Holiday Shopping = SEQUINS!

My bestest friend in the world went to the J.Crew Clearance Outlets in VA this weekend and scored me these three awesomely shiny cardigans:


J.Crew Sequin tuxedo cardigan, Retail: $110 --> Now: $24



J.Crew Shimmering constellation cardigan, Retail: $128 --> Now: $30
(I also got it in gray during last month's final sale for $62. Wish I waited!)


J.Crew Beaded neck city tee cardigan, Retail: $49 --> Now: $16

I went to the J.Crew on 16th Street and 5th Ave today hoping to find the two things that have alluded me this entire final sale season - the J.Crew Dream sequin rumpled ribbon cardigan and the Slub cotton sequin-snowflake tee (Retail: $45 --> Now: $21), both of which were there! I admit, the prices were steeper than I would've liked, but I finally found them so I wasn't gonna let them go.


J.Crew Dream sequin rumpled ribbon cardigan, Retail: $158 --> Now: $70

I also went to the SEVENTH J.Crew sample sale that started today. It wasn't as bad as the previous ones as this time they actually had things I liked. However, the prices were still a bit pricey. I would've loved to get some brown leather riding boots, but they were all $169. :o( They had Madewell and CrewCuts merch as well. I found some tees with beading and the flower tanks thinking that they were included in the for 2 for $20 deal (for tees/tanks/polos), but apparently since they have embellishments, they weren't considered "plain" - making them $30 each - more than retail or at least close to it. I found a lot of sweaters & cardis I would've loved to get (They were only $35 or $75 if they had 50% cashmere or more), but everything I liked had SLASHES IN THE BACK. Some evil soul literally slashed beautiful clothing with a box cutter.

I ended up getting the ink dot dress I fell in love with this summer. As you all know, the one that actually hit stores was white with navy dots and it came with a belt of the same fabric (you can see additional pics on this blog entry). I GOT THE WHITE SAMPLE WITH COBALT DOTS THAT NEVER MADE IT TO STORES. Cobalt's my favorite color, if you couldn't tell from the caps lock. I did wish it came with the belt, but I'll most likely be wearing a cardi over it and use one of my many skinny belts from J.Crew.


J.Crew Ink Dot Printed Claudine Dress, Retail: $148 --> Now: $60 (Still a bit steep, but it's been going for around that price on ebay and well.. MY COBALT ONE IS THE ONLY ONE ON EARTH. lol)

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