Shop My Closet Part 2

Here is the second installment of "shop my closet." Between moving and switching my summer to winter wardrobe I have a lot of pieces that I MUST part with. Many of these pieces have never been worn with tags still on them. I apologize for the wrinkles; some of these have been in a suitcase since the end of July.

Here's how this will work; there's a buy it now button under each listing and the price includes shipping. If you buy multiple items I will refund you any shipping overages. I will have these up on my blog for a week; whatever doesn't sell here will go on eBay. Whatever does not sell THERE after a week will be donated to goodwill. Click on any of the images for an enlarged view and feel free to contact me if you need more images or measurements.



ASOS Cheesecloth Maxi Dress with Halter Neck

US Size 8. New with tags. here is the link to the ASOS page.

$20.00 including shipping

Morris B Sachs Vintage Coat

Totally Betty Draper midcentury boucle coat. Satin lining, portrait collar, bracelet sleeves. Would best fit a M-L. Excellent vintage condition.

$40.00 including shipping

White Strapless Dress with Black Floral Print

New, never worn white cotton dress with cute black floral vine print on the skirt. Two very small marks on the inside of the bodice, not visible when worn. Approximatly 34-35" bust and 27-28" waist.

$20.00 including shipping

Guess Jeans Denim Circle Skirt

High waist. Approx 27" waist. One really small hole hidden in the folds, can't see anything through it.

$15.00 including shipping

40s Green Satin Party Dress

Green satin party dress with lining and tulle in the skirt to make it pouf out. Guessing to be from the 40s or early 50s. Metal zipper up the back. Tea length. Approximate size is 34-35" bust and 28" waist. Some surface staining, not too noticible and a vintage seller could likely get these out easily, or possibly with a dry cleaning. Some underarm staining, not too visible when worn.

$35 including shipping

Navy Blue Corduroy Jumper

Handmade corduroy jumper by designer niceface. Overall suspenders, pockets, high waist, skirt zips up. Would best fit a medium, 29" waist. Very light wear. See how I wore it here. Very gently worn.

$20 including shipping

Midcentury Bell Sleeve Lace Wedding Dress

Vintage wedding dress, I'm guessing to be from the 50s. Metal zipper up the back, bell sleeves, boat neck. Allover lace and seed pearl detailing. Rosette applique over the small of the back; snaps over the zipper. Approximate measurements are 34" bust and 25-26" waist. Some light staining but I'm sure an expert vintage seller could remove them easily, or possibly with a dry cleaning.

$30 including shipping

Shop My Closet Part 1

Between moving and switching my summer to winter wardrobe I have a lot of pieces that I MUST part with. Many of these pieces have never been worn with tags still on them. I apologize for the wrinkles; some of these have been in a suitcase since the end of July.

Here's how this will work; there's a buy it now button under each listing and the price includes shipping. If you buy multiple items I will refund you any shipping overages. I will have these up on my blog for a week; whatever doesn't sell here will go on eBay. Whatever does not sell THERE after a week will be donated to goodwill. Click on any of the images for an enlarged view and feel free to contact me if you need more images or measurements.



Kimchi and Blue Marilyn Dress Size S

I bought this new (and on sale) from Urban Outfitters last summer and never wore it. I also got it in black, which you can see me wear here. Here is the info from the Urban Outfitters site. Cotton and spandex blend, never been worn.

$20.00 including shipping.

Erin Fetherston for Target Bunny Dress, 9

Brand new with tags, this dress was part of Target's Go International line. It retailed for $40 new. Size 9 with tags still attached. Really cute bunny print allover.

$35.00 including shipping

80s Khaki Button-Front Skirt

Great basic vintage skirt. Comfortable khaki cotton, 19" long and waist is 27" unstretched. Great basic piece for all seasons. Very gently used.

$15.00 including shipping

Paisley Silk Blouse

Measurements:
Shoulder to shoulder: 15 inches
Bust: 18 inches
Waist: 17 1/2 inches
Length: 23 inches

Vintage silk blouse with paisley print allover. Used to have shoulder pads but I removed them.

$15.00 including shipping

Tulle Soft Acrylic Sweater Dress Size M

Black short sleeve sweater dress with small breast pocket and peter pan collar. Really soft material. New with tags. Slightly stretchy.

$20 with shipping

Ruffle Blouse With Car Novelty Print

Measurements:
18" from armpit to armpit
17" at waist
26" long

Vintage fuchsia blouse with allover print of old-timey automobiles. Really cute. In excellent condition.

$15.00 including shipping

Knitty Gritty

Even though I have a million scarves already I want to make the above cowl, whose pattern is from good night day (photo above is from her her flickr). I need to do some serious yarn destashing, but I don't have time for any patterns that are too complicated or time consuming. I started a sweater last year and even after months I wasn't even close to finishing and the winter before that I tried knitting stockings.

Something mindless I can knit in front of the tv is good, and I've done feather and fan before so that's not difficult. I also am thinking of knitting some fingerless gloves and sell them in my shop...any thoughts? How do you like to destash? Fave easy patterns? Anyone know an easy sock pattern? ;)

Cowboy Boots...Can't Make Up My Mind!

Okay readers...help me. I can't decide between these two pairs of cowboy boots. I'd get both and return one but this shop has no free shipping/returns.



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The first pair is more expensive, but not by too much. It's a brand I've worn before whereas the second I have not. Both aren't real leather. First is shorter which would be good under jeans but the second pair might look more flattering on me with skirts/dresses.

What do you think?

Missoni For Target

As many of you are surely aware of by now, Tuesday Missoni launched their collection for Target and it received the biggest opening of any of their designer lines. Apparently worse than Black Friday, many stores were cleaned out by noon. I usually am aware of the designer lines for Target, and I'd heard some dribs and drabs of Missoni's line, but as I'm not necessarily a Missoni fan it failed to stick. Some time yesterday I tried to log on to target.com and an error page came up. I thought it was having a bug, possibly due to their recent (and still somewhat under construction) redesign. Facebook contacts informed me that that was not the case, but early in the morning on Tuesday the fervor caused their site to crash.

I can't believe the response! Yesterday evening I ended up going to Target (not for the line, but for groceries) and as I was returning something I noticed that the employees were told to put any Missoni merchandise immediately back on the floor and not to go through their normal returns process. I heard there was a table in jewelry with the Missoni items still available for sale...I saw maybe 4 pillows.

Their site is back up and I'm not sure what all the fuss was about. I could see wanting to snatch up some of these pieces but this rapid sell out? Though the 300+ pages of ebay tell me otherwise...Target should really monitor customers buying 30 pairs of the same style of shoes.

Nevertheless there are a few cute pieces, in accessories and housewares mostly, that I might have eventually purchased if they were still for sale:

Go Tribal

My new obsession is tribal prints. It's my favorite summer trend that's seamlessly blending into autumn wardrobes. In black and white or bright colors; in small lines on your accessories to a full printed dress, from geometric to totally ethnic this style goes with pretty much anything. I love a slouchy ikat print tee with jeans or chevron beaded jewelry over a simple sheath dress. Here are some pieces I love that would go nice with your fall outfits:



Clockwise from top left: X T-Shirt, Crimson from MaryInk, cropped tribal print blazer from GoJane, Geometric Leaf Drop earrings by betsy & iya AERIAL leggings in tribal print from Bird Apparel, Lulu Tribal Print Infinity Scarf from Nordstrom, vintage 1960s dress tribal print from Vintage Condition Style

Pretty. Good.

Bird of the Earth Dress

Gorgeous. And oraganic and fair-trade! Going on my Christmas list...if I don't cave and buy it before then.