Posts Tagged ‘fashion’
The Blouse That Wasn’t
By BarbaraAnne
When is a blouse, not a blouse? When 20/20 hindsight recognizes that a rare, first design of an item represents a marker, which changed the history of ideas.
The nuns at the orphanage taught her to sew. “She could become a seamstress,” they thought. No one imagined a genius was looking at nuns’ habits and servants’ uniforms to develop a style that would bring fashion into the Modern Age.
In the summer of 1913, Chanel was in love with Arthur Cappel, a British industrialist who had financed her first millinery. It was such a success, she opened a second boutique in Deauville. As she looked around the French resort town, she hated that women were wearing corsets to the beach. They can’t move! So she invented sportswear. Her first collection featured simple, comfortable designs made out of jersey, a material that up until then, had only been used to make men’s underwear.
Think about it. She invented sportswear.
What would a perfectly preserved piece from this 1913 collection be worth at auction? Priceless. Because a blouse would not be a blouse, but a revolution.
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Oodles & Oddles of Early Black Friday Deals! Oodles I Tells Ya!
Boy is this gonna be a great shopping season judging by the loads of great holiday deals that are coming my way! I predict the economy is about to make a major comeback, and being the good citizen that I am I fully intend to bite the bullet, dust off the plastic and do my part. All for the cause, of course. And because one just can’t own too many pairs of boots (btw, Imelda Marcos was an amateur).
Below are a plethora of great deals, I hardly know where to start. It’s time to be true Americans again and show the rest of the world how to SHOP! After all, we are well aware of the power we American women possess. The economy would have been perfectly fine if they’d just “stimulated” every woman in this country with a prepaid credit card. Duh.
Beauty & Hair Products
Glow is making big waves (pun intended) with their new Kronos volumnizing hair repair product, which purportedly boosts volume a whopping 96%!! I’m dying to try this stuff, I’m tired of the flat look and am missing fat hair, which coincidentally, would coordinate very well with my butt. Right now you can try Kronos for free for 30 days!
Love organic hair care products? You can get $5 Flat Rate shipping at Organic Beauty Now! They also offer bath and body products, makeup and more!
Smashbox is offering the quintessential makeup palette and it’s just gorgeous! Not only will you get the palette with nearly 80 shades for endless color combinations of eyes, cheeks and lips (an over $260 value), but you’ll get a FREE step-by-step guide to create a festive holiday look, FREE samples, FREE shipping, AND a portion of proceeds benefits the Children’s Miracle Network! What a deal! Wish For The Perfect Palette!
Not only can you get Hair Care Products Up To 80% Off at Stockn’Go (they have a HUGE selection of even really hard-to-find products and they’re not limited to just hair products by any means), but if you click the banner above, you’ll also save an additional 10% on top of that when you spend $75! If this place were a physical store, I’d have spent $75 before I got halfway down the first aisle. Through 11.26.10. God help me.
Some of the most popular products around these parts lately are Verseo’s hair care products. Hair Plus Shampoo makes your hair grow faster! Try it today and save 25%. Spend $75 and get free shipping, too!
Fashion
What’s better than free shipping on orders over $100? When your order includes a luxurious cashmere and silk Pashmina wrap with genuine fox fur trim that you bought for the unbelievable price of $249.00. For REALZ! Click the banner above to find the BEST prices on cashmere and get free shipping to boot!
If you’ve never seen a J. Peterman catalog, boy are you in for a fabulous treat. Reading the descriptions of their products is like experiencing the most wonderful adventures! Not to mention their clothes, especially their holiday frocks, are gorgeous. Click the banner above and if you’re a new customer you’ll save 16%! Be sure to check out the 1927 Party Dress that features over 100,000 hand-strung baguette beads. I die.
