CHANNELING AUDREY HEPBURN...

This Saturday, on the way to doing anything else but shopping, I found myself at the Goodwill on 25th Street off 6th ave NYC. I walked in to take a peek at their new inventory...totally NOT expecting to see anything I might like (I lie to myself constantly). Of course I found something I liked will the obsession ever stop?

Like most other Goodwill stores in upscale areas of town, you will occasionally stumble upon designer duds like Chanel, Diane Von Furstenberg, Fendi and Marc Jacobs marked down to nearly pennies on the dollar! I say all this to say take your butt to a Goodwill every once in a while...just for your own good will.

Also, if you are in the area, keep in mind that this particular Goodwill will except returns in exchange for store credit which is ALWAYS good to know (yessss)! 

Unfortunately, (maybe fortunately) while I didn't end up buying anything designer this time around, I  did see the MOST fantastic rendition of an Audrey Hepburn dress with a matching jacket. I would pair it with the following......

Wool dress and matching jacket $25

Gold tone necklace (can also be worn as a belt) Jack's 99 Cent Store $0.99

Michael Kors watch $195

Earrings (bought 12 years ago) random jewelry store about $100

I would also pair this with a white shirt...as the fall season progresses



White Calvin Klein shirt Filene's Basement $20

Egyptian style necklace (I bought about 5 years ago) JC Penny $25

Matching earrings (I bought about 5 years ago) JC Penny $15

Bracelet (I bought about 6 years ago) Bolton's $15

***HUGE DISCLAIMER***

When you are shopping at a Goodwill or any second hand / vintage store PLEASE make sure you check all your garments for small holes, tears AND stains! After I bought this dress I noticed that it has a few small holes (from moths). I will have it repaired as best as I can considering the circumstances....

***HUGER DISCLAIMER***

Bedbug ALERT!! If you live in NYC please MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE that you keep your new garments tightly sealed in a plastic bag until you are able to go to the dry cleaner.



Let me know if you stumble across any deals this weekend! Happy Shopping!!

FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE....

MY BLOG

FACEBOOK

TWITTER

KARL LAGERFELD SHOOTS PLUS SIZED MODELS FOR V MAGAZINE

Burlesque dancer, Miss Dirty Martini, was Karl Lagerfeld's muse in the scantily clad ad for V Magazine. Considering how snippity he got about plus sized women recently, you'd think he'd be the last person you'd see shooting a plus-sized model in Chanel. He was quoted saying, "No one wants to see curvy women. You've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly..." WTF?


Looks like little Karl was forced to eat his own words.
 

DIY CHANEL T-SHIRT?

CUSTOM MADE CHANEL?

Audrey Kitching's blog featured an article teaching people how  to make their own Chanel T-Shirt from the "comfort of their living room." She included a DIY tutorial and "CC" template that I have pasted below. I'm not sure if what she is doing is kosher but here are her instructions:


Materials: White shirt, Chanel logo (download: here), black Sharpie, scissors, newspaper, painter's tape, small paintbrush and black acrylic paint.


Step 1: Print out the logo, cut out the black part of the logo so you’ll be left with the negative image. Tape the paper on your t-shirt.

Step 2: With a Sharpie, carefully line the inside of the logo. Before doing so, insert newspaper underneath the shirt to prevent the pen and paint from bleeding to the back of your shirt.

 

 Step 3: With your black acrylic paint, carefully paint the inside of the logo. Try not to use a lot of water as you don’t want to dilute the ink.

Step 4: Enjoy?