January 2012

Petite Wedding Season Links

by AlterationsNeeded on January 30, 2012

It’s approaching wedding season! Here’s a roundup of links for the petite bride: For brides & brides-to-be: Dresses: Peruse this thread from the Alterations Needed Forum chock full of petites sharing their wedding dresses. Underpinnings: Another great thread about sewing cups into the bust of your wedding gown vs. finding small bras. Vintage AN post: [...]

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Weekend Links – 1/27/12

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 [...]

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Ann Taylor Graphic Looms Print & Silk Button Tab Blouses

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 [...]

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Get Your Gingham On

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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Spiked Necklace

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 [...]

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Weekend Links – 1/20/12

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 [...]

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Shrinking the J.Crew Honeycomb Sweater

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 [...]

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