Ralph Lauren - Cover the Basics!

Ralph Lauren always has basics that never look so basic. Just the right leather detail, just the right mix of sexy with conservative... Grab these pieces while they are on sale. A dress, a bag, a fitted leather jacket and that suburbs perfect tennis dress will get you compliments for the next 10 years as you wear these over and over and over again!

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If I were to splurge...

Happy New Year! If you were good this year, and held off on shopping until deep discount time, you were greatly rewarded. I will never forget seeing Saks.com with their 80% off post at the bottom of thier site...

I was very good, and with my birthday coming up at the end of this month, I would find that occassion enough for a splurge, and this is all I'd want ;) Shearling militart bomber, Slow and Steady everything canvas bag, and Atwood studded pumps.


splurge by BagInHand

Designer to Watch - MMM

MMM by BagInHand

Another way to build an impressive wardrobe at a discount is to invest in items from designers that push the bounds of cookie cutter trend and style. Another way to say it, a designer that makes strange stuff. A few well chosen pieces can give a wardrobe edge. And at markdown time, fringe designers get the deepest discounts to make sure the items move.

Watch out for Maison Martin Margiela. Available at eLuxury. Her are a few faves that will get hit with a deep discount during final sale clearance - probably at post Christmas final sale. And if you can make some of the more extreme pieces work, more fire!!!

Vivre, Oki-Ni, Urban Romance

Jill Sander Diamond Bag and recycled plastic Jimi wallet at http://www.oki-ni.com/ plus a Cavali dress at $826 from $2,065 from http://www.vivre.com/ and hippie leather headwrap from http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/. Romantic dressing is made for fall....


Fall romance by BagInHand

One last weekend at the beach!

Striped canvas bag, $15. Visor $4. Bathing suit $15. Romper $15. Total $49!!

I'm on a roll! All at www.delias.com in the Clearance section.
Free shipping if you spend $75!

My first gilt.com purchase!

My first purchase from GILT.com !!!

I love this site. I HATE this site.

I have never been able to log on in time to get what I wanted on one of these sales until now! A Lorelei bag!

Victory is sweet. A for effort. No extra credit - it was only 30% off original retail.

Game time decision!

Having worked in retail for a while now, I am incapable of paying full price for just about anything. I advise anyone I meet to only purchase statement pieces at 75% off original retail or more. You spend less money and accumulate better pieces. A few years of discipline and you can have a closet full of statement pieces that last forever for the same cost or less of being at the whim of in and out seasons and throw away clothes.

So, I came across this bag (in orange, calf. Not up to the gator price point yet!), unexpectedly, and had to make the play and purchase before some other smart fashionista beat me to it. The final price was almost 80% off! A Ralph Lauren Ricky bag.

A+ with extra credit! This bag will always make a big statement.