Gifts
Exceedingly popular anytime of the year, the Build a Bear Workshop is offering $5 off any animal purchase over $10 (enter code 95421) and guess what???? They have Bumble from the original Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! Bumbles bounce, ya know. WARNING: If you purchase a gift from here and one from the next site listed below, BE SURE TO LABEL YOUR GIFTS or it might not be your MIL you embarrass. Oopsies!
Looking for something to spice up your holidays? No? Me neither, they’re exciting enough and I’m always exhausted at this time of year. Looking for something to embarrass the hell outta your mother-in-law-from-hell when she opens her present in front of the entire family? Hey, me too! EdenFantasys is having a big sale on everybody’s favorite stocking stuffers – sex toys! Check out their Black Friday & Cyber Monday Week SALE! Get 12% discount on your entire sex toy order with Code: BLACKFDAY during checkout! Btw, I married my husband for his magic wand. No not that one, the one made by Hitachi! That thing will hurt you… but in a good way. Meeeeeeee OW.
Don’t you just LOVE it when you get all your holiday shopping done in one place and do it in your jammies??? QVC is offering hundreds and hundreds of items with free shipping. You’ll even be able to find something for your ex-con, born again cousin twice-removed, who lives in Tasmania and collects antique tongue depressors! Click the banner above to see the whole shebang!
Jewelry
JeGem is offering two different deals! You can either save 5% of your order by clicking the banner above, or use their $10 Off Coupon Code: JGHOLIDAY10. Valid for orders above $150. This Coupon can be used in conjunction with any on-site sale!
Rocks. A gurl can never have too many rocks. In fact, as I was recently organizing my third jewelry armoire my husband actually had the gall to ask me, “Don’t you think you have enough jewelry?” When I finally caught my breath after the fit of hysterical laughter, I managed to eek out an, “Assssssss if!” I mean, puhLEASE… is that even possible? Netaya doesn’t think so, they’re offering 10% off all their fine jewelry. At least *they* understand me. Click the banner above to save!
Shoes & Handbags
My name is Susan and I am addicted to handbags. Linea Pelle doesn’t help the matter much, especially when they are offering 10% off with any purchase over $30. Click the banner above and enter code: CJLP10 to feed your own addiction.
Ankle boots. Over-the-knee boots. Knee-high boots. Leather boots. Suede boots. Stiletto boots. Flat boots. Black boots, red boots, brown boots, blue boots. Dress boots. Casual boots. Boots boots boots, love me some boots. BootsbootsbootsbootsBOOTS. 10% Off Any Purchase at Shoebuy.com plus Free Shipping. Enter ‘SHOEBUY’ to redeem at checkout. Oh, they sell shoes too. Pumps. Flats. Dress shoes. Casual shoes. Blue shoes, purple shoes, pink shoes…
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with nearly 80 shades for endless color combinations of eyes, cheeks and lips. You’ll even get a FREE step-by-step guide to create a festive holiday look. Over $260 Value
A portion of proceeds benefits the Children’s Miracle Network.
SeenOn Private Sale Designer Boutique Added to Our Invitation List!
We’ve added a new private sale boutique to our list of invitation codes. The SeenOn boutique looks very promising and specializes in the latest accessories and fashion trends seen on the hottest TV shows, movies and celebrities. Check ‘em out!
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Lady Gaga puts Noritaka Tatehana’s Shoes on the Map!
Gaga recently tweeted a Polaroid of her pair of Noritaka Tatehana‘s heelless shoes (detail above). If you thought her Alexander McQueen armadillo shoes looked dangerous, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Gaga has already been caught on camera planting her butt on the ground because of these shockers.
This is another design from Tatehana’s 2010 collection:
I do love a wild pair of shoes and have a few <koff> pairs of my own. That being said, it seems to me that one who makes her living dancing and singing on stage ought be a bit more careful choosing potentially career-ending footwear but hey, that’s just me.
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Private Sale Designer Boutique Invitations & Reviews Updated
Since my schedule doesn’t allow me to keep up with the private sale designer boutique schedules, I have changed that page to Private Sale Designer Boutique Invitation Codes, so now it only provides a list of boutiques and their access codes/invitation links. I have also added a couple new boutiques to the list.
