by AlterationsNeeded on January 27, 2012
Ann Taylor– Extra 40% off sale items (no code needed). Free shipping on $150 or more. Two more codes I have are 10000005680 for 30% off your full-priced purchase of $200 or more (through 2/15), or 10000005669 for 20% off your full-priced purchase of $100 or more (through 2/15).
Banana Republic – 25% off your entire purchase with code BRJANUARY (through 1/28). Extra 40% off sale styles in stores only.
Gap – Extra 30% off sale styles with code GAPFUN (through 1/27).
J.Crew – New arrivals have arrived!
LOFT – 30% off full-priced items with code SAVENOW. Extra 60% off sale styles with code SAVENOW. Free shipping on $125 or more.
** And congrats to the winner of the BCBG Collar Necklace giveaway, Kelsey C.! **
Happy shopping everyone! =)
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 25, 2012
Sorry for the weird lighting in this post. Apparently I chose a bad time of day to take photos.
High on my list of items to look for are silky blouses, especially in pretty colors and interesting prints. During the holiday sales, I found many from various designers that made me swoon, but I was sadly faced with the truth that most clothing is not made for someone my size. I had to stage an intervention on myself after I agonized over a beautiful silk Kelly Wearstler blouse. My mind raced through all my options before I made myself walk away. Could I get it altered (a long list considering the shoulder, length, sleeve, and width of the size 0 were all enormous on me), or maybe just wear it underneath other items to hide the poor fit? Without sacrificing a huge sum of money on alterations or a good fit, I found myself settling on hoping the usual suspects of Ann Taylor, LOFT or Banana Republic would come out with something interesting. It pains me that my shopping options are so terribly limited.
Luckily Ann Taylor has come through with a few silky blouse options that piqued my interest in their new spring arrivals. During a recent 40% off promotion, I picked up the Silk Button Tab Long Sleeve Shirt in Bright Royal Blue and the Graphic Looms Print Blouse.
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 24, 2012
Who else is addicted to the Bravo/Lifetime fashion shows? As I was uploading these photos, the boyfriend and I were watching a DVR’d episode of It’s a Brad, Brad World when the witty Brad told his assistant to “get your gingham on”. Thank you for the post title, Brad!
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 21, 2012
This weekend was going to be a rainy one, so I soaked in the sun while I could. I also wore a few items that would be just impractical once the rainy weather set in. Fabric covered shoes that would soak up rain water…check. A cheapie necklace that will probably turn all green and icky if it gets wet…check.
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 20, 2012
Ann Taylor– 30% off your full-priced order (including new arrivals!) with code SPRING30. Extra 40% off sale items (no code needed). Free shipping on $150 or more. Two more codes I have are 10000005009 for 30% off one full-priced item with an AT card, or 10000004998 for 20% off your full-priced purchase of $100 or more with an AT card. My favorite of the new arrivals so far is the Graphic Looms Blouse and Silk Button Tab Long Sleeve Shirt in “bright royal blue”.
ASOS –$30 off $150 or more on new collections with code USAVE30.
Banana Republic – This is the first time I’ve ever seen BR do a final sale, and I don’t like it! Up to 75% off sale items…final sale… 30% off your entire order with code BRUPDATE (online only, ends 1/21).
Banana Republic Factory – Buy more, save more. Extra 20% off 2 clearance items, 30% off 3 clearance items, 40% off 4 or more clearance items. Additional 10% off your entire purchase of $100 or more with this coupon.
Gap – Today only 30% off select women’s & men’s jeans. Online only.
J.Crew – Extra 30% off final sale items with code MUSTHAVE (ends today, 1/20). Careful…it’s the dreaded Final Sale.
LOFT – Extra 60% off sale items with code SHOPSALE. Free shipping on $125 or more. Saturday only: $50 off $100 or more for reaching 1 million Facebook fans, in stores & online with code ONEMILLION. “Like” LOFT on Facebook for the in-store coupon.
Madewell – 30% off sale and free shipping on $100 or more with code SALEAWAY. The adorable polka-dot sweater I’ve been wearing non-stop is on sale, with only x-small left online in blue. This cute striped version is the same shrunken fit, and also on sale.
Old Navy – Random coupons are being generated on their website. The highest one I got was 25% off with code SURPRISE25. Any better ones?
PS..the collar necklace giveaway ends Sunday night!
Happy shopping everyone! =)
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 18, 2012
Left: sweater without shrinking Right: different sweater after shrinking
J.Crew doesn’t usually fit me well, but I’ve been okay with buying their sweaters (especially simple, non-embellished ones) because in the back of my mind, I’m thinking, “oh yeah, that’ll shrink”. I picked up a few of the Honeycomb sweaters on sale, and have been wearing them as is for a little while now, but it was only a matter of time before I started getting curious about shrinking them.
Since quite a few ladies also picked up this sweater, I figured I’d post my results, so you can see how this sweater behaves in the wash. If you don’t want this sweater to shrink, you may want to dry clean it.
Note: I’m posting this only as a guide for what I did, and my unique results, in case anyone else was interested in trying it themselves. If you attemp to shrink your clothing, please know that your results may vary, and do so at your own risk.
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 17, 2012
