Kroes’ dress at Prada (who can still suck it, btw) but easier to deploy with a trim little knit top and will take you right into autumn with a pair of textured tights with a buttoned-up angora or cashmere cardi.
At Lane Bryant the Original Right Fit pants are all on sale for $24.99, which is about 50% off using code 024990189 at checkout, so stock up on your trousers and jeans!
Remember how I waxed poetical about those Aveeno products I use to keep my flawless alabaster skin all flawless and, uh, alabaster? They’re on sale at Drugstore.com for 25% off. So what’s the big deal? You can get that stuff on sale at your local drugstore right? Right, BUT if you’re a new customer to Drugstore.com and you spend $25, you get free shipping AND a free $50 gift certificate to Restaurant.com! Now THAT’S a deal!
Speaking of skincare, I think I’ve mentioned before how Caudalie is hands down the best stuff I’ve ever used on my skin, right? Well it’s available on Beauty.com for a better price than I’ve seen it anyway, plus there are two great bargains to be had. You can either take $10 off $60 at Beauty.com!or you can get a free 16-ounce Philosophy Pure Grace foaming bath and shower cream ($22 value!) with your Beauty.com purchase of $50 or more.
Over at Bluefly there are some pretty fab bags on sale. I am not a bag lady because I don’t carry much, but in my secret imaginary life where I go on safari and live a life of glamorously rough international travel to exotic places that aren’t even IN, I totally carry this bag from Zara Terez which is on major sale
Zara Terez chocolate pebble leather ‘Sunset Park’ satchel and made in the good-ole US of A (also? the lining is a vibrant purple!)
It’s also available in black and clementine, which from the pictures looks like the same potiron orange as my Birkin.
Happy shopping campers!
I received my first fall catalog on July 9 and my first showing Halloween decorations on the 15th.
I’m just grateful to be reminded that there is a time when wearing a cashmere sweater will be something more than a distant dream.
Comment by Thea — July 28, 2010 @ 4:57 pm
Le sigh. Totally adore that skirt. Can totally see it with a slim little three-quarter length cardi. The perfect subbing outfit! But… living in a household dependent on the school year paychecks (husband = teacher, me = opera singer posing as a substitute), we are on a spending freeze until next Friday. Quelle horreur!
Comment by Heather — July 28, 2010 @ 5:33 pm
I like the bag!
Comment by dcsurfergirl — July 28, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
Plummy, one of the ads on your page contains a trojan script. Every time your page loads, Kaspersky warns me about the trojan and blocks it.
Comment by Cambiata — July 29, 2010 @ 2:15 am
Oh I like that skirt but don’t have the hips to do it….dangit. That bag is cute, but every time I ever buy a bag with belt closures like that, I wind up hating on it. I had a leather messenger with those and it made me crazy.
Comment by Lisa from SoCal — July 29, 2010 @ 2:18 am
Cambiata, do you know which one (or guess?) I’ll get our admin on it, thanks!
Lisa, you’re in Portugal on vacation. Stop complaining.
Comment by Plumcake — July 29, 2010 @ 2:22 am
Well, I *think* it’s whatever ad is below the Lane Bryant ad, since there’s a blank space there which I’m assuming is a blocked ad. But I could be wrong.
Comment by Cambiata — July 29, 2010 @ 2:31 am
Ok, my mistake, it’s not an ad in the sidebar that’s doing it, it’s got to be something in this particular post, because when I go to the other posts I don’t get the trojan warning. And I can’t begin to tell you which thing would be the problem here, sorry.
Comment by Cambiata — July 29, 2010 @ 2:33 am
The skirt has pleats. Are pleats back in? I haven’t worn a skirt with pleats since…well, I prefer not to say. It was a very long time ago. And it was beastly to iron. And it needed ironing. I might not do pleats even if they are back.
Comment by marvel — July 29, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
I’m a big fan of that skirt too, pleats or no pleats. By the way, I don’t know if you saw this, but Refinery 29 did a feature on shopping fall runway trends in plus sizes (stepping on your turf! how dare they!) that had some pretty nice stuff. I particularly like that moto jacket, even if it is from Old Navy.
Comment by daisyj — July 29, 2010 @ 1:35 pm
@Plummy I am _not_ on vacation. I am thinking big thinky thoughts. Way large thinky thoughts of gigantically big size. That’s very hard work, I’ll have you know.
I’m jes saying: I think my problem with the belt bag is that I’m forever leaving them unbuckled and then stuff falls out.
I’m having dinner with Max Azria when I come home to SoCal!
Comment by Lisa from SoCal — July 29, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
@Lisa, you’ll have to ask him why he doesn’t offer a bandage dress in a size 20 or 22. It looked so cute on Beth Ditto!
Comment by Plumcake — July 30, 2010 @ 11:18 am
@Daisyj: I think they’re playing a bit fast and loose with the concept of “runway trends” because I can’t think of anything like that on recent runways, but thanks for the heads up!
Comment by Plumcake — July 30, 2010 @ 12:34 pm
Doutzen Kroes looks oddly … wide in that dress. Given Miuccia Prada’s horror of the plus-sized, I’m guessing that’s an optical illusion.
Comment by zuzu — July 30, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
@Zuzu, yeah, she’s not a plus-size model by any means but she’s definitely meatier than her usual models. Doutzen’s cards say she’s a size 4 but she might have gone all the way up to a size 6, and I believe Miuccia knew exactly what she was doing casting her right after the Met Opera debacle.
Comment by Plumcake — July 30, 2010 @ 2:45 pm