February 1, 2010

What Katie Did

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It’s been a minute since I’ve posted but  I didn’t travel much in the last quarter of the year, and truthfully, when I did, the pickings were slim. Now it’s 2010 and I’m not sure where – or when – my next foreign adventure will take me, so I decided to post about a recent and most successful shopportunities, right here in the Sunshine State.

Over the last year or so I’ve developed quite a liking for Kate Spade jewelry and accessories. I like the colors, clean lines and palpable sense of whimsy all her stuff, but the prices? Not so much. Luckily I’ve got two KS outlet stores near me, where prices are much more realistic and I can usually find some funky little frivolity to perk up an outfit.

Case in point: this amazing cuff. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it, and at $25 dollars (discounted from $125), buying it was a no-brainer. I wear it with a plain black or white three-quarter sleeve T, and I can’t tell you how many compliments I get when I do.

But the Kate purchase to trump all others has got to be this Poppy Fields pendant. I’d snapped up the matching ring on sale in the “real” KS store a few weeks before.

It was still more than I wanted to pay, but it was around Christmas time and what can I say?  My price-resistance was low. But I balked at paying $116 (on sale!) for the matching necklace, even though I knew I’d be able to rock it in so many ways.

Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. I’d planned a trip to the Orlando outlet malls with my shopper-in-crime Allyson and mentioned to her that I wanted to check KS on the off-chance that they might have the necklace – which is from the current collection, mind you – in store. Well, as I pushed the door, what did I spy on the display at the register? Yes, fellow shoppers, a single Poppy Fields pendant suspended from the display. In nano seconds I pounced, inhaled as I turned over the price tag and could hardly contain myself when I saw what it read: $27.99!

Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is a deal and a half!

 

July 29, 2009

Put A Ring (Or Two) On It

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I’m all about the statement ring.

I never leave the house without some bold bauble perched on the middle finger of my right hand, and over the years I’ve amassed quite a collection of dramatic digital decoration. (I blame my mother, who gave me a stainless steel and stone ring about 15 years ago, propelling me towards my ring-obsessed destiny.)

But last weekend I found the ring  – actually two  – that have since become the crown jewels of my collection. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Exhibit A:

ring AI scored this Kenneth Jay Lane beauty at Saks Off Fifth at Orlando’s Prime Outlets, marked down to $40 from a whopping $90. People have told me it looks like a TV screen, candy, or a weapon, but to me it just looks like ten types of awesome rolled into one. And I love the nifty adjustable doohickey inside, which allows it to fit fingers sized 6 to 9  – why don’t all rings come with these?) I love this beauty so much that it brings me a little frisson of pleasure every time I look down at it on my hand (at least 1,000 times a day). And I love it so much that I couldn’t resist buying its “sister,” Exhibit B:

Exhibit B

I’ve been lusting over this ring ever since I spied it in a fashion feature in the latest issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Come on, who wouldn’t be enchanted by it’s turquoise and coral loveliness? KJL’s website is for wholesalers only, so it took me a lengthy Google Images search before I found it, for sale only on this website. The list price was more than I wanted to spend, but with a quick “Revolve Clothing coupon” search I snagged a 30% discount on all first-time orders. Score!!

Are you ring-crazy, too? Do you hoard handbags? Have you run out of space for your shoes? Or are you enslaved by some other accessory addiction? Confess your sins (and share your sources) in the comments.

 

May 26, 2009

Tim Time

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Tim tells the audience how to "make it work."

What’s better than meeting your fave celebrity in the flesh? Meeting them and finding out that they’re just as wonderful in real life as they seem on TV.

Such was the case last week, when I met master sartorialist (actually, he calls himself a fashion therapist) Tim Gunn, of Project Runway fame. He was making an appearance at my local Kate Spade boutique (Tim left Parsons for Liz Claiborne about a year ago, and LC owns the Kate Spade brand), promoting their cute, colorful and very spendy accessories, and I stood about five feet away from him throughout his presentation. Be still my beating heart!

He was every bit as dapper as he appears on TV, impeccably turned out in a slim-fit suit and looking very trim himself. The crowd of about 70 fans was rapt the entire time, and completely enchanted by his presence. Tim was polite, stylish and knowledgeable – just as he is on TV. Gotta love him.

Dropping $100 on some Kate Spade merch (which bought exactly two key rings!) earned me a place in line to take a photo with The Fashionable One, and you know I had to engage him in some convo. Turns out he hasn’t had a vacay since 2000 and has never been to the Caribbean. Luck would have it that this was the one time I didn’t have my business cards with me, otherwise you know I’d be emailing him right now and offering to show him around my part of the world!

He was kind enough to sign my talking Tim bobblehead (I didn’t forget the Sharpie, though) and appeared to be completely engaged  in our  brief conversation, even though he must have talked to a gazillion strangers that day. Now that’s classy.

I can’t wait for PR’s return in August, even if it is on lame-o Lifetime. For a weekly dose of Timaliciousness, it’ll be worth it.

 

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