In addition, I have changed the name of the “You are Cordially Invited…” page to Private Sale Designer Boutique Reviews. If you had either of these pages linked, you’ll have to save them again, as the URLs have changed.
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Great Deals on Hair, Jewelry, Fashion & Tech Goodies for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Lots of great sales are going on right now, including several to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I thought I’d share a few with you. I wish I had time to do this more often, and hopefully I will soon!
Hair Goodies
Conair
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month shop The Power of Pink Collection from the Conair Online Store. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Conair is partnering with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of items in the Power of Pink Collection will be donated directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In addition, use code CONAIR35AFF to get free shipping on all orders over $35 through 10.31.10!
Carol’s Daughter
Carol’s Daughter is offering free shipping on all orders of their fabulous natural haircare products over $50!
Shop natural haircare products from Carol’s Daughter. Complimentary shipping on orders $50+.
The Natural Store
Though The Natural Store offers a huge range of good-for-you stuff, I’m putting them under Hair Goodies because I love this place for unbelievable prices on haircare lines such as Avalon, Burt’s Bees, Nature’s Gate (you MUST try their Herbal Hair Conditioner, which has a simply divine scent… I’ve used it for more than *30 years!*) and de-luxe (who makes a fabulous Rosemary Mint shampoo that’s another long-time fav of mine). Save 20% off your order through 10.31.10:
Get 20% off your order! Offer ends 10.31.2010.
Sally Beauty
Sally Beauty is supporting the fight against breast cancer by offering a free, simply adorable cosmetic case with the purchase of select pink hair appliances! Pink ones! PINK! You can never go wrong with pink.
Vogue Wigs
Just in time for Halloween! Vogue Wigs is offering two pink clip-in extensions with the purchase of any Jon Renau costume wig:
Jewelry
GoldenMine and JewelryVortex are celebrating Autumn with a 10% discount on their beautiful jewelry:
Get 10% up to $100 off orders of $400 or more at GoldenMine.com for a limited time. Code: OF100
Fashion
MaxStudio
MaxStudio’s Shoozapalooza is from October 7-11! Save 25% off their fall footwear collection (which includes their to DIE for booties!)
Enjoy 25% off our fall footwear collection at MaxSudio
OohILove
OohILove is an auction site dedicated exclusively to high-end fashion accessories. They are giving away free gift cards to ApartStyle with Bidpack purchases through 10.13.10! Even better, throughout October Oohilove is holding Breast Cancer Awareness auctions – all proceeds will be donated
to the “Susan G Komen For the Cure” foundation.
Halloween
VisionDirect
VisionDirect is offering 15% off all their really cool Halloween contact lenses through 10.31.10 but if you shop by midnight 10.9.10 you’ll save 25% by entering code SPOOKY25! Click the banner below to check out these absolutely wild lenses:
Kewl Tech Stuff
Sharper Image
Sharper Image, the famous haven for upscale geeks, is offering several great deals! Did you know they even have a section just for women? Click “For Her” in the menu to the left at their site to see the great things they offer just for we of The Ruling Sex.
Take $10 off your $100 order at SharperImage.com! Use code AFOCT3.
Take $15 off your $125 order at SharperImage.com! Use code AFOCT2.
Take $20 off your $200 order at SharperImage.com! Use code AFOCT.
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Get $10 to Spend at Rue La La for FREE!
It’s no secret that I love a bargain. It’s also no secret that Rue La La is 
one of my favorite private sale designer boutiques of all time, I have snagged a myriad of designer handbags, shoes, jewelry and cosmetics from them at *huge* (and I do mean HUGE) discounts over the last year or so. They have a special offer going right now, if you sign up for FREE access to the boutique they’ll give ya $10 to spend for nuttin’ more than signing up! Free money, LOVE that! Gotta hurry though, the offer is only good until 8.8.10.
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