I must have lost my mind.

[callherblondie]

I went to Fred Segal Santa Monica today to check out the annual big blow-out sale. I found a gorgeous tweed Sass & Bide vest with chocolate brown velvet piping for $100 (original price $500) that would have looked fabulous underneath one of my work suits, but I couldn't make myself buy it. It was just too expensive for one article of clothing even

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[enname]

*looks up from study*
*realises was meant to reply to your last post*

Oh crap, sorry. Back tracking in a second!

I adore pencil skirts and am glad that these are perhaps (along with fitted and tailored skirts) are about the only ones that suit me. A-line I cannot wear and .. yeah. It sounds gorgeous though, as does the black silk shirt with white accents.

*sniff* I am lucky if I can afford a new hairclip at the moment.

[callherblondie]

Pencil skirts are the best, aren't they? I love the sleek silhouette of them.

I actually don't like buying all these new clothes, mostly because of budgetary conservativism, but unfortunately I have to since I work at a place where dressing well is very important and I just don't have a lot of dressy work clothes. I came straight from school so I'm used to wearing jeans every day. *Sigh* I really miss wearing jeans.

[mishane]

I'm jealous.

:(

Do we have a 'Fred Segal' in NYC? Because I'm jealous. :(

And no pressure whatsoever about 'Complicity'. NONE at all. It's not like I check EVERY day for an update. Just you know, every other day. ;P

[mishane]

And the jeans sound scrumptious. I love skinny leg grey jeans. I have yet to purchase some for myself but I am saving my money for the horribly expensive Tsubi brand as I saw that skinny blond chick who dates Jude Law wearing them and they looked scrumptious on her (never mind that she's a horrendous actress...Sienna Miller! that's her name).

[callherblondie]

Yeah, Tsubi jeans are really popular with the Hollywood celeb set. I tried on a pair one time, but I wasn't too crazy about the zippers at the ankles--it looked trashy. Too bad that was the only style I found.

[callherblondie]

I don't think there's a Fred Segal in NYC, I think it's just a California/LA thing. But at least you guys have a huge H&M in NYC--the closest one to LA right now is in Pasadena and I'm not going all the way out there. An H&M is going to open in the Beverly Center soon, but I really dislike the Beverly Center--it's dank, crummy, and smells like mildew.

Thanks for your continued interest in Complicity, I really appreciate it. I worked on it some over this weekend so I hope to have a chapter posted up soon.

[spikewriter]

It was just too expensive for one article of clothing even though it's not expensive at all for Sass & Bide, which is a label I adore.

I understand completely -- and I understand also the regretting because it wasn't that expensive relatively. ::sigh::

Suggestion for basics: hit the sale racks at Banana Republic. I've discovered that they mark stuff down to really amazing levels -- and sounds like you'd have more choices than I do. Seriously, I've found blazers for $40 on the racks and nice button down shirts for $20. Since most of their stuff's in a neutral pallette, it's good if you need to fill out the foundation of your wardrobe.

[callherblondie]

Banana Republic does have really deep discount sales racks, but I don't usually shop there because I feel like the quality of materials and the craftsmanship is not up to snuff (I'm really, really picky when it comes to buying pieces that are disposable trendy stuff). To be honest, BR (and stores like it, like J. Crew) has never been my cup of tea. Frankly, I'm not too thrilled about working in a place where I have to wear skirt or pant suits every day when I just want to wear my skinny jeans and my Frye cowboy boots! ;)

[glynnis]

No, I haven't abandoned Complicity or Good Woman | Good Man.

This made me say "Eeee!" You know how much I love Complicity, but while bored at work one day recently, I went back and reread Good Woman, Good Man. I had forgotten how great it was...and yet how different from Complicity.

Hope you feel better soon (and that everything goes OK at work today!).

[callherblondie]

Hee, I'm excited that you're excited about more fic from me. :)

[fishsanwitt]

Your purchases sound really lovely :)

I hope you feel better soon - sore throats are *horrible*.

[callherblondie]

Sore throats are horrible, aren't they? I also have an annoying cough that won't seem to go away.*sigh*

Thanks for the well wishes!